Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Rodriguez
  
  Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Remy vs. Rodriguez
  
  Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Money scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Rodriguez
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yount vs. Eckersley
  
  Yount hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Money vs. Eckersley
  
  Money strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oglivie vs. Eckersley
  
  Oglivie hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Yount moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Hisle vs. Eckersley
  
  Hisle hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yount tags and scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Eckersley
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Oglivie moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lezcano vs. Eckersley
  
  Lezcano strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Rodriguez
  
  Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Rodriguez
  
  Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Rodriguez
  
  Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hancock vs. Rodriguez
  
  Hancock hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Eckersley
  
  Bando is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Eckersley
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Eckersley
  
  Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yount vs. Eckersley
  
  There goes Moore. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Moore steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yount vs. Eckersley
  
  Yount hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Rodriguez
  
  Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Rodriguez
  
  Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burleson vs. Rodriguez
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Money scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hobson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Remy vs. Rodriguez
  
  Remy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Rodriguez
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Money vs. Eckersley
  
  Money hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Eckersley
  
  Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hisle vs. Eckersley
  
  Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Rodriguez
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fisk vs. Rodriguez
  
  Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. Fisk moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lynn vs. Stein
  
  Randy Stein now pitching.
  
  Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yastrzemski tags and scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hancock vs. Stein
  
  Hancock hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. Fisk scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Stein
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hancock moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hobson vs. Stein
  
  Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Hancock trying to get to home. Thomas throws the ball in to Moore who tags Hancock who's trying to score from second, for the out. Evans moves to third. Hobson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Burleson vs. Stein
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oglivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Stein covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Eckersley
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lezcano vs. Eckersley
  
  Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Eckersley
  
  Bando hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Remy vs. Stein
  
  Remy strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Stein
  
  Rice strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Stein
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Money scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Eckersley
  
  Thomas hits a popup towards the mound. Eckersley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Eckersley
  
  Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yount vs. Eckersley
  
  Yount hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Money vs. Eckersley
  
  Money strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Stein
  
  Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lynn vs. Stein
  
  Lynn is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hancock vs. Stein
  
  Hancock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fisk moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Evans vs. Stein
  
  Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Stein
  
  Hobson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Eckersley
  
  Oglivie 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, 7 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hisle vs. Eckersley
  
  Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hobson. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Eckersley
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hisle moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lezcano vs. Eckersley
  
  Lezcano strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bando vs. Eckersley
  
  Bando hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Stein
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Remy vs. Stein
  
  Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Money fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Stein
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards right. Lezcano fields it and throws to second to catch Remy for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Stein
  
  There's a wild pitch. Rice moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yastrzemski vs. Stein
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fisk vs. Stein
  
  Fisk strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Eckersley
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moore vs. Eckersley
  
  Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yount vs. Eckersley
  
  Yount is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Money vs. Eckersley
  
  Money hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. McClure
  
  Bob McClure now pitching.
  
  Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McClure fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bailey vs. McClure
  
  Bob Bailey pinch hits for Garry Hancock.
  
  Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. McClure
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hobson vs. McClure
  
  Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount fields it and throws to second for the out. Bailey moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Burleson vs. McClure
  
  Frank Duffy pinch runs for Butch Hobson.
  
  Burleson is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Eckersley
  
  Frank Duffy now playing third base.
  
  Oglivie is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hisle vs. Eckersley
  
  Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Eckersley
  
  Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Remy vs. McClure
  
  Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. McClure
  
  Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scott vs. McClure
  
  George Scott pinch hits for Carl Yastrzemski.
  
  Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Money scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fisk vs. McClure
  
  Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lezcano vs. Eckersley
  
  George Scott now playing first base.
  
  Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duffy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Eckersley
  
  Bando is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Eckersley
  
  Thomas strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/5/1978 -- Boston at Milwaukee (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI
Burleson R, ss        5  0  1  0   Yount R, ss           4  1  1  0   
Remy J, 2b            5  1  1  2   Money D, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Rice J, lf            5  1  1  0   Oglivie B, 1b         4  0  1  0   
Yastrzemski C, 1b     4  2  3  2   Hisle L, lf           3  0  0  1   
Scott G, ph-1b        1  0  0  0   Cooper C, dh          4  0  3  0   
Fisk C, c             4  2  1  0   Lezcano S, rf         4  0  0  0   
Lynn F, cf            3  0  0  1   Bando S, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Hancock G, dh         3  0  1  1   Thomas G, cf          4  0  1  0   
Bailey B, ph          0  0  0  0   Moore C, c            3  0  2  0   
Evans D, rf           4  1  3  2                                      
Hobson B, 3b          4  1  2  0                                      
Duffy F, pr-3b        0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  8 13  8                        34  1  8  1

Boston           012 202 100 --  8
Milwaukee        100 000 000 --  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (W)       9.0  8  1  1  0  9

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rodriguez E (L)*      3.0  5  5  5  0  0
Stein R               4.0  6  3  3  1  5
McClure B             2.0  2  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th

E -- Hobson B
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Milwaukee 7
HR -- Yastrzemski C, Remy J, Evans D
SB -- Moore C
SF -- Hisle L, Lynn F
WP -- Stein R
T -- 2:31
A -- 52968

    

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