Jason Thompson's 11th homer of the season snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox in the first game of a doubleheader. The Red Sox pounded out a 9-3 triumph in the second game with reserve catcher Bob Montgomery getting his first four hits of the year and driving in four runs.

In the opener, Thompson's homer pinned Bill Lee with his first loss in seven decisions. Montgomery singled home a run in the fourth inning of the nightcap and Rick Burleson followed with a triple as the Red Sox scored three times to break a 1-1 tie. The Sox added three more tallies in the fifth, two on Montgomery's second single and the other on Fred Lynn's sacrifice fly. Montgomery tripled home the final Boston run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       21, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  8  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .199      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Wagner ss             4   1   3   0     0   0   .304
Rice lf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .366      Staub dh              2   0   0   0     2   0   .284
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   1   .293      Thompson 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .317
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Kemp lf               3   0   0   1     1   0   .304
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Wockenfuss rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .344
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .280        Corcoran rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .268      Parrish c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Carbo dh              2   0   2   0     0   0   .261      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .311
  Brohamer pr,dh      1   1   0   0     0   1   .306      Dillard 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Whitaker pr,2b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .348
                                                          Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     2  11             Totals               30   2   8   2     3   0

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Tigers 7
DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Wagner
Doubles: Carbo (3)
Home Runs: Thompson (11)
Stolen Bases: Carbo (1)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (3)
GIDP: Dillard (3), Staub (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(6-1)              8     8   2   2   3   0   1  33   2.49
Totals                  8     8   2   2   3   0   1  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(3-1)           9     6   1   1   2  11   0  35   3.05
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2  11   0  35

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy lined to
left; Rice singled; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied to right in foul territory; Wagner
singled; Staub walked [Wagner to second]; Thompson singled
[Wagner to third, Staub to second]; Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted) [Wagner scored, Staub to third, Thompson to second];
Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: On a bunt Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first);
Lynn made an out to shortstop; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dillard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans was called out on strikes; Carbo doubled;
Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Wagner
singled; Staub walked [Wagner to second]; Thompson lined to
right; Kemp walked [Wagner to third, Staub to second];
Wockenfuss forced Staub (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk struck
out while Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish singled; Rodriguez forced Parrish (second to
shortstop); Dillard grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Hobson struck
out; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore made an out to second; Wagner singled; Staub
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Wagner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers
1.

RED SOX 6TH: Carbo singled; Burleson flied out to left; Carbo
stole second; BROHAMER RAN FOR CARBO; Remy singled [Brohamer to
third]; Rice singled [Brohamer scored, Remy to second];
Yastrzemski forced Rice (third to second) [Remy to third]; Fisk
popped to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Thompson
homered; Kemp made an out to shortstop; Wockenfuss made an out
to second; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 7TH: CORCORAN REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING RF); Lynn
grounded out (second to first); Hobson struck out; Evans walked;
Brohamer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; STANLEY BATTED FOR
DILLARD; Stanley singled to shortstop; WHITAKER RAN FOR STANLEY;
LeFlore singled [Whitaker to second]; Wagner flied out to right
[Whitaker to third]; Staub forced LeFlore (first to shortstop);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 8TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Remy was called out on strikes;
Rice reached on an error by Wagner; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson popped to right; Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted); Corcoran flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn was called
out on strikes; Fred Lynn and Red Sox Manager Don Zimmer
ejected by HP umpire Nick Bremigan; Hobson singled; Evans
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.