Rick Burleson belted a two-run homer and Jim Rice slammed a solo shot, his 46th home run of the season, as Boston won its eighth in a row and 12 in the last 14 games. [ap]

Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Game Played on Sunday, October 1, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 x - 5 6 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259 Burleson ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 .248 Bailor rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Remy 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .276 Howell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Rice rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .315 Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Velez lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Upshaw dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Lynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .298 McKay 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Hobson dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Scott 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Brohamer 3b 1 2 0 1 2 0 .235 Ewing ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Kirkwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 2 0 0 4 Totals 28 5 6 5 5 3 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 29,201 Left on Base: Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 4 DP: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0 Errors: McKay, Remy Doubles: Remy (23) Home Runs: Burleson (5), Rice (46) Caught Stealing: Lynn (6) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirkwood L(4-5) 8 6 5 3 5 3 2 33 4.24 Totals 8 6 5 3 5 3 2 33 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(13-8) 9 2 0 0 0 4 0 30 3.31 Totals 9 2 0 0 0 4 0 30 Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Upshaw grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk was called out on strikes; Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (first unassisted); Cerone struck out; Gomez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Scott walked; Brohamer walked [Scott to second]; Burleson forced Scott (center to third) [Brohamer to second]; Remy forced Burleson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti struck out; On a bunt Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell singled; Mayberry made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Fisk hit into a double play to right [Rice out at third (right to third)]; Lynn made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez flied out to right; Upshaw made an out to third; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson singled; Scott reached on an error by McKay [Hobson to third]; Brohamer forced Scott (second to shortstop) [Hobson scored (unearned)]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brohamer to second]; Remy doubled [Brohamer scored (unearned)]; Rice struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first); Gomez reached on an error by Remy; Bosetti was called out on strikes; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn walked; Lynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell flied out to center; Mayberry singled; Velez forced Mayberry (third to second); Upshaw grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 7TH: Hobson flied out to right; Scott flied out to center; Brohamer walked; Burleson homered [Brohamer scored]; Remy singled to right [Remy out at second (right to shortstop)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Cerone made an out to shortstop; EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ewing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED EWING (PLAYING SS); Rice homered; Yastrzemski made an out to first; Fisk flied out to left; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor struck out; Howell popped to third in foul territory; ten minutes earlier, the Yankees fell to the Indians 9-2, so Boston and New York finish the season tied for first place; they played a one-game playoff the next afternoon at Fenway Park; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 5.

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