Two homers by Fred Lynn paced the Red Sox to a 9-2 thumping of the White Sox. Lynn's first circuit clout followed a single by Carl Yastrzemski in the fourth inning and his second blast led off the seventh stanza. Yastrzemski walloped a homer in the seventh, after a single by Rick Burleson and forceout by Jerry Remy, to cap the six-run frame. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Wednesday, July 5, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 - 9 11 2 White Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Bannister dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Remy 2b 4 2 1 1 0 0 .261 Molinaro ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Duffy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .255 Rice dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .317 Pryor ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Yastrzemski lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .292 Washington rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Bowen lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Orta 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .293 Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Lemon cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Lynn cf 4 2 2 3 0 0 .322 Nordhagen lf 3 0 2 0 0 1 .301 Scott 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .270 Blomberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Evans rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 .293 Cruz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Brohamer 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .323 Soderholm 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .248 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nahorodny c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .238 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 9 11 8 0 6 Totals 34 2 9 1 4 4 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 26,434 Left on Base: Red Sox 2, White Sox 9 DP: Red Sox 1, White Sox 0 Errors: Scott 2, Stone Doubles: Remy (10), Brohamer (8), Nahorodny (9) Triples: Rice (10) Home Runs: Lynn 2 (12), Yastrzemski (6) Stolen Bases: Remy (16) Caught Stealing: Kessinger (2) GIDP: Soderholm (7) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee W(9-3) 6 7 1 1 4 3 0 27 2.84 Stanley SV(4) 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 11 3.02 Totals 9 9 2 1 4 4 0 38 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone L(6-6) 6 9 7 7 0 2 2 27 4.22 LaGrow 3 2 2 2 0 4 1 11 4.40 Totals 9 11 9 9 0 6 3 38 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy doubled to right; Rice tripled to center [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski popped to first in foul territory; Fisk flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister singled to shortstop; Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted) [Bannister to second]; Washington walked; Lamar Johnson lined to left; Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn flied out to center; Scott struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Nordhagen singled to center; Soderholm singled to left [Nordhagen to second]; Nordhagen was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Nahorodny doubled to right [Soderholm scored]; Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); Burleson made an out to second; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger walked; Kessinger was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Lamar Johnson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk flied out to right; Lynn homered [Yastrzemski scored]; Scott grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to right; Lemon lined to center; Nordhagen singled to center [Orta to second]; Soderholm was called out on strikes; Nahorodny flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Evans singled to center; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted) [Evans to second]; Burleson made an out to second; Remy made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger walked; Washington forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); Lamar Johnson forced Washington (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta singled to center; Lemon forced Orta (third to second); Nordhagen struck out; Soderholm walked [Lemon to second]; Nahorodny struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Lynn homered; Scott singled to right; Evans singled to pitcher [Scott scored (error by Stone) (no RBI), Evans to third]; Brohamer doubled to center [Evans scored]; LAGROW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Burleson singled to right [Brohamer to third]; Remy forced Burleson (second to shortstop) [Brohamer scored]; Remy stole second; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski homered [Remy scored]; Fisk struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: BOWEN REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); STANLEY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Bannister grounded out (third to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, White Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: PRYOR REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: DUFFY REPLACED REMY (PLAYING 2B); KENDALL REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Lamar Johnson flied out to center; Orta singled to center; Lemon singled to left [Orta to second]; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Blomberg reached on an error by Scott [Orta scored (error by Scott) (unearned) (no RBI), Lemon to second]; Soderholm grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Blomberg out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, White Sox 2. RED SOX 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING LF); Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 9TH: Nahorodny flied out to right; MOLINARO BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Molinaro flied out to center; Pryor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, White Sox 2.

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