Staying in the chase for the East divisional crown, the Red Sox swept past the Tigers, 5-1, on the wings of a three-run first inning. A single by Rick Burleson opened the game and two outs later, Carl Yastrzemski walked. Carlton Fisk then broke an 0-for-11 slump with a run-scoring single. After a wild pitch and a walk to Fred Lynn, a single by Butch Hobson plated a pair of markers.

Lynn drove in a run with a single in the fifth and George Scott added the last tally for the Red Sox with a single in the eighth. Jason Thompson homered for the Tigers' run off Dennis Eckersley. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 21, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      3  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   5 10  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   4   0     0   0   .250      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Whitaker 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Rice lf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .317        Dillard 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Yastrzemski dh        2   2   0   0     2   0   .280      Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Fisk c                4   1   1   1     0   2   .280      Thompson 1b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .294
Lynn cf               2   1   1   1     2   0   .290      Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Hobson 3b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .244      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Scott 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .230      Corcoran rf           3   0   3   0     0   0   .271
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .251      Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .266
                                                          Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5  10   5     6   5             Totals               31   1   6   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 15,213
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Tigers 4
DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 3
Errors: LeFlore
Home Runs: Thompson (25)
Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (3)
GIDP: Hobson (12), Remy (13), Mankowski (8), Kemp (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(18-8)       9     6   1   1   1   3   1  32   3.20
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   3   1  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(13-11)         9    10   5   5   6   5   0  39   3.68
Totals                  9    10   5   5   6   5   0  39

Wild Pitches: Wilcox (5)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Remy popped to third in
foul territory [Burleson to second]; Rice grounded out (second
to first) [Burleson to third]; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk singled
to left [Burleson scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Wilcox threw a
wild pitch [Yastrzemski to third, Fisk to second]; Lynn walked;
Hobson singled to center [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk scored, Lynn
to third]; Scott flied to right in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore lined to right; Whitaker grounded out (first
unassisted); Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans walked; Burleson singled to right [Evans to
third]; Remy made an out to shortstop; Rice struck out;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson made an out to first; Kemp singled to
center; May made an out to first; Corcoran singled to second
[Kemp to second]; Mankowski struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk struck out; Lynn grounded out (first to
pitcher); Hobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell walked; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker forced
Trammell (second to shortstop); Staub made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: DILLARD REPLACED WHITAKER (PLAYING 2B); Scott flied
out to center; Evans singled to left; Burleson singled [Evans to
third (error by LeFlore), Burleson out at second (right to
shortstop)]; Remy walked; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Kemp flied out to right; May
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski stole second; Fisk
struck out; Lynn singled to center [Yastrzemski scored]; Hobson
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Lynn
out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran singled to right; Mankowski grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Corcoran out at
second]; Trammell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Evans struck
out; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore popped to first in foul territory; Dillard
made an out to third; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice flied
out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson homered; Kemp lined to center; May flied
out to right; Corcoran singled to second; Mankowski forced
Corcoran (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn walked;
Hobson singled to center [Lynn to second]; Scott singled to left
[Lynn scored, Hobson to second]; Evans lined into a double play
(second unassisted) [Hobson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell popped to first in foul territory; LeFlore
flied out to center; Dillard lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson singled to center; Remy grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burleson out at
second]; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
singled to center; Kemp grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.