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Red Sox
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
August 16, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 16, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
California Angels
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 37,535 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Steve Palermo |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Garry Hancock | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Lyman Bostock | Right Fielder |
| Don Baylor | First Baseman |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Danny Goodwin | DH |
| Brian Downing | Catcher |
| Dave Chalk | Shortstop |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Jim Fregosi | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
August 16, 1978
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Ryan
Burleson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Ryan
Remy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ryan
Ryan fires to first and picks off Burleson. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ryan
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Tiant
Landreaux hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Tiant
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Tiant
Bostock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Tiant
Baylor hits a fly ball towards center field. Lynn drops the ball. He retrieves the ball and throws it towards home. Fisk tags Bostock out. Baylor moves to third. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Ryan
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Ryan
Ryan fires over to first and Baylor drops the ball. That's an error on Baylor. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Ryan
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hancock vs. Ryan
Hancock strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Tiant
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Tiant
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Tiant
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ryan
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Ryan
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Ryan
Burleson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Tiant
Chalk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. Chalk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landreaux vs. Tiant
Landreaux is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Tiant
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. Tiant
Bostock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Bostock reaches second base with a double. Chalk scores. Landreaux goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Tiant
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baylor for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Ryan
Remy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ryan
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Ryan
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Ryan
Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Ryan
Hancock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Tiant
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Tiant
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Tiant
Downing is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ryan
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Ryan
Hobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Ryan
Burleson takes first base on ball four. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Remy vs. Ryan
Remy takes first base on ball four. Hobson moves to third. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Ryan
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Tiant
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Tiant
Landreaux hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Ryan
Fisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Ryan
Lynn hits a popup towards short. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hancock vs. Ryan
Hancock hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Tiant
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Tiant
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy misplays the ball. That's an error on Remy. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Tiant
Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Tiant
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields it and throws to second for the out. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodwin vs. Tiant
Goodwin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ryan
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Ryan
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Ryan
Burleson hits a line drive towards third. Lansford reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Ryan
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Tiant
Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Tiant
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Tiant
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards second. Remy scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ryan
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Ryan
There goes Rice. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Rice steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Ryan
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Ryan
Lynn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Ryan
Carl Yastrzemski pinch hits for Garry Hancock.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it and throws to second for the out. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Tiant
Landreaux hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Tiant
Lansford bunts between the mound and first base. Tiant scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lansford for the out. Landreaux moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bostock vs. Tiant
Bostock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Tiant
Baylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Tiant
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ryan
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Ryan
Hobson bunts towards the mound. Ryan juggles the ball. That's an error on Ryan. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Ryan
Burleson hits a popup towards the mound. Ryan fields the ball and throws to second. Grich drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Grich. Scott scores. Hobson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Remy vs. Ryan
Remy bunts towards first. Baylor juggles the ball. That's an error on Baylor. Hobson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ryan
There goes Remy. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Remy steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Ryan
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Ryan
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Tiant
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Tiant
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Tiant
Chalk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Tiant
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Bobby Grich.
Fairly strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1978 -- Boston at California (N)
Boston AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 4 0 1 0 Landreaux K, cf 3 1 1 0
Remy J, 2b 2 1 0 1 Lansford C, 3b 2 0 0 0
Rice J, lf 5 1 2 2 Bostock L, rf 3 0 2 2
Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Baylor D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 3 0 0 0 Rudi J, lf 4 0 0 0
Hancock G, dh 3 0 0 0 Goodwin D, dh 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, ph 1 0 0 0 Downing B, c 4 0 1 0
Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0 Chalk D, ss 4 1 2 0
Scott G, 1b 2 1 0 0 Grich B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Hobson B, 3b 2 1 0 0 Fairly R, ph 1 0 0 0
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30 4 4 3 31 2 6 2
Boston 000 200 002 -- 4
California 002 000 000 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 5
California IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (L) 9.0 4 4 2 8 13
E -- Lynn F, Baylor D 2, Remy J, Ryan N, Grich B
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 9, California 7
2B -- Bostock L
HR -- Rice J
SB -- Rice J, Remy J
CS -- Burleson R
SH -- Grich B, Lansford C, Hobson B, Remy J
HBP -- by Tiant L (Landreaux K)
T -- 3:06
A -- 37535
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