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FINAL
Sep 29, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
BOS10011101381217
DET1110010015723
win:S. Renko (BOS)loss:A. Lopez (DET)save:D. Drago (BOS)

Scoring Summary

BOSDET
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    1
    Fred Lynn out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Champ Summers. Rick Burleson scores. [1 run] [1 out]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    1
    Kirk Gibson out, second baseman Ted Sizemore to first baseman Jim Dwyer. Lou Whitaker scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    11
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    2
    Al Greene hits a home run (3). [1 run]
    12
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    3
    Ron LeFlore hits a home run (8). [1 run]
    13
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    4
    Butch Hobson singles on a to left fielder Kirk Gibson. Jim Rice scores. [1 run]
    23
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    5
    Rick Burleson doubles (32) on a to right fielder Champ Summers. Ted Sizemore scores. [1 run]
    33
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    6
    Butch Hobson singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Carlton Fisk scores. Butch Hobson to 2nd. Fielding error by center fielder Ron LeFlore. [1 run]
    43
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    6
    Champ Summers hits a home run (20). [1 run]
    44
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    8
    Carl Yastrzemski out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Champ Summers. Carlton Fisk scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    54
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    9
    Dwight Evans singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Tom Poquette scores. [1 run]
    64
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    9
    Carlton Fisk hits a home run (10). Dwight Evans scores. [2 runs]
    84
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    9
    Jason Thompson hits a home run (20). [1 run]
    85

Player Stats

Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Rick BurlesonSS35111000.278
2Tom PoquetteRF25101002.307
3Fred LynnCF01011100.333
Dwight EvansPR-CF12110001.276
4Jim RiceLF15102003.325
5Carlton FiskDH13321112.275
6Butch Hobson3B35010000.261
7Jim Dwyer1B12000200.275
8Ted Sizemore2B02100103.251
Carl YastrzemskiPH00010000.270
Stan Papi2B00000000.184
9Gary AllensonC04002003.198
TOTAL12348785114-
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Steve RenkoRHP7.1643323414.11
Dick DragoRHP1.2111201102.93
TOTAL8.375452451-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Ron LeFloreCF13110111.298
2Lou Whitaker2B03100101.286
3Kirk GibsonLF14010000.265
4Champ SummersRF14112011.288
5Jason Thompson1B14111010.246
6Lance ParrishC14000000.276
7Al GreeneDH14110011.145
8Aurelio Rodriguez3B04002001.254
9Alan TrammellSS13000000.276
TOTAL733555245-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dan PetryRHP5.2743630453.95
Dave TobikRHP1.110001094.33
Aurelio LopezRHP2.0444211192.41
TOTAL9.0128785173-

Play-by-Play

1st inningBOSDET
  • TOP 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    DOUBLE — Rick Burleson doubles (31) on a to right fielder Champ Summers.
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SINGLE — Tom Poquette singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Rick Burleson to 3rd.
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    SAC FLY — Fred Lynn out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Champ Summers. Rick Burleson scores. [1 run] [1 out]
    10
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    STRIKEOUT — Jim Rice strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    10
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Carlton Fisk out, third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez to first baseman Jason Thompson. [3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Ron LeFlore out, third baseman Butch Hobson to first baseman Jim Dwyer. [1 out]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    WALK — Lou Whitaker walks.
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    PICKOFF ERROR 1B — Missed catch error by pitcher Steve Renko on the pickoff attempt. Lou Whitaker to 3rd.
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Kirk Gibson out, second baseman Ted Sizemore to first baseman Jim Dwyer. Lou Whitaker scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    11
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Champ Summers strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    11
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Team Stats

8Runs5
12Hits7
1Errors2
.353Batting Avg.212
34At Bats33
4Extra-base Hits6
1Home Runs4
7Runs-Batted-In5
5Walks2
1Stolen Bases0
8Strikeouts5
7Left on Base3
18Total Bases21

Game Details

Saturday, September 29, 1979 · 3:33 AM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 19,907 (48.5%)
weather: 73 degrees, unknown