The Boston Red Sox couldn't pull it off against the New York Yankees, 5 to 4, on October 2, 1978.

Final

NYY

Yankees

100-63

5

BOS

Red Sox

99-64

4

1

0

0

2

0

1

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

0

0

6

0

1

7

4

0

8

1

2

9

0

0

R

5

4

H

8

11

E

0

0

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 2nd

NYY

BOS

Red Sox

Home run by Carl Yastrzemski.

0

1

Bottom 6th

NYY

BOS

Red Sox

Single by Jim Rice; Rick Burleson scored.

0

2

Top 7th

NYY

BOS

Yankees

Home run by Bucky Dent; Roy White and Chris Chambliss scored.

3

2

Yankees

Double by Thurman Munson; Mickey Rivers scored.

4

2

Top 8th

NYY

BOS

Yankees

Home run by Reggie Jackson.

5

2

Bottom 8th

NYY

BOS

Red Sox

Single by Carl Yastrzemski; Jerry Remy scored.

5

3

Red Sox

Single by Fred Lynn; Carl Yastrzemski scored.

5

4

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