Preventing Boston from gaining on New York in the East division race, the Tigers fired a 15-hit barrage in clobbering the Red Sox, 12-2. Rusty Staub drove in four runs, one with a single in the first inning and three with a home run in the seventh.

Lou Whitaker clouted a three-run round-tripper in sixth frame, the blast coming off reliever John LaRose, making his major league debut. Dave Rozema won his third consecutive complete game, while Mike Torrez dropped his sixth straight decision. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 12, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  1
Tigers       1  0  0    2  0  3    6  0  x  -  12 15  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      LeFlore cf            4   2   1   2     1   1   .299
Remy 2b               4   1   4   0     0   0   .276        Stegman cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Rice dh               4   1   1   2     0   1   .320      Whitaker 2b           4   3   2   3     1   0   .292
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Staub dh              3   1   2   4     2   0   .280
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Thompson 1b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Kemp lf               4   2   1   0     1   1   .278
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .242      May c                 4   1   1   0     1   0   .259
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Corcoran rf           2   1   1   1     0   0   .263
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Wockenfuss ph,rf    3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mankowski 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  LaRose p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rodriguez 3b        3   1   3   1     0   0   .269
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           5   1   2   1     0   0   .267
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     0   3             Totals               39  12  15  12     6   3

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 16,689
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Tigers 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Scott
Doubles: Remy (21), Whitaker (11), Trammell (13), Rodriguez (24), LeFlore (27)
Home Runs: Rice (42), Whitaker (3), Staub (23)
GIDP: Wockenfuss (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(15-12)         4     7   3   2   2   2   0  22   4.00
LaRose                  2     3   5   5   3   0   1  11  22.50
Wright                  0.2   2   2   2   0   1   0   4   3.57
Burgmeier               1.1   3   2   2   1   0   1   8   4.45
Totals                  8    15  12  11   6   3   2  45

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(9-10)          9     6   2   2   0   3   1  33   2.95
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   3   1  33

Wild Pitches: Torrez (7)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; On a bunt Remy singled
[Burleson to second]; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to
right; Fisk forced Burleson (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker
doubled to left; Staub singled [Whitaker scored]; Thompson flied
out to left [Staub to second]; Kemp was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Hobson flied
out to center; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Corcoran flied
out to center; Mankowski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Burleson flied to right in foul
territory; Remy singled to center; Rice flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to second; LeFlore grounded out
(third to first) [Trammell to second]; Torrez threw a wild pitch
[Trammell to third]; Whitaker lined to shortstop; Staub walked;
Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk
struck out; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: On a bunt Kemp reached on an error by Scott; May
singled to center [Kemp to third]; Corcoran singled to right
[Kemp scored (unearned), May to second]; On a bunt Mankowski
forced May (catcher to third) [Corcoran to second]; Trammell
doubled to right [Corcoran scored, Mankowski to third]; LeFlore
struck out; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson lined to left; Scott grounded out (pitcher
to first); Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub walked; Thompson singled to center [Staub to
second]; LAROSE REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Kemp walked [Staub
to third, Thompson to second]; Debut game for John
LaRose; May forced Staub (second to catcher) [Thompson to
third, Kemp to second]; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR CORCORAN;
Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 3.

RED SOX 6TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RODRIGUEZ
REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Burleson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Remy doubled to right; Rice grounded out (third to
first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez doubled; Trammell grounded out (pitcher to
first); LeFlore was walked intentionally; Whitaker homered
[Rodriguez scored, LeFlore scored]; Staub grounded out (first
unassisted); Thompson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (second to first); Lynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp singled to center; May walked [Kemp to second];
WRIGHT REPLACED LAROSE (PITCHING); Wockenfuss struck out;
Rodriguez singled to center [Kemp scored, May to second];
Trammell forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second) [May to third];
LeFlore doubled to left [May scored, Trammell scored]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Whitaker walked; Staub homered
[LeFlore scored, Whitaker scored]; Thompson singled to center;
Kemp grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Tigers 12.

RED SOX 8TH: STEGMAN REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); Scott flied
out to left; Evans grounded out (third to first); Burleson lined
to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 12.

TIGERS 8TH: May grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss flied
out to center; Rodriguez singled to center; Trammell lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 12.

RED SOX 9TH: Remy singled to right; Rice homered [Remy scored];
Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 12.