He won’t occupy quite the same infamy that Yankees Bucky Dent or Aaron Boone do in Red Sox history.

But on the 47th anniversary of the 1978 one-game playoff, Cam Schlittler left a new scar on Boston sports fans as the Yankees eliminated the Red Sox from the playoffs on Thursday.

Not with one single blow like Boone or Dent. Instead, Schlittler spent eight surgical innings taking the Red Sox apart. With every 100-mile-per-hour fastball, every strikeout, and every scoreless frame, he dismantled every hope the Red Sox had of a deep postseason run.

Some Red Sox fans will take a little comfort that at least it was a Massachusetts kid having success at their team’s expense, while for others Schlittler’s Walpole and Northeastern University roots will only make the 4-0 loss sting more.

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