After the Tigers were forced to change pitchers, Jim Rice smashed a homer in the sixth inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 victory. Dave Rozema, who started for the Tigers, came up with a stiff shoulder after allowing only two hits in the first five frames.

Jack Morris, relieving, retired Ric kBurleson and Jerry Remy before Rice rapped his round-tripper. Morris yielded only one more hit the rest of the way. Luis Tiant allowed seven hits while blanking the Tigers for his third straight victory and first shutout of the season. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 27, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1  4  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Rice lf               3   1   1   1     0   1   .347
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .300      Yastrzemski cf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Kemp lf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .301      Fisk c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
May c                 3   0   2   0     1   0   .352      Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
  Dillard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Brohamer dh           2   0   1   0     1   0   .291
Corcoran rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Kendall 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Trammell ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parrish ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .227
  Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     2   4             Totals               28   1   4   1     1   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 33,335
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Red Sox 4
DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 2
Home Runs: Rice (17)
Stolen Bases: Staub (3)
GIDP: Whitaker (2), Corcoran (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema                  5     2   0   0   1   2   0  18   2.39
Morris L(0-1)           3     2   1   1   0   0   1  11   6.16
Totals                  8     4   1   1   1   2   1  29

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(3-0)            9     7   0   0   2   4   0  34   3.15
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   4   0  34

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
flied out to left; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory; Kemp
walked; May singled to right [Kemp to second]; Corcoran popped
to right; Mankowski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

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

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
lined to center; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall
grounded out (third to first); Burleson made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to center; Thompson struck out while
Staub stole second; Kemp flied out to left; May grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Rice grounded
out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran flied out to center; Mankowski flied out to
center; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk made an out to shortstop; Hobson singled to
center; Brohamer walked [Hobson to second]; Evans struck out;
Kendall forced Brohamer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker grounded into a
double play (second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; Staub
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: MORRIS REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Burleson made an
out to shortstop; Remy popped to left; Rice homered; Yastrzemski
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Kemp singled to
center; May singled to right [Kemp to second]; Corcoran flied
out to center [Kemp to third]; Mankowski was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk flied out to center; Hobson made an out to
second; Brohamer singled to center; Evans grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 8TH: PARRISH BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Parrish struck out;
LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker singled to
left; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING SS); Kendall
grounded out (third to first); Burleson flied out to center;
Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red
Sox 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson made an out to third; Kemp singled to left;
May walked [Kemp to second]; DILLARD RAN FOR MAY; Corcoran
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Dillard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red
Sox 1.

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