Red Sox 5-1 Tigers (Sep 20, 1978)

BOS

DET

1

3

0

2

0

3

0

4

0

5

1

0

6

0

7

0

1

8

1

0

9

0

R

5

1

H

10

6

E

0

1

W: D. Eckersley

L: M. Wilcox

BOS

Team Stats

DET

0

HR

1

5

R

1

10

H

6

1

SB

0

LOB

.303

AVG

.194

.410

OBP

.219

.303

SLG

.290

1.00

ERA

5.00

3

K

5

1

BB

6

Current Series

Red Sox

5

Tigers

4

Game 1

Final

Red Sox

8

Tigers

6

Game 2

Final

Red Sox

2

Tigers

12

Game 3

Final

Red Sox

5

Tigers

1

Game 4

Final

1978 AL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	100	63	.613
Red Sox	99	64	.607	1.0
Brewers	93	69	.574	6.5
Orioles	90	71	.559	9.0
Tigers	86	76	.531	13.5
Indians	69	90	.434	29.0
Blue Jays	59	102	.366	40.0

Game Summary

The Detroit Tigers were decisively beaten by the Boston Red Sox, 5 to 1, on September 21, 1978.

Game Info

September 20, 1978

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Rick Burleson R. Burleson SS	5	1	4	0	0	0	0
Jerry Remy J. Remy 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Rice J. Rice LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski DH	2	2	0	0	1	2	0
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk C	4	1	1	1	0	0	2
Fred Lynn F. Lynn CF	2	1	1	1	0	2	0
Butch Hobson B. Hobson 3B	4	0	2	2	0	0	0
George Scott G. Scott 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
Totals	33	5	10	5	1	6	5

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Dillard S. Dillard 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rusty Staub R. Staub DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	4	1	2	1	1	0	1
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Milt May M. May C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Corcoran T. Corcoran RF	3	0	3	0	0	0	0
Phil Mankowski P. Mankowski 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	31	1	6	1	1	1	3

Batting

TB: R. Burleson 4, D. Evans, C. Fisk, B. Hobson 2, F. Lynn, G. Scott

RBI: C. Fisk, B. Hobson 2, F. Lynn, G. Scott

GIDP: B. Hobson, J. Remy

Baserunning

SB: C. Yastrzemski

Batting

HR: J. Thompson

TB: T. Corcoran 3, S. Kemp, J. Thompson 5

RBI: J. Thompson

GIDP: S. Kemp, P. Mankowski

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley (W)	9.0	6	1	1	1	3	1	1.00
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	1	3	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Milt Wilcox M. Wilcox (L)	9.0	10	5	5	6	5	0	5.00
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	6	5	0

Batters faced: D. Eckersley 32

WP: M. Wilcox

Batters faced: M. Wilcox 39

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Rick Burleson R. Burleson SS	5	1	4	0	0	0	0
Jerry Remy J. Remy 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Rice J. Rice LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski DH	2	2	0	0	1	2	0
Carlton Fisk C. Fisk C	4	1	1	1	0	0	2
Fred Lynn F. Lynn CF	2	1	1	1	0	2	0
Butch Hobson B. Hobson 3B	4	0	2	2	0	0	0
George Scott G. Scott 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
Totals	33	5	10	5	1	6	5

Batting

TB: R. Burleson 4, D. Evans, C. Fisk, B. Hobson 2, F. Lynn, G. Scott

RBI: C. Fisk, B. Hobson 2, F. Lynn, G. Scott

GIDP: B. Hobson, J. Remy

Baserunning

SB: C. Yastrzemski

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley (W)	9.0	6	1	1	1	3	1	1.00
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	1	3	1

Batters faced: D. Eckersley 32

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Dillard S. Dillard 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rusty Staub R. Staub DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	4	1	2	1	1	0	1
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Milt May M. May C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Corcoran T. Corcoran RF	3	0	3	0	0	0	0
Phil Mankowski P. Mankowski 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	31	1	6	1	1	1	3

Batting

HR: J. Thompson

TB: T. Corcoran 3, S. Kemp, J. Thompson 5

RBI: J. Thompson

GIDP: S. Kemp, P. Mankowski

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Milt Wilcox M. Wilcox (L)	9.0	10	5	5	6	5	0	5.00
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	6	5	0

WP: M. Wilcox

Batters faced: M. Wilcox 39

91-62 BOS

DET 81-71

Team Stats

Current Series

1978 AL East

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