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Red Sox 7 @ Blue Jays 6
Exhibition Stadium
September 24, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 24, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium. The home team Blue Jays were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 24, 1978 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 7 H: 17 E: 0 LOB: 13
Runs: 7
Hits: 17
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 6 H: 19 E: 2 LOB: 14
Runs: 6
Hits: 19
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherDick Drago  
Losing PitcherTom Buskey  
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Game Winning RBIButch Hobson 

Game Info

DateSeptember 24, 1978 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Visiting Starting PitcherMike Torrez  
Home Starting PitcherDon Kirkwood  
BallparkExhibition Stadium 
CityToronto 
StateONT 
Attendance33,618 
Time of Game4 hours 56 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Durwood Merrill
1B: Marty Springstead
2B: Rich Garcia
3B: Jim Evans

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Burleson  Shortstop 
Jerry Remy  Second Baseman 
Jim Rice  Right Fielder 
Carl Yastrzemski  Left Fielder 
Carlton Fisk  Catcher 
Fred Lynn  Center Fielder 
Butch Hobson  DH 
George Scott  First Baseman 
Jack Brohamer  Third Baseman 
Don Zimmer  Manager 

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Bosetti  Center Fielder 
Bob Bailor  Right Fielder 
Roy Howell  Third Baseman 
John Mayberry  DH 
Willie Upshaw  First Baseman 
Al Woods  Left Fielder 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Dave McKay  Second Baseman 
Luis Gomez  Shortstop 
Roy Hartsfield  Manager 

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Red Sox 7 @ Blue Jays 6
Exhibition Stadium
September 24, 1978

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         Game of 9/24/1978 -- Boston at Toronto (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
Burleson R, ss        7  1  3  1   Bosetti R, cf         7  0  3  0   
Remy J, 2b            6  1  1  1   Bailor B, rf          6  2  2  0   
Rice J, rf-lf         6  1  1  0   Howell R, 3b          4  2  2  1   
Yastrzemski C, lf-1b  6  1  3  2   Mayberry J, dh        4  0  2  1   
Fisk C, c             7  0  2  0   Woods G, pr           0  1  0  0   
Lynn F, cf            5  1  2  0   Velez O, ph           2  0  0  0   
Hobson B, dh          7  0  2  1   Upshaw W, 1b-lf       7  0  3  1   
Scott G, 1b           2  0  0  0   Woods A, lf           4  0  0  0   
Bowen S, pr           0  1  0  0   Ault D, ph-1b         3  0  1  0   
Kendall F, 1b         1  0  0  0   Ashby A, c            1  0  1  0   
Hancock G, ph         1  0  1  0   Cerone R, ph-c        6  0  1  2   
Evans D, pr-rf        1  0  0  0   McKay D, 2b           7  1  1  0   
Brohamer J, 3b        2  1  1  0   Gomez L, ss           3  0  2  1   
Bailey B, ph          0  0  0  0   Ewing S, ph           1  0  0  0   
Duffy F, pr-3b        1  0  1  0   Johnson T, ss         2  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     52  7 17  5                        57  6 19  6

Boston           003 001 002 000 01 --  7
Toronto          210 000 030 000 00 --  6

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Torrez M*             7.0 11  5  5  1  3
Campbell B            0.2  1  1  1  0  1
Stanley B             1.0  1  0  0  1  0
Burgmeier T           0.2  0  0  0  1  0
Drago D (W)           4.2  6  0  0  2  4

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kirkwood D            2.2  7  3  3  0  1
Murphy T              4.1  3  1  1  1  1
Cruz V                1.1  0  2  1  3  3
Moore B               3.0  3  0  0  2  2
Buskey T (L)          2.2  4  1  1  1  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Upshaw W, Howell R
DP -- Boston 3, Toronto 2
LOB -- Boston 13, Toronto 14
2B -- Bailor B, Gomez L, Bosetti R, Cerone R
3B -- Yastrzemski C
HR -- Yastrzemski C
SB -- Remy J 2, Upshaw W, Woods G
CS -- Remy J, Gomez L, Duffy F
SH -- Scott G, Yastrzemski C, Duffy F
WP -- Cruz V
Balk -- Moore B
PB -- Cerone R, Fisk C
T -- 4:56
A -- 33618

    

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