Carl Yastrzemski homered with two men on base in the fourth inning when the Red Sox erupted for six runs en route to a 12-7 victory over the Tigers. The Red Sox also had a two-run homer by Butch Hobson in the third inning and another by Dwight Evans in the ninth. Lance Parrish and Jason Thompson each hit a three-run homer for the Tigers.

The Red Sox put together three singles and a forceout by Rick Burleson for their first run in the fourth inning to break a 3-3 tie. After Yastrzemski homered, another run scored on a single by Jim Rice and double by Tony Perez. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 7
Game Played on Saturday, April     26, 1980 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  2    6  0  1    0  0  2  -  12 17  1
Tigers       3  0  0    0  0  0    1  3  0  -   7  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               6   1   4   0     0   0   .309      Whitaker 2b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .200
Burleson ss           6   1   1   1     0   0   .158      Brookens 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Yastrzemski dh        4   1   1   3     2   0   .265        Corcoran ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Rice lf               5   2   3   1     0   0   .333        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .321        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hobson 3b             5   1   1   2     0   1   .308        Peters ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .148
  Hoffman 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kemp lf               3   2   1   0     2   1   .271
Fisk c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .294      Parrish c             4   1   1   3     0   1   .345
  Rader c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Wockenfuss rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Dwyer cf              4   2   3   1     1   0   .600      Hebner dh,3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .350
Evans rf              4   2   2   3     0   0   .229      Thompson 1b           4   2   1   3     0   1   .235
Hurst p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stegman cf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .286
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gibson ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wagner ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Summers ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .378
                                                            Trammell ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .343
                                                          Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  12  17  12     5   2             Totals               35   7   8   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 20,261
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Tigers 5
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Perez (4), Fisk (4)
Home Runs: Hobson (2), Yastrzemski (2), Evans (1), Parrish (3), Thompson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (1)
GIDP: Rice (1), Kemp (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hurst W(1-0)            6     2   3   3   2   3   1  22  14.34
Drago                   1.2   4   4   3   2   1   1  12   7.00
Burgmeier SV(3)         1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.05
Totals                  9     8   7   6   4   5   2  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(0-2)           3     8   6   6   2   2   1  19   8.10
Hiller                  0.2   4   3   3   1   0   1   7   3.24
Tobik                   4.1   4   1   1   1   0   0  17   3.97
Lopez                   1     1   2   2   1   0   1   5   8.59
Totals                  9    17  12  12   5   2   3  48

Balks: Hurst (1)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled; Burleson flied out to center;
Yastrzemski walked [Remy to second]; Rice singled to left [Remy
scored, Yastrzemski to third, Rice to second (on throw)]; Perez
was walked intentionally; Hobson struck out; Fisk flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker singled to right; Hurst balked [Whitaker to
second]; Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp
walked; Parrish homered [Whitaker scored, Kemp scored];
Wockenfuss struck out; Hebner flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Dwyer flied out to center; Evans flied out to left;
Remy singled to center; Burleson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Stegman flied out to right;
Wagner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Tigers 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski made an out to third; Rice singled to
left; Perez struck out; Hobson homered [Rice scored]; Fisk made
an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Brookens
flied out to center; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Dwyer singled to right; Evans singled to left
[Dwyer to second]; Remy singled to left [Dwyer to third, Evans
to second]; HILLER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Burleson forced
Remy (shortstop to second) [Dwyer scored, Evans to third];
Yastrzemski homered [Evans scored, Burleson scored]; Rice
singled to left; Perez doubled to left [Rice scored]; Hobson
grounded out (third to first); Fisk was walked intentionally;
Dwyer singled to left [Perez scored, Fisk to third, Dwyer to
second (on throw)]; TOBIK REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Evans
grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 9,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish flied out to right; Wockenfuss flied out to
center; Hebner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy singled to right; Burleson singled to left
[Remy to second]; Yastrzemski flied out to right [Remy to
third]; Rice flied out to center; Perez made an out to second; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Stegman
made an out to second; Wagner grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Fisk doubled
to left; Dwyer singled to right [Fisk to third]; Evans hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Fisk scored]; Remy grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Brookens
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp walked; Parrish lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Yastrzemski walked; Rice grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: DRAGO REPLACED HURST (PITCHING); RADER REPLACED FISK
(PLAYING C ); Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hebner grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Thompson
reached on an error by Perez [Thompson to first]; Stegman walked
[Thompson to second]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR WAGNER; Summers singled
to right [Thompson to third, Stegman to second]; Whitaker walked
[Thompson scored (unearned), Stegman to third, Summers to
second]; CORCORAN BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Corcoran flied out to
left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 8TH: TRAMMELL REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING SS); HEBNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); TOBIK REPLACED CORCORAN
(PITCHING); Perez grounded out (third to first); Designated
hitter Richie Hebner moved to 3B; Hobson flied out to
center; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: HOFFMAN REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Kemp singled
to right; Parrish struck out; Wockenfuss made an out to third;
Hebner singled to right [Kemp to second]; Thompson homered [Kemp
scored, Hebner scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING);
GIBSON BATTED FOR STEGMAN; Gibson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Tigers 7.

RED SOX 9TH: GIBSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LOPEZ REPLACED
TOBIK (PITCHING); Dwyer walked; Evans homered [Dwyer scored];
Remy flied out to center; Burleson popped to first; Yastrzemski
flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 9TH: Trammell flied out to center; Whitaker singled to
left; PETERS BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Peters singled to right [Whitaker
to second]; Kemp grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Peters out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
12, Tigers 7.