Playing separate-admission day and night games, the Red Sox swept over the Brewers, 3-1 and 11-4, before two crowds that totaled 61,481. Jim Wright pitched a six-hitter and Carlton Fisk drove in two runs with a single and homer in the day game. Rick Burleson accounted for the other Red Sox run with a single, hitting safely in his 16th straight game.

The shortstop then made it 17 in row with two hits in the night contest. Jim Rice drove in three runs with four hits, including his 28th homer, and Burleson and Dwight Evans knocked in two tallies apiece. Gorman Thomas hit his 27th homer for the Brewers. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, August 12, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1 Red Sox 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 7 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yount ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Burleson ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .257 May rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Remy 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Moore c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Money 3b,1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Fisk c 4 1 2 2 0 1 .294 Cooper dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .322 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Wohlford pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Bailey dh 2 1 0 0 2 0 .239 Davis lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .270 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Oglivie 1b,rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Thomas cf 2 0 1 1 1 1 .240 Hobson 3b 2 0 2 0 1 0 .250 Gantner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .197 Bando ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Travers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 6 1 1 5 Totals 31 3 7 3 3 2 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 33,092 Left on Base: Brewers 5, Red Sox 7 DP: Brewers 0, Red Sox 1 Errors: Yount Doubles: Thomas (17), Remy (18) Home Runs: Fisk (17) GIDP: May (3) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Travers L(7-7) 8 7 3 3 3 2 1 34 4.98 Totals 8 7 3 3 3 2 1 34 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright W(7-2) 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 33 2.93 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 33 Wild Pitches: Travers (2) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Hank Soar BREWERS 1ST: Yount flied out to right; May struck out; Money flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy doubled to left; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first) [Remy to third]; Fisk singled to left [Remy scored]; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 1. BREWERS 2ND: Cooper was called out on strikes; Davis singled to left; Oglivie flied out to right; Thomas walked [Davis to second]; Gantner popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Bailey walked; Evans flied out to center; Travers threw a wild pitch [Bailey to second]; Scott flied out to center; Hobson walked; Burleson singled to center [Bailey scored, Hobson to second]; Remy grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 2. BREWERS 3RD: Martinez singled to left; Yount flied out to right; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Martinez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk homered; way over screen; Lynn grounded out (second to first); Bailey flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 3. BREWERS 4TH: Money popped to second; Cooper grounded out (second to first); Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: Evans flied out to center; Scott popped to catcher in foul territory; Hobson singled to shortstop [Hobson to second (error by Yount)]; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 3. BREWERS 5TH: Oglivie singled to center; Thomas struck out; Gantner flied out to right [Oglivie to second]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Remy flied out to center; Rice singled to left; Fisk was called out on strikes; Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 3. BREWERS 6TH: Yount struck out; May popped to shortstop; Money grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Bailey walked; Evans forced Bailey (second to shortstop); Scott lined to center; Hobson singled to shortstop [Evans to second]; Burleson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 3. BREWERS 7TH: Cooper popped to third; Davis singled to shortstop; Oglivie popped to shortstop; Thomas doubled to right [Davis scored]; Gantner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: Remy flied out to left; Rice flied out to right; Fisk popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 3. BREWERS 8TH: BANDO BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Bando popped to third in foul territory; Yount grounded out (second to first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: MOORE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); MONEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); OGLIVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BANDO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Lynn lined to left; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 3. BREWERS 9TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Cooper singled to center; WOHLFORD RAN FOR COOPER; Davis flied out to right; Oglivie lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 3.

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