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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 9, 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 9, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 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 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Wood |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 30,794 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Al Clark 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Bill Deegan |
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 |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Junior Moore | DH |
| Wayne Nordhagen | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 9, 1978
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Wood
Remy bunts towards the mound. Wood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Wood
There goes Remy. The throw from Nordhagen and he is safe. Remy steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Wood
Burleson strikes out. The ball gets by Nordhagen. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Wood
Wood spins and fires to second, and Remy is picked off. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Wood
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Wood
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Garr 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: 12-
Fisk vs. Wood
Fisk bunts towards third. Soderholm juggles the ball. That's an error on Soderholm. Burleson scores. Rice moves to third. Fisk moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lynn vs. Wood
The ball gets by Nordhagen for a passed ball. Rice scores. Fisk moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynn vs. Wood
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Lee
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Lee
Orta hits a line drive towards first. Scott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Lee
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Lee
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wood
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Wood
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Wood
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, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Lee
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Lee
Nordhagen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Wood
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Wood
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Wood
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Wood
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. Burleson moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. Wood
Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nordhagen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lee
Kessinger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Remy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Lee
Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Lee
Orta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Orta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Wood
Lynn hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wood
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Wood
Wood fires to first and has Scott trapped. There's the throw to Orta who tags Scott for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Wood
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Lee
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lee
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Lee
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Wood
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Wood
Remy bunts towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Orta covering, for the out. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Wood
Burleson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hobson scores. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Wood
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and has Burleson trapped. There's the throw to Orta and over to Soderholm, who tags Burleson for the out. Rice moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Wood
There's a wild pitch. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Wood
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Wood
The ball gets by Nordhagen for a passed ball. Rice scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Wood
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Wood
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Lee
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lee
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Lee
Garr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Garr reaches second base with a double. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Orta vs. Lee
Orta is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wood
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Garr 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: ---
Evans vs. Wood
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Wood
Hobson hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Wood
Remy hits a line drive into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Lynn 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: ---
Bonds vs. Lee
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Lee
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Wood
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds 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: ---
Rice vs. Wood
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Wood
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Wood
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Wood
Lynn hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Lee
Soderholm 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: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Lee
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wood
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Wood
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Wood
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lee
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Lee
Garr strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Lee
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Wood
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Wood
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wood
Rice hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson 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: ---
Bonds vs. Lee
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lee
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Lee
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Lee
Moore strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/9/1978 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Garr R, lf 4 0 1 0
Burleson R, ss 4 1 1 1 Orta J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Rice J, dh 5 3 3 1 Johnson L, 1b 3 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 2 0 0 0 Bonds B, rf 4 0 2 0
Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 0
Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Scott G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Moore J, dh 4 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0 Nordhagen W, c 3 0 0 0
Hobson B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 3 0 1 0
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33 5 7 2 33 0 7 0
Boston 200 020 100 -- 5
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wood W (L) 9.0 7 5 2 5 3
E -- Nordhagen W, Soderholm E 2
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Chicago 7
2B -- Orta J, Garr R
HR -- Rice J
SB -- Remy J
SH -- Remy J
WP -- Wood W
PB -- Nordhagen W 2
T -- 2:29
A -- 30794
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