Tuesday August 12, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

The return of Mark Fidrych lured a sellout crowd of 48,361 to Tiger Stadium, but the Red Sox spoiled the righthander's comeback to the major leagues with a 5-4 victory. Jim Dwyer snapped a 4-4 tie in the eighth inning with a homer.

After a shaky start, Fidrych settled down and pitched well until Dwyer's blast. Two of Boston's runs were unearned as the result of a second-inning error by Detroit shortstop Mark Wagner. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Tuesday, August 12, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 13 0 Tigers 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 - 4 7 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .279 Peters cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .292 Stapleton 2b 5 0 1 2 0 0 .309 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 2 1 0 .234 Lynn cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .322 Kemp dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .304 Perez 1b 5 0 3 0 0 0 .275 Hebner 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .293 Fisk c 5 0 1 1 0 2 .292 Summers lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .313 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Parrish c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Dwyer rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .299 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Hobson dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Brookens 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .266 Hoffman 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .282 Wagner ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .270 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wockenfuss ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fidrych p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 5 13 5 1 3 Totals 32 4 7 4 5 1 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 48,361 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Tigers 7 DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 1 Errors: Wagner Doubles: Lynn 2 (30), Hoffman (6), Whitaker (12) Home Runs: Dwyer (7), Summers (11) Stolen Bases: Lynn (11) Sacrifice Flies: Peters (2) GIDP: Fisk (8), Kemp (18) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez 6.1 5 4 4 4 0 1 28 4.52 Campbell W(2-0) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.82 Stanley SV(7) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.66 Totals 9 7 4 4 5 1 1 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fidrych L(0-1) 8 11 5 3 1 3 1 37 3.38 Lopez 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.33 Totals 9 13 5 3 1 3 1 41 Wild Pitches: Torrez (8) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Steve Palermo RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Stapleton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Burleson to second]; Lynn doubled to right [Burleson scored]; Perez grounded out (second to first) [Lynn to third]; Fisk singled to right [Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters lined to left; Whitaker flied to left in foul territory; Kemp walked; Hebner walked [Kemp to second]; Summers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Dwyer flied out to left; Hobson reached on an error by Wagner [Hobson to first]; Hoffman doubled to left [Hobson to third]; Burleson grounded out (second to first); Stapleton singled to center [Hobson scored (unearned), Hoffman scored (unearned)]; Lynn flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish flied out to left; Cowens grounded out (third to first); Brookens made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Perez singled to center; Fisk struck out; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; Dwyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Wagner lined to pitcher; Peters lined to left; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0. RED SOX 4TH: Hobson flied out to right; Hoffman struck out; Burleson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner lined to right; Summers homered; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1. RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn singled to center; Perez made an out to second; Lynn stole second; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt Brookens made an out to pitcher; Wagner singled to shortstop; Torrez threw a wild pitch [Wagner to second]; Peters walked; Whitaker doubled to right [Wagner scored, Peters scored]; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 3. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Dwyer popped to catcher in foul territory; Hobson singled to right; Hoffman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Summers grounded out (second to first); Parrish singled to second; Cowens forced Parrish (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 3. RED SOX 7TH: Burleson singled to center; On a bunt Stapleton made an out to pitcher; Lynn lined to left; Perez singled to left [Burleson to second]; Fisk forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Brookens walked; Wagner singled to right [Brookens to third]; Peters hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brookens scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Whitaker walked [Wagner to second]; Kemp grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 4. RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Dwyer homered; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; Hoffman singled to right; Burleson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: Hebner singled to center; Summers grounded out (third to first) [Hebner to second]; STANLEY REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Parrish made an out to second; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 4. RED SOX 9TH: LOPEZ REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING); Stapleton flied out to center; Lynn doubled to right; Perez singled to center [Lynn to third]; Fisk grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 4. TIGERS 9TH: Brookens struck out; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR WAGNER; Wockenfuss flied out to center; Peters singled to right; Whitaker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 4.

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