1978 Boston Red Sox season
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1978 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey | |
| Manager(s) | Don Zimmer | |
| Local television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Dick Stockton, Ken Harrelson) |
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| Local radio | WITS-AM 1510 (Ned Martin, Jim Woods) |
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The 1978 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing second in the American League East with a record of 99 wins and 64 losses.
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Offseason
- November 23, 1977: Mike Torrez was signed as a free agent by the Boston Red Sox.[1]
- December 8, 1977: Don Aase and cash were traded by the Red Sox to the California Angels for Jerry Remy.[2]
- December 27, 1977: Dick Drago was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[3]
- March 28, 1978: Denny Doyle was released by the Red Sox.[4]
- March 30, 1978: Rick Wise, Mike Paxton, Ted Cox, and Bo Díaz were traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Dennis Eckersley and Fred Kendall.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 100 | 63 | .613 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 99 | 64 | .607 | 1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 71 | .559 | 9 |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 13.5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 69 | 90 | .434 | 29 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 59 | 102 | .366 | 40 |
Notable transactions
Opening Day lineup
| 2 | Jerry Remy | 2B |
| 7 | Rick Burleson | SS |
| 14 | Jim Rice | DH |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
| 27 | Carlton Fisk | C |
| 19 | Fred Lynn | CF |
| 15 | George Scott | 1B |
| 24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
| 4 | Butch Hobson | 3B |
| 21 | Mike Torrez | P |
The "Boston Massacre"
Boston at one point in July held a 14 game lead over rival New York. However, after working their way back capped by a 4-game sweep at Fenway, the Yanks tied the division. Then, in a one-game playoff, the Yanks won 5-4 with the help of a home run by Bucky Dent.[7] The Yanks went on to win the World Series in 6 games over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Although Dent became a Red Sox demon, the Red Sox would get retribution in 1990 when the Yankees fired Dent as their manager during a series at Fenway Park.[7][8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| = Indicates team leader |
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Carlton Fisk | 157 | 571 | 94 | 162 | .284 | 20 | 88 | 7 |
| 1B | George Scott | 120 | 412 | 51 | 96 | .233 | 12 | 54 | 1 |
| 2B | Jerry Remy | 148 | 583 | 87 | 162 | .278 | 2 | 44 | 30 |
| 3B | Butch Hobson | 147 | 512 | 65 | 128 | .250 | 17 | 80 | 1 |
| SS | Rick Burleson | 145 | 626 | 75 | 155 | .248 | 5 | 49 | 8 |
| LF | Jim Rice | 163 | 677 | 121 | 213 | .315 | 46 | 139 | 7 |
| CF | Fred Lynn | 150 | 541 | 75 | 161 | .298 | 22 | 82 | 3 |
| RF | Dwight Evans | 147 | 497 | 75 | 123 | .247 | 24 | 63 | 8 |
| DH | Bob Bailey | 43 | 94 | 12 | 18 | .191 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Carl Yastrzemski | 144 | 523 | 70 | 145 | .277 | 17 | 81 | 4 |
| Jack Brohamer | 81 | 244 | 34 | 57 | .234 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Frank Duffy | 64 | 104 | 12 | 27 | .260 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Garry Hancock | 38 | 80 | 10 | 18 | .225 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bernie Carbo | 17 | 46 | 7 | 12 | .261 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Fred Kendall | 20 | 41 | 3 | 8 | .195 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Montgomery | 10 | 29 | 2 | 7 | .241 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Bowen | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .143 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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| Dennis Eckersley | 35 | 16 | 268.1 | 20 | 8 | 2.99 | 71 | 162 |
| Mike Torrez | 36 | 15 | 250 | 16 | 13 | 3.96 | 99 | 120 |
| Luis Tiant | 32 | 12 | 212.1 | 13 | 8 | 3.31 | 57 | 114 |
| Bill Lee | 28 | 8 | 177 | 10 | 10 | 3.46 | 59 | 44 |
| Allen Ripley | 15 | 1 | 73 | 2 | 5 | 5.55 | 22 | 26 |
| Bobby Sprowl | 3 | 0 | 12.2 | 0 | 2 | 6.39 | 10 | 10 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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| Jim Wright | 24 | 116 | 8 | 4 | 3.57 | 24 | 56 |
| Andy Hassler | 13 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 13 | 23 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Stanley | 52 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 2.60 | 38 |
| Dick Drago | 37 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3.03 | 42 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 35 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.40 | 24 |
| Bill Campbell | 29 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3.91 | 47 |
| John LaRose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 3 |
| Reggie Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
AL East tie-breaker game
Main article: 1978 American League East tie-breaker game
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Ron Guidry (25-3) LP: Mike Torrez (16-13) Sv: Goose Gossage (27) Home runs: NYY: Bucky Dent, Reggie Jackson BOS: Carl Yastrzemski |
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Awards and honors
- Jim Rice, OF, American League Most Valuable Player
League leaders
- Jim Rice, American League leader, Hits (213)
- Jim Rice, American League leader, Home runs (46)
- Jim Rice, American League leader, RBIs (139)
All-Stars
- Carlton Fisk, Catcher, starter
- Fred Lynn, Center field, starter
- Jim Rice, Left field, starter
- Rick Burleson, reserve
- Dwight Evans, reserve
- Jerry Remy, reserve
- Carl Yastrzemski, reserve
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bristol
Notes
- ^ Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Aase page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Denny Doyle page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dennis Eckersley page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Ojeda page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Cafardo, Nick (June 7, 1990). "Dent Dumped by Yankees". The Boston Globe: p. 37.
- ^ Shaughnessy, Dan (June 7, 1990). "His Back Was Against the Wall". The Boston Globe: p. 37.
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1978.shtml
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1978 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1978 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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