In a wild donnybrook, the Red Sox finally prevailed over the Angels, 10-9. The score was 9-9 going into the bottom of the ninth when Fred Lynn singled and Jim Rice drew a walk. Carl Yastrzemski laid down a sacrifice bunt. The Angels tried for a force at third but Lynn beat the throw and the bases were loaded. Carlton Fisk then hit a 2-0 pitch down the right field line for the winner.

The Angels had tied the score in the eighth on a bases-loaded walk to Tony Solaita. Lynn and Dwight Evans each had three-run homers for the Bosox. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 10, California Angels 9

Game Played on Monday, June 12, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Angels 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 - 9 11 1 Red Sox 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 - 10 13 5 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landreaux rf 5 2 1 0 1 1 .245 Burleson ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .231 Grich 2b 6 1 1 0 0 1 .231 Lynn cf 5 2 2 3 0 0 .318 Bostock cf 4 1 1 0 2 0 .273 Rice dh 3 0 0 0 2 1 .317 Rudi lf 5 1 3 3 1 0 .188 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .289 Jackson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .354 Fisk c 5 0 1 1 0 1 .265 Rettenmund dh 4 1 0 0 1 0 .279 Scott 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .294 Fairly 1b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .257 Brohamer 2b 4 3 3 0 0 0 .321 Chalk ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .289 Evans rf 4 2 2 4 0 1 .292 Downing c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .230 Hobson 3b 4 1 0 1 0 0 .257 Solaita ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Humphrey c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 9 11 6 8 2 Totals 38 10 13 10 3 4 Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 31,652 Left on Base: Angels 14, Red Sox 7 DP: Angels 0, Red Sox 2 Errors: Chalk, Scott, Brohamer 2, Hobson, Stanley Doubles: Rudi (6), Fairly (2), Brohamer (6), Evans (7) Home Runs: Evans (14), Lynn (8) GIDP: Downing (2) Hit by Pitch: Jackson 2 (5,by Stanley,by Drago) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin 4 7 7 4 1 3 2 21 4.50 Brett 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 10 5.83 Hartzell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.43 LaRoche L(5-3) 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 3.15 Totals 8 13 10 7 3 4 2 41 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee 5 6 4 0 2 0 0 24 2.82 Stanley 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 8 3.35 Drago 1.2 2 2 1 3 0 0 12 1.93 Campbell W(3-4) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 6.46 Totals 9 11 9 4 8 2 0 50 Hit by Pitch: Stanley (1), Drago (1) Wild Pitches: Griffin (2) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux reached on an error by Scott; Grich grounded out (third to first) [Landreaux to second]; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted) [Landreaux to third]; Rudi doubled to left [Landreaux scored (unearned)]; Jackson singled to left [Rudi to third]; Rettenmund walked [Jackson to second]; Fairly singled to right [Rudi scored (unearned), Jackson scored (unearned), Rettenmund to third]; On a bunt Chalk singled to third [Rettenmund stayed at third, Fairly to second]; Downing popped to center; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Lynn flied out to center; Rice made an out to second; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 0. ANGELS 2ND: Landreaux lined to shortstop; Grich lined to shortstop; Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Scott singled to right; Brohamer singled to right [Scott to third]; Evans homered [Scott scored, Brohamer scored]; Hobson grounded out (second to first); Burleson popped to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 3RD: Rudi walked; Jackson lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Rudi out at first]; Rettenmund reached on an error by Hobson; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 3RD: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski walked; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 4TH: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Downing grounded out (pitcher to first); Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: Scott singled to right; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Scott to second]; Brohamer singled to center [Scott to third]; Evans was called out on strikes; Hobson reached on an error by Chalk [Scott scored (RBI), Brohamer to second]; Burleson flied out to center [Brohamer to third]; Lynn homered (unearned) [Brohamer scored (unearned), Hobson scored (unearned)]; Rice struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Red Sox 7. ANGELS 5TH: Grich lined to shortstop; Bostock singled to left; Rudi singled to right [Bostock to second]; Jackson forced Rudi (third to second) [Bostock scored (error by Brohamer) (unearned) (no RBI), Jackson to second]; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 5TH: BRETT REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk flied out to center; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 7. ANGELS 6TH: STANLEY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Fairly doubled to center; Chalk reached on an error by Stanley (assist by Scott) [Fairly to third]; Downing grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fairly scored (no RBI), Chalk out at second]; Landreaux walked; Grich singled to second [Landreaux to third, Grich to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bostock was walked intentionally; Rudi singled to center [Landreaux scored, Grich scored, Bostock to second]; Jackson was hit by a pitch [Bostock to third, Rudi to second]; DRAGO REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Rettenmund flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 7, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 6TH: Brohamer doubled to center; Evans doubled to right [Brohamer scored]; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; Burleson singled to right [Evans scored, Burleson to second (on throw to home)]; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice was walked intentionally; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 7, Red Sox 9. ANGELS 7TH: Fairly flied out to right; Chalk lined to left; Downing walked; Landreaux singled to left [Downing to second]; Grich reached on an error by Brohamer [Downing scored (unearned) (no RBI), Landreaux to third, Grich to second]; Bostock was walked intentionally; Rudi flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 8, Red Sox 9. RED SOX 7TH: HARTZELL REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott flied out to right; Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Red Sox 9. ANGELS 8TH: Jackson was hit by a pitch; Rettenmund forced Jackson (shortstop to second); Fairly singled to right [Rettenmund to second]; Chalk walked [Rettenmund to third, Fairly to second]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR DOWNING; CAMPBELL REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Solaita walked [Rettenmund scored, Fairly to third, Chalk to second]; Landreaux struck out; Grich struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 9, Red Sox 9. RED SOX 8TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING C ); Evans grounded out (third to first); Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 9, Red Sox 9. ANGELS 9TH: Bostock flied out to right; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 9, Red Sox 9. RED SOX 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Lynn singled to right; Rice walked [Lynn to second]; On a bunt Yastrzemski singled to pitcher [Lynn to third, Rice to second]; Fisk singled to left [Lynn scored, Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 9, Red Sox 10.

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