Jim Rice hit a two-run homer and Dwight Evans added a pair of solo shots to carry the Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Tigers. Rusty Staub homered for the Tigers in the fourth inning and doubled ahead of a circuit clout by Jason Thompson in the sixth when the Tigers tied the score at 3-3.

The Red Sox broke away in their half with two runs on a double by Jack Brohamer, walk to Evans, singles by Fred Kendall and Rick Burleson and infield out by Jerry Remy. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Friday, May       26, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  1  2    0  1  x  -   6 11  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Burleson ss           5   0   3   1     0   0   .215
Wagner ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Remy 2b               4   1   1   1     1   0   .291
Staub dh              4   2   2   1     0   0   .305      Rice lf               5   1   2   2     0   2   .348
Thompson 1b           4   1   1   2     0   1   .307      Yastrzemski cf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Wockenfuss rf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .279
Parrish c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Brohamer dh           4   1   1   0     0   0   .283
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Evans rf              3   3   2   2     1   1   .275
Dillard 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Kendall 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
  Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Whitaker 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .338
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   3     0   2             Totals               35   6  11   6     4   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 33,431
Left on Base: Tigers 2, Red Sox 9
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 3
Errors: Dillard, Hobson
Doubles: Staub (9), Burleson (12), Brohamer (4)
Home Runs: Staub (5), Thompson (12), Rice (16), Evans 2 (8)
GIDP: LeFlore (2), Wagner (3), Parrish (3), Remy (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(3-2)           8    11   6   6   4   4   3  39   3.61
Totals                  8    11   6   6   4   4   3  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(7-1)              9     7   3   3   0   2   2  32   2.55
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   2   2  32

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to center; Wagner grounded out
(second to first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub grounded out
(second to first) [LeFlore to third]; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Remy walked; Rice
homered [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to
pitcher); Fisk singled to shortstop; Hobson was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); Wockenfuss
grounded out (third to first); Parrish grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Brohamer flied out to center; Evans struck out;
Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to right; Dillard singled to
left; LeFlore grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Dillard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled to center; Remy grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burleson out at
second]; Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Wagner flied out to center; Staub homered; Thompson
struck out; Kemp lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk flied out to left; Hobson flied out to right;
Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss flied out to center; Parrish reached on
an error by Hobson; Rodriguez struck out; Dillard forced Parrish
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans homered; Kendall grounded out (pitcher to
first); Burleson doubled to right; Remy reached on an error by
Dillard [Burleson to third]; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski walked
[Remy to second]; Fisk made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to center; Wagner grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [LeFlore out at
second]; Staub doubled; Thompson homered [Staub scored]; Kemp
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
doubled to left; Evans walked; Kendall singled to third
[Brohamer to third, Evans to second]; Burleson singled to left
[Brohamer scored, Evans to third, Kendall to second]; Remy
grounded out (second to first) [Evans scored, Kendall to third,
Burleson to second]; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss singled to left; Parrish grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wockenfuss out at
second]; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
flied out to left; Hobson walked; Brohamer lined to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 8TH: STANLEY BATTED FOR DILLARD; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Wagner
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: WHITAKER REPLACED STANLEY (PLAYING 2B); Evans
homered; Kendall grounded out (second to first); Burleson flied
out to left; Remy singled; Rice struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub flied out to right; Thompson popped to catcher
in foul territory; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.