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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 6, 1988
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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 April 6, 1988 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 6, 1988 |
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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 | April 6, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Hurst |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 16,965 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Tim Welke 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Pettis | Center Fielder |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Luis Salazar | Left Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Larry Herndon | DH |
Ray Knight | First Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brady Anderson | Center Fielder |
Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Mike Greenwell | Right Fielder |
Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
Sam Horn | DH |
Rich Gedman | Catcher |
Spike Owen | Shortstop |
John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 6, 1988
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Hurst
Pettis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Hurst
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Hurst
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Alexander
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Alexander
Barrett hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs bunts towards third. Brookens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon 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: 3-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Hurst
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Hurst
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Hurst
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Hurst
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hurst, and towards Barrett, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horn vs. Alexander
Horn hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Alexander
Gedman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Hurst
Brookens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hurst
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brookens moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pettis vs. Hurst
Pettis hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Hurst
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Salazar vs. Hurst
Salazar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Anderson. Salazar reaches second base with a double. Brookens scores. Heath scores. Whitaker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Hurst
Trammell hits a line drive into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Salazar moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Herndon vs. Hurst
Herndon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Salazar scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Hurst
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Alexander
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Alexander
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Alexander
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Alexander
There goes Barrett. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Barrett steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Barrett scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell 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 4
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Hurst
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Hurst
Brookens hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hurst
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Alexander
Horn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Alexander
Gedman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Alexander
Owen hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Hurst
Pettis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Hurst
Whitaker bunts towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Pettis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Salazar vs. Hurst
Salazar hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pettis moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Hurst
Trammell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Alexander
Anderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Alexander
Barrett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Salazar. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pettis. Rice reaches second base with a double. Boggs scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Hurst
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Hurst
Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Hurst
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Knight moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Brookens vs. Hurst
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. Knight scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hurst
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pettis. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Horn vs. Alexander
Horn hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Alexander
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Owen vs. Alexander
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Owen for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Pettis hits a line drive into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Lamp
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Lamp
Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Luis Salazar.
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Alexander
Pat Sheridan now playing left field.
Anderson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Alexander
Barrett hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Lamp
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Lamp
Matt Nokes pinch hits for Larry Herndon.
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nokes for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Lamp
Knight strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hernandez
Evans hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Horn vs. Hernandez
Horn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greenwell moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Gedman vs. Hernandez
Kevin Romine pinch runs for Sam Horn.
Gedman hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greenwell tags and scores. Evans tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Benzinger vs. Hernandez
Todd Benzinger pinch hits for Spike Owen.
Benzinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans scores. Romine moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Hernandez
Jody Reed pinch runs for Todd Benzinger.
Anderson is hit by the pitch. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Barrett vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching.
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens throws to home for one, and Heath throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Reed scores. Anderson moves to third. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Boggs vs. Henneman
Boggs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Henneman
The ball gets by Heath for a passed ball. Anderson scores. Barrett moves to third. Boggs moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Henneman
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Smith
Jody Reed now playing shortstop. Lee Smith now pitching.
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Smith
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Tom Brookens.
Bergman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Smith
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Mike Heath.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/6/1988 -- Detroit at Boston (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Pettis G, cf 4 0 1 0 Anderson B, cf 3 1 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 2 1 2 0 Barrett M, 2b 5 1 0 0 Salazar L, lf 3 1 1 3 Boggs W, 3b 4 1 3 1 Sheridan P, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 5 0 2 1 Trammell A, ss 3 0 0 0 Greenwell M, rf 3 1 1 0 Herndon L, dh 3 0 1 1 Evans D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Nokes M, ph 1 0 0 0 Horn S, dh 4 0 2 0 Knight R, 1b 4 1 1 0 Romine K, pr 0 0 0 0 Lemon C, rf 4 0 2 0 Gedman R, c 3 0 0 1 Brookens T, 3b 2 1 0 1 Owen S, ss 2 0 0 0 Bergman D, ph 1 0 0 0 Benzinger T, ph 1 0 1 1 Heath M, c 3 1 1 0 Reed J, pr-ss 0 1 0 0 Evans D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 5 9 5 34 6 11 4 Detroit 004 001 000 -- 5 Boston 001 010 04x -- 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Alexander D 7.0 8 2 2 1 2 Hernandez G (L) 0.1 3 4 3 1 0 Henneman M 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Hurst B 6.0 8 5 5 3 3 Lamp D (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 Smith L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Heath M DP -- Boston 3 LOB -- Detroit 4, Boston 10 2B -- Salazar L, Boggs W, Rice J, Evans D SB -- Barrett M SH -- Whitaker L SF -- Gedman R HBP -- by Alexander D (Anderson B), by Hernandez G (Anderson B) PB -- Heath M T -- 2:58 A -- 16965
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