On October 1, 1978, the Boston Red Sox win their eighth consecutive game to force a playoff game that will decide the American League East.
Luis Tiant turned in one of the greatest clutch pitching performances in Red Sox history ā shutting out Toronto, 5-0, on the final day of the regular season. The Yankees lost to Cleveland 9-2, leaving Boston and New York tied atop the AL East at 99-63.
āIf we lose today, it will be over my dead body,ā El Tiante had said before the game. āTheyāll have to leave me face down on the mound.ā
After 142 pitches, Tiant ā and the Red Sox ā were very much alive.
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