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A three-run homer by Champ Summers, his third circuit clout in as many games, highlighted the Tigers' 6-3 victory over the Red Sox. Summers' blast came in the fifth inning off Sox starter and loser Steve Renko. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 3Game Played on Thursday, June 28, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 7 0 Tigers 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 x - 6 8 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .304 LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Burleson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Lynn cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .316 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .344 Rice lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Thompson 1b 3 3 2 0 1 1 .262 Yastrzemski 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .300 Parrish c 3 2 1 0 1 0 .283 Watson dh 3 1 1 0 0 1 .254 Summers rf 4 1 3 3 0 0 .267 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 3 0 1 .254 Evans rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .278 Trammell ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Allenson c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Machemer 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Fisk ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Wagner 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 O'Berry c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 7 3 3 4 Totals 32 6 8 6 2 6 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 32,755 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Tigers 5 DP: Red Sox 0, Tigers 1 Doubles: Lynn (23), Thompson (8) Home Runs: Summers (6) Caught Stealing: Remy (9) Sacrifice Hits: Machemer (1) GIDP: Allenson (2) Hit by Pitch: Watson (2,by Lopez) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko L(5-3) 5 7 6 6 2 4 1 25 3.63 Campbell 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.34 Burgmeier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.62 Totals 8 8 6 6 2 6 1 35 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(7-4) 7 7 3 3 3 3 0 29 3.16 Lopez SV(1) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.65 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 4 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Lopez (1) Wild Pitches: Billingham (2) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Vic Voltaggio RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to center; Burleson flied out to center; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Staub flied out to center; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski walked; Watson struck out; Hobson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson doubled to right; Parrish flied out to left; Summers singled to left [Thompson to third]; Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice [Thompson scored, Summers to second]; Trammell was called out on strikes; Machemer grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied out to center; Allenson grounded out (third to first); Remy walked; Remy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore flied out to right; Staub flied out to left; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson flied out to right; Lynn singled to left; Rice forced Lynn (third to second); Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson walked; Parrish singled to right [Thompson to second]; Summers singled to center [Thompson to third, Parrish to second]; Rodriguez singled to left [Thompson scored, Parrish scored, Summers to second]; On a bunt Trammell forced Summers (catcher to shortstop) [Rodriguez to second]; Machemer popped to catcher in foul territory; LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson flied out to center; Evans singled to left; Allenson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson singled to left; Parrish walked [Thompson to second]; Summers homered [Thompson scored, Parrish scored]; Rodriguez struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 6. RED SOX 6TH: Remy flied out to center; Burleson singled to left; Lynn doubled to left [Burleson scored]; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 6. TIGERS 6TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Trammell singled to center; Machemer out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Trammell to second]; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 6. RED SOX 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED MACHEMER (PLAYING 2B); Watson singled to center; Hobson made an out to shortstop; Evans singled to left [Watson to second]; FISK BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Watson to third, Evans to second]; Fisk struck out; Remy singled to left [Watson scored, Evans scored]; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 6. TIGERS 7TH: O'BERRY REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson struck out; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 6. RED SOX 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Lynn struck out; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 6. TIGERS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Summers grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; Trammell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 6. RED SOX 9TH: Watson was hit by a pitch; Hobson made an out to catcher; Evans flied out to center; POQUETTE BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Poquette grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 6. |
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