Strategy backfired on the Tigers in the eighth inning when the Red Sox erupted for three runs en route to a 9-8 triumph. With the Tigers leading, 7-6, Dwight Evans singled and reached second on a fielder's choice-sacrifice by Jerry Remy.

Rick Burleson advanced both runners with a sacrifice and the Tigers gave Tom Poquette an intentional walk to face Jim Rice, who followed with a two-run single. What proved to be the winning run scored when Gary Allenson singled home Poquette. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 8

Game Played on Monday, June 18, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Tigers 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 - 8 15 2 Red Sox 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 x - 9 15 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 2 1 0 0 2 .311 Remy 2b 3 3 3 0 1 0 .312 Staub dh 3 1 1 0 2 0 .217 Burleson ss 4 2 3 0 0 0 .273 Kemp lf 5 2 3 5 0 2 .359 Lynn cf 3 1 3 1 0 0 .313 Thompson 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .273 Poquette cf 0 1 0 1 1 0 .229 Wockenfuss c 5 0 1 2 0 0 .250 Rice lf 5 1 2 3 0 1 .328 Morales rf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .259 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 3 1 0 .299 Rodriguez 3b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .267 Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Machemer pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allenson c 1 0 1 1 0 0 .212 Trammell ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .259 Watson dh 1 0 0 0 3 0 .237 Summers ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Hobson 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .249 Wagner 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .296 Evans rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .274 Mankowski ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 8 15 8 3 9 Totals 33 9 15 9 7 4 Time of Game: 3:30 Attendance: 29,533 Left on Base: Tigers 10, Red Sox 11 DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Kemp, Wagner, Hobson Doubles: Rodriguez 2 (11), Kemp (15), Remy (9), Fisk (8), Rice (15) Home Runs: Kemp (10) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (34) Caught Stealing: Watson (1), Evans (3) Sacrifice Hits: Remy (4), Burleson (6) Sacrifice Flies: Poquette (2) GIDP: Thompson (9), Burleson (4) Hit by Pitch: Watson (1,by Wilcox) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox 4 10 5 5 4 2 0 23 5.54 Arroyo L(1-1) 3.1 4 4 4 2 2 0 17 6.10 Lopez 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.82 Totals 8 15 9 9 7 4 0 44 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko 5 8 6 2 2 5 1 26 3.24 Drago W(5-3) 3.1 7 2 2 1 3 0 17 2.86 Campbell SV(6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.04 Totals 9 15 8 4 3 9 1 45 Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (7) Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Burleson was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Remy out at second (second unassisted)]; Lynn singled to center [Burleson to third]; Rice forced Lynn (shortstop to second) [Burleson scored (RBI), Rice to second (error by Wagner)]; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to right; Wockenfuss popped to catcher in foul territory; Morales singled to left; Rodriguez doubled to left [Morales to third]; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Watson was hit by a pitch; Hobson struck out; Watson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Evans walked; Evans was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 3RD: Wagner singled to left; LeFlore was called out on strikes; Staub flied out to center; Kemp doubled to right [Wagner to third]; Thompson was walked intentionally; Wockenfuss singled to center [Wagner scored, Kemp scored, Thompson to second]; Morales flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Remy doubled to right; Burleson singled to left [Remy to third]; Lynn singled to right [Remy scored, Burleson to third]; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski forced Lynn (second to shortstop) [Burleson scored]; Fisk doubled to left [Yastrzemski to third]; Watson was walked intentionally; Hobson forced Fisk (third unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Trammell singled; Wagner popped to right; LeFlore reached on an error by Hobson [Trammell to third, LeFlore to second]; Staub walked; Kemp homered (unearned) [Trammell scored (unearned), LeFlore scored (unearned), Staub scored (unearned)]; Thompson struck out; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Remy singled to third; Burleson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Remy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 3. TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez doubled to left; Trammell made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn singled to left; Rice doubled to right [Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Lynn scored, Rice scored]; ARROYO REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Fisk made an out to shortstop; Watson made an out to shortstop; Hobson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 5. TIGERS 6TH: DRAGO REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); POQUETTE REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING CF); Wagner grounded out (second to first); LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second; Staub walked; Kemp singled to left [LeFlore scored, Staub to third]; Thompson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 6TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Remy singled; Burleson singled to right [Remy to third]; Poquette hit a sacrifice fly to right [Remy scored]; Rice flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 6. TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss flied out to right; Morales singled to left; Rodriguez forced Morales (third to second); Trammell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk was called out on strikes; Watson walked; Hobson forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 6. TIGERS 8TH: ALLENSON REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Wagner was called out on strikes; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to right; Kemp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 8TH: Evans singled to left; Remy reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Evans to second]; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Evans to third, Remy to second]; Poquette was walked intentionally; Rice singled to center [Evans scored, Remy scored, Poquette to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Yastrzemski made an out to third; Allenson singled to left [Poquette scored (RBI), Rice to third (error by Kemp), Allenson to second]; Watson was walked intentionally; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 9. TIGERS 9TH: Thompson singled to right; Wockenfuss flied out to right; Morales singled to left [Thompson to second]; Rodriguez singled to right [Thompson scored, Morales to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); MACHEMER RAN FOR RODRIGUEZ; SUMMERS BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Summers struck out; MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR WAGNER; Mankowski grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 9.

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