Winning their fourth straight game and staying in the chase for the East division title, the Red Sox swept past the Tigers, 5-2. The Red Sox tallied three runs in the first inning when Jerry Remy and Carl Yastrzemski drew walks, Carlton Fisk tripled and Fred Lynn singled. George Scott hit a homer in the second and added an RBI single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Red Sox      3  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .298      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Stegman cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Remy 2b               2   1   0   0     2   0   .275
Whitaker 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .291      Rice rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Staub dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .276      Yastrzemski lf        2   1   0   0     2   1   .278
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .289      Fisk c                4   2   2   2     0   0   .285
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Lynn cf               3   0   1   1     1   1   .291
May c                 2   0   0   0     1   0   .251      Hobson dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .247
  Parrish ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Scott 1b              4   1   3   2     0   1   .234
Corcoran rf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Brohamer 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Wockenfuss ph,rf    2   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Duffy 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     3   5             Totals               30   5   7   5     6   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 26,035
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Red Sox 7
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Whitaker (12)
Triples: Fisk (5)
Home Runs: Staub (24), LeFlore (12), Scott (12)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (7)
Caught Stealing: Fisk (2)
GIDP: Corcoran (10)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(13-12)         7.2   7   5   5   6   4   1  35   3.76
Hiller                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.45
Totals                  8     7   5   5   6   4   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(12-8)           6     3   2   2   2   3   2  22   3.45
Hassler                 2.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  10   3.95
Stanley SV(10)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.68
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   5   2  34

Wild Pitches: Wilcox (6)

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


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

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

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); May walked;
Corcoran grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott homered; Brohamer grounded out (first
unassisted); Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy
walked; Rice popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to center; Trammell popped to
catcher in foul territory; LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski walked; On a bunt Fisk forced
Yastrzemski (catcher to shortstop); Lynn struck out while Fisk
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker doubled to left; Staub made an out to
first; Thompson struck out; Kemp grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson singled; Scott struck out; Brohamer grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Hobson to second]; Burleson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 5TH: On a bunt May grounded out (catcher to first);
Corcoran struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy flied out to left; Rice flied out to center;
Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell struck out; LeFlore homered; Whitaker
walked; Staub grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker to
second]; Thompson made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk lined to left; Lynn walked; Hobson flied out
to center; Scott singled to left [Lynn to second]; Brohamer
forced Scott (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 7TH: HASSLER REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Kemp struck out;
May grounded out (third to first); WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR
CORCORAN; Wockenfuss singled; Rodriguez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Burleson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Remy grounded out (first
unassisted); Rice made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); Whitaker was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: STEGMAN REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); Yastrzemski
struck out; Fisk singled to pitcher; Lynn lined to right; Fisk
stole second; Hobson was walked intentionally; Scott singled to
left [Fisk scored, Hobson to second]; HILLER REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); BAILEY BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Bailey made an out to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 9TH: DUFFY REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); Staub flied out
to left; Thompson walked; Kemp singled to left [Thompson to
second]; PARRISH BATTED FOR MAY; STANLEY REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); Parrish flied out to left; Wockenfuss lined to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 5.