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. Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 1 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumRed 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. |
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