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Sunday May 21, 1978
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Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox      0  1  0    3  3  0    0  1  1  -   9 15  1
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  8  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           6   0   2   2     0   0   .204      LeFlore cf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .275
Remy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Whitaker 2b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .352
Rice lf               3   1   1   0     2   1   .366      Staub dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   1     0   0   .292      Thompson 1b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .313
Lynn cf               4   0   0   1     0   1   .301      Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     2   3   .297
Hobson 3b             4   4   3   0     1   1   .294      May c                 3   0   1   0     1   0   .338
Evans rf              4   0   2   0     1   1   .276      Corcoran rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .241
Brohamer dh           2   1   1   1     1   0   .316      Mankowski 3b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .283
  Bailey ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Trammell ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .318
Montgomery c          5   2   4   4     0   0   .571      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  15   9     5   5             Totals               35   3   8   3     6   6

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 52,368
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Tigers 11
DP: Red Sox 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Montgomery, Thompson, Corcoran
Doubles: Burleson (8), Hobson (6), Staub (7)
Triples: Burleson (2), Montgomery (1)
Home Runs: Mankowski (3)
Stolen Bases: Remy (8), LeFlore (17), Whitaker (3)
Caught Stealing: Brohamer (2), Remy (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (1), Yastrzemski (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(2-0)            9     8   3   2   6   6   1  41   4.06
Totals                  9     8   3   2   6   6   1  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(2-2)           4     7   4   4   2   1   0  20   2.66
Morris                  1     4   3   3   1   1   0   8   6.75
Crawford                3     2   1   1   2   3   0  13   3.60
Arroyo                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   8.31
Totals                  9    15   9   9   5   5   0  46

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
singled; Remy stole second; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker struck out;
Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
singled to shortstop; Evans singled [Hobson to third]; Brohamer
singled [Hobson scored, Evans to third]; Brohamer was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first); Montgomery made an
out to catcher; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson lined to second; Kemp was called out on
strikes; May walked; Corcoran struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
reached on an error by Thompson; Remy was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Rice walked; Yastrzemski grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski flied out to center; Trammell was called
out on strikes; LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to
third (error by Montgomery)]; Whitaker singled [LeFlore scored
(unearned)]; Whitaker stole second; Staub popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers
1.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Hobson walked;
Evans singled [Hobson to second]; Brohamer forced Evans (second
to shortstop) [Hobson to third]; Montgomery singled to shortstop
[Hobson scored, Brohamer to second]; Burleson tripled [Brohamer
scored, Montgomery scored]; Remy grounded out (second to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp walked; May singled
[Kemp to second]; Corcoran lined to center; Mankowski popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: MORRIS REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Rice singled to
shortstop; Yastrzemski singled [Rice to third]; Lynn lined out
on a sacrifice fly to left [Rice scored]; Hobson singled
[Yastrzemski to third]; Evans struck out; Brohamer walked
[Hobson to second]; Montgomery singled to right [Yastrzemski
scored (RBI), Hobson scored (RBI), Brohamer to third, Montgomery
to second (error by Corcoran)]; Burleson grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
flied out to left; Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Remy was
called out on strikes; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub popped to right; Thompson flied out to left;
Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn was called out on strikes; Hobson struck out;
Evans walked; BAILEY BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Bailey forced Evans
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers
1.

TIGERS 7TH: BAILEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); May grounded out
(first to pitcher); Corcoran singled; Mankowski walked [Corcoran
to second]; Trammell singled [Corcoran to third, Mankowski to
second]; LeFlore forced Corcoran (pitcher to catcher) [Mankowski
to third, Trammell to second]; Tigers Manager Ralph Houk
ejected by HP umpire Russ Goetz after arguing that catcher Bob
Montgomery had dropped the ball before throwing to 1B in
attempting to complete a double play; Houk argued that Tim
Corcoran's run should count; Whitaker grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Montgomery singled; Burleson doubled [Montgomery to
third]; Remy made an out to shortstop; Rice was walked
intentionally; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Montgomery scored]; Lynn made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub doubled; Thompson flied out to right; Kemp
walked; May flied out to right [Staub to third]; Corcoran
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
8, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: ARROYO REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Hobson
doubled; Evans flied out to center [Hobson to third]; Bailey
grounded out (third to first); Montgomery tripled [Hobson
scored]; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Mankowski homered; Trammell grounded out (third to
first); LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker singled; Staub
walked [Whitaker to second]; Thompson singled [Whitaker scored,
Staub to second]; Kemp was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 3.



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