Final
CWS 2 — BOS 9
7/31/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197807310
Complete available game record for CWS at BOS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thad Bosley | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Remy | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Lynn | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Molinaro | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claudell Washington | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Scott | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Colbern | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bailey | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Hinton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Eckersley | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Ken Kravec | 6.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Rich Hinton | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Thad Bosley | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Colbern | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Garr | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Hinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→2 | 36(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/F | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6/F | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H;B-2(THH) | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D8.2-H | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | PO2(E1).2-H(UR) | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(243) | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7.1-3 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH) | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→2 | K+CS3(25)/DP.1-2 | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D8.3-H;2-H;1-H | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D7.2-H | 1–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | S7.2XH(72) | 1–9 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | HR/7D | 1–9 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9 | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–9 |