▁Jackson ▁to ▁end ▁Game ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁World ▁Series , ▁and ▁Boston ▁turned ▁to ▁Mike ▁Bod d icker , ▁the ▁Ori oles ' ▁post - season ▁hero ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Ne ither ▁pitch er ▁would ▁last ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁inn ings . ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁So x ▁began ▁quickly ▁in ▁the ▁first . ▁Ell is ▁Bur ks ▁sing led ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁second ▁on ▁a ▁b alk . ▁He ▁reached ▁third ▁when ▁Mart y ▁Bar rett ▁sing led . ▁A ▁W ade ▁Bog gs ▁single ▁scored ▁Bur ks ▁and ▁put ▁Bar rett ▁at ▁second . ▁Mike ▁Green well ▁then ▁double d ▁both ▁home , ▁and ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁had ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁lead ▁after ▁only ▁four ▁bat ters . ▁After ▁a ▁ground ▁out ▁by ▁Jim ▁R ice , ▁Wel ch ▁prompt ly ▁loaded ▁the ▁bases ▁with ▁wal ks ▁to ▁Evans ▁and ▁Ged man . ▁With ▁the ▁bases ▁loaded ▁and ▁only ▁one ▁out , ▁Wel ch ▁induced ▁short ▁out field ▁pop ▁f lies ▁by ▁Re ed ▁and ▁Ben z inger ▁to ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁trailing ▁only ▁ 3 – 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁So x ▁had ▁batt ed ▁through ▁in ▁the ▁first , ▁so ▁Bur ks ▁led ▁off ▁the ▁second ▁with ▁a ▁double . ▁Bar rett ▁b unted ▁Bur ks ▁to ▁third , ▁and ▁Bur ks ▁scored ▁on ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁fly ▁to ▁left ▁by ▁Bog gs . ▁Mike ▁Green well , ▁who ▁had ▁double d ▁home ▁two ▁runs