The rampaging Red Sox increased their lead in A.L. East to 9½ games by defeating the Yankees, 4-1. The Sox were stymied until the fifth inning when Yankee infielders Fred Stanley and Damaso Garcia collided chasing Butch Hobson's pop in shallow left field and the ball dropped for a two-base error. After an out, Jim Rice lined the ball into the right field bleachers. In the sixth stanza, Fred Lynn singled and scored on a double by Carlton Fisk. Fisk hit a solo home run in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 1

Game Played on Monday, June 26, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 - 4 7 0 Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 .249 White lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .255 Remy 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .265 Nettles 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Rice dh 5 1 2 2 0 1 .324 Munson c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Chambliss 1b 2 0 2 1 1 0 .301 Fisk c 4 2 2 1 0 1 .292 Piniella rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .323 Lynn cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .316 Jackson dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 .264 Scott 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .280 Thomasson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286 Stanley ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 .302 Hobson 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .258 Spencer ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blair 2b,ss,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garcia 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .429 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .151 Doyle ss,2b,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Messersmith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 7 4 5 9 Totals 33 1 7 1 5 8 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 52,124 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Yankees 11 DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 1 Errors: Garcia Doubles: Scott (4), Fisk (23) Home Runs: Rice (23), Fisk (9) Stolen Bases: White (5) GIDP: Evans (10), White (3) Hit by Pitch: Chambliss (2,by Eckersley) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(8-2) 7.2 7 1 1 4 7 0 34 3.12 Campbell SV(3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 5.50 Totals 9 7 1 1 5 8 0 39 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith L(0-2) 6.1 6 3 1 4 6 1 29 4.71 Gossage 2.2 1 1 1 1 3 1 10 2.32 Totals 9 7 4 2 5 9 2 39 Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (3) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Remy made an out to catcher; Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to third]; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: White singled to first; Nettles struck out while White stole second; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss singled to second [White scored]; Piniella walked [Chambliss to second]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn walked; Scott walked [Lynn to second]; Evans struck out; Hobson was called out on strikes; Burleson forced Scott (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Thomasson made an out to third; Stanley struck out; Garcia singled to third; White walked [Garcia to second]; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. RED SOX 3RD: Remy made an out to second; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Munson flied out to left; Chambliss was hit by a pitch; Piniella lined to right; Jackson walked [Chambliss to second]; Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk popped to second in foul territory; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Scott doubled to left; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Stanley singled to center; On a bunt Garcia forced Stanley (catcher to shortstop); White grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garcia out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson reached on an error by Garcia [Hobson to second]; Burleson flied out to center; Remy flied out to right [Hobson to third]; Rice homered (unearned) [Hobson scored (unearned)]; Yastrzemski lined to second; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Munson lined to third; Chambliss walked; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. RED SOX 6TH: Fisk doubled to left; Lynn singled to right [Fisk scored]; Scott flied out to center; Evans grounded into a double play (second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Thomasson grounded out (third to first); Stanley singled to center; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1. RED SOX 7TH: Hobson walked; Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy walked [Hobson to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Rice flied out to right [Hobson to third]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: White struck out; Nettles flied out to right; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1. RED SOX 8TH: Fisk homered; Lynn grounded out (second to first); Scott was called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss singled to right; Piniella struck out; Jackson singled to right [Chambliss to third]; Thomasson flied out to right; SPENCER BATTED FOR STANLEY; CAMPBELL REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Spencer walked [Jackson to second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR GARCIA; Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 1. RED SOX 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 2B); DOYLE REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING SS); Hobson was called out on strikes; Burleson struck out; BLAIR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); DOYLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Remy walked; BLAIR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); DOYLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 9TH: White flied out to left; Nettles popped to third in foul territory; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 1.

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