The Red Sox outlasted the Tigers, 5-4, in 11 innings to remain 2½ games behind the division-leading Yankees in the A. L. East. With the score 4-4, Butch Hobson drew a leadoff walk to begin the Sox' winning rally. Frank Duffy ran for Hobson and reached third on a pinch-single by Jack Brohamer.

John Hiller relieved Steve Baker on the mound for the Tigers and got two outs, including an erasure of Duffy at the plate on a ground ball, but Jerry Remy then lined a single up the middle to drive in the game-winning marker. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Monday, September 18, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  1  2    0  0  0    0  1  -   5  8  0
Tigers       0  2  0    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  -   4 10  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .245      LeFlore cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Remy 2b               6   1   2   1     0   0   .269      Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     1   2   .291
Rice dh               5   0   1   0     0   1   .319      Staub dh              5   1   2   1     0   0   .279
Yastrzemski lf,1b     3   0   0   0     2   1   .280      Thompson 1b           5   0   1   0     0   2   .292
Fisk c                3   1   0   1     1   0   .284      Kemp lf               4   2   2   1     1   0   .279
Lynn cf               4   1   2   2     1   1   .292      Parrish c             5   0   1   0     0   2   .225
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     1   3   .243      Wockenfuss rf         3   1   2   2     0   0   .282
  Duffy pr,3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .252        Corcoran ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .229        Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .270
  Brohamer ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Hancock pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .215        Mankowski ph,3b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Evans rf              4   1   2   1     1   1   .253      Trammell ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Sprowl p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        May ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .262
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dillard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
                                                          Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Baker p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5   8   5     7   8             Totals               40   4  10   4     4   8

Time of Game: 3:22   Attendance: 13,849
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Tigers 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 1
Errors: LeFlore
Home Runs: Evans (24), Lynn (22), Wockenfuss (6), Staub (22), Kemp (14)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (16), Dillard (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (5)
GIDP: Fisk (10), Trammell (11)
Hit by Pitch: Burleson (4,by Billingham)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sprowl                  5     6   3   3   3   5   2  22   6.39
Stanley                 4.1   3   1   1   1   0   1  16   2.79
Hassler W(3-4)          1.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.94
Totals                 11    10   4   4   4   8   3  44

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              5.2   6   4   4   3   3   2  26   3.89
Baker L(1-3)            4.1   1   1   1   4   5   0  18   3.90
Hiller                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.62
Totals                 11     8   5   5   7   8   2  47

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (8)

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


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

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

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second];
Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp walked; Parrish struck out; Wockenfuss homered
[Kemp scored]; Rodriguez flied out to center; Trammell walked;
LeFlore was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson struck out; Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first); Evans singled to left; Burleson flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub grounded
out (second to first); Thompson singled to center; Kemp made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 4TH: On a bunt Remy singled; Rice singled to center
[Remy to third]; Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk lined out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Remy scored]; Lynn singled [Rice to
third, Lynn to second (on throw to 3b)]; Hobson struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish singled to center; Wockenfuss singled to
center [Parrish to third]; Rodriguez reached on a fielder's
choice [Parrish out at home (third to catcher), Wockenfuss to
second]; Trammell grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Wockenfuss out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Tigers 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
homered; Burleson was hit by a pitch; Remy grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Burleson to second]; Rice grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled to shortstop; LeFlore was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to
first); Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub homered;
Thompson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Tigers 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
walked; Lynn homered [Fisk scored]; Hobson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott walked; BAKER REPLACED BILLINGHAM
(PITCHING); Evans struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: STANLEY REPLACED SPROWL (PITCHING); Kemp singled to
center; On a bunt Parrish forced Kemp (pitcher to shortstop);
Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first) [Parrish to second];
Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Remy
grounded out (third to first); Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); Whitaker grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk
made an out to second; Lynn walked; Hobson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub made an out to shortstop; Thompson grounded
out (second to first); Kemp homered; Parrish flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Scott struck out; Evans walked; Burleson flied out
to right; Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: CORCORAN BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Corcoran flied out
to left; MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Mankowski lined to
third; MAY BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; May walked; DILLARD RAN FOR MAY;
Dillard was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 10TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MANKOWSKI
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WAGNER REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING
SS); Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk
forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); Lynn struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 10TH: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker
singled to right; HASSLER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Staub
singled to right [Whitaker to third]; Thompson struck out; Kemp
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Tigers 4.

RED SOX 11TH: Hobson walked; DUFFY RAN FOR HOBSON; BROHAMER
BATTED FOR SCOTT; Brohamer singled to right [Duffy to third];
HANCOCK RAN FOR BROHAMER; HILLER REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING);
Evans grounded out (third to first) [Hancock to second];
Burleson reached on a fielder's choice [Duffy out at home (first
to catcher)]; Remy singled to center [Hancock scored (RBI),
Burleson out at home (error by LeFlore) (center to second to
catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 11TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HANCOCK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); YASTRZEMSKI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Parrish struck out; STANLEY BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Stanley
struck out; Mankowski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 4.