1978 Boston Red Sox season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Boston Red Sox
season = 1978
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Fenway Park
y4 = 1912
city = Boston, Massachusetts
y5 = 1901
owners = Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
managers = Don Zimmer
television = WSBK-TV, Ch. 38
(Dick Stockton, Ken Harrelson)
radio = WITS-AM 1510
(Ned Martin, Jim Woods)|

The by|1978 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 99 wins and 64 losses.

Offseason

*November 23, 1977: Mike Torrez was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/torremi01.shtml]
*December 8, 1977: Don Aase was traded by the Boston Red Sox with cash to the California Angels for Jerry Remy. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/aasedo01.shtml Don Aase Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 27, 1977: Dick Drago was signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dragodi01.shtml Dick Drago Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 28, 1978: Denny Doyle was released by the Boston Red Sox. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/doylede01.shtml Denny Doyle Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* March 30, 1978: Dennis Eckersley was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Fred Kendall to the Boston Red Sox for Rick Wise, Mike Paxton, Ted Cox, and Bo Diaz.

The Boston Massacre

Boston at one point in July held a 14 game lead over rival New York. However, after working their way back capped by a 4-game sweep at Fenway, the Yanks tied the division. Then, in a one-game playoff, the Yanks won 5-4 with the help of a home run by Bucky Dent. The Yanks won the World Series in 6 games over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Regular season

eason standings

Notable Transactions

*May 20, 1978: Bob Ojeda was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ojedabo01.shtml Bob Ojeda Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Opening Day Line Up

[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1978.shtml]

Other batters

Relief pitchers

Awards and Honors

* Jim Rice, OF, American League Most Valuable Player
* Jim Rice, OF, American League Leader Hits (213)
* Jim Rice, OF, American League Leader Home Runs (46)
* Jim Rice, OF, American League Leader RBIs (139)All-Star Game
* Rick Burleson
* Dwight Evans
* Carlton Fisk, Catcher, Starter
* Fred Lynn, Centerfield, Starter
* Jerry Remy
* Jim Rice, Leftfield, Starter
* Carl Yastrzemski

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007]

* Class AAA: Pawtucket Red Sox (International League; Joe Morgan, manager)
* Class AA: Bristol Red Sox (Eastern League; Tony Torchia, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class A: Winston-Salem Red Sox (Carolina League; Bill Slack, manager)
* Class A: Winter Haven Red Sox (Florida State League; Rac Slider, manager)
* Class SS-A: Elmira Red Sox (New York-Penn League; Dick Berardino, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1978.shtml 1978 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1978&t=BOS 1978 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com]