The Boston Red Sox were 99-64 in 1978. They finished 2nd in the AL East.
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Durbin’s RBI single in the 13th inning caps Red Sox's 12-11 win over the White Sox
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Red Sox 1B Tristan Casas has surgery on left wrist in latest injury setback
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Sonny Gray feeling more like himself with Red Sox and matches career high with AL-best 14th win
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Abreu homers again, Gray gets 14th victory as Red Sox beat White Sox 4-0 for 7th straight win
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Durbin hits grand slam and Abreu goes deep twice as streaking Red Sox rout White Sox 14-2
1978 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 5,587 | 796 | 1,493 | 270 | 46 | 172 | 738 | 582 | 24 | 835 | 74 | 51 | .267 | .336 | .424 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 17th | 19th | 24th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 2nd |
1978 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 99 | 64 | 3.54 | 706 | 14 | 26 | 1472.2 | 1,530 | 579 | 657 | 137 | 464 | 35 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 10th | 21st | 3rd | 17th | 1st | 25th | 13th | 14th | 24th | 6th | 21st |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | 45 | .609 | ||
62 | 54 | .534 | 8.5 | |
58 | 58 | .500 | 12.5 | |
56 | 61 | .479 | 15.0 | |
50 | 66 | .431 | 20.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 43 | .626 | ||
67 | 49 | .578 | 5.5 | |
57 | 58 | .496 | 15.0 | |
56 | 58 | .491 | 15.5 | |
57 | 60 | .487 | 16.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 46 | .600 | ||
61 | 55 | .526 | 8.5 | |
60 | 56 | .517 | 9.5 | |
48 | 67 | .417 | 21.0 | |
45 | 70 | .391 | 24.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
68 | 46 | .596 | ||
64 | 51 | .557 | 4.5 | |
63 | 51 | .553 | 5.0 | |
56 | 59 | .487 | 12.5 | |
54 | 62 | .466 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
59 | 55 | .518 | ||
57 | 59 | .491 | 3.0 | |
57 | 59 | .491 | 3.0 | |
56 | 59 | .487 | 3.5 | |
48 | 68 | .414 | 12.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
59 | 57 | .509 | ||
57 | 58 | .496 | 1.5 | |
56 | 60 | .483 | 3.0 | |
45 | 70 | .391 | 13.5 | |
44 | 71 | .383 | 14.5 |
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