The Yankees, who swept a three-game series in Fenway Park September 8-10, added a second straight victory over the collapsing Red Sox in Yankee Stadium, winning 3-2, and moved 3½ lengths ahead in the East division race. For the first time in the six meetings, the Red Sox took a lead when Jerry Remy singled and Jim Rice homered in the first inning. The Yankees came back with a run on singles by Willie Randolph, Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson in their half of the first and tied the score when Jackson homered in the fifth.

Mickey Rivers tripled over the head of Carl Yastrzemski to open the Yankee ninth. Rivers was kept at third when Randolph grounded to Rick Burleson. Munson fouled an attempted squeeze bunt and then swung ahead, hitting a fly to right field. Rice fell down after making a running, off-balance catch and was unable to throw to the plate as Rivers scored to decide Catfish Hunter's duel with Mike Torrez. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Yankees 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Rivers cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .275 Remy 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .269 Randolph 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Rice lf,rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .321 Munson c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .298 Yastrzemski 1b,lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .280 Jackson rf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .283 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .280 Brohamer dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .240 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Duffy pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Piniella lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .314 Hancock cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .215 White dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .270 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .254 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Spencer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Lynn ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Stanley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Scott pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 4 8 Totals 34 3 10 3 4 3 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 55,091 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Yankees 10 DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 0 Doubles: Rivers (21) Triples: Rivers (8) Home Runs: Rice (41), Jackson (23) Stolen Bases: Remy (24) Sacrifice Hits: Hancock (4), Remy (13) Sacrifice Flies: Munson (9) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez L(15-11) 8.2 10 3 3 4 3 1 39 4.00 Totals 8.2 10 3 3 4 3 1 39 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter W(10-5) 9 6 2 2 4 8 1 37 3.55 Totals 9 6 2 2 4 8 1 37 Wild Pitches: Torrez 2 (6) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to left; Remy singled to left; Remy stole second; Rice homered [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to right; On a bunt Randolph singled to third; Munson singled to left [Randolph to third]; Jackson singled to center [Randolph scored, Munson to third]; Chambliss lined into a double play (second to first) [Jackson out at first]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. RED SOX 2ND: Brohamer flied out to center; Hancock singled to shortstop; Hobson flied out to right; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles lined to center; Piniella walked; White flied out to center; Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy lined to second; Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers made an out to shortstop; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson singled to center; Jackson singled to center [Munson to third]; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. RED SOX 4TH: Brohamer walked; Hancock out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Brohamer to second]; Hobson grounded out (third to first); Evans made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Piniella lined to third; White singled to right; Torrez threw a wild pitch [White to second]; Dent walked while White advanced to third on a wild pitch; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled to left; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Burleson to second]; Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson flied out to right; Jackson homered; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. RED SOX 6TH: Fisk made an out to second; Brohamer flied out to center; Hancock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles flied out to center; Piniella grounded out (third to first); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. RED SOX 7TH: Hobson was called out on strikes; Evans struck out; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers doubled to left; Randolph popped to right; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. RED SOX 8TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice made an out to catcher; Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss walked; Nettles singled to right [Chambliss to third, Nettles to second (on throw to 3b)]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); White was walked intentionally; SPENCER BATTED FOR DENT; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. RED SOX 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING SS); Brohamer walked; DUFFY RAN FOR BROHAMER; On a bunt Hancock forced Duffy (first to shortstop); Hobson was called out on strikes; LYNN BATTED FOR EVANS; Lynn walked [Hancock to second]; SCOTT RAN FOR LYNN; Burleson popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 9TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); YASTRZEMSKI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); RICE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rivers tripled to left; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

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