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Angels 3 @ Red Sox 4
Fenway Park
August 27, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels, played on August 27, 1978 at Fenway Park. The home team Red Sox beat the visiting Angels with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 27, 1978 
Visiting Team
California Angels
R: 3 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 3
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 4 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 15
Runs: 4
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 15
Winning PitcherBob Stanley  
Losing PitcherDyar Miller  
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Game Winning RBIButch Hobson 

Game Info

DateAugust 27, 1978 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCalifornia Angels 
Home TeamBoston Red Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherAl Fitzmorris  
Home Starting PitcherLuis Tiant  
BallparkFenway Park 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance34,216 
Time of Game4 hours 14 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jerry Neudecker
1B: George Maloney
2B: Ted Hendry
3B: Greg Kosc

California Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Miller  Center Fielder 
Carney Lansford  Third Baseman 
Lyman Bostock  Right Fielder 
Don Baylor  DH 
Joe Rudi  Left Fielder 
Ron Fairly  First Baseman 
Brian Downing  Catcher 
Dave Chalk  Shortstop 
Bobby Grich  Second Baseman 
Jim Fregosi  Manager 

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

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

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Angels 3 @ Red Sox 4
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August 27, 1978

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         Game of 8/27/1978 -- California at Boston (D)

  California         AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Miller R, cf          5  1  1  0   Burleson R, ss        6  0  1  0   
Lansford C, 3b        6  0  2  0   Brohamer J, 2b        5  0  0  0   
Bostock L, rf         5  0  1  0   Rice J, lf            5  1  1  0   
Baylor D, dh          5  1  2  1   Yastrzemski C, dh     6  0  4  0   
Rudi J, lf-1b         6  0  2  0   Remy J, pr            0  1  0  0   
Fairly R, 1b          3  0  3  0   Fisk C, c             5  0  2  1   
Landreaux K, pr-lf    2  1  0  0   Lynn F, cf            4  2  1  1   
Downing B, c          5  0  1  0   Evans D, rf           5  0  0  0   
Chalk D, ss-2b        5  0  0  0   Scott G, 1b           5  0  2  0   
Grich B, 2b           3  0  0  0   Hobson B, 3b          6  0  2  1   
Goodwin D, ph         1  0  1  1                                      
Anderson J, ss        1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  3 13  2                        47  4 13  3

California       010 000 001 001 --  3
Boston           000 100 010 002 --  4
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris A*         7.0  9  2  2  2  3
Griffin T+            0.0  1  0  0  0  0
LaRoche D             3.0  1  0  0  3  3
Miller D (L)          1.2  2  2  0  1  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tiant L#              8.0  9  2  2  2  3
Stanley B (W)         4.0  4  1  1  2  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  # Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Lansford C
DP -- California 1, Boston 2
LOB -- California 12, Boston 15
2B -- Baylor D, Hobson B, Fisk C, Fairly R, Scott G, Goodwin D, Miller R
HR -- Lynn F
SB -- Evans D
SH -- Brohamer J
T -- 4:14
A -- 34216

    

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