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May 31, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Blue Jays 6 9 0
Red Sox 2 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Blue Jays 6 9 0
Red Sox 2 9 1

Jim Rice Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .344
OBP .500 .390
At Bats 4 209
Hits 2 72
• Singles 2 43
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 50

Tom Murphy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 3
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Fenway Park - May 31, 1978
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Strikeout
Tom Murphy
Rick Cerone
John Mayberry
Dave McKay
Roy Howell
Luis Gomez
Otto Velez
Rick Bosetti
Bob Bailor
Jim Rice

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Toronto Blue Jays 6 9 0 6
Boston Red Sox 2 9 1 10
Winning Pitcher Jim Clancy
Losing Pitcher Bill Lee
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Otto Velez
Attendance 27,945
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rice strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out.
Top 9 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Burleson. Bosetti moves to third. Bailor moves to second.
Top 9 Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to home to get Cerone. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Gomez bunts towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerone moves to third.
Top 9 Cerone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Cerone reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Tom Murphy now pitching. Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 8 Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lynn scores.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Lynn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hobson hits a line drive into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Fisk hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McKay hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Willie Upshaw pinch runs for Doug Ault. There goes Upshaw. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Remy applying the tag.
Top 8 Ault hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rice hits a line drive into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Remy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Burleson hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Velez is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out. Bailor moves to second.
Top 7 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Hobson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lynn hits a popup into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gomez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fisk strikes out.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clancy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ault hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out.
Top 5 Velez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Clancy covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hobson strikes out.
Top 4 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailor for the out.
Top 4 Bosetti strikes out. Fisk drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bosetti out.
Bottom 3 Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fisk takes first base on ball four. Brohamer scores. Burleson moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Brohamer moves to third. Burleson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 3 Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brohamer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Cerone bunts towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to third for the out. McKay moves to second.
Top 3 McKay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ault moves to second.
Top 3 Ault hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hobson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Fisk is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out.
Top 2 Velez hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howell hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Remy moves to second.
Bottom 1 Remy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clancy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailor for the out.
Top 1 Bob Stanley now pitching. Bosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ault scores. Cerone scores. Gomez moves to third.
Top 1 Gomez takes first base on ball four. Mayberry scores. Ault moves to third. Cerone moves to second.
Top 1 Cerone takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mayberry moves to third. Ault moves to second.
Top 1 Ault takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Velez scores.
Top 1 Velez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Velez reaches second base with a double. Bailor scores. Howell goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Howell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bailor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Bailor reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Bosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.