A leadoff homer by Jim Rice in the fourth inning accounted for the lone run as the Red Sox stayed one game behind the Yankees in the East division by edging the Tigers, 1-0, behind a three-hitter by Mike Torrez. The victory was the righthander's first in more than a month. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 28, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  3  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitaker 2b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .290      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Remy 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Staub dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Rice rf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .314
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .288      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Kemp lf               1   0   0   0     2   0   .274      Fisk c                2   0   0   0     1   2   .284
May c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Lynn cf               3   0   2   0     0   0   .293
Corcoran rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Hobson dh             2   0   0   0     1   1   .246
Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Scott 1b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Trammell ss           2   0   0   0     1   2   .270      Brohamer 3b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .243
Young p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               24   0   3   0     7   4             Totals               24   1   3   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 26,774
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Red Sox 3
DP: Tigers 2, Red Sox 4
Home Runs: Rice (45)
Caught Stealing: Trammell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (7)
GIDP: Mankowski 2 (10), Staub (23), May (13), Burleson (16), Hobson (14)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young L(6-7)            8     3   1   1   3   3   1  28   2.81
Totals                  8     3   1   1   3   3   1  28

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(16-12)         9     3   0   0   7   4   0  31   3.93
Totals                  9     3   0   0   7   4   0  31

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


TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker walked; Mankowski grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; Staub
walked; Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

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

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); May grounded
out (second to first); Corcoran grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk walked; Lynn
singled to right [Fisk to third]; Hobson struck out; Scott flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell
struck out; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer flied out to center; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski walked; Staub grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mankowski out at second];
Thompson singled to center; Kemp walked [Thompson to second];
May singled to center [Thompson out at home (center to catcher),
Kemp to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice homered; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk
was called out on strikes; Lynn grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran flied out to right; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trammell walked; Trammell was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson walked; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Hobson to second]; Brohamer walked; Burleson
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Hobson out at
third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker walked; On a bunt Mankowski grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Whitaker out at
second]; Staub singled; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded
out (third to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp walked; May grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second]; Corcoran grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk struck out; Lynn singled to right; Hobson
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Lynn
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Trammell
struck out; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
lined to left; Burleson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Staub
flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.