1978 Boston Red Sox - The Curse Continues? - Page 2

captaincarl · 01-07-2009, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CatKnight

What's OS? I'd certainly be interested in the '72 Phillies. Slightly before I started paying attention to baseball, but not by much.

captaincarl: Wow. The problem is 1978 is right when I started really paying attention. Asking for all the players I'm interested in and care about would probably derail your dynasty

I wouldn't mind hearing about the Cardinals though. I did a BM dynasty with the 76-78 Cards, so I have a soft spot for them

OS = operationsports.com

The Redbirds will be included on a weekly basis from here on.

captaincarl · 01-07-2009, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

Hey Cap,you do know that Orion and Philliefever are one in the same right?Also,do you think that my 72' dynasty wil fly over at OS? PersonalyI'm not so sure it will,too many young en's who don't really care about the past.Kids,jeesh

Doh! I forgot. I must have had a brain fart. I get those sometimes when I'm bowling too.

I would give it a shot. You never know if anyone is interested unless you try. That's what I did with mine.

captaincarl · 01-07-2009, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CatKnight

What's OS? I'd certainly be interested in the '72 Phillies. Slightly before I started paying attention to baseball, but not by much.

captaincarl: Wow. The problem is 1978 is right when I started really paying attention. Asking for all the players I'm interested in and care about would probably derail your dynasty

Right there is a good reason why I include everything that goes on in my replay universe. There is a method to my madness.

PhillieFever · 01-07-2009, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CatKnight

What's OS? I'd certainly be interested in the '72 Phillies. Slightly before I started paying attention to baseball, but not by much.

captaincarl: Wow. The problem is 1978 is right when I started really paying attention. Asking for all the players I'm interested in and care about would probably derail your dynasty

I wouldn't mind hearing about the Cardinals though. I did a BM dynasty with the 76-78 Cards, so I have a soft spot for them

Well,your in luck,my 72' Phillies dynasty is posted right in this section

PhillieFever · 01-07-2009, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captaincarl

Doh! I forgot. I must have had a brain fart. I get those sometimes when I'm bowling too.

I would give it a shot. You never know if anyone is interested unless you try. That's what I did with mine.

I may,I'll see how it goes.As for my 06 Athletics,I ended up making it to the World Series and losing to the Pirates in 5.After that,I began reading another Roger Angell book(Five Seasons) and it got my juices flowing for a 70's Dynasty,and I have to say,I like it much better.I was born in 71 so right around 77 is where my first baseball memories lie,I distinctly remember "Black Friday" against the Dodgers and the subsequent World Series where the Yankees won for the first time since 62

captaincarl · 01-09-2009, 11:31 PM

April 25,26 @ Milwaukee

April 25
Boston 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0
Milwaukee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 - 4 10 1
Torrez, Stanley (8) and Fisk
Augustine, Mueller (8) and M.May
WP: Torrez (1-0), LP: Augustine (3-1), SV: Stanley (2)
HR: Evans (3), Molitor (1), Cooper (3), Money (2)

George Scott went 2 for 4, driving in 2 runs, to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-4. Boston opened up the scoring on a solo HR by Dwight Evans in the 3rd then added 3 more runs in the 4th on RBI singles by George Scott and Butch Hobson plus an RBI double by Fred Lynn. Milwaukee got a run back on a solo blast by Don Money but the Red Sox answered back as George Scott drove in Jerry Remy with a single to retake a 4-run lead. Boston starter Mike Torrez surrendered solo HRs to Cecil Cooper and Paul Molitor in the 6th and 8th innings before exiting the ball game. Bob Stanley made things interesting in the bottom of the 9th as he allowed 2 singles to put runners on the corners with 1 out then allowed a ground out by Robin Yount to drive in Jim Gantner to pull the Brewers to within one.

April 26
Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 1
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0
Tiant, Burgmeier (8) and Fisk
Caldwell, Castro (8) and M.May
WP: Tiant (2-1), LP: Caldwell (2-3), SV: Burgmeier (1)
HR: none

Luis Tiant scattered 7 hits in 7 1/3 shutout innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Boston scored the only runs of the game with an RBI singles by Dwight Evans in the 4th and 9th innings. Tom Burgmeier pitched the final 1 2/3 innings to record his first save of the season.

April 28,29,30 @ Texas

April 28
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 1
Texas 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 x - 4 12 0
Eckersley, Burgmeier (6), Stanley (8) and Fisk
Barr, Darwin (9) and Sundberg
WP: Barr (1-3), LP: Burgmeier (1-1), SV: Darwin (5)
HR: Fisk (2), Miller (1), Wills (2), Ivie (2)

Jim Barr pitched 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits, to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the opening game of their 3-game weekend series. Bump Wills and Mike Ivie hit back-to-back HRs to give Texas a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the 7th off pitcher Tom Burgmeier. The Rangers added another run in the 8th as Rick Miller scored on an error by Fred Lynn.

April 29
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 1
Texas 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 x - 4 7 0
Lee, Campbell (6) and Fisk
Cleveland, Barker (9) and Sundberg
WP: Cleveland (2-0), LP: Lee (1-3), SV: Barker (1)
HR: Rice (4), Ivie (3), Sundberg (1)

Reggie Cleveland came back to haunt his old teammates as he pitched 8 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits, to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Boston opened the scoring with an RBI single by Bernie Carbo in the 2nd then Texas' Jim Sundberg belted a 2-run HR in the bottom of the inning to give them the lead. The Rangers added two more runs on a ground out by Billy Sample in the 5th and a solo HR by Mike Ivie in the 6th, his second of the series. Jim Rice hit a solo HR in the 8th to round out the scoring as Len Barker shut the Bosox down in the 9th to record his first save of the season.

April 30
Boston 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 9 18 1
Texas 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 7 11 0
Torrez, Burgmeier (8), Stanley (9), Drago (9) and Fisk
Umbarger, Barker (2), Medich (5), Alexander (9) and Etchebarren
WP: Torrez (2-0), LP: Umbarger (0-3), SV: Drago (2)
HR: Rice (5), Etchebarren (1)

Jim Rice went 4 for 6, with a grand slam HR and driving in 7 of the Red Sox's 9 runs, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 9-7 win over the Texas Rangers in the conclusion of the 3-game series. An RBI single by Carl Yastrzemski in the first started the slugfest and that was followed by a bases loaded walk by Jerry Remy and Rice's grand slam in the second to build a 6-0 lead. Texas came back with 3 runs in the second on a 3-run HR by Andy Etchebarren and that was followed by a 2-run single by Jim Rice in the 7th to give Boston an 8-3 lead. The Rangers and Red Sox traded runs in the bottom of the 8th and top of the 9th, respectively, on a error by Tom Burgmeier and an RBI single by Jim Rice. Bob Stanley came on to start the bottom of the 9th and allowed 3 singles and a walk in 2/3 of an inning before giving way to Dick Drago. Drago allowed a 2-run single to Putnam before getting John Lowenstein to fly out to end the game.

MLB News

Cleveland's Andre Thornton was selected AL Player of the Week after batting .500 with 4 HRs and 10 RBIs.

Seattle's Bruce Bochte was selected AL Player of the Month for batting .382 with 6 HRs and 19 RBIs.

California's Nolan Ryan was selected AL Pitcher of the Month after recording a 4-0 record with a 3.73 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 41 innings.

California's Carney Lansford was voted AL Rookie of the Month after posting a .329 average with 2 HRs and 11 RBIs.

St.Louis's Ted Simmons was voted NL Player of the Week for batting .765 with 3 HRs and 6 RBIs.

St.Louis's Ted Simmons was also selected NL Player of the Month after batting .438 with 7 HRs and 16 RBIs.

San Diego's Gaylord Perry was selected NL Pitcher of the Month after posting a 4-0 record with a 1.76 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 41 innings.

Atlanta's Bob Horner was voted NL Rookie of the Month after batting .250 with 3 HRs and 8 RBIs.

MLB Contract News
4/26 - Team officials were upbeat today as Terry Forster signed an extension with the Dodgers. He'll be calling Los Angeles home for the next 1 year and will earn $1,094,000 in salary by the end of the contract.

4/27 - A contract extension between Don Sutton and Los Angeles was reached. Sutton will continue to play for the Dodgers and will pocket $1,764,000 over the next 2 years.

4/28 - Yankees representatives confirm that they have reached a contract settlement with Sparky Lyle and that the 33-year old reliever will stay on at Yankee Stadium for at least 2 years.

MLB Injuries
4/24 - Pittsburgh's John Candelaria will miss up to 7 weeks with a strained rotator cuff muscle.

4/30 - Pittsburgh's Don Robinson is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a strained bicep tendon.

MLB Milestones
4/26 - Houston's J.R. Richard no-hits San Diego.
4/28 - San Diego's Gaylord Perry beats Phillies for win number 250.
4/28 - Seattle's Rico Carty clobbers 3 HRs against Tigers

captaincarl · 01-09-2009, 11:36 PM

Standings and Leaders as of April 30, 1978

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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Boston             13   8  .619  --     New York           13   9  .591  --
Milwaukee          12   9  .571   1     St.Louis           11  11  .500   2
New York           11   9  .550   1.5   Montreal           10  11  .476   2.5
Toronto            12  10  .545   1.5   Pittsburgh         10  11  .476   2.5
Detroit            10  11  .476   3     Philadelphia        9  10  .474   2.5
Cleveland           9  13  .409   4.5   Chicago             8  13  .381   4.5
Baltimore           7  12  .368   5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            12   7  .632  --     Cincinnati         15   6  .714  --
California         13  10  .565   1     San Diego          11  10  .524   4
Kansas City        10   9  .526   2     Atlanta            11  11  .500   4.5
Seattle            13  13  .500   2.5   Houston            11  11  .500   4.5
Oakland            11  12  .478   3     Los Angeles         9  12  .429   6
Texas               8  12  .400   4.5   San Francisco       9  12  .429   6
Minnesota          10  16  .385   5.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
A.Cowens,KC          .403               T.Simmons,STL        .438
B.Wills,TEX          .390               G.Carter,MON         .388
B.Bochte,SEA         .382               D.Thomas,SD          .381
R.Carty,SEA          .378               M.Schmidt,PHI        .365
C.Yastrzemski,BOS    .361               D.Walling,HOU        .350
J.Norris,CLE         .357               G.Foster,CIN         .349
W.Wilson,KC          .351               B.Madlock,SF         .348

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
B.Bonds,CHI             8               M.Schmidt,PHI           7
L.Hisle,MIL             7               T.Simmons,STL           7
G.Roenicke,BAL          7               G.Foster,CIN            6
A.Thornton,CLE          7               J.Morrison,PHI          6
B.Bochte,SEA            6               W.Stargell,PIT          6
L.Johnson,CHI           6               R.Cey,LA                5
R.Staub,MIN             6               D.Kingman,CHI           5

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
R.Carty,SEA            22               C.Summers,CIN          24
B.Bonds,CHI            20               G.Foster,CIN           21
R.Staub,MIN            20               E.Cabell,HOU           19
A.Thornton,CLE         20               W.Montanez,NY          18
B.Bochte,SEA           19               J.Morgan,CIN           18
J.Rice,BOS             19               J.Clark,SF             17
D.Baylor,CAL           18               T.Simmons,STL          16

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
C.Reynolds,SEA         19               J.Cruz,HOU             22
B.Bochte,SEA           18               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       18
R.Carty,SEA            18               M.Schmidt,PHI          18
J.Grubb,CLE            17               C.Summers,CIN          18
L.Johnson,CHI          17               G.Foster,CIN           17
A.Thornton,CLE         17               D.Evans,SF             16
B.Wills,TEX            17               P.Rose,CIN             16

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Cruz,SEA             13               B.McBride,PHI          10
J.Sexton,TOR           12               J.Cruz,HOU              9
M.Page,OAK              8               O.Moreno,PIT            8
R.Yount,MIL             8               R.Scott,MON             8
W.Wilson,KC             7               S.Henderson,NY          7
R.LeFlore,DET           6               J.Leonard,HOU           7
A.Otis,KC               6               G.Richards,SD           7

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
M.Caldwell,MIL       1.21               G.Perry,SD           1.76
R.Jones,SEA          1.60               J.Richard,HOU        1.80
D.Eckersley,BOS      1.78               D.Ruthven,ATL        2.13
R.Guidry,NY          1.86               B.Bonham,CIN         2.41
M.Fidrych,DET        2.23               J.Koosman,NY         2.50
J.Matlack,TEX        2.36               E.Whitson,PIT        2.59
A.Hassler,KC         2.40               D.Schatzeder,MON     2.59

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Augustine,MIL         4               C.Swan,NY               5
N.Ryan,CAL              4               G.Perry,SD              4
J.Bibby,NY              3               B.Blyleven,PIT          3
D.Eckersley,BOS         3               W.Brusstar,PHI          3
R.Guidry,NY             3               B.Forsch,STL            3
D.Gullett,NY            3               J.Reuss,PIT             3
M.Haas,MIL              3               J.Richard,HOU           3



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
V.Cruz,TOR              6               S.Lockwood,NY          10
E.Farmer,MIL            6               M.Littell,STL           8
D.LaRoche,CAL           6               K.Tekulve,PIT           7
D.Darwin,TEX            5               D.Tomlin,CIN            7
R.Hinton,CHI            5               R.Fingers,SD            6
M.Marshall,MIN          5               T.Forster,LA            6
S.Foucault,DET          4               A.Devine,ATL            5
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
R.Guidry,NY            38               J.Richard,HOU          43
N.Ryan,CAL             36               B.Blyleven,PIT         27
F.Tanana,CAL           36               B.Bonham,CIN           26
D.Leonard,KC           27               E.Halicki,SF           26
D.Gullett,NY           26               C.Swan,NY              25
K.Kravec,CHI           25               S.Carlton,PHI          24
M.Parrott,SEA          25               B.Hooton,LA            23

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru April 30, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
M.Schmidt        .365         L.Christenson     4.13
J.Johnstone      .340         S.Carlton         6.06
L.Bowa           .338         J.Kaat            7.11
R.Hebner         .298         
B.Boone          .279


Home Runs                     Wins
M.Schmidt           7         W.Brusstar           3
J.Morrison          6         G.Garber             2
B.McBride           5         R.Burris             1
G.Luzinski          3         L.Christenson        1
R.Hebner            2         J.Kaat               1


Runs Batted In                Saves
M.Schmidt          14         G.Garber             4
B.McBride          12         J.Lonborg            1
J.Morrison         11
R.Hebner            9
B.Boone             8


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          10         S.Carlton           24
M.Schmidt           2         L.Christenson       16
B.Boone             1         W.Brusstar          14
G.Luzinski          1         G.Garber             8
J.Morrison          1         D.Roberts            8

St.Louis Cardinals Leaders

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1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru April 30, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .438         B.Forsch          3.83
G.Templeton      .344         J.Urrea           4.61
T.Scott          .302         E.Rasmussen       8.38
G.Adams          .301         
K.Hernandez      .301


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons           7         B.Forsch             3
J.Dwyer             2         B.Schultz            3
G.Adams             1         J.Urrea              2
K.Hernandez         1         R.Dressler           1
K.Oberkfell         1         M.Littell            1


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          16         M.Littell            8
G.Adams             9
J.Mumphrey          9
T.Scott             9
K.Oberkfell         8


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton         6         B.Forsch            20
J.Mumphrey          2         J.Urrea             19
T.Scott             2         E.Rasmussen         14
K.Hernandez         1         A.Lopez             13
K.Oberkfell         1         J.Denny              7

captaincarl · 01-09-2009, 11:42 PM

Team Stats through April 30, 1978

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1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of April 24-30
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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1b  George Scott       .250  12  3  2  0   2  0  | .203  .257  .234  74  8 15  1  0  1   7  3 17  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .048  21  1  2  0   1  0  | .295  .375  .333  88 11 26  1  3  0   6  5  4  2  5
2b  Jack Brohamer      .750   4  3  2  0   0  0  | .375  .375  .500   8  2  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  0  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .294  17  5  0  0   2  0  | .244  .423  .263  78  9 19  6  1  2  14  2 23  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .200  20  4  4  0   0  0  | .214  .250  .256  84 10 18  3  0  0   6  5  8  0  1
ss  Frank Duffy       1.000   1  1  0  0   0  0  | .333  .333  .429   6  1  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .500  10  5  0  0   1  1  | .361  .557  .400  61  9 22  3  0  3   7  3  1  2  1
cf  Fred Lynn          .286  21  6  2  0   2  0  | .271  .457  .362  70 12 19  5  1  2  10 10  6  0  1
rf  Dwight Evans       .286  14  4  1  1   3  0  | .309  .500  .356  68  7 21  4  0  3  10  5 15  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .318  22  7  3  2   8  0  | .264  .483  .323  87 15 23  4  0  5  19  8 14  0  1
dh  Bob Bailey         .000   7  0  0  0   0  0  | .105  .105  .105  19  1  2  0  0  0   1  0  5  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .250   8  2  2  0   1  0  | .278  .278  .435  18  4  5  0  0  0   2  5  6  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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C   Carlton Fisk       .316  19  6  2  1   1  0  | .273  .390  .337  77  6 21  1  1  2  11  8 18  1  2
c   Fred Kendall       .667   3  2  0  0   0  0  | .714 1.286  .750   7  2  5  1  0  1   1  1  1  0  0


                      Week of April 24-30
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Mike Torrez         2  0  0  6 14.2  3.68  |  2  0  4.19  1.14  3  3 19.1  18  9  4  4  7
Dennis Eckersley    0  0  0  3  5.1  1.69  |  3  0  1.78  0.93  5  5 35.1  31  7  4  2 22
Bill Lee            0  1  0  2  5.1  6.75  |  1  3  3.13  0.86  5  5 37.1  30 13  9  2  6
Allen Ripley        0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  0  2  6.61  1.53  3  3 16.1  20 12  4  5  7
Luis Tiant          1  0  0  4  7.1  0.00  |  2  1  1.04  1.04  3  2 17.1  15  2  0  3 10
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Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Bob Stanley         0  0  1  0  3.0 12.00  |  1  0  4.32  1.62  9  2 16.2  22  8  0  5  1
Tom Burgmeier       0  1  1  1  4.1  4.15  |  1  1  1.59  0.88  7  1 11.1   7  2  3  3  5
Dick Drago          0  0  1  0  0.1  0.00  |  1  0  3.38  1.69  7  2 10.2  16  4  0  2  5
Bill Campbell       0  0  0  4  2.2  0.00  |  0  1  2.45  1.23  5  0  7.1   8  2  0  1  6
Jim Wright          0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  2  0  1.86  0.83  3  0 19.1  15  4  2  1 13

Next Week's schedule of games:

May 1,2 - vs Baltimore
May 3,4 - vs Minnesota
May 5,6,7 - vs Chicago White Sox

PhillieFever · 01-10-2009, 11:09 AM

Great first month,as expected,the Sox,Yanks and upstart Brewers are already battling it out,and how bout them Blue Jays!!! not bad for a 2nd year team.as for the NL,the Big Red Machine looks to be in fine form

captaincarl · 01-10-2009, 12:03 PM

I can't wait to see what happens when the Red Sox start hitting.

And, you didn't even mention anything about the 38-year old Red Sox outfielder and his great start, a .361 batting average! He is only one HR away from tying Ralph Kiner on the all-time HR list.

Plus, look at the gawdy numbers of the Redbirds' Ted Simmons. He has gotten off to a terrific start.

CatKnight · 01-13-2009, 02:22 PM

Some fine races forming up. Only Cincy seems to have any real advantage so far.

Ted Simmons had a phenomenal month. It can't last, but that one week with a .765 average is simply amazing.

As you say, if the Red Sox' bats start hitting (or perhaps more correctly they start hitting for power), the AL East race could open up...though I suspect that'll be close throughout.

captaincarl · 01-14-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by CatKnight

Some fine races forming up. Only Cincy seems to have any real advantage so far.

Ted Simmons had a phenomenal month. It can't last, but that one week with a .765 average is simply amazing.

As you say, if the Red Sox' bats start hitting (or perhaps more correctly they start hitting for power), the AL East race could open up...though I suspect that'll be close throughout.

Except for Texas, we've been playing mostly in the cold stadiums so far (ie. Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Boston) so I'm hoping that the power bats heat up when the weather does.

I thought that the .765 average for the week was a misprint at first, but it was one helluva week for Ted Simmons.

captaincarl · 01-22-2009, 02:27 AM

May 1,2 vs. Baltimore

May 1
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 0
Palmer, T.Martinez (9), Stoddard (11), Stephenson (15) and Dempsey
Ripley, Burgmeier (10), Campbell (12), Drago (15) and Fisk
WP: Drago (2-0), LP: Stoddard (0-1)
HR: DeCinces (2)

Allen Ripley allowed 1 run and struck out 6 through 9 innings as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 2-1, in 15 innings. Rick Burleson drove in Butch Hobson with a single for the winning run. The Red Sox started the scoring in the 6th inning as Rick Burleson singled in Butch Hobson. The Orioles tied the game in the top of the 9th on a solo HR by Doug DeCinces to send the game into extra innings.

May 2
Baltimore 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 - 7 8 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
Briles, Ford (8) and Skaggs
Tiant, Burgmeier (8), Stanley (9) and Fisk
WP: Briles (1-1), LP: Tiant (2-2)
HR: Roenicke 2 (9), Murray (4)

Gary Roenicke belted two HRs and drove in 4 runs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-0 win over the Boston Red Sox to split the two-game series. Nelson Briles allowed only two hits over 7 shutout innings and picked up his first win of the season. Eddie Murray hit his 4th HR of the season in the 2nd inning to start the rout and the other two runs were scored on a sac fly by Bumbry and a throwing error by Carlton Fisk on a stolen base attempt by Rich Garcia, both in the 9th inning.

May 3,4 vs Minnesota

May 3
Minnesota 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 x - 5 9 0
Goltz and Wynegar
Eckersley, Campbell (8) and Fisk
WP: Eckersley (4-0), LP: Goltz (2-3), SV: Campbell (1)
HR: Smalley (6), Yastrzemski (4), Rice (6)

Carl Yastrzemski went 2-3, including a solo HR in the 2nd, his 4th of the season, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a come from behind 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins in the opening game of the 2-game series. After Minnesota took a 2-1 lead on a solo HR by Roy Smalley and a sac fly by Hoskin Powell, Boston scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th to take the lead on RBI singles by Fred Lynn, Bernie Carbo and Rick Burleson. Jim Rice added an insurance run in the 8th on his 6th HR of the season. Bad luck occured in the bottom of the 7th as Yaz was strained his calf muscle while scoring the tying run.

May 4
Minnesota 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
Boston 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 x - 5 9 0
Serum, Johnson (8) and Wynegar
Lee, Stanley (7) and Fisk
WP: Stanley (2-0), LP: Serum (3-2)
HR: Lynn (3), Edwards (5)

Rob Wilfong (pog) went 2-4, including a 2-run double in the 3rd to give Minnesota a 3-0 lead but Jerry Remy drove in Rick Burleson in the bottom of the 7th to break a 4-4 tie and give the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 win to sweep the 2-game series. The Twins took a 4-0 lead on a solo HR in the 4th then the Red Sox scored a solo run in the last of the 4th on a double by Carlton Fisk and tied the game in the last of the 6th on an RBI groundout by Carlton Fisk and a 2-run HR by Fred Lynn before Remy's heroics in the 7th.

May 5,6,7 vs Chicago

May 5
Chicago 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 0
Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 x - 3 5 0
Barrios and Nordhagen
Wright, Campbell (6) and Montgomery
WP: Campbell (1-1), LP: Barrios (2-4)
HR: Evans (4)

Bill Campbell pitched 3 1/3 innings in relief of starter Jim Wright, allowing only 1 hit as the Boston Red Sox came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Chicago White Sox, 3-2, in the opening game of the 3-game weekend series. After Chet Lemon drove in Bob Molinaro with a ground out in the 1st, Boston tied the game in the 3rd on a solo HR by Dwight Evans. The White Sox broke the 1-1 tie in the 6th on an RBI single by Alan Bannister then the Red Sox took a 3-2 lead in the last of the 7th on RBI singles by Jerry Remy and Jim Rice.

May 6
Chicago 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 - 7 16 1
Boston 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 7 1
Stone, Hinton (9) and Nordhagen, Narhorodny (9)
Torrez, Stanley (4) and Fisk
WP: Stone (2-1), LP: Torrez (2-1), SV: Hinton (7)
HR: Scott (2), Evans (5)

Wayne Nordhagen went 3-5 and drove in 3 runs as the Chicago White Sox battered Boston pitching for 16 hits as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, to even the 3-game series. Boston starter Mike Torrez lasted only 3 1/3 innings, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits and took the loss. Steve Stone allowed 4 runs and 6 hits in 8 innings to pick up his second win of the season. Chet Lemon aided Nordhagen as he drove in a pair of runs and Bob Molinaro went 4-5 with a stolen base to help the Chicago cause.

May 7
Chicago 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 - 7 8 0
Boston 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 1
Wortham, Willoughby (8) and Nordhagen
Tiant, Burgmeier (5) and Fisk
WP: Wortham (3-2), LP: Tiant (2-3)
HR: Molinaro (1)

Rich Wortham scattered 6 hits in 7 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs, in leading the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 win over the Boston Red Sox to take the rubber game of the 3-game weekend series. Boston starter Luis Tiant (2-3) lasted 4 1/3 innings, allowing 6 hits and 7 runs, 5 earned, to take the loss. After an RBI single by Jim Rice in the bottom of the 1st, an RBI single by Jorge Orta and a solo HR by Bob Molinaro gave the Pale Hose a 2-1 lead before the flood gates opened in the 5th. A throwing error by El Tiante allowed the White Sox to load the bases before a bals and an RBI single by Ralph Garr chaced Tiant from the game.

MLB News

Awards
New York's Cliff Johnson was selected the AL Player of the Week after hitting .421 with 4 HR and 7 RBIs
Cincinnati's George Foster was voted the NL Player of the week for hitting .565 with 1 HR and 6 RBIs

Injuries
5/3 - Boston's Carl Yastrzemski will miss up to 2 weeks with a strained calf muscle
5/5 - Seattle's Bruce Bochte is expected to miss 2 weeks after suffering a damaged meniscus (knee) while making a defensive play.

Milestones
5/6 - Cincinnati's Pete Rose collected hit number 3,000
5/6 - Cincinnati's [color=blue]George Foster goes 5-5

Boston placed Yaz on the 15-day DL and recalled outfielder Gary Hancock

captaincarl · 01-22-2009, 02:31 AM

Standings and Leaders As Of May 7, 1978

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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           16  10  .615  --     New York           17  12  .586  --
Boston             17  11  .607  --     St.Louis           17  12  .586  --
Toronto            15  12  .556   1.5   Pittsburgh         14  13  .519   2
Milwaukee          14  12  .538   2     Philadelphia       11  13  .458   3.5
Detroit            12  14  .462   4     Montreal           12  15  .444   4
Cleveland          12  15  .444   4.5   Chicago            11  16  .407   5
Baltimore          11  15  .423   5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            15   9  .625  --     Cincinnati         20   7  .741  --
California         15  13  .536   2     Houston            14  13  .519   6
Seattle            16  15  .516   2.5   San Diego          13  14  .481   7
Kansas City        12  13  .480   3.5   Atlanta            13  16  .448   8
Oakland            13  15  .464   4     Los Angeles        11  16  .407   9
Minnesota          12  19  .387   6.5   San Francisco      11  17  .393   9.5
Texas               9  16  .360   6.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
R.Carty,SEA          .377               T.Simmons,STL        .430
B.Bochte,SEA         .376               D.Thomas,SD          .383
A.Cowens,KC          .375               G.Foster,CIN         .377
B.Wills,TEX          .361               G.Templeton,STL      .362
C.Lansford,CAL       .354               G.Carter,MON         .359
A.Bannister,CHI      .346               D.Parker,PIT         .352
A.Thornton,CLE       .340               W.Stargell,PIT       .351

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL         10               T.Simmons,STL           9
B.Bonds,CHI             8               D.Kingman,CHI           8
L.Hisle,MIL             7               B.McBride,PHI           8
C.Johnson,NY            7               W.Stargell,PIT          8
G.Nettles,NY            7               C.Summers,CIN           8
A.Thornton,CLE          7               D.Baker,LA              7
D.Baylor,CAL            6               R.Cey,LA                7

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
R.Carty,SEA            25               C.Summers,CIN          34
R.Staub,MIN            24               G.Foster,CIN           25
J.Rice,BOS             23               W.Montanez,NY          24
A.Thornton,CLE         23               J.Clark,SF             22
B.Bonds,CHI            22               T.Simmons,STL          21
D.Baylor,CAL           21               W.Stargell,PIT         21
B.Bochte,SEA           19               D.Baker,LA             20

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
C.Reynolds,SEA         23               J.Cruz,HOU             25
R.Carty,SEA            21               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       25
G.Roenicke,BAL         21               G.Foster,CIN           24
J.Grubb,CLE            20               P.Rose,CIN             23
L.Johnson,CHI          20               C.Summers,CIN          23
B.Wills,TEX            20               D.Parker,PIT           21
R.Carew,MIN            19               G.Carter,MON           20

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Sexton,TOR           14               B.McBride,PHI          13
J.Cruz,SEA             13               R.Scott,MON            11
W.Wilson,KC             9               J.Cruz,HOU             10
M.Page,OAK              8               E.Miller,ATL            9
R.Yount,MIL             8               O.Moreno,PIT            9
R.LeFlore,DET           7               G.Templeton,STL         9
B.Molinaro,CHI          7               I.Dejesus,CHI           8

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
M.Caldwell,MIL       1.27               G.Perry,SD           1.62
R.Guidry,NY          1.54               J.Richard,HOU        2.50
D.Eckersley,BOS      1.91               J.Koosman,NY         2.50
M.Paxton,CLE         2.06               L.McWilliams,ATL     2.57
A.Hassler,KC         2.08               R.Reuschel,CHI       2.74
R.Jones,SEA          2.15               B.Hooton,LA          3.15
M.Fidrych,DET        2.23               R.Rhoden,LA          3.32

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
N.Ryan,CAL              5               C.Swan,NY               6
T.Underwood,TOR         5               G.Perry,SD              5
J.Augustine,MIL         4               W.Brusstar,PHI          4
J.Bibby,NY              4               J.Reuss,PIT             4
D.Eckersley,BOS         4               J.Richard,HOU           4
R.Guidry,NY             4               B.Blyleven,PIT          3
M.Caldwell,MIL          3               N.Espinosa,NY           3



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
V.Cruz,TOR              9               S.Lockwood,NY          11
E.Farmer,MIL            8               M.Littell,STL          10
R.Hinton,CHI            7               D.Tomlin,CIN            9
J.Kern,CLE              7               K.Tekulve,PIT           8
D.LaRoche,CAL           7               R.Fingers,SD            7
D.Darwin,TEX            6               T.Forster,LA            7
M.Marshall,MIN          6               A.Devine,ATL            6
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL             63               J.Richard,HOU          54
F.Tanana,CAL           48               E.Halicki,SF           37
R.Guidry,NY            46               C.Swan,NY              37
D.Leonard,KC           36               P.Niekro,ATL           31
M.Caldwell,MIL         31               T.Seaver,CIN           30
T.Underwood,TOR        31               B.Hooton,LA            29
J.Garvin,TOR           30               S.Carlton,PHI          28

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru May 7, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
L.Bowa           .341         L.Christenson     4.85
R.Hebner         .306         D.Roberts         5.04
M.Schmidt        .298         J.Kaat            5.53
B.Boone          .291         S.Carlton         6.05
J.Johnstone      .264


Home Runs                     Wins
B.McBride           8         W.Brusstar           4
J.Morrison          7         G.Garber             2
M.Schmidt           7         D.Roberts            2
R.Hebner            3         R.Burris             1
G.Luzinski          3         L.Christenson        1


Runs Batted In                Saves
B.McBride          18         G.Garber             5
J.Morrison         15         J.Lonborg            1
M.Schmidt          15
R.Hebner           12
G.Luzinski         10


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          13         S.Carlton           28
M.Schmidt           2         L.Christenson       20
B.Boone             1         W.Brusstar          16
L.Bowa              1         D.Roberts           11
G.Luzinski          1         J.Lonborg           10

St.Louis Cardinals Leaders

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1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru May 7, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .430         J.Denny           3.48
G.Templeton      .362         B.Forsch          4.08
T.Scott          .318         J.Urrea           5.08
G.Adams          .309         E.Rasmussen       7.30
J.Mumphrey       .299


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons           9         B.Forsch             3
G.Adams             2         B.Schultz            3
J.Dwyer             2         J.Denny              2
L.Brock             1         M.Littell            2
P.Falcone           1         E.Rasmussen          2


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          21         M.Littell           10
G.Adams            13         D.O'Brien            1
K.Oberkfell        13
J.Mumphrey         10
T.Scott            10


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton         9         B.Forsch            23
J.Mumphrey          3         J.Urrea             22
K.Hernandez         2         E.Rasmussen         17
T.Scott             2         A.Lopez             15
K.Oberkfell         1         J.Denny             13

captaincarl · 01-22-2009, 02:32 AM

Boston Red Sox Team Stats

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1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of May 1-7
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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1b  George Scott       .125  16  2  2  1   2  0  | .189  .267  .223  90 10 17  1  0  2   9  4 19  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .357  28 10  3  0   2  1  | .310  .371  .360 116 14 36  1  3  0   8  9  6  3  5
2b  Jack Brohamer      .176  17  3  0  0   0  0  | .240  .280  .345  25  2  6  1  0  0   0  4  1  0  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .160  25  4  2  0   0  0  | .223  .369  .252 103 11 23  7  1  2  14  4 27  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .219  32  7  2  0   3  1  | .216  .259  .252 116 12 25  5  0  0   9  6 10  1  1
ss  Frank Duffy        .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .333  .333  .429   6  1  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
lf  #Carl Yastrzemski  .333  12  4  2  1   1  0  | .356  .562  .405  73 11 26  3  0  4   8  5  3  2  1
cf  Fred Lynn          .143  21  3  1  1   3  0  | .242  .429  .349  91 13 22  6  1  3  13 15  6  0  1
rf  Dwight Evans       .375   8  3  3  2   2  0  | .316  .566  .373  76 10 24  4  0  5  12  7 17  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .194  31  6  2  1   4  0  | .246  .449  .291 118 17 29  6  0  6  23  8 19  0  2
dh  Bob Bailey         .000   4  0  0  0   0  0  | .087  .087  .087  23  1  2  0  0  0   1  0  7  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .158  19  3  2  0   1  0  | .216  .216  .341  37  6  8  0  0  0   3  7 10  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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C   Carlton Fisk       .160  25  4  1  0   2  0  | .245  .353  .310 102  7 25  3  1  2  13  9 26  1  2
C   Fred Kendall       .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .714 1.286  .750   7  2  5  1  0  1   1  1  1  0  0
C   Bob Montgomery     .000   2  0  1  0   0  0  | .000  .000  .333   2  1  0  0  0  0   0  1  1  0  0


                      Week of May 1-7
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Mike Torrez         0  1  0  1  3.2  9.82  |  2  1  5.16  1.37  4  4 22.2  26 13  4  5  8
Dennis Eckersley    1  0  0  3  7.0  2.57  |  4  0  1.91  0.99  6  6 42.1  40  9  5  2 25
Bill Lee            0  0  0  0  6.1  5.68  |  1  3  3.50  0.92  6  6 43.2  37 17 10  3  6
Allen Ripley        0  0  0  6  9.0  1.00  |  0  2  4.62  1.14  4  4 25.1  23 13  5  6 13
Luis Tiant          0  2  0  5 11.2  6.94  |  2  3  3.41  1.14  5  4 29.0  26 11  3  7 15
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Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Bob Stanley         1  0  0  1  8.2  3.12  |  2  0  3.91  1.50 12  2 25.1  32 11  0  6  2
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  2  8.0  2.25  |  1  1  1.86  0.83 10  1 19.1  12  4  4  4  7
Bill Campbell       1  0  1  6  8.2  0.00  |  1  1  1.13  0.81  8  1 16.0  10  2  0  3 12
Dick Drago          1  0  0  0  1.0  0.00  |  2  0  3.09  1.71  8  2 11.2  18  4  0  2  5
Jim Wright          0  0  0  0  5.1  3.38  |  2  0  2.19  1.09  4  0 24.2  24  6  2  3 13

Next Week's Schedule
May 8,9 - vs. Kansas City Royals
May 10,11 - @ Baltimore
May 12,13,14 - @ Minnesota

PhillieFever · 01-22-2009, 07:09 PM

Dude I gotta say,you're right in my wheelhouse with this.This is where I became a baseball fan,I was 7 years old and the Phillies had just lost to the Dodgers in the worst way possible.I remember going into 78' just baseball crazy! I still have my baseball cards from that era in my parents basement somewhere.Just awesome.

captaincarl · 01-23-2009, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

Dude I gotta say,you're right in my wheelhouse with this.This is where I became a baseball fan,I was 7 years old and the Phillies had just lost to the Dodgers in the worst way possible.I remember going into 78' just baseball crazy! I still have my baseball cards from that era in my parents basement somewhere.Just awesome.

Yes, I know. You stated that in my earlier attempt with this theme.

I was 18 years old during this season. I was 7, almost 8, years old during the Red Sox's Impossible Dream season.

PhillieFever · 01-23-2009, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captaincarl

Yes, I know. You stated that in my earlier attempt with this theme.

I was 18 years old during this season. I was 7, almost 8, years old during the Red Sox's Impossible Dream season.

Then you know what I'm talking about,I bet Carl Yastrzemski was as much a hero to you growing up as Mike Schmidt was to me,I'll always look back fondly at that era and those teams.

CatKnight · 01-24-2009, 12:45 PM

It's amazing how, even 30 years later, hearing the name of a player you haven't seen in awhile can still cause a stir in the heart.

Jim Rice was my iconic figure of this era. Yes, there were certainly better players, but since I grew up listening to the BoSox, in an era where their pitching was...eh....his ability to lead the offense really left an impression in my mind.

captaincarl · 01-24-2009, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhillieFever

Then you know what I'm talking about,I bet Carl Yastrzemski was as much a hero to you growing up as Mike Schmidt was to me,I'll always look back fondly at that era and those teams.

Yes, he was and my grandmother hated him.

01-10-2009, 11:09 AM	#29
PhillieFever Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Elk Twp. NJ Posts: 6,763	Great first month,as expected,the Sox,Yanks and upstart Brewers are already battling it out,and how bout them Blue Jays!!! not bad for a 2nd year team.as for the NL,the Big Red Machine looks to be in fine form __________________ We're All Wednesday Aren't We? WAWAW

01-22-2009, 07:09 PM	#36
PhillieFever Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Elk Twp. NJ Posts: 6,763	Dude I gotta say,you're right in my wheelhouse with this.This is where I became a baseball fan,I was 7 years old and the Phillies had just lost to the Dodgers in the worst way possible.I remember going into 78' just baseball crazy! I still have my baseball cards from that era in my parents basement somewhere.Just awesome. __________________ We're All Wednesday Aren't We? WAWAW

01-09-2009, 11:31 PM	#26
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,363	April 25,26 @ Milwaukee April 25 Boston 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0 Milwaukee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 - 4 10 1 Torrez, Stanley (8) and Fisk Augustine, Mueller (8) and M.May WP: Torrez (1-0), LP: Augustine (3-1), SV: Stanley (2) HR: Evans (3), Molitor (1), Cooper (3), Money (2) George Scott went 2 for 4, driving in 2 runs, to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-4. Boston opened up the scoring on a solo HR by Dwight Evans in the 3rd then added 3 more runs in the 4th on RBI singles by George Scott and Butch Hobson plus an RBI double by Fred Lynn. Milwaukee got a run back on a solo blast by Don Money but the Red Sox answered back as George Scott drove in Jerry Remy with a single to retake a 4-run lead. Boston starter Mike Torrez surrendered solo HRs to Cecil Cooper and Paul Molitor in the 6th and 8th innings before exiting the ball game. Bob Stanley made things interesting in the bottom of the 9th as he allowed 2 singles to put runners on the corners with 1 out then allowed a ground out by Robin Yount to drive in Jim Gantner to pull the Brewers to within one. April 26 Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 1 Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Tiant, Burgmeier (8) and Fisk Caldwell, Castro (8) and M.May WP: Tiant (2-1), LP: Caldwell (2-3), SV: Burgmeier (1) HR: none Luis Tiant scattered 7 hits in 7 1/3 shutout innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Boston scored the only runs of the game with an RBI singles by Dwight Evans in the 4th and 9th innings. Tom Burgmeier pitched the final 1 2/3 innings to record his first save of the season. April 28,29,30 @ Texas April 28 Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 1 Texas 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 x - 4 12 0 Eckersley, Burgmeier (6), Stanley (8) and Fisk Barr, Darwin (9) and Sundberg WP: Barr (1-3), LP: Burgmeier (1-1), SV: Darwin (5) HR: Fisk (2), Miller (1), Wills (2), Ivie (2) Jim Barr pitched 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits, to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the opening game of their 3-game weekend series. Bump Wills and Mike Ivie hit back-to-back HRs to give Texas a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the 7th off pitcher Tom Burgmeier. The Rangers added another run in the 8th as Rick Miller scored on an error by Fred Lynn. April 29 Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 1 Texas 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 x - 4 7 0 Lee, Campbell (6) and Fisk Cleveland, Barker (9) and Sundberg WP: Cleveland (2-0), LP: Lee (1-3), SV: Barker (1) HR: Rice (4), Ivie (3), Sundberg (1) Reggie Cleveland came back to haunt his old teammates as he pitched 8 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits, to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Boston opened the scoring with an RBI single by Bernie Carbo in the 2nd then Texas' Jim Sundberg belted a 2-run HR in the bottom of the inning to give them the lead. The Rangers added two more runs on a ground out by Billy Sample in the 5th and a solo HR by Mike Ivie in the 6th, his second of the series. Jim Rice hit a solo HR in the 8th to round out the scoring as Len Barker shut the Bosox down in the 9th to record his first save of the season. April 30 Boston 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 9 18 1 Texas 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 7 11 0 Torrez, Burgmeier (8), Stanley (9), Drago (9) and Fisk Umbarger, Barker (2), Medich (5), Alexander (9) and Etchebarren WP: Torrez (2-0), LP: Umbarger (0-3), SV: Drago (2) HR: Rice (5), Etchebarren (1) Jim Rice went 4 for 6, with a grand slam HR and driving in 7 of the Red Sox's 9 runs, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 9-7 win over the Texas Rangers in the conclusion of the 3-game series. An RBI single by Carl Yastrzemski in the first started the slugfest and that was followed by a bases loaded walk by Jerry Remy and Rice's grand slam in the second to build a 6-0 lead. Texas came back with 3 runs in the second on a 3-run HR by Andy Etchebarren and that was followed by a 2-run single by Jim Rice in the 7th to give Boston an 8-3 lead. The Rangers and Red Sox traded runs in the bottom of the 8th and top of the 9th, respectively, on a error by Tom Burgmeier and an RBI single by Jim Rice. Bob Stanley came on to start the bottom of the 9th and allowed 3 singles and a walk in 2/3 of an inning before giving way to Dick Drago. Drago allowed a 2-run single to Putnam before getting John Lowenstein to fly out to end the game. MLB News Cleveland's Andre Thornton was selected AL Player of the Week after batting .500 with 4 HRs and 10 RBIs. Seattle's Bruce Bochte was selected AL Player of the Month for batting .382 with 6 HRs and 19 RBIs. California's Nolan Ryan was selected AL Pitcher of the Month after recording a 4-0 record with a 3.73 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 41 innings. California's Carney Lansford was voted AL Rookie of the Month after posting a .329 average with 2 HRs and 11 RBIs. St.Louis's Ted Simmons was voted NL Player of the Week for batting .765 with 3 HRs and 6 RBIs. St.Louis's Ted Simmons was also selected NL Player of the Month after batting .438 with 7 HRs and 16 RBIs. San Diego's Gaylord Perry was selected NL Pitcher of the Month after posting a 4-0 record with a 1.76 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 41 innings. Atlanta's Bob Horner was voted NL Rookie of the Month after batting .250 with 3 HRs and 8 RBIs. MLB Contract News 4/26 - Team officials were upbeat today as Terry Forster signed an extension with the Dodgers. He'll be calling Los Angeles home for the next 1 year and will earn $1,094,000 in salary by the end of the contract. 4/27 - A contract extension between Don Sutton and Los Angeles was reached. Sutton will continue to play for the Dodgers and will pocket $1,764,000 over the next 2 years. 4/28 - Yankees representatives confirm that they have reached a contract settlement with Sparky Lyle and that the 33-year old reliever will stay on at Yankee Stadium for at least 2 years. MLB Injuries 4/24 - Pittsburgh's John Candelaria will miss up to 7 weeks with a strained rotator cuff muscle. 4/30 - Pittsburgh's Don Robinson is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a strained bicep tendon. MLB Milestones 4/26 - Houston's J.R. Richard no-hits San Diego. 4/28 - San Diego's Gaylord Perry beats Phillies for win number 250. 4/28 - Seattle's Rico Carty clobbers 3 HRs against Tigers

01-10-2009, 12:03 PM	#30
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,363	I can't wait to see what happens when the Red Sox start hitting. And, you didn't even mention anything about the 38-year old Red Sox outfielder and his great start, a .361 batting average! He is only one HR away from tying Ralph Kiner on the all-time HR list. Plus, look at the gawdy numbers of the Redbirds' Ted Simmons. He has gotten off to a terrific start.

01-13-2009, 02:22 PM	#31
CatKnight All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,199	Some fine races forming up. Only Cincy seems to have any real advantage so far. Ted Simmons had a phenomenal month. It can't last, but that one week with a .765 average is simply amazing. As you say, if the Red Sox' bats start hitting (or perhaps more correctly they start hitting for power), the AL East race could open up...though I suspect that'll be close throughout.

01-22-2009, 02:27 AM	#33
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,363	May 1,2 vs. Baltimore May 1 Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 0 Palmer, T.Martinez (9), Stoddard (11), Stephenson (15) and Dempsey Ripley, Burgmeier (10), Campbell (12), Drago (15) and Fisk WP: Drago (2-0), LP: Stoddard (0-1) HR: DeCinces (2) Allen Ripley allowed 1 run and struck out 6 through 9 innings as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 2-1, in 15 innings. Rick Burleson drove in Butch Hobson with a single for the winning run. The Red Sox started the scoring in the 6th inning as Rick Burleson singled in Butch Hobson. The Orioles tied the game in the top of the 9th on a solo HR by Doug DeCinces to send the game into extra innings. May 2 Baltimore 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 - 7 8 0 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Briles, Ford (8) and Skaggs Tiant, Burgmeier (8), Stanley (9) and Fisk WP: Briles (1-1), LP: Tiant (2-2) HR: Roenicke 2 (9), Murray (4) Gary Roenicke belted two HRs and drove in 4 runs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-0 win over the Boston Red Sox to split the two-game series. Nelson Briles allowed only two hits over 7 shutout innings and picked up his first win of the season. Eddie Murray hit his 4th HR of the season in the 2nd inning to start the rout and the other two runs were scored on a sac fly by Bumbry and a throwing error by Carlton Fisk on a stolen base attempt by Rich Garcia, both in the 9th inning. May 3,4 vs Minnesota May 3 Minnesota 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 x - 5 9 0 Goltz and Wynegar Eckersley, Campbell (8) and Fisk WP: Eckersley (4-0), LP: Goltz (2-3), SV: Campbell (1) HR: Smalley (6), Yastrzemski (4), Rice (6) Carl Yastrzemski went 2-3, including a solo HR in the 2nd, his 4th of the season, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a come from behind 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins in the opening game of the 2-game series. After Minnesota took a 2-1 lead on a solo HR by Roy Smalley and a sac fly by Hoskin Powell, Boston scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th to take the lead on RBI singles by Fred Lynn, Bernie Carbo and Rick Burleson. Jim Rice added an insurance run in the 8th on his 6th HR of the season. Bad luck occured in the bottom of the 7th as Yaz was strained his calf muscle while scoring the tying run. May 4 Minnesota 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 Boston 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 x - 5 9 0 Serum, Johnson (8) and Wynegar Lee, Stanley (7) and Fisk WP: Stanley (2-0), LP: Serum (3-2) HR: Lynn (3), Edwards (5) Rob Wilfong (pog) went 2-4, including a 2-run double in the 3rd to give Minnesota a 3-0 lead but Jerry Remy drove in Rick Burleson in the bottom of the 7th to break a 4-4 tie and give the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 win to sweep the 2-game series. The Twins took a 4-0 lead on a solo HR in the 4th then the Red Sox scored a solo run in the last of the 4th on a double by Carlton Fisk and tied the game in the last of the 6th on an RBI groundout by Carlton Fisk and a 2-run HR by Fred Lynn before Remy's heroics in the 7th. May 5,6,7 vs Chicago May 5 Chicago 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 x - 3 5 0 Barrios and Nordhagen Wright, Campbell (6) and Montgomery WP: Campbell (1-1), LP: Barrios (2-4) HR: Evans (4) Bill Campbell pitched 3 1/3 innings in relief of starter Jim Wright, allowing only 1 hit as the Boston Red Sox came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Chicago White Sox, 3-2, in the opening game of the 3-game weekend series. After Chet Lemon drove in Bob Molinaro with a ground out in the 1st, Boston tied the game in the 3rd on a solo HR by Dwight Evans. The White Sox broke the 1-1 tie in the 6th on an RBI single by Alan Bannister then the Red Sox took a 3-2 lead in the last of the 7th on RBI singles by Jerry Remy and Jim Rice. May 6 Chicago 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 - 7 16 1 Boston 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 7 1 Stone, Hinton (9) and Nordhagen, Narhorodny (9) Torrez, Stanley (4) and Fisk WP: Stone (2-1), LP: Torrez (2-1), SV: Hinton (7) HR: Scott (2), Evans (5) Wayne Nordhagen went 3-5 and drove in 3 runs as the Chicago White Sox battered Boston pitching for 16 hits as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, to even the 3-game series. Boston starter Mike Torrez lasted only 3 1/3 innings, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits and took the loss. Steve Stone allowed 4 runs and 6 hits in 8 innings to pick up his second win of the season. Chet Lemon aided Nordhagen as he drove in a pair of runs and Bob Molinaro went 4-5 with a stolen base to help the Chicago cause. May 7 Chicago 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 - 7 8 0 Boston 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 Wortham, Willoughby (8) and Nordhagen Tiant, Burgmeier (5) and Fisk WP: Wortham (3-2), LP: Tiant (2-3) HR: Molinaro (1) Rich Wortham scattered 6 hits in 7 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs, in leading the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 win over the Boston Red Sox to take the rubber game of the 3-game weekend series. Boston starter Luis Tiant (2-3) lasted 4 1/3 innings, allowing 6 hits and 7 runs, 5 earned, to take the loss. After an RBI single by Jim Rice in the bottom of the 1st, an RBI single by Jorge Orta and a solo HR by Bob Molinaro gave the Pale Hose a 2-1 lead before the flood gates opened in the 5th. A throwing error by El Tiante allowed the White Sox to load the bases before a bals and an RBI single by Ralph Garr chaced Tiant from the game. MLB News Awards New York's Cliff Johnson was selected the AL Player of the Week after hitting .421 with 4 HR and 7 RBIs Cincinnati's George Foster was voted the NL Player of the week for hitting .565 with 1 HR and 6 RBIs Injuries 5/3 - Boston's Carl Yastrzemski will miss up to 2 weeks with a strained calf muscle 5/5 - Seattle's Bruce Bochte is expected to miss 2 weeks after suffering a damaged meniscus (knee) while making a defensive play. Milestones 5/6 - Cincinnati's Pete Rose collected hit number 3,000 5/6 - Cincinnati's [color=blue]George Foster goes 5-5 Boston placed Yaz on the 15-day DL and recalled outfielder Gary Hancock

01-24-2009, 12:45 PM	#39
CatKnight All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,199	It's amazing how, even 30 years later, hearing the name of a player you haven't seen in awhile can still cause a stir in the heart. Jim Rice was my iconic figure of this era. Yes, there were certainly better players, but since I grew up listening to the BoSox, in an era where their pitching was...eh....his ability to lead the offense really left an impression in my mind.