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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 28, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 28, 1978 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Allen Ripley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Hank Soar |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Tim Corcoran | Right Fielder |
| Phil Mankowski | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | DH |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 28, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Ripley
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Ripley
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Ripley
Staub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Ripley
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Ripley
Kemp takes first base on ball four. LeFlore moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Ripley
May hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Billingham
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Billingham
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Remy for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Billingham
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Ripley
Corcoran hits a line drive towards first. Yastrzemski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Ripley
Mankowski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Ripley
Trammell strikes out. There goes Mankowski. The throw from Fisk to second, and Mankowski is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Billingham
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Billingham
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Billingham
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Ripley
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Ripley
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Ripley
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ripley
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Billingham
Hobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Billingham
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Billingham
Brohamer hits a line drive towards third. Mankowski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Ripley
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ripley
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Ripley
Corcoran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mankowski vs. Ripley
Mankowski hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Remy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Billingham
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Billingham
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Billingham
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Billingham
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Corcoran. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Burleson scores. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. Billingham
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rice tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Billingham
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Ripley
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Ripley
LeFlore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Ripley
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Ripley
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice throws the ball in to Remy who tags Staub, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Billingham
Hobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Billingham
Evans hits a line drive into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Billingham
Brohamer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burleson vs. Billingham
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ripley
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Ripley
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ripley
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Ripley
Corcoran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mankowski vs. Ripley
Mankowski hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Billingham
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Billingham
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Billingham
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Billingham
Fisk takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lynn vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Ripley
Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Trammell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Ripley
LeFlore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. LeFlore reaches second base with a double. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitaker vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Staub vs. Burgmeier
Staub hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Hiller
Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base.
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hiller
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hiller
Bob Bailey pinch hits for Jack Brohamer.
Bailey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Hiller
Burleson hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Burgmeier
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Burgmeier
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Burgmeier
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Burgmeier covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Hiller
Remy hits a popup into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hiller
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hiller
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Hiller
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lynn vs. Hiller
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields the ball and throws to Hiller covering. Safe. Yastrzemski scores. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hobson vs. Hiller
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Burgmeier
Corcoran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Stanley
There goes Corcoran. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Remy applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Stanley
Trammell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hiller
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hiller
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Hiller
Frank Duffy pinch runs for Bob Bailey.
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Hiller
There goes Duffy. The throw from May and he is safe. Duffy steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Hiller
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Stanley
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Stanley
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Stanley
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hiller
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1978, game 1 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 5 2 4 1 Burleson R, ss 5 1 1 0
Whitaker L, 2b 5 0 1 0 Remy J, 2b 5 0 0 0
Staub R, dh 5 0 1 0 Rice J, lf 3 2 1 1
Thompson J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 1 3 1
Kemp S, lf 2 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 2 0 1 1
May M, c 4 0 0 0 Lynn F, cf 4 0 1 1
Corcoran T, rf 4 0 3 0 Hobson B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Mankowski P, 3b 3 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 1 0 0 0 Brohamer J, dh 2 0 1 0
Trammell A, ss 4 0 1 0 Bailey B, ph 1 0 1 0
Duffy F, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 12 2 32 4 9 4
Detroit 001 011 000 0 -- 3
Boston 000 200 010 1 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J 5.1 4 2 2 5 0
Hiller J (L) 3.2 5 2 2 1 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ripley A* 6.0 11 3 3 2 2
Burgmeier T+ 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Stanley B (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
DP -- Detroit 3, Boston 4
LOB -- Detroit 6, Boston 8
2B -- Burleson R, Yastrzemski C, Trammell A, LeFlore R, Fisk C
HR -- LeFlore R, Thompson J, Rice J
SB -- Duffy F
CS -- Mankowski P, Corcoran T
SF -- Fisk C
T -- 2:45
A -- 0
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