The regular Baseball season doe not start for another week, so no team, including the Red Sox played in a playoff game. The playoffs, or League Championship series don't begin until the regular season is over in October.
In the 2007 ALDS contests, the Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees 3 games to 1 and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3 games to 0.
In the one game playoff on October 2, 1978, Ron Guidry started the game for the Yankees, and Mike Torrez started for the Red Sox.
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On October 2, 1978, Reggie Jackson got the game winning rbi, when he hit a solo home run in the top of the eight inning. The Yankees went on to defeat the Boston Red Sox, 5-4.
The Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3 at Fenway Park in Boston in the one game playoff to win the 1948 American League pennant. Cleveland shortstop and manager hit two home runs in the game to back up excellent pitching by lefthander Gene Beardon in the game.
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In 1978, the Yankees finished the regular season with a 100-63 record. This included a one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox.
In 1948 the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians. The Indians finished in first place by beating the Detroit Tigers. The Red Sox beat the New York Yankees to tie with the Indians. It was the first time a play off game was needed in the American League.
In July 1978, the Yankees were 14.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox, before rallying to tie the Sox for first place. The Yankees beat the Red Sox in a one game playoff that year.
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The Red Sox record in the 2007 regular season was 96-66. As of the beginning of the ALCS, their playoff record for the 2007 season is 3-0.
The average home game attendance for the Boston Red Sox during the 2008 season was 37,632 fans (10th in the league).