The 1978+ Boston Red Sox - The Curse Continues?

captaincarl · 08-16-2008, 05:50 AM

In 1977, the Red Sox were in a tight race to the end with the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles. Boston ended 1977 with a 97-64 record, 2.5 games behind the rival Yankees and tied for second place in the ALE with the Orioles. Maybe with just a few more tweeks, the Bosox could take the division from the favored Yankees. Several new players came on board to hopefully give the Sox a hand.

Let's take a look at the lineup.

1. Jerry Remy, 2b - One of the key offseason additions to the team. Acquired in a trade with the California Angels for pitcher Don Aase. Remy batted .252-4-44 with 41 stolen bases in 1977.

2. Rick Burleson, ss - "Rooster" had a good season in 1977 as he went .293-3-52 and 13 stolen bases. He also has a pretty good glove which helps the interior of the defense.

3. Jim Rice, dh - Rice is a yearly MVP candidate and 1977 was no exception. (.320-39-114). One of the "Gold Dust Twins" in 1975 along with Fred Lynn.

4. Carl Yastrzemski, lf - "Captain Carl". The man they call "Yaz" had a strong 1977 season with .296-28-102 numbers, not bad for a guy turning 38 this season. He was also 11/12 in stolen base attempts.

5. Carlton Fisk, c - "Pudge" has been a mainstay behind the plate since 1972, his rookie season. He continued to shine on both sides of the dish with .315-26-102 batting while showing a strong defense and arm.

6. Fred Lynn, cf - The other half of the "Gold Dust Twins" who was both the Rookie of the Year and the MVP award winner in 1975. When healthy, he is truly one of the hitting leaders of the team and shows good defense in center field. Fought through injuries during 1977 and only compiled .260-18-76 numbers in 129 games.

7. George Scott, 1b - "Boomer" returned to Boston after being traded to the Brewers in 1972 and completed a .269-33-95 season in 1977. He has saved plenty of errors with his defense around the bag.

8. Dwight Evans, rf - "Dewey" suffered a knee injury in 1977 and only played 63 games in the outfield while putting up .287-14-36 numbers. Was second on the team with a .526 slugging percentage. One of the best defensive right fielders in the game.

9. Butch Hobson, 3b - His .265-30-112 numbers are really good for a 9th place hitter in his second full season in the majors. A former quarterback at Alabama under Paul "Bear" Bryant.

Bench

Bob Montgomery, c - "Monty" is servicable behind the plate as the backup to Fisk, which wasn't too often. His .300-2-7 numbers in 1977 are a bit deceiving since he only had 40 at bats.

Jack Brohamer - Signed as a free agent during winter. Batted .257-2-20 while with the White Sox in 1977. Solid glove who will back up the middle infield.

Bob Bailey - Came over from Cincinnati during 1977 and will be the backup at the corner infield spots as well as possibly in left field.

Bernie Carbo - One of the heroes for the Red Sox in game 6 of the 1975 World Series against one of his former teams, the Cincinnati Reds. Will probably be the main backup in the outfield who had a fine .289-15-34 season with 228 at bats in 1977 coming off the bench.

Garry Hancock - Young outfielder rounds out the bench and will spend most of his time there or shuffling to triple-A. Acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Indians for backup outfielder/first baseman Jack Baker.

Pitching

Starting Rotation

Mike Torrez - Signed as a free agent over the winter. Was a combined 17-13 with a 3.88 ERA while pitching for the A's and the Yankees in 1977. Unfortunately, he will have frequent bouts with his control.

Dennis Eckersley - "Eck" had a 14-13 record with a 3.53 ERA while pitching for the Cleveland Indians in 1977. Teriffic command. Had a 3.54 K/BB ratio in 1977, striking out 191 in 247 innings while walking only 54. Acquired in a trade late in spring training with catcher Fred Kendall for Rick Wise, Mike Paxton, Ted Cox and Bo Diaz.

Bill Lee - "Spaceman" had a 9-5 record with 1 save in 1977. Unpredictable character who will keep things interesting in the club house.

Allen Ripley - Rookie who will begin the season as a co-fourth starter in 1978.

Luis Tiant - "El Tiante" will be the other co-fourth starter in 1978. Had three 20-win seasons since being rescued from scrap heap by Boston in 1972. Had a 12-8 record with a 4.52 ERA in 1977. Could get 200th win in major league career this season in 1978 (entering with 191 wins).

Bullpen

Reggie Cleveland - Canadian who had an 11-8 record with a 4.26 ERA while pitching for Boston in 1977. 29-year old veteran who will probably see some spot starts or be trade bait.

Tom Burgmeier - Signed as a free agent at the beginning of spring training. Was 6-4 with 7 saves while pitching for Minnesota Twins in 1977 but had a 5.09 ERA.

Bill Campbell - Had a 13-9 record with 31 saves in 1977. "Soup" will start as setup man in 1978.

Jim Wright - Rookie pitcher who has not pitched in major leagues. Will start season as mop up man and long reliever.

Bill Stanley - "Steamer" was 8-7 with 3 saves as a reliever/spot starter in 1977.

Dick Drago - Signed as a free agent over the winter to handle closing position. Drago was 6-4 with 5 saves while pitching for Angels and Orioles.

1978 Outlook
Revamped pitching staff plus other new faces could make things interesting if things gel. Should contend for division and league title based on solid lineup expectations. Will need to outslug opposition at times.

captaincarl · 08-16-2008, 09:02 PM

Trades
1/02 - Pittsburgh Pirates get 2b Don Money (30 yrs old, .279-25-83 in 1977), Milwaukee Brewers get c Ed Ott (26 yrs old, .264-7-38)
1/02 - Cincinnati Reds get lf Hal McRae (32 yrs old, .298-21-92), Kansas City Royals gets 1b Dan Driessen (.300-17-91)
1/02 - Chicago White Sox get 1b Willie McCovey (39 yrs old, .280-28-86), San Francisco Giants get minor league cf Rusty Torres (29 yrs old, .156-3-10)
1/02 - Detroit Tigers get rf Pat Kelly (33 yrs old, .256-10-49), Baltimore Orioles get c Milt May (27 yrs old, .249-12-46)
1/03 - Pittsburgh Pirates get c Thurman Munson (30 yrs old, .308-18-100), New York Yankees get ss Matt Alexander (30 yrs old, .238-0-2)
1/03 - Atlanta Braves get p Tom Buskey (30 yrs old, 0-0, 5.29 era, 34.0 ip, 15 k), Toronto Blue Jays get c Joe Nolan (26 yrs old, .280-3-9) and minor league rf Larry Whisenton (21 yrs old, .250-0-1)
1/06 - Seattle Mariners get 1b Rico Carty (38 yrs old, .280-15-80), Toronto Blue Jays get 3b Bill Stein (30 yrs old, .259-13-67)
1/17 - Los Angeles Dodgers get p Greg Minton (26 yrs old, 1-1, 4.50 era, 14.0 ip, 5 k), San Francisco Giants get ss Bill Russell (29 yrs old, .278-4-51)
1/24 - Cincinnati Reds get p Paul Splittorff (31 yrs old, 16-6, 3.69 era, 229.0 ip, 99 k), Kansas City Royals get 3b Ray Knight (25 yrs old, .261-1-13)
1/26 - Baltimore Orioles get 2b Junior Kennedy (27 yrs old, .000-0-0), Cincinnati Reds get 1b Terry Crowley (30 yrs old, .364-1-9)
1/26 - California Angels get p Mike Krukow (26 yrs old, 8-14, 4.40 era, 172.0 ip, 106 k), Chicago Cubs get minor league c Ike Hampton (26 yrs old, .295-3-9)
1/28 - Texas Rangers get p Mike Willis (27 yrs old, 2-6, 5 sv, 3.94 era, 107.1 ip, 59 k), Toronto Blue Jays get cf Juan Beniquez (27 yrs old, .269-10-50)
1/28 - Houston Astros get p Craig Swan (27 yrs old, 9-10, 4.23 era, 146.2 ip, 71 k), New York Mets get ss Jimmy Sexton (26 yrs old, .216-1-3)

captaincarl · 08-16-2008, 09:30 PM

Trades
2/04 - Philadelphia Phillies get p Dock Ellis (32 yrs old, 12-12, 1 sv, 3.63 era, 213.0 ip, 106 k), Texas Rangers get 1b Davey Johnson (35 yrs old, .321-8-36)
2/04 - Milwaukee Brewers get p Rudy May (33 yrs old, 18-14, 3.61 era, 251.2 ip, 105 k), Montreal Expos get lf Ben Oglivie (28 yrs old, .262-21-61)
2/07 - California Angels get p Doug Bair (28 yrs old, 4-6, 8 sv, 3.46 era, 83.1 ip, 68 k), Cincinnati Reds get 1b Tony Solaita (31 yrs old, .241-14-53)
2/10 - New York Yankees get p Dan Spillner (26 yrs old, 7-6, 6 sv, 3.73 era, 123.0 ip, 74 k) and 3b Barry Evans (21 yrs old, .000-0-0), San Diego Padres get 1b Chris Chambliss (29 yrs old, .287-17-90)
2/10 - San Diego Padres get p Pete Vuckovich (25 yrs old, 7-7, 8 sv, 3.47 era, 148.0 ip, 123 k), St.Louis Cardinals get cf George Hendrick (28 yrs old, .311-23-81)
2/15 - California Angels get p Bob Myrick (25 yrs old, 2-2, 2 sv, 3.61 era, 87.1 ip, 49 k), New York Mets get cf Rick Miller (29 yrs old, .254-0-24)
2/15 - Philadelphia Phillies get p Ed Halicki (27 yrs old, 16-12, 3.32 era, 257.2 ip, 168 k), San Francisco Giants get c Bob Boone (30 yrs old, .284-11-66)
2/21 - Cincinnati Reds get p John Sutton (25 yrs old, 2-1, 2.59 era, 24.1 ip, 9 k), Minnesota Twins get lf Dave Collins (25 yrs old, .239-5-28)
2/25 - New York Mets get p Adrian Devine (26 yrs old, 11-6, 3.58 era, 105.2 ip, 67 k), Atlanta Braves get ss Tim Foli (27 yrs old, .228-4-27)

captaincarl · 08-16-2008, 10:39 PM

Trades
3/05 - St.Louis Cardinals get 3b Larry Wolfe (25 yrs old, .240-0-6), Minnesota Twins get lf Jerry Mumphrey (25 yrs old, .287-2-38)
3/14 - Texas Rangers get lf Lou Piniella (34 yrs old, .330-12-45), New York Yankees get ss Bert Campaneris (36 yrs old, .254-5-46)
3/31 - Los Angeles Dodgers get p Tom Bruno (25 yrs old, 0-1, 7.85 era, 18.1 ip, 9 k), St.Louis Cardinals get cf Dusty Baker (28 yrs old, .291-30-86)
4/02 - Philadelphia Phillies get p Ray Burris (27 yrs old, 14-16, 4.72 era, 221.0 ip, 105 k), Chicago Cubs get cf Garry Maddox (28 yrs old, .292-14-74)

Contracts
3/11 - Team officials were upbeat as Al Oliver signed an extension with the Rangers. He'll be calling Texas home for the next 3 years and will earn $9,717,000 in salary by the end of the contract.

3/14 - The Milwaukee Brewers have finalized a deal with All Star-caliber right fielder Sixto Lezcano that will extend his stay with the team at least 3 years, and will pay out $6,321,000.

3/15 - Sporting News has confirmed that the Twins and Dave Goltz have come to terms on a $11,011,000 package that will keep the starting pitcher in town another 6 years.

3/16 - The Twins opened their pocketbook and persuaded Rod Carew to continue his career in front of the fans who have grown to appreciate his talent and contributions. The agreement was for $11,295,000 over 3 years.

3/16 - Sources close to the dealings between Andy Hassler and Kansas City report that the two sides have pushed aside their differences and worked out an extension. The 26-year old pitcher agreed to a $10,976,000 deal that will have him playing at Royals Stadium for the next 7 years.

3/18 - The Astros must be relieved this evening as word that J.R. Richard has decided to stay put became reality. The 28-year old pitcher will call Houston home for at least another 5 years. The amount of money was undisclosed at press time.

3/21 - Tigers representatives confirm that they have reached a contract settlement with Ron LeFlore and that the 29-year old outfielder will stay on at Tiger Stadium for at least 3 years. The salary was undisclosed as the report went to press.

3/23 - Roy Smalley might be greedy, but there's no disputing his talent. The hotshot shortstop will pocked $1,730,164 after re-signing with the Twins earlier today, and will hang around another 2 years.

3/24 - Jorge Orta is staying put. The Chicago White Sox second baseman inked a $5,492,000 extension and will play in Chicago another 4 years.

3/27 - San Diego fans celebrated as word of a signing became reality. Randy Jones won't be pulling up stakes anytime soon as he has signed a 3-year extension at a pay rate of $1,162,000 per season.

Major Injuries
3/07 - Detroit fans will be disappointed to learn that Jack Morris developed a torn bicep muscle while throwing a pitch in the game. The doctors informed the Tigers that Morris was expected to miss 3 months.

3/15 - It took Cincinnati team doctors a while to realize it, but reliever Fred Norman won't simply play through his torn bicep muscle after he got hurt throwing a pitch during the game. Norman is expected to miss at least 3 months.

3/28 - Chet Lemon at first refused to leave today's game after he suffered a dislocated shoulder while running the bases. The injury is expected to keep Lemon out of action for 2 months.

3/29 - The Astros received bad news today. Mark Lemongello will miss 6 weeks due to a herniated disc in his back. He sustained the injury while throwing a pitch.

captaincarl · 08-16-2008, 10:52 PM

On to OPENING DAY!

The Red Sox will open the 1978 season with a 3-game road series starting on Friday, April 7th in Chicago to face the White Sox.

captaincarl · 08-18-2008, 11:22 AM

I've been asked at another site to provide stats leaders for the Phillies on a monthly basis.

Is there a team and/or person that you would like for me to follow along with as well?

captaincarl · 08-21-2008, 12:58 AM

Opening Week Results

Apr 7-9 @ Chicago

Apr 7
Boston 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 - 6 11 1
Chicago 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 x - 8 12 0
Torrez, Drago (7), Campbell (8) and Fisk.
Trout, Proly (8), Hinton (8), Willoughby (9) and Nordhagen
WP: Trout (1-0) LP: Torrez (0-1) SV: Willoughby (1)
HR: Rice (1), Fisk (1), Molinaro (1), Bonds (1)

Wayne Nordhagen hit a bases-loaded triple in the bottom of the 7th inning to break open the game as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox, 8-6. Nordhagen was the star of the game as he went 1-for-3 and drove in 4 runs. Steve Trout scattered 8 hits and struck out 6, allowing 3 runs in 7 innings of work to pick up the win.

April 8
Boston 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 6 8 2
Chicago 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 x - 7 12 1
Eckersley, Stanley (4), Campbell (8) and Fisk.
Kravec, LaGrow (5), Kucek (7), Proly (8), Willoughby (9) and Nordhagen.
WP: LaGrow (1-0) LP: Eckersley (0-1) SV: Willoughby (2)
HR: none

Willie McCovey went 2-4 with an RBI double during Chicago's 5-run 3rd inning to pace the White Sox to a 7-6 victory over the Red Sox. Nordhagen drove in 2 runs in the 4th inning to chase Boston's starter, Dennis Eckersley, who allowed 9 hits and 7 runs, 5 of them unearned in 3 2/3 innings. Lerrin LaGrow picked up the win in relief of Kravec, who lasted 4 1/3 innings. Jim Willoughby picked up his second save of the season dispite allowing a run in the 9th.

April 9
Boston 2 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 - 11 14 1
Chicago 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 0
Lee and Fisk.
Wortham, Torrealba (5), LaGrow (6), Kucek (9) and Nordhagen.
WP: Lee (1-0) LP: Wortham (0-1)
HR: Fisk 2 (3)

Carlton Fisk went 4-4 with a pair of homers and drove in 6 runs as the Boston Red Sox avoided the sweep by routing the White Sox, 11-2 in the final game of the series. Bill Lee went the distance spreading 10 hits and 2 walks over 9 innings to pick up the win.

George Scott suffered a strained MCL while running the bases in today's game and was placed on the 15-day DL.

MLB Awards
AL Player of the Week - Rico Carty, Seattle (.412-2-4)
NL Player of the Week - Keith Hernandez, St.Louis (.556-1-7)

MLB Injury News
4/8 - Baltimore's Scott McGregor suffered a damaged meniscus (knee) and will miss at least 2 weeks.

captaincarl · 08-21-2008, 12:59 AM

Standings as of April 9, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Detroit             3   0 1.000  --     St.Louis            3   0 1.000  --
Milwaukee           3   0 1.000  --     New York            3   1  .750   0.5
Boston              1   2  .333   2     Chicago             2   1  .667   1
Cleveland           0   2  .000   2.5   Pittsburgh          1   2  .333   2
New York            0   2  .000   2.5   Montreal            1   3  .250   2.5
Baltimore           0   3  .000   3     Philadelphia        0   3  .000   3
Toronto             0   3  .000   3

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City         2   0 1.000   0.5   San Diego           3   0 1.000  --
Texas               2   0 1.000   0.5   Cincinnati          3   1  .750   0.5
Minnesota           4   1  .800  --     Los Angeles         2   1  .667   1
California          2   1  .667   1     Atlanta             1   2  .333   2
Chicago             2   1  .667   1     Houston             1   3  .250   2.5
Oakland             1   2  .333   2     San Francisco       0   3  .000   3
Seattle             1   4  .200   3




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
D.Porter-KC          .600               R.Miller-NYM         .588
R.LeFlore-DET        .583               T.Simmons-STL        .571
J.Mayberry-TOR       .571               B.Buckner-CHC        .545

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
C.Fisk-BOS              3               L.Lacy-LA               2
S.Kemp-DET              3               E.Valentine-MON         2
five tied               2               many tied               1

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
D.Ford-MIN              9               K.Hernandez-STL         7
C.Fisk-BOS              8               E.Valentine-MON         7
two tied                7               L.Lacy-LA               5

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
C.Fisk-BOS              6               six tied                4
four tied               5               
                                        

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
R.Yount-MIL             3               K.Griffey Sr-CIN        3
five tied               2               J.Sexton-NYM            3
                                        three tied              2

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
five tied            0.00               five tied            0.00
                                         
                                         

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
M.Marshall-MIN          2               20 tied                 1
19 tied                 1               
                                        

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
D.Darwin-TEX            2               M.Littell-STL           2
J.Willoughby-CHW        2               B.Sutter-CHC            2
many tied               1               four tied               1

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
R.Guidry-NYY           10               J.Richard-HOU           8
N.Ryan-CAL              9               D.Ruthven-ATL           8
F.Tanana-CAL            9               four tied               7

Team Stats

Code:

1978 Boston Red Sox


                               Week of April 7-9
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       .364  11  4  2  0   3  0  | .364  .636  .364  11  2  4  1  1  0   3  0  5  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .231  13  3  4  0   0  2  | .231  .231  .333  13  4  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  2  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .154  13  2  0  0   0  0  | .154  .154  .154  13  0  2  0  0  0   0  0  5  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .333  15  5  3  0   3  0  | .333  .400  .333  15  3  5  1  0  0   3  0  1  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .231  13  3  2  0   1  1  | .231  .308  .214  13  2  3  1  0  0   1  0  3  1  0
cf  Fred Lynn          .500  12  6  3  0   2  1  | .500  .667  .538  12  3  6  2  0  0   2  0  1  1  0
rf  Dwight Evans       .154  13  2  1  1   3  0  | .154  .385  .154  13  1  2  0  0  1   3  0  3  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .167  12  2  2  1   3  0  | .167  .500  .286  12  2  2  1  0  1   3  1  4  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       .545  11  6  6  3   8  0  | .545 1.455  .615  11  6  6  1  0  3   8  1  2  1  0


                         Week of April 7-9
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  3  6.0  6.00  |  0  1  6.00  1.17  1  1  6.0   7  4  2  0  3
Dennis Eckersley    0  1  0  5  3.2  4.91  |  0  1  4.91  2.73  1  1  3.2   9  2  0  1  5
Bill Lee            1  0  0  0  9.0  2.00  |  1  0  2.00  1.33  1  1  9.0  10  2  0  2  0
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Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bob Stanley         0  0  0  0  3.1  0.00  |  0  0  0.00  1.20  1  0  3.1   2  0  0  2  0
Bill Campbell       0  0  0  0  1.2  0.00  |  0  0  0.00  0.60  2  0  1.2   1  0  0  0  0
Dick Drago          0  0  0  2  1.1 27.01  |  0  0 27.01  4.50  1  0  1.1   5  4  0  1  2

The Red Sox have 5 games this week:

April 10 & 12 - at Cleveland Indians
April 14,15,16 - vs. Texas Rangers

captaincarl · 08-22-2008, 12:11 AM

April 10 & 12 - @ Cleveland

Apr. 10
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 4 12 0
Cleveland 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 x - 8 14 0
Ripley, Cleveland (5), Drago (6) and Fisk
Wise, Monge (8) and Hassey
WP: Wise (1-0) LP: Ripley (0-1)
HR: Grubb (1), Thornton (1), Pruitt (1)

Ron Pruitt highlighted a 5-run 5th inning with a 3-run homer as the Indians defeated the Red Sox, 8-4. Rick Wise scattered 11 hits and 4 runs in 7 1/3 innings to pick up the win. Allen Ripley was ripped and Reggie Cleveland was blasted by the Indians lineup as the garnered 6 hits off each of them.

Apr. 12
Boston 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 7 15 1
Cleveland 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 7 0
Torrez, Burgmeier (8), Drago (8) and Fisk
Garland, Kinney (9) and Hassey
WP: Drago (1-0) LP: Garland (0-1)
HR: Fisk (4)

Carlton Fisk went 3-4 and drove in 5 runs, including the go-ahead run in the top of the 9th to break a 5-5 tie, as the Red Sox split the two game series with the Indians, 7-5. Dick Drago pitched two shut out innings in relief of Torrez and Burgmeier to pick up the win while Wayne Garland was wacked around for 14 hits and 7 runs to take the loss.

April 14-16 vs. Texas

Apr 14
Texas 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 1
Boston 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 5 x - 12 18 0
Matlack, Alexander (7), Willis (8) and Ellis
Eckersley, Drago (9) and Fisk
WP: Eckersley (1-1) LP: Matlack (1-1)
HR: Harrah (2), Johnson (1)

The Red Sox offense, led by Rick Burleson's 3-5, 5 RBI night, knocked around Rangers' start Jon Matlack for 13 hits in 6 2/3 innings as Boston romped over Texas, 12-5. Dennis Eckersley (1-1) allowed 5 runs on 8 hits for 8 innings to earn the victory.

Apr 15
Texas 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 - 6 14 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 0
Umbarger, Alexander (7), Barker (8) and Ellis
Lee, Stanley (6), Wright (7), Campbell (8) and Fisk
WP: Umbarger (1-0) LP: Lee (1-1) SV: Barker (1)
HR: Johnson (2)

An error by Butch Hobson sets up Texas's first run of the ball game then the Rangers battered around the Red Sox bullpen as the Rangers evened the weekend series with a 6-1 win on Saturday. Rangers' start Jim Umbarger was the star of the game as he allowed only 3 hits and 1 run in 6 1/3 innings to pick up the win. Al Oliver was 3-5 with an RBI to pace the Texas attack with Davey Johnson hitting a 3-run homer in the top of the 9th to provide insurance.

Apr 16
Texas 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 0 2 - 12 17 1
Boston 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 0
Jenkins and Ellis
Ripley, Stanley (4), Tiant (8) and Fisk
WP: Jenkins (1-1) LP: Ripley (0-2)
HR: Oliver (1), Washington (1), Johnson (3), Hargrove (1), Bailey (1), Evans (2), Hobson (1)

The Texas Rangers' attack roughed up Boston starter Allen Ripley and the rest of the pitchers for 8 extra base hits en route to a 12-3 drubbing over the Red Sox. Mike Hargrove led the way by going 4-5 with a home run and 2 RBI and Fergie Jenkins went the distance for the win. Allen Ripley only lasted 3 2/3 innings and took the loss. The Red Sox loss drops them to 6th place in the AL East, 2 1/2 games behind the front running Milwaukee Brewers.

MLB Awards

AL Player of the Week: Glenn Adams, Minnesota (.571-2-10)
NL Player of the Week: Joe Morgan, Cincinnati (.478-1-7)

MLB Injury News
4/10 - The Rangers received bad news that Jim Sundberg will have to miss 3 weeks due to blurred vision.
4/10 - Rich Gossage, the New York Yankees closer, will miss 2 weeks due to back spasms.
4/12 - The Cincinnati Reds were dealt a serious blow when the team learned that Tom Hume was likely to be out 7-8 months due to bone chips in his elbow.
4/13 - New York Yankees' third baseman Graig Nettles suffered a scratched cornea and will be lost for the next 2 weeks.
4/13 - Kent Tekulve suffered a hyperextended elbow and will be out of action for 3 weeks.
4/14 - Baltimore starting pitcher Jim Palmer suffered a strained rotator cuff muscle and will be out for the next 8 weeks.
4/15 - The Houston Astros reported that starting pitcher Tom Dixon has a tender shoulder and is expected to miss 3 weeks of action.

MLB Contract News
4/12 - Jerry Koosman and New York Mets officials have reached an agreement keeping the 35-year old starting pitcher another 3 years for $2,490,000 per year.
4/16 - Milwaukee officials and Robin Yount shook hands on a $2,016,000 deal today. The extension will keep Yount from becoming a free agent for at least 2 years.

captaincarl · 08-22-2008, 12:17 AM

Standings as of April 16, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee           6   3  .667  --     Pittsburgh          6   3  .667  --
Detroit             5   3  .625   0.5   New York            6   4  .600   0.5
Toronto             4   4  .500   1.5   St.Louis            5   4  .556   1
Baltimore           4   5  .444   2     Montreal            4   5  .444   2
Cleveland           3   4  .429   2     Philadelphia        3   5  .375   2.5
Boston              3   5  .375   2.5   Chicago             3   6  .333   3
New York            3   5  .375   2.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas               5   3  .625   0.5   San Diego           8   1  .889  --
Seattle             8   5  .615  --     Los Angeles         7   2  .778   1
Kansas City         4   3  .571   1     Cincinnati          5   5  .500   3.5
Minnesota           7   6  .538   1     Atlanta             3   6  .333   5
California          5   5  .500   1.5   Houston             3   7  .300   5.5
Chicago             3   5  .375   2.5   San Francisco       2   7  .222   6
Oakland             3   7  .300   3.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
F.Lynn-BOS           .481               K.Oberkfell-STL      .471
G.Adams-MIN          .480               R.Hebner-PHI         .448
M.Hargrove-TEX       .458               K.Hernandez-STL      .441

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
C.Fisk-BOS              4               T.McCarver-PHI          4
S.Kemp-DET              4               V.Davalillo-LA          3
E.Murray-BAL            4               D.Evans-SF              3

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
B.Wynegar-MIN          17               B.Robinson-PIT         11
G.Adams-MIN            13               T.Simmons-STL          11
C.Fisk-BOS             13               R.Smith-LA             10

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
L.Roberts-SEA          13               D.Parker-PIT           11
G.Adams-MIN            12               K.Griffey Sr-CIN       10
D.Baylor-CAL           10               K.Hernandez-STL         9

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
W.Wilson-KC             5               K.Griffey Sr-CIN        9
B.Molinaro-CHW          4               J.Sexton-NYM            7
D.Murphy-OAK            4               B.McBride-PHI           6

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
J.Garvin-TOR         0.00               J.Reuss-PIT          0.00
M.Caldwell-MIL       0.35               B.Welch-LA           0.56                   
L.Sorensen-MIL       1.00               B.Knepper-SF         0.93 

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Kerrigan-BAL          3               many tied               2
many tied               2               
                                        

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Romo-SEA              5               T.Forster-LA            3
D.LaRoche-CAL           3               many tied               2
J.Willoughby-CHW        3               

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
R.Guidry-NYY           17               J.Richard-HOU          24
F.Tanana-CAL           16               T.Seaver-CIN           16
N.Ryan-CAL             15               J.Montefusco-SF        15

Red Sox Team Stats

Code:

1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of April 10-16
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2b  Jerry Remy         .304  23  7  2  0   1  1  | .278  .333  .350  36  6 10  0  1  0   1  4  2  3  1
3b  Butch Hobson       .333  15  5  4  1   3  0  | .250  .429  .267  28  4  7  2  0  1   3  1  8  0  0
3b  Jack Brohamer      .250   4  1  0  0   0  0  | .250  .250  .250   4  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .333  24  8  2  0   7  0  | .333  .462  .333  39  5 13  3  1  0  10  0  3  0  1
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .200  20  4  5  0   0  0  | .212  .303  .229  33  7  7  3  0  0   1  1  3  1  0
cf  Fred Lynn          .500  15  7  1  0   6  0  | .481  .593  .500  27  4 13  3  0  0   8  0  2  1  0
cf  Bernie Carbo       .000   7  0  0  0   0  0  | .000  .000  .300   7  0  0  0  0  0   0  3  3  0  0
rf  Dwight Evans       .389  18  7  6  1   2  0  | .290  .645  .313  31  7  9  5  0  2   5  0  6  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .350  20  7  3  0   1  0  | .281  .469  .361  32  5  9  3  0  1   4  2  8  0  0
dh  Bob Bailey         .238  21  5  2  1   1  0  | .238  .476  .273  21  2  5  2  0  1   1  1  2  0  0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C   Carlton Fisk       .333  18  6  2  1   5  0  | .414  .931  .486  29  8 12  3  0  4  13  3  6  1  0


                      Week of April 10-17
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Torrez         0  0  0  3  7.0  3.86  |  0  1  4.85  1.08  2  2 13.0  12  7  2  2  6
Dennis Eckersley    1  0  0  3  8.0  5.63  |  1  1  5.40  1.63  2  2 11.2  17  7  2  2  8
Bill Lee            0  1  0  1  5.1  0.00  |  1  1  1.26  1.47  2  2 14.1  16  2  0  5  1
Allen Ripley        0  2  0  4  7.2 14.09  |  0  2 14.09  2.48  2  2  7.2  15 12  4  4  4
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bob Stanley         0  0  0  2  4.1  8.31  |  0  0  4.70  1.70  3  0  7.2  11  4  1  2  2
Dick Drago          1  0  0  1  5.2  0.00  |  1  0  5.14  1.43  4  0  7.0   8  4  0  2  3
Bill Campbell       0  0  0  0  0.2  0.00  |  0  0  0.00  0.43  3  0  2.1   1  0  0  0  0
Jim Wright          0  0  0  0  2.0 13.50  |  0  0 13.50  2.50  1  0  2.0   4  3  1  1  0
Luis Tiant          0  0  0  1  2.0  9.00  |  0  0  9.00  1.50  1  0  2.0   3  2  0  0  1
Reggie Cleveland    0  0  0  0  1.1 27.01  |  0  0 27.01  4.50  1  0  1.1   6  4  2  0  0
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  0  0  ----  ----  1  0  0.0   1  2  0  3  0

The Red Sox will be at home all week for 8 games this coming week:

April 17,18,19,20 - vs. Milwaukee Brewers
April 21,22,23 (2) - vs. Cleveland Indians

captaincarl · 08-29-2008, 01:18 AM

April 17-20 vs. Milwaukee

Apr 17
Milwaukee 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 - 8 15 2
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 9 1
Sorensen and Ott
Torrez, Wright (4), Burgmeier (7) and Fisk
WP: Sorensen (2-0) LP: Torrez (0-2)
HR: Jorgensen (2)

Mike Jorgensen went 3-5 with a 2-run home run in the 7th inning to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. Robin Yount was also 3-5 as Milwaukee pounded Mike Torrez and the Boston bullpen for 15 hits. Lary Sorensen allowed run producing singles to Rick Burleson and Carl Yastrzemski in the 6th inning and an RBI ground out by Carlton Fisk en route to the complete game victory.

Apr 18
Milwaukee 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 - 7 10 1
Boston 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0
Augustine and Ott
Eckersley, Stanley (6), Tiant (8) and Fisk
WP: Augustine (1-0) LP: Eckersley (1-2)
HR: Hisle 2 (3), Thomas (1), Lynn (1)

Larry Hisle drove in 3 runs with a pair of home runs and Gorman Thomas added a 2-run homer to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Jerry Augustine scattered 5 hits, allowing 2 runs, in going the distance for the win. Dennis Eckersley took the loss, going 5 2/3 inning allowing 6 hits and 5 runs.

Apr 19
Milwaukee 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1
Boston 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 x - 6 10 0
May, Castro (8) and Moore
Lee, Campbell (6), Drago (9) and Montgomery
WP: Campbell (1-0) LP: May (1-2) SV: Drago (1)
HR: Molitor (1), Montgomery (1)

Rick Burleson broke a 5-5 tie with an RBI single off of Bill Castro in the bottom of the 8th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Backup catcher Bob Montgomery led the way, going 2-3 with a 2-run home run to start the scoring. Boston at one time led by a 4-1 score before Paul Molitor tied the game with a 3-run homer off of starting pitcher Bill Lee. Bill Campbell came on in the 6th inning and threw 3 perfect inning in relief and picked up the win.

Apr 20
Milwaukee 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 8 2
Boston 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 - 7 15 0
Haas, Castro (8), McClure (8) and Ott
Ripley, Wright (3), Burgmeier (10) and Fisk
WP: Burgmeier (1-0) LP: McClure (0-2)
HR: Cooper (3), Ott (1), Rice (2)

Jim Rice went 5-6, including a walkoff single in the bottom of the 10th to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers to give the Red Sox a split of the four-game series against the AL East leading Brewers. Carlton Fisk helped the cause by driving in 3 runs, including a 2-run double in the 3rd inning to start Boston out of a 6-0 deficit. Jim Wright pitched 7 strong innings in relief of Boston starter Allen Ripley as he allowed only 1 hit and struck out 2 during the long relief stint.

April 21-23 (2) vs Cleveland

Apr 21
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
Boston 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 x - 7 10 0
Wise, Kinney (7) and Hassey
Torrez, Drago (8) and Fisk
WP: Torrez (1-2) LP: Wise (1-2)
HR: Thornton (5), Yastrzemski 2 (2), Rice (3), Evans (3)

Yaz hit a 3-run homer in the bottom half of the 1st inning and the Red Sox never looked back as they defeated the Cleveland Indians, 7-2. Mike Torrez won his first game as a Red Sox, going 7 1/3 innings allowing 2 runs. Jim Rice homered in his second straight game, going back-to-back with Yaz, Yaz's second of the game, in the bottom of the 3rd.

Apr 22
Cleveland 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 - 6 10 1
Boston 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 7 2
Waits, Monge (3), Fitzmorris (6), Kern (9) and Pruitt
Eckersley, Stanley (8), Burgmeier (10) and Fisk
WP: Burgmeier (2-0) LP: Kern (1-1)
HR: Thornton (6), Horton (1), Rice (4), Yastrzemski (3)

Yaz singled in the bottom of the 10th to drive in Jerry Remy to win the game for the Red Sox, 7-6, over the Indians. Yastrzemski went 3-5 with a homer and 2 RBI in being named the player of the game for the second game in a row. Tom Burgmeier pitched a 1-2-3 tenth inning and picked up the victory. Jim Rice and Yaz went back-to-back for the second time in as many nights to highlight a 6-run 3rd inning before Cleveland started chipping away and eventually tying the game on a 2-run pinch homer by Willie Horton in the top of the 9th off Bob Stanley.

Apr 23 (1 of 2)
Cleveland 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 10 11 1
Boston 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 7 7 1
Garland, Kinney (9), Kern (9) and Pruitt
Lee, Drago (2), Campbell (7), Wright (7) and Montgomery
[b]WP: Garland (1-2) LP: Lee (1-2) SV: Kern (3)
HR: Bell (3), Thornton (7), Rice (5), Hancock 2 (2)

Cleveland jumped on Boston starter Bill Lee for 4 runs in the top of the 1st and 2 more in the 2nd then held on to defeat the Red Sox, 10-7, in the first game of the double header. Andre Thornton hit a 3-run homer in the 1st, his third HR in as many games, to start the barage as "Spaceman" was pulled after giving up a 2-run homer to Buddy Bell with no one out in the top of the 2nd inning. Wayne Garland went 8 innings in picking up the win.

Apr 23 (2 of 2)
Cleveland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Boston 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 x - 9 12 0
Paxton, Kinney (6), Hood (7) and Pruitt
Ripley, Campbell (7) and Fisk
WP: Ripley (1-2) LP: Paxton (1-2)
HR: Lynn (2), Bailey (2), Evans (4)

Fred Lynn went 2-4 with a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 3rd to snap a 1-1 tie and a run-scoring double in the 4-run Boston 7th to lead the Red Sox to a 9-1 victory and a split of the double header. Allen Ripley went 6 2/3 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits before leaving due to an injury, to earn the win as Mike Paxton took the loss by giving up 5 runs, 4 earned, in 5 2/3 innings.

MLB Awards
AL Player of the Week: Al Oliver, Texas (.500-2-6)
NL Player of the Week: Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh (.370-4-14)

MLB Injury News
4/19 - Cincinnati's Dan Dumoulin suffered a ruptured ulnar ligament in his elbow and will be lost for the next 8 weeks.
4/20 - Dodgers' first baseman Steve Garvey will miss 2-3 weeks with a torn thigh muscle.
4/23 - The Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse was subdued after Steve Brye was seriously injured during the game. Brye will undergo surgery for a torn back muscle and his career in baseball is over.
4/23 - Boston Red Sox team doctors confirmed that Allen Ripley will miss 7-8 months with a torn bicep muscle.

MLB Contract News
4/22 - The San Diego Padres have finalized a deal with All Star-caliber reliever Pete Vuckovich that will extend his stay in San Diego at least 1 year, and will pay out $660,000.

MLB Trade News
4/18 - The Boston Red Sox made a minor move in their crowded bullpen today by sending pitcher Reggie Cleveland to the Texas Rangers for cash.

captaincarl · 08-29-2008, 01:22 AM

Standings as of April 23, 2008

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee           9   7  .563  --     Pittsburgh          9   6  .600  --
Detroit             8   7  .533   0.5   New York            9   7  .563   0.5
Toronto             8   7  .533   0.5   St.Louis            8   8  .500   1.5
Boston              8   8  .500   1     Chicago             7   8  .467   2
New York            7   8  .467   1.5   Montreal            7   8  .467   2
Baltimore           6   8  .429   2     Philadelphia        5   8  .385   3
Cleveland           6   9  .400   2.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas               8   5  .615  --     San Diego          10   5  .667  --
Minnesota          11   8  .579  --     Los Angeles        10   6  .625   0.5
California          9   7  .563   0.5   Atlanta             9   7  .563   1.5
Seattle            10   9  .526   1     Cincinnati          8   8  .500   2.5
Kansas City         6   6  .500   1.5   Houston             6  10  .375   4.5
Chicago             6   7  .462   2     San Francisco       4  11  .267   6
Oakland             5  11  .313   4.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
A.Oliver-TEX         .431               K.Hernandez-STL      .475
D.Porter-KC          .429               K.Oberkfell-STL      .438
S.Kemp-DET           .407               P.Rose-CIN           .414

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Thomasson-OAK         7               B.Horner-ATL            4
A.Thornton-CLE          7               L.Mazzilli-NYM          4
S.Kemp-DET              5               T.McCarver-PHI          4

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
G.Adams-MIN            19               T.Simmons-STL          15
A.Thornton-CLE         19               K.Hernandez-STL        14
C.Fisk-BOS             18               W.Stargell-PIT         14

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
L.Roberts-SEA          16               K.Hernandez-STL        15
R.Wilfong-MIN          16               K.Griffey Sr-CIN       14
G.Adams-MIN            15               D.Lopes-LA             13

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
W.Wilson-KC            10               K.Griffey Sr-CIN       11
R.Carew-MIN             5               O.Moreno-PIT           10
D.Collins-MIN           5               J.Sexton-NYM            9

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
M.Flanagan-BAL       0.79               S.Sanderson-MON      0.82
M.Fidrych-DET        1.64               J.Montefusco-SF      0.85                   
R.Guidry-NYY         1.82               B.Bonham-CIN         1.06 

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
D.Alexander-TEX         3               P.Moskau-CIN            4
M.Fidrych-DET           3               B.Blyleven-PIT          3
J.Garvin-TOR            3               M.Davey-ATL             3

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
D.LaRoche-CAL           5               W.McEnaney-PIT          5
E.Romo-SEA              5               M.Davey-ATL             4
R.Davis-NYY             4               T.Forster-LA            4

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
R.Guidry-NYY           38               J.Richard-HOU          32
N.Ryan-CAL             31               J.Montefusco-SF        26
M.Flanagan-BAL         29               B.Blyleven-PIT         23

Red Sox Team Stats

Code:

1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of April 17-23
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1b  #George Scott      .---  --  -  -  -   -  -  | .364  .636  .364  11  2  4  1  1  0   3  0  5  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .375  32 12  7  0   0  1  | .324  .397  .387  68 13 22  3  1  0   1  7  8  4  2
3b  Butch Hobson       .333  27  2  1  0   1  0  | .164  .255  .190  55  5  9  2  0  1   4  2 15  0  0
3b  Jack Brohamer      .125   8  1  1  0   0  0  | .167  .250  .167  12  1  2  1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .184  38  7  6  0   3  1  | .260  .325  .260  77 11 20  3  1  0  13  0  5  1  1
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .333  30 10  5  3   9  0  | .270  .460  .324  63 12 17  3  0  3  10  5  4  1  0
cf  Fred Lynn          .172  29  5  4  2   7  0  | .321  .518  .387  56  8 18  5  0  2  15  5  2  1  0
cf  Bernie Carbo       .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .000  .000  .300   7  0  0  0  0  0   0  3  3  0  0
rf  Dwight Evans       .333  24  8  4  2   3  0  | .309  .655  .367  55 11 17  5  1  4   8  4 11  0  1
rf  Garry Hancock      .500   4  2  2  2   4  0  | .500 2.000  .500   4  2  2  0  0  2   4  0  0  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .400  35 14  7  4  10  1  | .343  .627  .392  67 12 23  4  0  5  14  4 14  1  0
dh  Bob Bailey         .238  30  4  5  1   2  0  | .176  .373  .250  51  7  9  4  0  2   3  5  6  0  0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C   Carlton Fisk       .333  24  8  3  0   5  0  | .377  .717  .443  53 11 20  6  0  4  18  5  9  1  0
c   Bob Montgomery     .333   6  2  3  1   2  0  | .333 1.000  .500   6  3  2  1  0  1   2  1  0  0  0
c   Fred Kendall       .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .000  .000  .000   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0


                      Week of April 17-23
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Torrez         1  1  0  6 11.0  6.55  |  1  2  5.63  1.38  4  4 24.0  28 15  3  5 10
Dennis Eckersley    0  1  0  5 12.2  5.68  |  1  2  5.55  1.36  4  4 24.1  30 15  5  3 13
Bill Lee            0  1  0  0  6.0 15.00  |  1  2  5.31  1.82  4  4 20.1  31 12  3  6  1
Allen Ripley        1  0  0  2  8.2  7.27  |  1  2 10.47  1.96  4  4 16.1  25 19  6  7  6
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dick Drago          1  0  1  4  7.2  1.17  |  1  0  3.07  1.02  7  1 14.2  11  5  0  4  7
Jim Wright          0  0  0  6 12.1  1.46  |  0  0  3.14  0.70  4  0 14.1   9  5  2  1  6
Bob Stanley         0  0  0  0  3.1 10.80  |  0  0  6.55  1.91  5  0 11.0  19  8  3  2  2
Bill Campbell       1  0  0  6  6.0  4.50  |  1  0  3.24  1.08  6  0  8.1   5  3  0  4  6
Tom Burgmeier       2  0  0  0  4.1  0.00  |  2  0  4.15  1.62  4  0  4.1   4  2  0  3  0
Luis Tiant          0  0  0  0  2.0  0.00  |  0  0  4.50  0.75  2  0  4.0   3  2  0  0  1
Reggie Cleveland    0  0  0  0  1.1 27.01  |  0  0 27.01  4.50  1  0  1.1   6  4  2  0  0

# - injured/ on DL

This coming week ends the month of April. The Red Sox will be on the road as they head to Milwaukee for 2 games against the Brewers on the 25th & 26th followed by an off day then a 3-game weekend series in Arlington, Texas to face the Rangers.

captaincarl · 08-30-2008, 03:47 AM

April 25 & 26 at Milwaukee

Apr 25
Boston 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 - 10 11 0
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 10 2
Tiant, Drago (8) and Fisk
May, Mueller (6), Castro (9) and Ott
WP: Tiant (1-0) LP: May (1-3)
HR: Bailey (3), Burleson (1)

Luis Tiant scattered 8 hits in 7 innings, allowing 1 run and striking out 6, in leading the Boston Red Sox to a 10-1 rout over the Milwaukee Brewers. Dwight Evans led the lineup, going 3-3 with one RBI, with Bob Bailey chipping in with a 3-run home run in the 4th inning to blow the game open, giving Boston a 5-0 lead.

Apr 26
Boston 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 12 0
Milwaukee 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 0
Torrez, Stanley (5), Campbell (10) and Fisk
Caldwell, Rodriguez (7), Farmer (10) and Ott
WP: Farmer (3-0) LP: Campbell (1-1)
HR: Rice (6), Thomas (2)

Larry Hisle cracked a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-4 win and a split of the two-game series. Hisle went 2-5 and scored the team's first run of the game in the 4th inning. Gorman Thomas helped the cause with a 3-run homer as the Milwaukee bullpen only allowed 2 hits and no runs in 4 2/3 innings.

April 28-30 at Texas

Apr 28
Boston 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 0 - 9 14 1
Texas 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 12 0
Eckersley, Burgmeier (6), Campbell (7) and Fisk
Alexander, Lindblad (5), Moret (8), Barker (9) and Ellis
WP: Eckersley (2-2) LP: Alexander (4-2) SV: Campbell (1)
HR: Rice 2 (8), Washington (3)

Jim Rice went 3-5, including 2 home runs, and drove in 4 runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 win over the Texas Rangers in the first game of the 3-game weekend series. Fred Lynn drove in 3 runs with both Remy and Burleson driving in 1 each to help Dennis Eckersley as he went 5 2/3 innings and allowed 2 runs in picking up his second win of the season. Doyle Alexander was pounded for 8 hits and 6 runs in four innings and took the loss.

Apr 29
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 2
Texas 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 x - 9 13 0
Lee, Burgmeier (5), Campbell (6), Drago (8) and Fisk
Umbarger, Willis (6), Moret (8) and Ellis
WP: Umbarger (2-2) LP: Lee (1-3)
HR: Ellis (1)

Lou Piniella went 3-4, driving in 2 runs and scoring 2 runs, to lead the way as the Texas Rangers defeated the Boston Red Sox, 9-1, to take the second game of the series. John Ellis hit his first home run of the season, driving in 3 runs, to aid Piniella. Jim Umbarger threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings and picked up his second win of the season. Rick Burleson scored Boston's only run on a sac fly by Fisk in the 8th inning.

Apr 30
Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 7 1
Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 1
Wright, Stanley (2), Burgmeier (5), Drago (8) and Fisk
Matlack, Lindblad (7) and Mahlberg
WP: Stanley (1-0) LP: Matlack (3-2) SV: Drago (2)
HR: Remy (1)

Texas's Jon Matlack hurled 6 innings and allowed only one run but four Boston pitchers combined for an 8-hit shutout as the Red Sox took the rubber game of the 3-game series, 3-0. Jerry Remy drove in a pair of runs, one with his first HR of the year, to pace the Boston lineup. Boston starter Jim Wright left the game after the 1st inning after suffering a strained tricep muscle. Bob Stanley, who came on to replace Wright to start the bottom of the 2nd, pitched three scoreless innings and got credit for the win.

MLB Awards
AL Player of the Week: Al Oliver, Texas (.485-1-3)
AL Hitter of the Month: Steve Kemp, Detroit (.390-8-21)
AL Pitcher of the Month: Mike Flanagan, Baltimore (3-0, 1.49 era, 30 k)
AL Rookie of the Month: Dave Revering, Oakland (.364-5-21)
NL Player of the Week: Steve Rogers, Montreal (2-0, 18 ip, 0.00 era, 12 k)
NL Hitter of the Month: Keith Hernandez, St.Louis (.450-2-14)
NL Pitcher of the Month: Tommy John, Los Angeles (5-0, 1.76 era, 25 k)
NL Rookie of the Month: Scott Sanderson, Montreal (4-0, 0.93 era, 29 ip, 28 k)

MLB Injury News
4/28 - Gaylord Perry had to leave the Padres game against Philadelphia after suffering back spasms while throwing a pitch. He will be out of the lineup at least 8 weeks.
4/28 - The Minnesota Twins will lose the services of first baseman Rod Carew after he sustained a torn thigh muscle while running the bases. His trainer said he is expected to be sidelined for the next 3-4 weeks.
4/29 - The Milwaukee Brewers were dealt a serious blow when the team learned that Robin Yount was likely to be out for 2 weeks after he injured himself running the bases. The team doctors revealed the injury to be a inguinal hernia.
4/30 - Jim Wright of the Boston Red Sox could be headed for the disabled list after suffering a strained tricep muscle in a game against the Texas Rangers. He is expected to miss at least 2 weeks.

MLB Contract News
4/25 - A $14,632,000 package keeping Ken Singleton a member of the Orioles has been accepted by the player and his agent. He will earn $3,658,000 annually over the next 4 years.
4/29 - Team officials triumphantly announced that the Reds and superstar starting pitcher Tom Seaver have closed a deal that keeps the 33-year old in a Cincinnati uniform for another 4 years. He will earn $10,948,000 as part of the settlement.
4/30 - SION reports that the St.Louis Cardinals have just agreed with catcher Ted Simmons on a contract extension. The total value is $24,584,000 for 7 years, which equals $3,512,000 per season.
5/1 - Oakland officials and Dave Heaverlo shook hands on a $1,542,000 deal today. The extension will keep him from becoming a free agent for at least 3 years.

MLB Milestones and Special Achievements
4/28 - Pete Rose gets hit number 3000
4/30 - Ron Cey bangs 3 HRs against St.Louis
4/30 - Garry Maddox tagged the Braves by hitting for the cycle

captaincarl · 08-30-2008, 04:57 AM

Standings as of April 30

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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee          13   8  .619  --     Montreal           11  10  .524  --
Detroit            12   9  .571   1     Pittsburgh         11  10  .524  --
Baltimore          10   9  .526   2     New York           11  11  .500   0.5
Boston             11  10  .524   2     St.Louis           11  11  .500   0.5
Toronto            10  12  .455   3.5   Chicago            10  11  .476   1
Cleveland           9  13  .409   4.5   Philadelphia        9  10  .474   1
New York            8  12  .400   4.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas              12   8  .600  --     San Diego          14   7  .667  --
Seattle            14  12  .538   1     Los Angeles        13   8  .619   1
Oakland            12  11  .522   1.5   Atlanta            12  10  .545   2.5
Minnesota          13  13  .500   2     Cincinnati         11  10  .524   3
California         11  12  .488   2.5   San Francisco       7  14  .333   7
Chicago             8  11  .421   3.5   Houston             7  15  .318   7.5
Kansas City         8  11  .421   3.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
A.Oliver-TEX         .429               K.Hernandez-STL      .450
S.Kemp-DET           .390               K.Oberkfell-STL      .419
G.Adams-MIN          .380               V.Davalillo-LA       .403

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
S.Kemp-DET              8               B.Horner-ATL            6
J.Rice-BOS              8               E.Valentine-MON         6
G.Thomasson-OAK         7               A.Dawson-MON            5

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
G.Adams-MIN            24               T.Simmons-STL          20
D.Ford-MIN             22               G.Luzinski-PHI         18
A.Thornton-CLE         22               L.Mazzilli-NYM         17

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
S.Kemp-DET             24               K.Hernandez-STL        19
L.Roberts-SEA          23               D.Lopes-LA             18
R.Wilfong-MIN          18               J.Sexton-NYM           17

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
W.Wilson-KC            14               O.Moreno-PIT           15
R.LeFlore-DET           8               K.Griffey Sr-CIN       14
B.Molinaro-CHW          8               J.Sexton-NYM           12

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
S.McGregor-BAL       1.35               S.Sanderson-MON      0.93
M.Flanagan-BAL       1.49               B.Knepper-SF         1.08         
R.Guidry-NYY         1.69               B.Welch-LA           1.50 

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
D.Alexander-TEX         4               T.John-LA               5
M.Caldwell-MIL          3               P.Moskau-CIN            5
J.Crawford-DET          3               S.Sanderson-MON         4

Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Romo-SEA              8               M.Davey-ATL             7
E.Sosa-OAK              7               M.Littell-STL           7
D.LaRoche-CAL           6               S.Lockwood-NYM          6

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
R.Guidry-NYY           44               J.Richard-HOU          44
N.Ryan-CAL             39               B.Blyleven-PIT         30
F.Tanana-CAL           31               J.Montefusco-SF        30

Red Sox Stats Thru April 30

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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       .571   7  4  1  0   1  0  | .444  .833  .474  18  3  8  5  1  0   4  1  6  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .286  21  6  3  1   4  2  | .315  .404  .374  89 16 28  3  1  1   5  9  9  6  2
3b  Butch Hobson       .286  21  6  1  0   2  0  | .197  .289  .212  76  6 15  4  0  1   6  2 23  0  0
3b  Jack Brohamer      .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .167  .250  .167  12  1  2  1  0  0   0  0  0  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .250  20  5  3  1   4  1  | .258  .351  .260  97 14 25  4  1  1  17  1  7  2  1
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .143  21  3  2  0   0  0  | .238  .381  .298  84 14 20  3  0  3  10  7  6  1  0
cf  Fred Lynn          .238  21  5  3  0   3  0  | .299  .442  .353  77 11 23  5  0  2  18  6  5  1  0
cf  Bernie Carbo       .400   5  2  1  0   1  0  | .167  .333  .375  12  1  2  0  1  0   1  4  3  0  0
rf  Dwight Evans       .333  15  5  4  0   2  0  | .314  .614  .400  70 15 22  7  1  4  10  9 15  0  1
rf  Garry Hancock      .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .500 2.000  .500   4  2  2  0  0  2   4  0  0  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .364  22  8  4  3   6  0  | .348  .674  .392  89 16 31  5  0  8  20  5 18  1  1
dh  Bob Bailey         .300  10  3  5  1   3  0  | .197  .443  .258  61  9 12  6  0  3   6  5  7  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       .235  17  4  3  0   1  1  | .343  .614  .429  70 14 24  7  0  4  19  9 13  2  0
c   Bob Montgomery     .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .333 1.000  .500   6  3  2  1  0  1   2  1  0  0  0
c   Fred Kendall       .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .000  .000  .000   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  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         0  0  0  3  4.0  9.00  |  1  2  6.11  1.46  5  5 28.0  35 19  4  6 13
Dennis Eckersley    1  0  0  2  5.2  1.59  |  2  2  4.80  1.43  5  5 30.0  37 16  6  6 15
Bill Lee            0  1  0  2  4.1  8.31  |  1  3  5.84  1.91  5  5 24.2  40 16  4  7  3
#Allen Ripley       -  -  -  -  -.-  -.--  |  1  2 10.47  1.96  4  4 16.1  25 19  6  7  6
Luis Tiant          1  0  0  6  7.0  1.29  |  1  0  2.45  1.00  3  0 11.0  11  3  0  0  7
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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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Dick Drago          0  0  1  2  5.0  0.00  |  1  0  2.29  0.92 10  2 19.2  14  5  0  4  9
#Jim Wright         0  0  0  0  1.0  0.00  |  0  0  2.93  0.72  5  0 15.1  10  5  2  1  6
Bob Stanley         1  0  0  1  8.0  0.00  |  1  0  3.79  1.53  7  0 19.0  25  8  3  4  3
Bill Campbell       0  1  1  1  4.2  1.93  |  1  1  2.77  1.08  9  1 13.0  10  4  1  4  7
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  1  4.2  7.71  |  2  0  6.00  1.89  7  0  9.0  11  6  0  6  1

The week ahead finds the Boston Red Sox at home all week.

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

08-16-2008, 05:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
captaincarl All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 520	The 1978+ Boston Red Sox - The Curse Continues? In 1977, the Red Sox were in a tight race to the end with the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles. Boston ended 1977 with a 97-64 record, 2.5 games behind the rival Yankees and tied for second place in the ALE with the Orioles. Maybe with just a few more tweeks, the Bosox could take the division from the favored Yankees. Several new players came on board to hopefully give the Sox a hand. Let's take a look at the lineup. 1. Jerry Remy, 2b - One of the key offseason additions to the team. Acquired in a trade with the California Angels for pitcher Don Aase. Remy batted .252-4-44 with 41 stolen bases in 1977. 2. Rick Burleson, ss - "Rooster" had a good season in 1977 as he went .293-3-52 and 13 stolen bases. He also has a pretty good glove which helps the interior of the defense. 3. Jim Rice, dh - Rice is a yearly MVP candidate and 1977 was no exception. (.320-39-114). One of the "Gold Dust Twins" in 1975 along with Fred Lynn. 4. Carl Yastrzemski, lf - "Captain Carl". The man they call "Yaz" had a strong 1977 season with .296-28-102 numbers, not bad for a guy turning 38 this season. He was also 11/12 in stolen base attempts. 5. Carlton Fisk, c - "Pudge" has been a mainstay behind the plate since 1972, his rookie season. He continued to shine on both sides of the dish with .315-26-102 batting while showing a strong defense and arm. 6. Fred Lynn, cf - The other half of the "Gold Dust Twins" who was both the Rookie of the Year and the MVP award winner in 1975. When healthy, he is truly one of the hitting leaders of the team and shows good defense in center field. Fought through injuries during 1977 and only compiled .260-18-76 numbers in 129 games. 7. George Scott, 1b - "Boomer" returned to Boston after being traded to the Brewers in 1972 and completed a .269-33-95 season in 1977. He has saved plenty of errors with his defense around the bag. 8. Dwight Evans, rf - "Dewey" suffered a knee injury in 1977 and only played 63 games in the outfield while putting up .287-14-36 numbers. Was second on the team with a .526 slugging percentage. One of the best defensive right fielders in the game. 9. Butch Hobson, 3b - His .265-30-112 numbers are really good for a 9th place hitter in his second full season in the majors. A former quarterback at Alabama under Paul "Bear" Bryant. Bench Bob Montgomery, c - "Monty" is servicable behind the plate as the backup to Fisk, which wasn't too often. His .300-2-7 numbers in 1977 are a bit deceiving since he only had 40 at bats. Jack Brohamer - Signed as a free agent during winter. Batted .257-2-20 while with the White Sox in 1977. Solid glove who will back up the middle infield. Bob Bailey - Came over from Cincinnati during 1977 and will be the backup at the corner infield spots as well as possibly in left field. Bernie Carbo - One of the heroes for the Red Sox in game 6 of the 1975 World Series against one of his former teams, the Cincinnati Reds. Will probably be the main backup in the outfield who had a fine .289-15-34 season with 228 at bats in 1977 coming off the bench. Garry Hancock - Young outfielder rounds out the bench and will spend most of his time there or shuffling to triple-A. Acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Indians for backup outfielder/first baseman Jack Baker. Pitching Starting Rotation Mike Torrez - Signed as a free agent over the winter. Was a combined 17-13 with a 3.88 ERA while pitching for the A's and the Yankees in 1977. Unfortunately, he will have frequent bouts with his control. Dennis Eckersley - "Eck" had a 14-13 record with a 3.53 ERA while pitching for the Cleveland Indians in 1977. Teriffic command. Had a 3.54 K/BB ratio in 1977, striking out 191 in 247 innings while walking only 54. Acquired in a trade late in spring training with catcher Fred Kendall for Rick Wise, Mike Paxton, Ted Cox and Bo Diaz. Bill Lee - "Spaceman" had a 9-5 record with 1 save in 1977. Unpredictable character who will keep things interesting in the club house. Allen Ripley - Rookie who will begin the season as a co-fourth starter in 1978. Luis Tiant - "El Tiante" will be the other co-fourth starter in 1978. Had three 20-win seasons since being rescued from scrap heap by Boston in 1972. Had a 12-8 record with a 4.52 ERA in 1977. Could get 200th win in major league career this season in 1978 (entering with 191 wins). Bullpen Reggie Cleveland - Canadian who had an 11-8 record with a 4.26 ERA while pitching for Boston in 1977. 29-year old veteran who will probably see some spot starts or be trade bait. Tom Burgmeier - Signed as a free agent at the beginning of spring training. Was 6-4 with 7 saves while pitching for Minnesota Twins in 1977 but had a 5.09 ERA. Bill Campbell - Had a 13-9 record with 31 saves in 1977. "Soup" will start as setup man in 1978. Jim Wright - Rookie pitcher who has not pitched in major leagues. Will start season as mop up man and long reliever. Bill Stanley - "Steamer" was 8-7 with 3 saves as a reliever/spot starter in 1977. Dick Drago - Signed as a free agent over the winter to handle closing position. Drago was 6-4 with 5 saves while pitching for Angels and Orioles. 1978 Outlook Revamped pitching staff plus other new faces could make things interesting if things gel. Should contend for division and league title based on solid lineup expectations. Will need to outslug opposition at times. Last edited by captaincarl : 08-16-2008 at 06:02 AM.

08-16-2008, 09:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
captaincarl All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 520	January, 1978 Happenings Trades 1/02 - Pittsburgh Pirates get 2b Don Money (30 yrs old, .279-25-83 in 1977), Milwaukee Brewers get c Ed Ott (26 yrs old, .264-7-38) 1/02 - Cincinnati Reds get lf Hal McRae (32 yrs old, .298-21-92), Kansas City Royals gets 1b Dan Driessen (.300-17-91) 1/02 - Chicago White Sox get 1b Willie McCovey (39 yrs old, .280-28-86), San Francisco Giants get minor league cf Rusty Torres (29 yrs old, .156-3-10) 1/02 - Detroit Tigers get rf Pat Kelly (33 yrs old, .256-10-49), Baltimore Orioles get c Milt May (27 yrs old, .249-12-46) 1/03 - Pittsburgh Pirates get c Thurman Munson (30 yrs old, .308-18-100), New York Yankees get ss Matt Alexander (30 yrs old, .238-0-2) 1/03 - Atlanta Braves get p Tom Buskey (30 yrs old, 0-0, 5.29 era, 34.0 ip, 15 k), Toronto Blue Jays get c Joe Nolan (26 yrs old, .280-3-9) and minor league rf Larry Whisenton (21 yrs old, .250-0-1) 1/06 - Seattle Mariners get 1b Rico Carty (38 yrs old, .280-15-80), Toronto Blue Jays get 3b Bill Stein (30 yrs old, .259-13-67) 1/17 - Los Angeles Dodgers get p Greg Minton (26 yrs old, 1-1, 4.50 era, 14.0 ip, 5 k), San Francisco Giants get ss Bill Russell (29 yrs old, .278-4-51) 1/24 - Cincinnati Reds get p Paul Splittorff (31 yrs old, 16-6, 3.69 era, 229.0 ip, 99 k), Kansas City Royals get 3b Ray Knight (25 yrs old, .261-1-13) 1/26 - Baltimore Orioles get 2b Junior Kennedy (27 yrs old, .000-0-0), Cincinnati Reds get 1b Terry Crowley (30 yrs old, .364-1-9) 1/26 - California Angels get p Mike Krukow (26 yrs old, 8-14, 4.40 era, 172.0 ip, 106 k), Chicago Cubs get minor league c Ike Hampton (26 yrs old, .295-3-9) 1/28 - Texas Rangers get p Mike Willis (27 yrs old, 2-6, 5 sv, 3.94 era, 107.1 ip, 59 k), Toronto Blue Jays get cf Juan Beniquez (27 yrs old, .269-10-50) 1/28 - Houston Astros get p Craig Swan (27 yrs old, 9-10, 4.23 era, 146.2 ip, 71 k), New York Mets get ss Jimmy Sexton (26 yrs old, .216-1-3)

08-16-2008, 09:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
captaincarl All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 520	February, 1978 Happenings Trades 2/04 - Philadelphia Phillies get p Dock Ellis (32 yrs old, 12-12, 1 sv, 3.63 era, 213.0 ip, 106 k), Texas Rangers get 1b Davey Johnson (35 yrs old, .321-8-36) 2/04 - Milwaukee Brewers get p Rudy May (33 yrs old, 18-14, 3.61 era, 251.2 ip, 105 k), Montreal Expos get lf Ben Oglivie (28 yrs old, .262-21-61) 2/07 - California Angels get p Doug Bair (28 yrs old, 4-6, 8 sv, 3.46 era, 83.1 ip, 68 k), Cincinnati Reds get 1b Tony Solaita (31 yrs old, .241-14-53) 2/10 - New York Yankees get p Dan Spillner (26 yrs old, 7-6, 6 sv, 3.73 era, 123.0 ip, 74 k) and 3b Barry Evans (21 yrs old, .000-0-0), San Diego Padres get 1b Chris Chambliss (29 yrs old, .287-17-90) 2/10 - San Diego Padres get p Pete Vuckovich (25 yrs old, 7-7, 8 sv, 3.47 era, 148.0 ip, 123 k), St.Louis Cardinals get cf George Hendrick (28 yrs old, .311-23-81) 2/15 - California Angels get p Bob Myrick (25 yrs old, 2-2, 2 sv, 3.61 era, 87.1 ip, 49 k), New York Mets get cf Rick Miller (29 yrs old, .254-0-24) 2/15 - Philadelphia Phillies get p Ed Halicki (27 yrs old, 16-12, 3.32 era, 257.2 ip, 168 k), San Francisco Giants get c Bob Boone (30 yrs old, .284-11-66) 2/21 - Cincinnati Reds get p John Sutton (25 yrs old, 2-1, 2.59 era, 24.1 ip, 9 k), Minnesota Twins get lf Dave Collins (25 yrs old, .239-5-28) 2/25 - New York Mets get p Adrian Devine (26 yrs old, 11-6, 3.58 era, 105.2 ip, 67 k), Atlanta Braves get ss Tim Foli (27 yrs old, .228-4-27)

08-16-2008, 10:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
captaincarl All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 520	Spring Training, 1978 News Trades 3/05 - St.Louis Cardinals get 3b Larry Wolfe (25 yrs old, .240-0-6), Minnesota Twins get lf Jerry Mumphrey (25 yrs old, .287-2-38) 3/14 - Texas Rangers get lf Lou Piniella (34 yrs old, .330-12-45), New York Yankees get ss Bert Campaneris (36 yrs old, .254-5-46) 3/31 - Los Angeles Dodgers get p Tom Bruno (25 yrs old, 0-1, 7.85 era, 18.1 ip, 9 k), St.Louis Cardinals get cf Dusty Baker (28 yrs old, .291-30-86) 4/02 - Philadelphia Phillies get p Ray Burris (27 yrs old, 14-16, 4.72 era, 221.0 ip, 105 k), Chicago Cubs get cf Garry Maddox (28 yrs old, .292-14-74) Contracts 3/11 - Team officials were upbeat as Al Oliver signed an extension with the Rangers. He'll be calling Texas home for the next 3 years and will earn $9,717,000 in salary by the end of the contract. 3/14 - The Milwaukee Brewers have finalized a deal with All Star-caliber right fielder Sixto Lezcano that will extend his stay with the team at least 3 years, and will pay out $6,321,000. 3/15 - Sporting News has confirmed that the Twins and Dave Goltz have come to terms on a $11,011,000 package that will keep the starting pitcher in town another 6 years. 3/16 - The Twins opened their pocketbook and persuaded Rod Carew to continue his career in front of the fans who have grown to appreciate his talent and contributions. The agreement was for $11,295,000 over 3 years. 3/16 - Sources close to the dealings between Andy Hassler and Kansas City report that the two sides have pushed aside their differences and worked out an extension. The 26-year old pitcher agreed to a $10,976,000 deal that will have him playing at Royals Stadium for the next 7 years. 3/18 - The Astros must be relieved this evening as word that J.R. Richard has decided to stay put became reality. The 28-year old pitcher will call Houston home for at least another 5 years. The amount of money was undisclosed at press time. 3/21 - Tigers representatives confirm that they have reached a contract settlement with Ron LeFlore and that the 29-year old outfielder will stay on at Tiger Stadium for at least 3 years. The salary was undisclosed as the report went to press. 3/23 - Roy Smalley might be greedy, but there's no disputing his talent. The hotshot shortstop will pocked $1,730,164 after re-signing with the Twins earlier today, and will hang around another 2 years. 3/24 - Jorge Orta is staying put. The Chicago White Sox second baseman inked a $5,492,000 extension and will play in Chicago another 4 years. 3/27 - San Diego fans celebrated as word of a signing became reality. Randy Jones won't be pulling up stakes anytime soon as he has signed a 3-year extension at a pay rate of $1,162,000 per season. Major Injuries 3/07 - Detroit fans will be disappointed to learn that Jack Morris developed a torn bicep muscle while throwing a pitch in the game. The doctors informed the Tigers that Morris was expected to miss 3 months. 3/15 - It took Cincinnati team doctors a while to realize it, but reliever Fred Norman won't simply play through his torn bicep muscle after he got hurt throwing a pitch during the game. Norman is expected to miss at least 3 months. 3/28 - Chet Lemon at first refused to leave today's game after he suffered a dislocated shoulder while running the bases. The injury is expected to keep Lemon out of action for 2 months. 3/29 - The Astros received bad news today. Mark Lemongello will miss 6 weeks due to a herniated disc in his back. He sustained the injury while throwing a pitch.

08-18-2008, 11:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
captaincarl All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 520	I've been asked at another site to provide stats leaders for the Phillies on a monthly basis. Is there a team and/or person that you would like for me to follow along with as well? Last edited by captaincarl : 08-21-2008 at 12:58 AM.

08-16-2008, 10:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
captaincarl All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 520	On to OPENING DAY! The Red Sox will open the 1978 season with a 3-game road series starting on Friday, April 7th in Chicago to face the White Sox.

08-21-2008, 12:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
captaincarl All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 520	Opening Week Results Apr 7-9 @ Chicago Apr 7 Boston 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 - 6 11 1 Chicago 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 x - 8 12 0 Torrez, Drago (7), Campbell (8) and Fisk. Trout, Proly (8), Hinton (8), Willoughby (9) and Nordhagen WP: Trout (1-0) LP: Torrez (0-1) SV: Willoughby (1) HR: Rice (1), Fisk (1), Molinaro (1), Bonds (1) Wayne Nordhagen hit a bases-loaded triple in the bottom of the 7th inning to break open the game as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox, 8-6. Nordhagen was the star of the game as he went 1-for-3 and drove in 4 runs. Steve Trout scattered 8 hits and struck out 6, allowing 3 runs in 7 innings of work to pick up the win. April 8 Boston 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 6 8 2 Chicago 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 x - 7 12 1 Eckersley, Stanley (4), Campbell (8) and Fisk. Kravec, LaGrow (5), Kucek (7), Proly (8), Willoughby (9) and Nordhagen. WP: LaGrow (1-0) LP: Eckersley (0-1) SV: Willoughby (2) HR: none Willie McCovey went 2-4 with an RBI double during Chicago's 5-run 3rd inning to pace the White Sox to a 7-6 victory over the Red Sox. Nordhagen drove in 2 runs in the 4th inning to chase Boston's starter, Dennis Eckersley, who allowed 9 hits and 7 runs, 5 of them unearned in 3 2/3 innings. Lerrin LaGrow picked up the win in relief of Kravec, who lasted 4 1/3 innings. Jim Willoughby picked up his second save of the season dispite allowing a run in the 9th. April 9 Boston 2 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 - 11 14 1 Chicago 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 Lee and Fisk. Wortham, Torrealba (5), LaGrow (6), Kucek (9) and Nordhagen. WP: Lee (1-0) LP: Wortham (0-1) HR: Fisk 2 (3) Carlton Fisk went 4-4 with a pair of homers and drove in 6 runs as the Boston Red Sox avoided the sweep by routing the White Sox, 11-2 in the final game of the series. Bill Lee went the distance spreading 10 hits and 2 walks over 9 innings to pick up the win. George Scott suffered a strained MCL while running the bases in today's game and was placed on the 15-day DL. MLB Awards AL Player of the Week - Rico Carty, Seattle (.412-2-4) NL Player of the Week - Keith Hernandez, St.Louis (.556-1-7) MLB Injury News 4/8 - Baltimore's Scott McGregor suffered a damaged meniscus (knee) and will miss at least 2 weeks. Last edited by captaincarl : 08-21-2008 at 01:21 AM.

08-22-2008, 12:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
captaincarl All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 520	April 10 & 12 - @ Cleveland Apr. 10 Boston 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 4 12 0 Cleveland 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 x - 8 14 0 Ripley, Cleveland (5), Drago (6) and Fisk Wise, Monge (8) and Hassey WP: Wise (1-0) LP: Ripley (0-1) HR: Grubb (1), Thornton (1), Pruitt (1) Ron Pruitt highlighted a 5-run 5th inning with a 3-run homer as the Indians defeated the Red Sox, 8-4. Rick Wise scattered 11 hits and 4 runs in 7 1/3 innings to pick up the win. Allen Ripley was ripped and Reggie Cleveland was blasted by the Indians lineup as the garnered 6 hits off each of them. Apr. 12 Boston 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 7 15 1 Cleveland 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 7 0 Torrez, Burgmeier (8), Drago (8) and Fisk Garland, Kinney (9) and Hassey WP: Drago (1-0) LP: Garland (0-1) HR: Fisk (4) Carlton Fisk went 3-4 and drove in 5 runs, including the go-ahead run in the top of the 9th to break a 5-5 tie, as the Red Sox split the two game series with the Indians, 7-5. Dick Drago pitched two shut out innings in relief of Torrez and Burgmeier to pick up the win while Wayne Garland was wacked around for 14 hits and 7 runs to take the loss. April 14-16 vs. Texas Apr 14 Texas 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 1 Boston 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 5 x - 12 18 0 Matlack, Alexander (7), Willis (8) and Ellis Eckersley, Drago (9) and Fisk WP: Eckersley (1-1) LP: Matlack (1-1) HR: Harrah (2), Johnson (1) The Red Sox offense, led by Rick Burleson's 3-5, 5 RBI night, knocked around Rangers' start Jon Matlack for 13 hits in 6 2/3 innings as Boston romped over Texas, 12-5. Dennis Eckersley (1-1) allowed 5 runs on 8 hits for 8 innings to earn the victory. Apr 15 Texas 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 - 6 14 0 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 0 Umbarger, Alexander (7), Barker (8) and Ellis Lee, Stanley (6), Wright (7), Campbell (8) and Fisk WP: Umbarger (1-0) LP: Lee (1-1) SV: Barker (1) HR: Johnson (2) An error by Butch Hobson sets up Texas's first run of the ball game then the Rangers battered around the Red Sox bullpen as the Rangers evened the weekend series with a 6-1 win on Saturday. Rangers' start Jim Umbarger was the star of the game as he allowed only 3 hits and 1 run in 6 1/3 innings to pick up the win. Al Oliver was 3-5 with an RBI to pace the Texas attack with Davey Johnson hitting a 3-run homer in the top of the 9th to provide insurance. Apr 16 Texas 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 0 2 - 12 17 1 Boston 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 0 Jenkins and Ellis Ripley, Stanley (4), Tiant (8) and Fisk WP: Jenkins (1-1) LP: Ripley (0-2) HR: Oliver (1), Washington (1), Johnson (3), Hargrove (1), Bailey (1), Evans (2), Hobson (1) The Texas Rangers' attack roughed up Boston starter Allen Ripley and the rest of the pitchers for 8 extra base hits en route to a 12-3 drubbing over the Red Sox. Mike Hargrove led the way by going 4-5 with a home run and 2 RBI and Fergie Jenkins went the distance for the win. Allen Ripley only lasted 3 2/3 innings and took the loss. The Red Sox loss drops them to 6th place in the AL East, 2 1/2 games behind the front running Milwaukee Brewers. MLB Awards AL Player of the Week: Glenn Adams, Minnesota (.571-2-10) NL Player of the Week: Joe Morgan, Cincinnati (.478-1-7) MLB Injury News 4/10 - The Rangers received bad news that Jim Sundberg will have to miss 3 weeks due to blurred vision. 4/10 - Rich Gossage, the New York Yankees closer, will miss 2 weeks due to back spasms. 4/12 - The Cincinnati Reds were dealt a serious blow when the team learned that Tom Hume was likely to be out 7-8 months due to bone chips in his elbow. 4/13 - New York Yankees' third baseman Graig Nettles suffered a scratched cornea and will be lost for the next 2 weeks. 4/13 - Kent Tekulve suffered a hyperextended elbow and will be out of action for 3 weeks. 4/14 - Baltimore starting pitcher Jim Palmer suffered a strained rotator cuff muscle and will be out for the next 8 weeks. 4/15 - The Houston Astros reported that starting pitcher Tom Dixon has a tender shoulder and is expected to miss 3 weeks of action. MLB Contract News 4/12 - Jerry Koosman and New York Mets officials have reached an agreement keeping the 35-year old starting pitcher another 3 years for $2,490,000 per year. 4/16 - Milwaukee officials and Robin Yount shook hands on a $2,016,000 deal today. The extension will keep Yount from becoming a free agent for at least 2 years. Last edited by captaincarl : 08-22-2008 at 12:38 AM.

08-29-2008, 01:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
captaincarl All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 520	April 17-20 vs. Milwaukee Apr 17 Milwaukee 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 - 8 15 2 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 9 1 Sorensen and Ott Torrez, Wright (4), Burgmeier (7) and Fisk WP: Sorensen (2-0) LP: Torrez (0-2) HR: Jorgensen (2) Mike Jorgensen went 3-5 with a 2-run home run in the 7th inning to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. Robin Yount was also 3-5 as Milwaukee pounded Mike Torrez and the Boston bullpen for 15 hits. Lary Sorensen allowed run producing singles to Rick Burleson and Carl Yastrzemski in the 6th inning and an RBI ground out by Carlton Fisk en route to the complete game victory. Apr 18 Milwaukee 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 - 7 10 1 Boston 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Augustine and Ott Eckersley, Stanley (6), Tiant (8) and Fisk WP: Augustine (1-0) LP: Eckersley (1-2) HR: Hisle 2 (3), Thomas (1), Lynn (1) Larry Hisle drove in 3 runs with a pair of home runs and Gorman Thomas added a 2-run homer to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Jerry Augustine scattered 5 hits, allowing 2 runs, in going the distance for the win. Dennis Eckersley took the loss, going 5 2/3 inning allowing 6 hits and 5 runs. Apr 19 Milwaukee 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 Boston 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 x - 6 10 0 May, Castro (8) and Moore Lee, Campbell (6), Drago (9) and Montgomery WP: Campbell (1-0) LP: May (1-2) SV: Drago (1) HR: Molitor (1), Montgomery (1) Rick Burleson broke a 5-5 tie with an RBI single off of Bill Castro in the bottom of the 8th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Backup catcher Bob Montgomery led the way, going 2-3 with a 2-run home run to start the scoring. Boston at one time led by a 4-1 score before Paul Molitor tied the game with a 3-run homer off of starting pitcher Bill Lee. Bill Campbell came on in the 6th inning and threw 3 perfect inning in relief and picked up the win. Apr 20 Milwaukee 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 8 2 Boston 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 - 7 15 0 Haas, Castro (8), McClure (8) and Ott Ripley, Wright (3), Burgmeier (10) and Fisk WP: Burgmeier (1-0) LP: McClure (0-2) HR: Cooper (3), Ott (1), Rice (2) Jim Rice went 5-6, including a walkoff single in the bottom of the 10th to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers to give the Red Sox a split of the four-game series against the AL East leading Brewers. Carlton Fisk helped the cause by driving in 3 runs, including a 2-run double in the 3rd inning to start Boston out of a 6-0 deficit. Jim Wright pitched 7 strong innings in relief of Boston starter Allen Ripley as he allowed only 1 hit and struck out 2 during the long relief stint. April 21-23 (2) vs Cleveland Apr 21 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Boston 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 x - 7 10 0 Wise, Kinney (7) and Hassey Torrez, Drago (8) and Fisk WP: Torrez (1-2) LP: Wise (1-2) HR: Thornton (5), Yastrzemski 2 (2), Rice (3), Evans (3) Yaz hit a 3-run homer in the bottom half of the 1st inning and the Red Sox never looked back as they defeated the Cleveland Indians, 7-2. Mike Torrez won his first game as a Red Sox, going 7 1/3 innings allowing 2 runs. Jim Rice homered in his second straight game, going back-to-back with Yaz, Yaz's second of the game, in the bottom of the 3rd. Apr 22 Cleveland 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 - 6 10 1 Boston 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 7 2 Waits, Monge (3), Fitzmorris (6), Kern (9) and Pruitt Eckersley, Stanley (8), Burgmeier (10) and Fisk WP: Burgmeier (2-0) LP: Kern (1-1) HR: Thornton (6), Horton (1), Rice (4), Yastrzemski (3) Yaz singled in the bottom of the 10th to drive in Jerry Remy to win the game for the Red Sox, 7-6, over the Indians. Yastrzemski went 3-5 with a homer and 2 RBI in being named the player of the game for the second game in a row. Tom Burgmeier pitched a 1-2-3 tenth inning and picked up the victory. Jim Rice and Yaz went back-to-back for the second time in as many nights to highlight a 6-run 3rd inning before Cleveland started chipping away and eventually tying the game on a 2-run pinch homer by Willie Horton in the top of the 9th off Bob Stanley. Apr 23 (1 of 2) Cleveland 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 10 11 1 Boston 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 7 7 1 Garland, Kinney (9), Kern (9) and Pruitt Lee, Drago (2), Campbell (7), Wright (7) and Montgomery [b]WP: Garland (1-2) LP: Lee (1-2) SV: Kern (3) HR: Bell (3), Thornton (7), Rice (5), Hancock 2 (2) Cleveland jumped on Boston starter Bill Lee for 4 runs in the top of the 1st and 2 more in the 2nd then held on to defeat the Red Sox, 10-7, in the first game of the double header. Andre Thornton hit a 3-run homer in the 1st, his third HR in as many games, to start the barage as "Spaceman" was pulled after giving up a 2-run homer to Buddy Bell with no one out in the top of the 2nd inning. Wayne Garland went 8 innings in picking up the win. Apr 23 (2 of 2) Cleveland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Boston 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 x - 9 12 0 Paxton, Kinney (6), Hood (7) and Pruitt Ripley, Campbell (7) and Fisk WP: Ripley (1-2) LP: Paxton (1-2) HR: Lynn (2), Bailey (2), Evans (4) Fred Lynn went 2-4 with a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 3rd to snap a 1-1 tie and a run-scoring double in the 4-run Boston 7th to lead the Red Sox to a 9-1 victory and a split of the double header. Allen Ripley went 6 2/3 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits before leaving due to an injury, to earn the win as Mike Paxton took the loss by giving up 5 runs, 4 earned, in 5 2/3 innings. MLB Awards AL Player of the Week: Al Oliver, Texas (.500-2-6) NL Player of the Week: Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh (.370-4-14) MLB Injury News 4/19 - Cincinnati's Dan Dumoulin suffered a ruptured ulnar ligament in his elbow and will be lost for the next 8 weeks. 4/20 - Dodgers' first baseman Steve Garvey will miss 2-3 weeks with a torn thigh muscle. 4/23 - The Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse was subdued after Steve Brye was seriously injured during the game. Brye will undergo surgery for a torn back muscle and his career in baseball is over. 4/23 - Boston Red Sox team doctors confirmed that Allen Ripley will miss 7-8 months with a torn bicep muscle. MLB Contract News 4/22 - The San Diego Padres have finalized a deal with All Star-caliber reliever Pete Vuckovich that will extend his stay in San Diego at least 1 year, and will pay out $660,000. MLB Trade News 4/18 - The Boston Red Sox made a minor move in their crowded bullpen today by sending pitcher Reggie Cleveland to the Texas Rangers for cash.

08-30-2008, 03:47 AM	#13 (permalink)
captaincarl All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 520	April 25 & 26 at Milwaukee Apr 25 Boston 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 - 10 11 0 Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 10 2 Tiant, Drago (8) and Fisk May, Mueller (6), Castro (9) and Ott WP: Tiant (1-0) LP: May (1-3) HR: Bailey (3), Burleson (1) Luis Tiant scattered 8 hits in 7 innings, allowing 1 run and striking out 6, in leading the Boston Red Sox to a 10-1 rout over the Milwaukee Brewers. Dwight Evans led the lineup, going 3-3 with one RBI, with Bob Bailey chipping in with a 3-run home run in the 4th inning to blow the game open, giving Boston a 5-0 lead. Apr 26 Boston 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 12 0 Milwaukee 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 0 Torrez, Stanley (5), Campbell (10) and Fisk Caldwell, Rodriguez (7), Farmer (10) and Ott WP: Farmer (3-0) LP: Campbell (1-1) HR: Rice (6), Thomas (2) Larry Hisle cracked a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-4 win and a split of the two-game series. Hisle went 2-5 and scored the team's first run of the game in the 4th inning. Gorman Thomas helped the cause with a 3-run homer as the Milwaukee bullpen only allowed 2 hits and no runs in 4 2/3 innings. April 28-30 at Texas Apr 28 Boston 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 0 - 9 14 1 Texas 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 12 0 Eckersley, Burgmeier (6), Campbell (7) and Fisk Alexander, Lindblad (5), Moret (8), Barker (9) and Ellis WP: Eckersley (2-2) LP: Alexander (4-2) SV: Campbell (1) HR: Rice 2 (8), Washington (3) Jim Rice went 3-5, including 2 home runs, and drove in 4 runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 win over the Texas Rangers in the first game of the 3-game weekend series. Fred Lynn drove in 3 runs with both Remy and Burleson driving in 1 each to help Dennis Eckersley as he went 5 2/3 innings and allowed 2 runs in picking up his second win of the season. Doyle Alexander was pounded for 8 hits and 6 runs in four innings and took the loss. Apr 29 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 2 Texas 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 x - 9 13 0 Lee, Burgmeier (5), Campbell (6), Drago (8) and Fisk Umbarger, Willis (6), Moret (8) and Ellis WP: Umbarger (2-2) LP: Lee (1-3) HR: Ellis (1) Lou Piniella went 3-4, driving in 2 runs and scoring 2 runs, to lead the way as the Texas Rangers defeated the Boston Red Sox, 9-1, to take the second game of the series. John Ellis hit his first home run of the season, driving in 3 runs, to aid Piniella. Jim Umbarger threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings and picked up his second win of the season. Rick Burleson scored Boston's only run on a sac fly by Fisk in the 8th inning. Apr 30 Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 7 1 Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 1 Wright, Stanley (2), Burgmeier (5), Drago (8) and Fisk Matlack, Lindblad (7) and Mahlberg WP: Stanley (1-0) LP: Matlack (3-2) SV: Drago (2) HR: Remy (1) Texas's Jon Matlack hurled 6 innings and allowed only one run but four Boston pitchers combined for an 8-hit shutout as the Red Sox took the rubber game of the 3-game series, 3-0. Jerry Remy drove in a pair of runs, one with his first HR of the year, to pace the Boston lineup. Boston starter Jim Wright left the game after the 1st inning after suffering a strained tricep muscle. Bob Stanley, who came on to replace Wright to start the bottom of the 2nd, pitched three scoreless innings and got credit for the win. MLB Awards AL Player of the Week: Al Oliver, Texas (.485-1-3) AL Hitter of the Month: Steve Kemp, Detroit (.390-8-21) AL Pitcher of the Month: Mike Flanagan, Baltimore (3-0, 1.49 era, 30 k) AL Rookie of the Month: Dave Revering, Oakland (.364-5-21) NL Player of the Week: Steve Rogers, Montreal (2-0, 18 ip, 0.00 era, 12 k) NL Hitter of the Month: Keith Hernandez, St.Louis (.450-2-14) NL Pitcher of the Month: Tommy John, Los Angeles (5-0, 1.76 era, 25 k) NL Rookie of the Month: Scott Sanderson, Montreal (4-0, 0.93 era, 29 ip, 28 k) MLB Injury News 4/28 - Gaylord Perry had to leave the Padres game against Philadelphia after suffering back spasms while throwing a pitch. He will be out of the lineup at least 8 weeks. 4/28 - The Minnesota Twins will lose the services of first baseman Rod Carew after he sustained a torn thigh muscle while running the bases. His trainer said he is expected to be sidelined for the next 3-4 weeks. 4/29 - The Milwaukee Brewers were dealt a serious blow when the team learned that Robin Yount was likely to be out for 2 weeks after he injured himself running the bases. The team doctors revealed the injury to be a inguinal hernia. 4/30 - Jim Wright of the Boston Red Sox could be headed for the disabled list after suffering a strained tricep muscle in a game against the Texas Rangers. He is expected to miss at least 2 weeks. MLB Contract News 4/25 - A $14,632,000 package keeping Ken Singleton a member of the Orioles has been accepted by the player and his agent. He will earn $3,658,000 annually over the next 4 years. 4/29 - Team officials triumphantly announced that the Reds and superstar starting pitcher Tom Seaver have closed a deal that keeps the 33-year old in a Cincinnati uniform for another 4 years. He will earn $10,948,000 as part of the settlement. 4/30 - SION reports that the St.Louis Cardinals have just agreed with catcher Ted Simmons on a contract extension. The total value is $24,584,000 for 7 years, which equals $3,512,000 per season. 5/1 - Oakland officials and Dave Heaverlo shook hands on a $1,542,000 deal today. The extension will keep him from becoming a free agent for at least 3 years. MLB Milestones and Special Achievements 4/28 - Pete Rose gets hit number 3000 4/30 - Ron Cey bangs 3 HRs against St.Louis 4/30 - Garry Maddox tagged the Braves by hitting for the cycle

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