Shutout pitching by Dennis Eckersley enabled the Red Sox to beat the Tigers, 6-0, and stay within one game of the first-place Yankees in the East division. The Bosox scored three runs in the first inning, two coming on a double by Fred Lynn and another on a grounder by Carl Yastrzemski. Jim Rice connected for a two-run homer in the fifth following a single by Jerry Remy, and Rick Burleson drove in the sixth marker with a sixth-inning single. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Red Sox      3  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  x  -   6 14  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .298      Burleson ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .251
Mankowski 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Remy 2b               5   2   3   0     0   0   .276
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Rice rf               5   1   2   2     0   2   .316
Thompson 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .290      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   0   1     0   0   .279
Kemp lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .275      Fisk c                3   1   2   0     1   1   .283
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Lynn cf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .291
Corcoran rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .274      Hobson dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .247
Dillard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Scott 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .229
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Brohamer 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .248
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     2   4             Totals               37   6  14   6     1   4

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 27,078
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Red Sox 9
DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 2
Doubles: LeFlore (29), Lynn (33), Brohamer (14)
Home Runs: Rice (44)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (68), Remy (30), Hobson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (10)
GIDP: Dillard (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(9-11)          5.2  11   6   6   1   1   1  29   3.13
Tobik                   2.1   3   0   0   0   3   0  10   3.75
Totals                  8    14   6   6   1   4   1  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(19-8)       9     7   0   0   2   4   0  34   3.09
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   4   0  34

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Mankowski struck out while
LeFlore stole second; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory;
Thompson walked; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Remy singled to first;
Remy stole second; Rice singled to left [Remy to third];
Yastrzemski forced Rice (second to shortstop) [Remy scored];
Fisk walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn doubled [Yastrzemski
scored, Fisk scored]; Hobson flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 2ND: May flied out to center; Corcoran grounded out
(second to first); Dillard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott singled to left; Brohamer singled to center
[Scott to second]; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Scott to third, Brohamer to second]; Remy grounded out
(second to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore doubled;
Mankowski made an out to shortstop; Staub grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); Fisk
singled to third; Lynn forced Fisk (shortstop to second); Hobson
forced Lynn (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Kemp walked; May flied out to
right; Corcoran singled to center [Kemp to second]; Dillard made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Brohamer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Burleson lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell made an out to second; LeFlore singled to
second; LeFlore stole second; Mankowski grounded out (pitcher to
second to first) [LeFlore to third]; Staub made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy singled; Rice homered [Remy scored];
Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk was called out
on strikes; Lynn flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson singled to left; Kemp flied out to right;
May lined into a double play (second to first) [Thompson out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson singled to left; Hobson stole second; Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer flied out to right;
Burleson singled to center [Hobson scored]; Remy singled
[Burleson to third]; TOBIK REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Rice
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Corcoran singled to second; Dillard grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Corcoran out at
second]; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski made an out to second; Fisk singled to
right; Lynn flied out to right; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Mankowski
grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Scott singled to left; Brohamer doubled [Scott to
third]; Burleson lined to shortstop; Remy popped to center; Rice
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Kemp singled to
second; May grounded out (first unassisted) [Kemp to second];
Corcoran flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 6.