Getting three runs in the bottom of ninth, the Red Sox captured a wild contest from the Mariners, 10-9. The Sox trailed, 9-7, going into the final frame, when Fred Lynn stroked a leadoff single. Garry Hancock followed with a single and George Scott attempted a sacrifice bunt.

First baseman Dan Meyer fielded the ball but threw wildly into the dugout, allowing Lynn to score and Hancock and Scott to wind up at third and second, respectively. Butch Hobson then lined a two-base hit off the center field wall to win the game for the Bosox. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 9

Game Played on Monday, August 28, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Mariners 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 - 9 14 1 Red Sox 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 - 10 19 2 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 2 1 1 1 0 .243 Burleson ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Reynolds ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .300 Brohamer 2b 5 0 4 0 0 0 .270 Ruppert Jones cf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .247 Remy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Roberts rf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .309 Duffy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Bochte dh 2 1 1 2 1 0 .268 Rice lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .323 Meyer 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Yastrzemski dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 .299 Paciorek lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .299 Fisk c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .294 Hale pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Lynn cf 5 4 5 1 0 0 .298 Stein 3b 5 1 4 2 0 0 .269 Evans rf 2 1 2 2 1 0 .259 Pasley c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Hancock pr,rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232 Robertson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Scott 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .244 Plummer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Hobson 3b 4 0 2 4 1 0 .256 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 9 14 9 2 5 Totals 40 10 19 9 3 4 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 24,301 Left on Base: Mariners 8, Red Sox 11 DP: Mariners 2, Red Sox 1 Errors: Meyer, Burleson 2 Doubles: Stein 3 (23), Ruppert Jones 2 (19), Bochte (24), Cruz (14), Evans 2 (23), Hobson 2 (19), Yastrzemski (18), Scott (13) Triples: Roberts (6), Lynn (2) Home Runs: Rice (34) Stolen Bases: Roberts (4), Cruz (45), Brohamer (1), Remy (23) Sacrifice Hits: Bochte (7), Scott (3) Sacrifice Flies: Ruppert Jones (4), Bochte (5) GIDP: Stein (9), Fisk (9), Hobson (11) Hit by Pitch: Reynolds (3,by Lee), Evans (2,by Parrott) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott 2 7 4 4 0 3 1 13 4.85 Todd 2 5 2 2 2 0 0 11 4.26 Parrott 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 11 5.68 Romo L(10-6) 1.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 10 3.44 Totals 8 19 10 10 3 4 1 45 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez 2.2 6 4 4 2 2 0 17 4.05 Lee 4.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 18 3.59 Campbell 1.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 7 3.98 Stanley W(12-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.69 Totals 9 14 9 9 2 5 0 44 Hit by Pitch: Parrott (3), Lee (2) Balks: Torrez (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Torrez balked [Cruz to second]; On a bunt Reynolds singled [Cruz to third]; Ruppert Jones hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored]; Roberts forced Reynolds (third to second); Roberts stole second; Bochte walked; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson was called out on strikes; Brohamer singled; Rice struck out while Brohamer stole second; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 0. MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek was called out on strikes; Stein doubled; Pasley struck out; Cruz reached on an error by Burleson [Stein to third]; Cruz stole second; Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled; Lynn singled [Fisk to second]; Evans doubled [Fisk scored, Lynn to third]; Scott struck out; Hobson doubled [Lynn scored, Evans scored]; Burleson made an out to second; Brohamer flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 3. MARINERS 3RD: Ruppert Jones doubled; Roberts tripled [Ruppert Jones scored]; Bochte doubled [Roberts scored]; Meyer lined to left; Paciorek grounded out (second to first) [Bochte to third]; Stein doubled [Bochte scored]; LEE REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Pasley grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 3RD: Rice homered; Yastrzemski singled; TODD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Fisk grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; Lynn tripled; Evans doubled [Lynn scored]; Scott grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 5. MARINERS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds lined to second; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 4TH: Hobson walked; Burleson lined to right; Brohamer singled to center [Hobson out at third (center to third), Brohamer to second (on throw to 3b)]; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 5. MARINERS 5TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte flied out to center; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski doubled; Fisk walked; Lynn singled [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to third]; PARROTT REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Evans walked [Lynn to second]; Scott lined to right; Hobson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 6. MARINERS 6TH: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein singled; Pasley flied out to left; Cruz forced Stein (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer singled; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 6. MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds was hit by a pitch; Ruppert Jones doubled [Reynolds to third]; Roberts grounded out (third to first); Bochte hit a sacrifice fly to right [Reynolds scored, Ruppert Jones to third]; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk flied out to left; Lynn singled; Evans was hit by a pitch [Lynn to second]; HANCOCK RAN FOR EVANS; Scott doubled [Lynn scored, Hancock to third]; ROMO REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Hobson grounded out (third to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 7. MARINERS 8TH: HANCOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Paciorek singled; Stein doubled [Paciorek scored]; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR PASLEY; CAMPBELL REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Robertson struck out; Cruz doubled [Stein scored]; Reynolds singled to right [Cruz scored, Reynolds out at second (right to first to shortstop)]; Ruppert Jones struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 8, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 8TH: PLUMMER REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING C ); Brohamer singled; REMY RAN FOR BROHAMER; Rice popped to left; Remy stole second; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher) [Remy to third]; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 8, Red Sox 7. MARINERS 9TH: DUFFY REPLACED REMY (PLAYING 2B); Roberts singled; Bochte out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Roberts to second]; Meyer singled [Roberts to third]; STANLEY REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Paciorek reached on an error by Burleson [Roberts scored (RBI), Meyer to second]; HALE RAN FOR PACIOREK; Stein grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hale out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 9, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 9TH: HALE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lynn singled; Hancock singled [Lynn to second]; Scott reached on an error by Meyer on a sacrifice bunt [Lynn scored (no RBI), Hancock to third, Scott to second]; Hobson doubled to center [Hancock scored, Scott scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 9, Red Sox 10.

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