Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers

Sep 29, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BOS	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	3	8	12	1	7
DET	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	7	2	3

loss:

A. Lopez(10-5)win: Boston Red Sox logo

S. Renko(11-9)save: Boston Red Sox logo

D. Drago(13)

Scoring Summary

BOSDET

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

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Rick BurlesonSS	3	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	.278
2Tom PoquetteRF	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	.307
3Fred LynnCF	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	.333
Dwight EvansPR-CF	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	.276
4Jim RiceLF	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	3	.325
5Carlton FiskDH	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	.275
6Butch Hobson3B	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.261
7Jim Dwyer1B	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.275
8Ted Sizemore2B	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	.251
Carl YastrzemskiPH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.270
Stan Papi2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184
9Gary AllensonC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.198
TOTAL	12	34	8	7	8	5	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Steve RenkoRHP	7.1	6	4	3	3	2	3	41	4.11
Dick DragoRHP	1.2	1	1	1	2	0	1	10	2.93

TOTAL	8.3	7	5	4	5	2	4	51	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ron LeFloreCF	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	.298
2Lou Whitaker2B	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.286
3Kirk GibsonLF	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.265
4Champ SummersRF	1	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.288
5Jason Thompson1B	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.246
6Lance ParrishC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276
7Al GreeneDH	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.145
8Aurelio Rodriguez3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.254
9Alan TrammellSS	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276



TOTAL	7	33	5	5	5	2	4	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dan PetryRHP	5.2	7	4	3	6	3	0	45	3.95
Dave TobikRHP	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	4.33
Aurelio LopezRHP	2.0	4	4	4	2	1	1	19	2.41
TOTAL	9.0	12	8	7	8	5	1	73	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningBOSDET

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

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Team Stats

BOS

DET

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