The Red Sox slammed a triple and seven doubles among their 12 hits in a 9-5 victory as Dennis Eckersley beat the Yankees for the third time in 12 days. Carl Yastrzemski batted in three runs, including one in the third inning with the 530th double and 2,800th hit of his major league career. Carlton Fisk also accounted for three RBIs.

The Yankees had three homers -- solo swats by Graig Nettles and Gary Thomasson and a two-run blow by Bucky Dent -- among their 10 hits off Eckersley. Tom Burgmeier relieved in the ninth inning and set the Yankees down in order to wrap up the Red Sox' 34th victory in 40 games at Fenway Park this season. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 5

Game Played on Monday, July 3, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Yankees 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 10 1 Red Sox 1 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 x - 9 12 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Burleson ss 2 1 0 1 2 0 .252 Blair ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Remy 2b 5 3 1 0 0 0 .262 Nettles 3b 5 2 3 1 0 0 .247 Rice dh 5 1 1 0 0 0 .318 Munson c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .282 Yastrzemski lf 4 1 3 3 1 0 .288 Johnson c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .189 Fisk c 5 0 2 3 0 1 .285 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Lynn cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .319 Piniella lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .310 Scott 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .270 Jackson dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .268 Evans rf 1 2 1 1 3 0 .290 Thomasson rf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .239 Brohamer 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .326 Garcia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .189 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 .236 Stanley ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Spencer ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Doyle 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kammeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 10 5 1 6 Totals 34 9 12 9 6 1 Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 34,722 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Red Sox 9 DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 0 Errors: Garcia, Scott Doubles: Nettles (10), Thomasson (8), Remy (9), Scott 2 (6), Yastrzemski (14), Brohamer (7), Fisk (24), Evans (13) Triples: Rice (9) Home Runs: Nettles (15), Thomasson (8), Dent (3) Sacrifice Hits: Brohamer (1) Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (5) GIDP: Remy (10) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa L(7-6) 3.2 7 6 5 4 0 0 23 3.59 Lyle 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 6 3.55 Kammeyer 3 3 1 1 2 1 0 13 3.00 Totals 8 12 9 8 6 1 0 42 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(9-2) 8 10 5 5 1 5 3 36 3.28 Burgmeier 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.54 Totals 9 10 5 5 1 6 3 39 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to first; Nettles homered; Munson walked; Chambliss singled to center [Munson to third]; Piniella reached on a fielder's choice [Munson out at home (third to catcher to shortstop), Chambliss to second]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Remy doubled to center; Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to left [Remy scored]; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1. YANKEES 2ND: Thomasson flied out to center; Garcia grounded out (third to first); Stanley singled to center; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn lined to right; Scott doubled to right; Evans walked; Brohamer flied out to left; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1. YANKEES 3RD: Nettles doubled to right; Munson struck out; Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Piniella singled to left [Nettles scored]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Remy reached on an error by Garcia; Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski doubled to center [Remy scored (unearned)]; Fisk singled to center [Yastrzemski scored]; Lynn forced Fisk (shortstop to second); Scott flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 3. YANKEES 4TH: Thomasson homered; Garcia made an out to shortstop; Stanley popped to catcher in foul territory; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: Evans walked; Brohamer doubled to left [Evans scored, Brohamer to third (on throw to home)]; Burleson walked; Remy reached on a fielder's choice [Brohamer out at home (second to catcher), Burleson to second]; Rice grounded out (third to first) [Burleson to third, Remy to second]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Fisk doubled to left [Burleson scored, Remy scored, Yastrzemski to third]; LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 6. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to center; Munson flied out to right; Chambliss made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 5TH: Scott doubled to center; Evans doubled to left [Scott scored]; Brohamer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Evans to third]; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Evans scored]; Remy flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 8. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson reached on an error by Scott; Thomasson singled to first [Jackson to second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR GARCIA; Johnstone struck out; SPENCER BATTED FOR STANLEY; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 6TH: DENT REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING SS); DOYLE REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 2B); KAMMEYER REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Rice tripled to right; Debut game for Bob Kammeyer; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice scored]; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (first to shortstop); Lynn singled to right [Fisk to third]; Scott made an out to second; Evans walked [Lynn to second]; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 9. YANKEES 7TH: Rivers flied out to left; Nettles singled to right; Munson forced Nettles (shortstop to second); Chambliss made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 9. RED SOX 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Burleson walked; Remy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burleson out at second]; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 9. YANKEES 8TH: Piniella made an out to second; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Thomasson doubled to left; Dent homered [Thomasson scored]; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 9. RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk struck out; Lynn lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 9. YANKEES 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); BLAIR BATTED FOR RIVERS; Blair flied out to left; Nettles flied out to left; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 9.

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