Continuing his unblemished record at home, Dennis Eckersley won his eighth straight game at Fenway Park and recorded a career-high 15th victory with a shutout as the Red Sox beat the Angels, 6-0. Jim Rice singled and scored on a double by Carlton Fisk in the first inning and smashed his 32nd homer in the third. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 0

Game Played on Friday, August 25, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Red Sox 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 x - 6 12 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Burleson ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .251 Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Remy 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .274 Bostock rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Rice lf 5 2 3 1 0 1 .326 Baylor dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .291 Rudi lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Fisk c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .293 Fairly 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Downing c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Evans rf 3 2 1 0 1 2 .258 Chalk ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Scott 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .240 Grich 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Hobson 3b 3 1 3 1 1 0 .251 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 4 0 3 1 Totals 35 6 12 6 3 5 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 33,583 Left on Base: Angels 5, Red Sox 9 DP: Angels 0, Red Sox 2 Doubles: Fisk (34), Hobson 2 (16), Evans (20) Home Runs: Rice (32) Stolen Bases: R. Miller (3), Lansford (16) Sacrifice Flies: Remy (5) GIDP: Downing (9), R. Miller (12) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Aase L(8-8) 5 8 5 5 3 2 1 26 4.23 D. Miller 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 13 2.17 Totals 8 12 6 6 3 5 1 39 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(15-5) 9 4 0 0 3 1 0 32 3.21 Totals 9 4 0 0 3 1 0 32 Umpires: HP - Bill Robinson, 1B - Bob Giard, 2B - Joe Driscoll, 3B - Curly Clement ANGELS 1ST: substitute umpires worked due to a one-day strike by the staff umpires; Debut for umpires Bill Robinson, Bob Giard, Joe Driscoll and Curly Clement; R. Miller singled to right; Lansford flied out to right; R. Miller stole second; Bostock flied out to center [R. Miller to third]; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Remy singled to right; Rice singled to left [Remy to second]; Yastrzemski forced Remy (shortstop to third) [Rice to second]; Fisk doubled [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Lynn lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 1. ANGELS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Fairly made an out to shortstop; Downing walked; Chalk walked [Downing to second]; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Evans was called out on strikes; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson walked; Burleson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 1. ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller lined to left; Lansford singled; Bostock flied out to center; Lansford stole second; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Remy flied out to center; Rice homered; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Fisk walked; Lynn flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 2. ANGELS 4TH: Rudi flied out to left; Fairly flied out to left; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Evans walked; Scott grounded out (third to first) [Evans to second]; Hobson doubled to center [Evans scored]; Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 5TH: Chalk flied out to left; Grich flied out to left; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Rice to second]; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 6TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Evans doubled to center; Scott singled to center [Evans scored]; D. MILLER REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); On a bunt Hobson singled to pitcher [Scott to second]; Burleson singled to right [Scott scored, Hobson to third]; Remy made an out to second; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 5. ANGELS 7TH: Rudi singled to left; Fairly singled to right [Rudi to second]; Downing grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rudi to third, Fairly out at second]; Chalk popped to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn lined to first; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 5. ANGELS 8TH: Grich walked; R. Miller grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; Lansford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 8TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson doubled to center; Burleson singled to center [Hobson to third]; Remy hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hobson scored]; Rice flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 6. ANGELS 9TH: Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); Baylor grounded out (second to first); Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 6.

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