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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 8, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 8, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Barrios |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 11,832 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Al Clark 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | DH |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 8, 1978
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Barrios
Remy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Barrios
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Barrios
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Barrios
There goes Remy. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Remy steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Barrios
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrios fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Eckersley
Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Eckersley
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Barrios
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Barrios
There goes Fisk. The throw from Nahorodny and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Barrios
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Barrios
Scott takes first base on ball four. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Barrios
Evans hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Barrios
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Eckersley
Bonds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Bonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blomberg vs. Eckersley
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blomberg for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Eckersley
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Soderholm vs. Eckersley
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Barrios
Remy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Barrios
There goes Remy. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Remy steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Barrios
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Remy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Barrios
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Remy scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Barrios
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Barrios
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Barrios
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Barrios
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Eckersley
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Eckersley
Nahorodny hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Eckersley
Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Schueler
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Schueler
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Remy for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Schueler
Burleson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Schueler
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a fly ball towards left. Yastrzemski settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Yastrzemski. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Eckersley
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Eckersley
Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blomberg vs. Eckersley
Blomberg 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 5
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Schueler
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Schueler
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Fisk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Schueler
Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fisk scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Schueler
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Eckersley
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Eckersley
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Eckersley
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Eckersley
Nahorodny hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Soderholm moves to third. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garr vs. Eckersley
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Soderholm scores. Kessinger scores. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. Nahorodny moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Eckersley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Torrealba
Pablo Torrealba now pitching.
Evans hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Torrealba
Hobson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Torrealba
Remy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Eckersley
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Eckersley
Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Eckersley
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Torrealba
Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Torrealba
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Torrealba
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Eckersley
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Eckersley
Kessinger 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, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Eckersley
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Torrealba
Fisk hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Torrealba
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrealba fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Torrealba
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Campbell
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garr moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Campbell
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garr scores. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Campbell
Bonds bunts towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Orta moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blomberg vs. Campbell
Blomberg strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Campbell
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Orta scores. Johnson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Stanley
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Stanley
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Torrealba
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Torrealba
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Torrealba
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Torrealba
Burleson takes first base on ball four. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1978 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Garr R, lf 4 1 2 2
Burleson R, ss 4 1 1 1 Orta J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Rice J, dh 5 1 1 1 Johnson L, 1b 4 1 1 1
Yastrzemski C, lf 3 1 0 0 Bonds B, rf 3 0 1 0
Fisk C, c 4 1 2 0 Blomberg R, dh 4 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 3 0 2 2 Lemon C, cf 4 1 1 2
Scott G, 1b 3 0 1 1 Soderholm E, 3b 4 1 2 1
Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 3 1 1 0
Hobson B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Nahorodny B, c 4 0 1 0
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34 5 9 5 34 6 10 6
Boston 003 110 000 -- 5
Chicago 000 020 04x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D 7.0 4 2 2 1 1
Campbell B (L) 0.2 4 4 4 0 1
Stanley B 0.1 2 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios F 2.2 5 3 3 4 0
Schueler R 2.1 3 2 2 0 2
Torrealba P (W) 3.2 1 0 0 1 2
LaGrow L (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Yastrzemski C
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Chicago 6
2B -- Bonds B, Fisk C, Lemon C
HR -- Burleson R
SB -- Remy J 2
CS -- Fisk C
SH -- Bonds B
T -- 2:36
A -- 11832
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