The Red Sox recorded a home-opening victory by handing the Tigers their fourth straight loss, 3-1. The score was 1-1 when Jerry Remy led off the Red Sox sixth inning with a triple and scored on a groundout by Rick Burleson. Fred Lynn then provided insurance with a solo homer. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Monday, April     14, 1980 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitaker 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .063      Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .188
Gibson cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Burleson ss           3   1   0   1     1   1   .167
  Stegman ph,cf       1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Lynn cf               3   1   2   1     0   0   .357
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Rice lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Hebner 3b             4   0   3   1     0   1   .500      Yastrzemski dh        2   0   0   1     0   0   .357
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .316      Perez 1b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .308
Summers rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Fisk c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .125
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Brohamer 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Peters dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   5   1     3   2             Totals               26   3   6   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 33,512
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Red Sox 2
DP: Tigers 3, Red Sox 0
Triples: Remy (1)
Home Runs: Lynn (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (1)
GIDP: Fisk 2 (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris L(1-1)           7     6   3   3   2   0   1  26   1.69
Billingham              1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     6   3   3   2   2   1  29

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(1-0)        7     3   1   1   3   1   0  27   3.97
Burgmeier SV(1)         2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   2   0  35

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Durwood Merrill


TIGERS 1ST: Red Sox Manager Don Zimmer ejected by HP umpire
Marty Springstead sometime in game; Whitaker walked; Gibson
lined to second; Kemp grounded out (first to shortstop to first)
[Whitaker to second]; Hebner singled to right [Whitaker scored];
Thompson walked [Hebner to second]; Summers walked [Hebner to
third, Thompson to second]; Parrish forced Thompson (third
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn singled to right; Rice
forced Lynn (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
flied to center; Whitaker singled to center; Gibson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
Perez walked; Fisk grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp popped to shortstop; Hebner was called out on
strikes; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt
Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Summers popped to third in foul territory; Parrish
flied to right; Peters flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson walked; Lynn grounded out (second to
first) [Burleson to second]; Rice singled to right [Burleson to
third]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Burleson
scored]; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell popped to shortstop; Whitaker grounded out
(second to first); Gibson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk singled to left; On a bunt Brohamer hit into a
double play (pitcher unassisted) [Fisk out at second]; Evans
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Hebner singled
to right; Thompson lined to third; Summers forced Hebner (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy tripled to right; Burleson grounded out
(second to first) [Remy scored]; Lynn homered; Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Peters
lined to left; Trammell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Perez singled to center; Fisk grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second];
Brohamer lined to shortstop; 56 minute rain delay with 1-2
count on Lou Whitaker; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red
Sox 3.

TIGERS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Whitaker
lined to shortstop; STEGMAN BATTED FOR GIBSON; Stegman singled
to right; Kemp struck out; Hebner singled to center [Stegman to
second]; Thompson forced Hebner (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: STEGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BILLINGHAM
REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Evans struck out; On a bunt Remy
grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 9TH: JONES BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Jones popped to first in
foul territory; Parrish flied to right; Peters lined to pitcher;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.