Rallying for two runs in the ninth inning, the Blue Jays posted a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox, who blew a chance to gain on the Yankees in the East division race. Jim Rice batted in his 132nd run of the season for the Red Sox with a double in the first inning, but the Blue Jays came back with three runs in their half. John Mayberry drove in a pair with a double and scored himself on a single by Willie Upshaw. The Red Sox pulled even in the fourth and went ahead in the eighth when Carlton Fisk and Fred Lynn singled and Butch Hobson hit a sacrifice fly.

Andy Hassler, on the mound in relief of Bob Stanley, failed in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Bob Bailor led off with a single and, after Alan Ashby popped up, Dave McKay and Doug Ault walked to load the bases. The Red Sox then brought in Bill Campbell, who threw only one pitch. Rick Bosetti lined it into center field for single, driving in the Blue Jays' tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 5, Boston Red Sox 4

Game Played on Friday, September 22, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Red Sox 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 1 Blue Jays 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 8 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 1 2 .250 Bosetti cf 5 0 2 2 0 0 .259 Remy 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .274 A. Woods lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Rice lf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .316 Howell 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .273 Yastrzemski dh 3 0 0 0 2 1 .279 Mayberry dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 .254 Fisk c 5 2 2 0 0 1 .281 Velez rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Lynn cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .291 Upshaw 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .241 Hobson 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .246 Bailor ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Duffy 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Ashby c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Scott 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .230 McKay 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ault ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 9 3 5 11 Totals 34 5 8 5 3 2 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 22,172 Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 7 DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Hobson, Upshaw Doubles: Rice (24), Hobson (23), Mayberry (15), A. Woods (11) Stolen Bases: Remy (27), Lynn (3), Bosetti (6) Sacrifice Flies: Hobson (7) GIDP: Evans (15) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stanley 7 5 3 1 2 1 0 29 2.71 Hassler L(3-5) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 7 4.06 Campbell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.78 Totals 8.1 8 5 3 3 2 0 37 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy 8 9 4 3 2 10 0 35 3.84 Cruz 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1.57 Murphy W(6-9) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 4.03 Totals 9 9 4 3 5 11 0 41 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Remy singled to first; Remy stole second; Rice doubled to center [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti lined to second; A. Woods walked; Howell reached on a fielder's choice [A. Woods to third (error by Hobson)]; Mayberry doubled [A. Woods scored (unearned), Howell scored]; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mayberry to third]; Upshaw singled to center [Mayberry scored (unearned)]; Ashby flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn walked; Hobson doubled to left [Lynn to third]; Scott struck out; Evans was called out on strikes; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 2ND: McKay grounded out (first to pitcher); Gomez grounded out (catcher to first); Bosetti singled to center; Bosetti stole second; A. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 3RD: Remy flied out to left; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell popped to left; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Velez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk singled to third; Lynn reached on an error by Upshaw [Fisk to second]; Hobson singled to left [Fisk to third, Lynn to second]; Scott singled [Fisk scored, Lynn to third, Hobson to second]; Evans grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lynn scored (unearned), Hobson to third, Scott out at second]; Burleson flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby struck out; McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 5TH: On a bunt Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti popped to catcher in foul territory; A. Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 6TH: Lynn struck out; Hobson flied out to center; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to center; Velez walked; Upshaw singled to right [Velez to third]; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 7TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Burleson singled to right; Remy lined to center; Rice forced Burleson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay made an out to third; Gomez popped to first in foul territory; Bosetti made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Fisk singled to center; Lynn singled to right [Fisk to third]; Hobson lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Fisk scored]; Lynn stole second; Scott struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: A. Woods doubled to left; HASSLER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Howell grounded out (second to first) [A. Woods to third]; Mayberry struck out; Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Evans made an out to second; Burleson walked; Remy walked [Burleson to second]; MURPHY REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Rice struck out; Yastrzemski walked [Burleson to third, Remy to second]; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 9TH: DUFFY REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); BAILOR BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Bailor singled to pitcher; On a bunt Ashby made an out to first; McKay singled [Bailor to second]; AULT BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ault walked [Bailor to third, McKay to second]; JOHNSON RAN FOR AULT; CAMPBELL REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Bosetti singled [Bailor scored, McKay scored, Johnson to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 5.

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