A sacrifice fly by Fred Lynn in the eighth inning scored Jerry Remy with the tie-breaking tally as the Red Sox repulsed the Tigers, 3-2, behind Dennis Eckersley. Remy led off the eighth with a single, stole second and advanced to third as Rick Burleson bounced out. Jim Rice hit his 15th homer, a two-run blow, in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      21, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   2   1     0   1   .314      Remy 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .311
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .345      Lynn cf               3   1   1   1     0   1   .315
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Rice lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .319
Parrish c             4   1   1   1     0   3   .297      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     0   2   .292
Summers rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Mankowski 3b          3   1   1   0     0   1   .210      Watson dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Wagner 2b             2   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .255
  Machemer pr,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     0   7             Totals               29   3   7   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 34,316
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Red Sox 4
DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: LeFlore (9), Kemp (16), Remy (10), Lynn (18)
Home Runs: Parrish (8), Rice (15)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (36), Remy (14)
Caught Stealing: Kemp (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris L(4-4)           8     7   3   3   1   6   1  31   3.78
Totals                  8     7   3   3   1   6   1  31

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(8-3)        9     7   2   2   0   7   1  33   2.97
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   7   1  33

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Staub grounded out (second to
first); Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy doubled to left; Burleson walked; Lynn popped
to third in foul territory; Rice singled to right [Remy out at
home (right to catcher), Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski struck
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Parrish homered;
Summers was called out on strikes; Mankowski struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk struck out; Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red
Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell made an out to second; Wagner was called
out on strikes; LeFlore doubled; the ball appeared to carom
off RF Dwight Evans' glove into the stands; it was ruled a
double and not a homer by 1B umpire Dan Morrison, who said that
the ball was touched by a fan; Staub grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson lined to center; Remy grounded out (first to
pitcher); Burleson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp doubled to center; Thompson flied out to right;
Kemp was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Parrish
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn doubled to center; Rice homered [Lynn scored];
Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk made an out to second; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Summers grounded out (first unassisted); Mankowski
singled to center; Trammell made an out to shortstop; Wagner
singled to left [Mankowski to third]; MACHEMER RAN FOR WAGNER;
LeFlore singled to center [Mankowski scored, Machemer to third];
LeFlore stole second; Staub made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: MACHEMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Evans singled
to center; Hobson struck out; Remy forced Evans (second
unassisted); Burleson singled to center [Remy to second]; Lynn
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson flied
out to left; Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Fisk grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Summers singled to left; Mankowski grounded out
(first unassisted) [Summers to second]; Trammell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Machemer popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Remy singled to center; Remy stole second; Burleson
grounded out (third to first) [Remy to third]; Lynn lined out on
a sacrifice fly to right [Remy scored]; Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish
struck out; Summers popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.