Cracking defensively, the Red Sox committed seven errors and suffered a 13-2 defeat at the hands of the Yankees, who moved within two games of the first-place leaders in the East division. The victory was the Yankees' 19th in the last 24 games and their second straight shellacking of the Red Sox, who lost for the sixth time in the last eight games.

After counting twice with the aid of two errors in the first inning, the Yankees sent 11 men to the plate in the second and scored six runs, including a homer by Reggie Jackson with two men on base. Lou Piniella added a round-tripper in the fifth. Jim Beattie held the Red Sox scoreless until two out in the ninth when Mike Heath dropped a foul popup by Carlton Fisk, leading to two unearned runs. Ron Davis relieved and got the final out. Mickey Rivers and Piniella had three hits apiece. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 13, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Yankees 2 6 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 - 13 17 1 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 7 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 3 2 3 0 0 0 .271 Burleson ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .248 Blair pr,cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Lynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Randolph 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .274 Rice dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .325 Stanley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Munson c 4 1 0 0 1 1 .291 Fisk c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .298 Heath c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Brohamer 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .240 Jackson dh 3 1 1 3 0 1 .281 Evans rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Johnson ph,dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Hancock rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Chambliss 1b 5 3 2 1 0 0 .288 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Spencer 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Nettles 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .274 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sherrill 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Piniella rf,lf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .314 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomasson ph,lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .230 White lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .260 Johnstone rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Dent ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 .256 Ramos ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 46 13 17 12 2 3 Totals 32 2 6 2 1 8 Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 33,134 Left on Base: Yankees 9, Red Sox 5 DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Heath, Burleson, Fisk 2, Evans 2, Scott, Burgmeier Doubles: Piniella (30), Lynn (30) Triples: Piniella (4) Home Runs: Jackson (21), Piniella (5) Stolen Bases: Rivers (21), White (9) Sacrifice Flies: Dent (4) GIDP: Munson (16), Yastrzemski (9) Hit by Pitch: Rice (5,by Beattie) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie W(4-7) 8.2 6 2 0 1 8 0 33 3.70 Davis 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 54.00 Totals 9 6 2 0 1 8 0 34 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright L(8-3) 1.1 4 4 2 0 0 0 9 3.25 Burgmeier 0.2 4 4 3 1 0 1 8 4.59 Lee 7 9 5 1 1 3 1 32 3.50 Totals 9 17 13 6 2 3 2 49 Hit by Pitch: Beattie (6) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Rivers stole second [Rivers to third (error by Fisk)]; Randolph reached on an error by Burleson [Rivers scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Munson flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randolph to second]; Chambliss singled to center [Randolph scored (unearned)]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Lynn doubled to left; Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella tripled to right; White singled to right [Piniella scored]; White stole second [White to third (error by Fisk)]; Dent lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [White scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Rivers singled to center; Randolph flied out to center; Munson walked [Rivers to second]; Jackson homered [Rivers scored, Munson scored]; Chambliss singled to right; Nettles reached on an error by Burgmeier [Chambliss to second]; Piniella doubled to left [Chambliss scored (unearned), Nettles to third]; White flied out to left; 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk made an out to second; Brohamer struck out; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 3RD: LEE REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Dent flied out to center; Rivers singled to first; Mickey Rivers slightly pulled his left hamstring; BLAIR RAN FOR RIVERS; Randolph singled to left [Blair to second]; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Scott lined to right; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 4TH: Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to left; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 5TH: Piniella homered; White singled to left; Dent flied out to center; Blair popped to right [White to second (error by Evans)]; Randolph singled to right [White scored (unearned)]; Munson struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 10, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer flied out to center; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 10, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 6TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR JACKSON; Johnson struck out; Chambliss reached on an error by Evans [Chambliss to second]; Nettles singled to right [Chambliss scored (unearned)]; Piniella grounded out (second to first) [Nettles to second]; White flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 11, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 6TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING RF); PINIELLA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Scott flied out to right; Hobson flied out to right; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 7TH: HANCOCK REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING RF); Dent grounded out (third to first); Blair popped to left; Randolph walked; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 11, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); Lynn popped to third in foul territory; Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 8TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Chambliss reached on an error by Scott; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Chambliss to second]; THOMASSON BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Thomasson singled to right [Chambliss scored (unearned)]; Johnstone singled to right [Thomasson to third]; Dent singled to center [Thomasson scored (unearned), Johnstone to second]; Blair forced Dent (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 13, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 8TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HEATH REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); SPENCER REPLACED CHAMBLISS (PLAYING 1B); SHERRILL REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); Fisk walked; Brohamer struck out; Hancock singled to left [Fisk to third]; Scott struck out; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 13, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 9TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Heath flied out to right; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 13, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 9TH: RAMOS REPLACED DENT (PLAYING SS); Burleson singled to left; Debut game for Domingo Ramos; Lynn flied out to left; Rice was hit by a pitch [Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Heath dropped a foul fly hit by Fisk for an error; Fisk singled to left [Burleson scored (unearned), Rice to second]; Brohamer singled to center [Rice scored (unearned), Fisk to third]; DAVIS REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Hancock grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 13, Red Sox 2.

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