A home run by Fred Lynn with one out in the 10th inning lifted the Red Sox past the White Sox, 7-6. Lynn's blast came on Jim Willoughby's first offering to the Red Sox outfielder. The White Sox tied the contest in the ninth on a leadoff homer by Bill Nahorodny, but missed a chance to win the game later in that same inning when Henry Cruz, attempting to score on a single to right by Jorge Orta, was thrown out at the plate on a relay from shortstop Rick Burleson. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 6

Game Played on Thursday, July 6, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 7 14 0 White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 - 6 12 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Molinaro dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 .306 Duffy 2b 4 2 3 0 1 0 .294 Nordhagen ph,dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Rice dh 5 2 2 0 0 0 .318 Blomberg ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Yastrzemski lf 4 1 2 3 1 0 .295 Garr lf 3 1 2 1 0 1 .278 Fisk c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .284 Bannister ph,lf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .235 Lynn cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .327 Cruz ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 2 1 .265 Orta 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .295 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .292 Lamar Johnson 1b 5 1 3 2 0 1 .255 Brohamer 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320 Washington rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lemon cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .285 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nahorodny c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .238 Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Pryor pr,ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 14 7 5 3 Totals 41 6 12 6 1 4 Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 29,330 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, White Sox 6 DP: Red Sox 0, White Sox 2 Doubles: Lynn (18), Garr (7), Lamar Johnson (10), Nordhagen (13) Home Runs: Yastrzemski (7), Fisk (10), Lynn (13), Lamar Johnson (6), Nahorodny (8) Stolen Bases: Fisk (3), Evans (6), Molinaro (15), Washington (3) Caught Stealing: Molinaro (2) Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (3) GIDP: Rice (12), Burleson (11) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 19 2.87 Burgmeier 2.1 5 3 3 1 1 1 13 4.15 Campbell W(5-4) 2.2 2 1 1 0 3 1 10 4.84 Totals 10 12 6 6 1 4 2 42 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood 5 8 5 5 2 3 2 24 4.58 Proly 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 8 1.50 Willoughby L(1-6) 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 12 3.18 Totals 10 14 7 7 5 3 3 44 Wild Pitches: Campbell (1) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Duffy singled; Rice singled to right [Duffy to second]; Yastrzemski homered [Duffy scored, Rice scored]; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro singled to right; Molinaro stole second; Garr doubled to center [Molinaro scored]; Orta flied out to left; Lamar Johnson singled to right [Garr scored]; Washington forced Lamar Johnson (first to shortstop); Washington stole second; Lemon flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 2. RED SOX 2ND: Scott flied out to center; Evans was called out on strikes; Brohamer singled to right; Burleson popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm lined to center; Nahorodny popped to third in foul territory; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Duffy singled; Rice flied out to center [Duffy to second]; Yastrzemski lined to right; Fisk singled to center [Duffy scored]; Fisk stole second; Lynn popped to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Molinaro singled to center; On a bunt Garr singled [Molinaro to second]; Orta made an out to first; Lamar Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Molinaro was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Scott struck out; Evans walked; Brohamer popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans stole second; Burleson struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Lemon flied out to right; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Duffy walked; Rice grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Duffy out at second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny flied out to center; Kessinger made an out to first; Molinaro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Fisk homered; Lynn singled to right; PROLY REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Scott walked [Lynn to second]; Evans singled to shortstop [Lynn to third, Scott to second]; Brohamer made an out to second; Burleson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Garr struck out; Orta singled to left; Lamar Johnson doubled to left [Orta to third]; Washington grounded out (third to first); Lemon singled to right [Orta scored, Lamar Johnson to third]; Soderholm forced Lemon (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice singled to right; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to third]; Fisk lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Rice scored]; Yastrzemski was out trying to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Nahorodny flied out to center; Kessinger walked; PRYOR RAN FOR KESSINGER; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR MOLINARO; Nordhagen doubled to center [Pryor to third]; BANNISTER BATTED FOR GARR; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pryor scored, Nordhagen to third]; Orta flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PRYOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WILLOUGHBY REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Lynn doubled to left; Scott walked; Lynn was picked off second (catcher to shortstop to third to shortstop to pitcher) [Scott to second]; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: Lamar Johnson homered; Washington grounded out (third to first); CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Lemon struck out; Soderholm flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 5. RED SOX 9TH: Burleson flied out to center; Duffy singled to left; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first) [Duffy to second]; Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski was picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: Nahorodny homered; Pryor grounded out (second to first); BLOMBERG BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Blomberg grounded out (third to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Cruz struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Orta singled to right [Cruz out at home (right to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 6. RED SOX 10TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Fisk flied out to center; Lynn homered; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Evans made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 10TH: Lamar Johnson struck out; Washington lined to shortstop; Lemon lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, White Sox 6.

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