The Red Sox, who have been almost invincible at Fenway Park this season, swept a doubleheader with the Tigers by identical scores of 4-3 to bring their home record to 20 victories in 23 games. The opener was decided in 10 innings on a homer by Jim Rice. Ron LeFlore and Jason Thompson rapped round-trippers to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead, but the Red Sox tied the score in the eighth on a single by Carl Yastrzemski, double by Carlton Fisk and infield hit for Fred Lynn before Rice smashed his 18th homer of the season in the 10th.

In the nightcap, the Red Sox took a 3-1 lead in the fourth on a two-run drive by Dwight Evans. The Tigers came back with the tying pair in the seventh when Thompson singled, Steve Kemp tripled and Tim Corcoran singled. The Red Sox then posted their deciding tally in the home half on a triple by Jerry Remy and sacrifice fly by Lynn. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 28, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Tigers       0  0  1    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  -   3 12  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   4  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   2   4   1     0   0   .282      Burleson ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .211
Whitaker 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Remy 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Staub dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Rice lf               3   2   1   1     2   0   .347
Thompson 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .301      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   3   1     0   0   .286
Kemp lf               2   0   0   0     2   1   .297      Fisk c                2   0   1   1     1   0   .247
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .337      Lynn cf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .291
Corcoran rf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .234      Hobson 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .277
Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .261
  Rodriguez 3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Brohamer dh           2   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Trammell ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .278        Bailey ph,dh        1   0   1   0     1   0   .212
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Duffy pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ripley p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  12   2     3   4             Totals               32   4   9   4     6   2

Time of Game: 2:45
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Red Sox 8
DP: Tigers 3, Red Sox 4
Doubles: Trammell (4), LeFlore (7), Burleson (13), Yastrzemski (8), Fisk (9)
Home Runs: LeFlore (5), Thompson (13), Rice (18)
Stolen Bases: Duffy (1)
Caught Stealing: Mankowski (2), Corcoran (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (2)
GIDP: Staub (10), May (6), Evans (5), Burleson (7), Lynn (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              5.1   4   2   2   5   0   0  23   3.39
Hiller L(4-3)           3.2   5   2   2   1   2   1  16   2.77
Totals                  9     9   4   4   6   2   1  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley                  6    11   3   3   2   2   2  28   4.35
Burgmeier               2     1   0   0   1   0   0   6   5.51
Stanley W(4-1)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.41
Totals                 10    12   3   3   3   4   2  39

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Hank Soar


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to shortstop; Whitaker grounded out
(second to first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub popped to third in
foul territory; Thompson walked; Kemp walked [LeFlore to third,
Thompson to second]; May lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

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

TIGERS 2ND: Corcoran lined to first; Mankowski singled to right;
Trammell struck out while Mankowski was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); Fisk
flied out to left; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker singled [LeFlore
to third]; Staub grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [LeFlore scored (no RBI), Whitaker out at
second]; Thompson made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson walked; Evans grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Hobson out at second]; Brohamer
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp struck out; May grounded out (second to first);
Corcoran singled to right; Mankowski lined to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson doubled to left; Remy grounded out (second
to first) [Burleson to third]; Rice walked; Yastrzemski doubled
to right [Burleson scored, Rice to third]; Fisk hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Rice scored]; Lynn grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
homered; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub singled
to left [Staub out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson walked; Evans lined to right; Brohamer
singled to right [Hobson to third]; Burleson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brohamer out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson homered; Kemp grounded out (second to
first); May made an out to second; Corcoran singled to right;
Mankowski flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy flied out to left; Rice walked; Yastrzemski
singled to center [Rice to third]; Fisk walked [Yastrzemski to
second]; HILLER REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Lynn grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fisk out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell doubled to left; LeFlore doubled to left
[Trammell to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING);
Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub hit into a
double play to center [LeFlore out at third (center to catcher
to second to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Hobson
flied out to center; Evans struck out; BAILEY BATTED FOR
BROHAMER; Bailey singled to left; Burleson made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 8TH: BAILEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Thompson
grounded out (third to first); Kemp walked; May grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Kemp out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Remy popped to left; Rice grounded out (shortstop
to first); Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk doubled to left
[Yastrzemski to third]; Lynn singled to first [Yastrzemski
scored, Fisk to third]; Hobson forced Lynn (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Corcoran singled to center; STANLEY REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Rodriguez struck out; Corcoran was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Trammell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans struck out; Bailey walked; DUFFY RAN FOR
BAILEY; Burleson flied out to right; Duffy stole second; Remy
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 10TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LeFlore grounded
out (pitcher to first); Whitaker grounded out (catcher to
first); Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 10TH: Rice homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red
Sox 4.

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