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FINAL
Sep 21, 1978

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
BOS30001001051007
DET0000001001614
win:D. Eckersley (BOS)loss:M. Wilcox (DET)

Scoring Summary

BOSDET
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    1
    Carlton Fisk singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Rick Burleson scores. Carl Yastrzemski to 2nd. [1 run]
    10
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    1
    Butch Hobson singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Carl Yastrzemski scores. Carlton Fisk scores. Fred Lynn to 3rd. [2 runs]
    30
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    5
    Fred Lynn singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Carl Yastrzemski scores. [1 run]
    40
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Jason Thompson hits a home run (25). [1 run]
    41
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    8
    George Scott singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Fred Lynn scores. Butch Hobson to 2nd. [1 run]
    51

Player Stats

Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Rick BurlesonSS45100000.250
2Jerry Remy2B04000104.274
3Jim RiceLF05002005.317
4Carl YastrzemskiDH02200202.280
5Carlton FiskC14112001.280
6Fred LynnCF12110200.290
7Butch Hobson3B24020001.244
8George Scott1B14010002.230
9Dwight EvansRF13001102.251
TOTAL10335556017-
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dennis EckersleyRHP9.0611311413.20
TOTAL9.061131141-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Ron LeFloreCF04001001.297
2Lou Whitaker2B02000001.291
Steve Dillard2B02000000.230
3Rusty StaubDH04000001.278
4Jason Thompson1B24111010.294
5Steve KempLF14000001.278
6Milt MayC03000001.257
7Tim CorcoranRF33000000.271
8Phil Mankowski3B03001004.279
9Alan TrammellSS02000100.266
TOTAL631113119-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Milt WilcoxRHP9.01055560673.68
TOTAL9.0105556067-

Play-by-Play

1st inningBOSDET
  • TOP 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Rick Burleson singles on a to right fielder Tim Corcoran.
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    FLYOUT — Jerry Remy flies out to third baseman Phil Mankowski. Rick Burleson to 2nd. [1 out]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Jim Rice out, second baseman Lou Whitaker to first baseman Jason Thompson. Rick Burleson to 3rd. [2 outs]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    WALK — Carl Yastrzemski walks.
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Carlton Fisk singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Rick Burleson scores. Carl Yastrzemski to 2nd. [1 run]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Milt Wilcox. Carl Yastrzemski to 3rd. Carlton Fisk to 2nd.
    10
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    WALK — Fred Lynn walks.
    10
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Butch Hobson singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Carl Yastrzemski scores. Carlton Fisk scores. Fred Lynn to 3rd. [2 runs]
    30
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    POP OUT — George Scott pops out to right fielder Tim Corcoran. [3 outs]
    30
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    LINEOUT — Ron LeFlore lines out to right fielder Dwight Evans. [1 out]
    30
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    GROUNDOUT — Lou Whitaker grounds out to first baseman George Scott. [2 outs]
    30
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Rusty Staub out to left fielder Jim Rice. [3 outs]
    30
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Team Stats

5Runs1
10Hits6
0Errors1
.303Batting Avg.194
33At Bats31
0Extra-base Hits1
0Home Runs1
5Runs-Batted-In1
6Walks1
1Stolen Bases0
5Strikeouts3
7Left on Base4
10Total Bases9

Game Details

Thursday, September 21, 1978 · 7:05 PM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 15,213 (37.0%)