Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers
September 19, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1978 at Tiger Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 5 1 1 0
Remy 2b 4 3 2 0
Rice dh 5 2 2 2
Yastrzemski lf 4 1 3 5
Fisk c 4 0 0 1
Lynn cf 4 0 1 0
Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0
Scott 1b 5 1 2 0
Evans rf 3 0 0 0
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 1 4 1
Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0
Staub dh 3 1 0 0
Thompson 1b 4 1 1 4
Kemp lf 4 1 1 0
May c 3 0 0 0
Corcoran rf 4 0 2 1
Mankowski 3b 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez ph,3b 3 0 1 0
Trammell ss 4 1 2 0
Slaton p 0 0 0 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Tobik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Boston 301 400 0008122
Detroit 411 000 0006122
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant   0.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Burgmeier   3.0 5 2 2 0 1
  Campbell  W (7-5) 5.0 4 0 0 1 5
  Drago   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hassler  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton   2.1 6 4 4 0 2
  Morris  L (3-5) 4.0 6 4 4 4 3
  Tobik   2.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
8

  E–Lynn (7), Burgmeier (2), Whitaker (16), Trammell (14).  DP–Boston 4.  2B–Boston Lynn (32,off Slaton); Yastrzemski (20,off Morris), Detroit LeFlore (26,off Burgmeier).  HR–Boston Yastrzemski (15,1st inning off Slaton 2 on, 1 out), Detroit Thompson (24,1st inning off Tiant 3 on, 0 out).  SH–Hobson (4,off Morris); May (4,off Burgmeier).  SF–Fisk (6,off Morris).  IBB–Yastrzemski (8,by Morris).  SB–Remy (26,2nd base off Morris/May).  IBB–Morris (5,Yastrzemski).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–3:03.  A–15,901.
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