Sunday September 23, 1979
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Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Tigers 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 0 Red Sox 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 2 2 1 1 2 .299 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Whitaker 2b 1 0 0 0 2 1 .290 Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .249 Gibson lf 5 0 0 1 0 0 .261 Poquette cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .295 Summers rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .288 Rice lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .329 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .249 Fisk dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Wockenfuss dh 5 0 0 0 0 3 .257 Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Parrish c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .271 Dwyer 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .260 Brookens 3b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .251 Evans rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .277 Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 O'Berry c 2 1 0 0 0 0 .161 Petry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yastrzemski ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 7 3 4 9 Totals 32 2 5 2 2 4 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 31,871 Left on Base: Tigers 9, Red Sox 4 DP: Tigers 2, Red Sox 1 Errors: O'Berry Doubles: Parrish (23) Home Runs: Evans (21) Stolen Bases: LeFlore 4 (77), Summers (7) Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker 2 (14) Sacrifice Flies: Poquette (6) GIDP: Hobson (21) Hit by Pitch: Brookens (2,by Torrez), O'Berry (1,by Petry) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Petry 8 5 2 2 2 1 1 30 3.90 Lopez W(10-4) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 2.18 Totals 10 5 2 2 2 4 1 36 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez L(15-13) 10 7 3 2 4 9 0 42 4.55 Totals 10 7 3 2 4 9 0 42 Passed Balls: Parrish (20), O'Berry (2) Hit by Pitch: Petry (4), Torrez (5) Wild Pitches: Petry (3) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker walked; Gibson flied out to left; Summers forced Whitaker (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Sizemore singled to right; Poquette popped to third in foul territory; Rice forced Sizemore (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson was called out on strikes; Wockenfuss struck out; Parrish singled to left; Brookens was hit by a pitch [Parrish to second]; Trammell forced Brookens (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson singled to right; Petry threw a wild pitch [Hobson to second]; Dwyer walked; Evans lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Hobson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [LeFlore to third]; Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first) [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Summers singled to right; Summers stole second; Thompson was walked intentionally; Wockenfuss struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: O'Berry was hit by a pitch; Burleson flied out to right; Sizemore singled to right [O'Berry to third]; Poquette hit a sacrifice fly to left [O'Berry scored]; Rice struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 4TH: Parrish doubled; On a bunt Brookens reached on a fielder's choice [Parrish out at third (pitcher to third)]; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brookens to second]; LeFlore singled to center [Brookens scored]; LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to third (error by O'Berry)]; Whitaker was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Hobson grounded out (third to first); Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 5TH: Gibson flied out to left; Summers flied out to center; Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Evans homered; O'Berry made an out to third; Burleson flied out to center; Sizemore flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. TIGERS 6TH: Wockenfuss was called out on strikes; Parrish lined to left; Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Poquette singled to left; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Poquette to second]; Rice was walked intentionally; Fisk made an out to second; Hobson grounded into a double play (third to first) [Poquette out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. TIGERS 7TH: Trammell popped to catcher in foul territory; LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker walked; Gibson lined into a double play (center to shortstop to second) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 7TH: Dwyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans grounded out (third to first); O'Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. TIGERS 8TH: Summers struck out; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Wockenfuss made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore flied out to left; Poquette flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. TIGERS 9TH: Parrish was called out on strikes; Brookens flied out to center; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 9TH: LOPEZ REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk flied out to center; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. TIGERS 10TH: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [LeFlore to third]; Gibson reached on a fielder's choice; Summers singled to right [LeFlore scored, Gibson out at third (right to third)]; Thompson singled to right [Summers to second]; Wockenfuss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 10TH: Dwyer struck out; Evans struck out; YASTRZEMSKI BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

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