Final
BOS 5 — CWS 6
4/7/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA197804070
Complete available game record for BOS at CWS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rice | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonds | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Blomberg | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Lynn | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Drago | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Stone | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Torrez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Campbell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Stone | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Mike Torrez | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dick Drago | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bill Campbell | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| George Scott | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Torrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Bonds | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Soderholm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | E5.B-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 6(B)4(2)/LDP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S5 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | T8.1-H | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | T8 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HP | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D7.1-H | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 5 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S4/BG | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | E1.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S6 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | E1/TH1.1-H(UR);B-3(E9/TH) | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H(UR) | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | D8.3-H;BX3(865) | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 23 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | D8.1-H | 5–5 |