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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 23, 1979
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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 September 23, 1979 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Petry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 31,871 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| John Wockenfuss | DH |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Tom Poquette | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | DH |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | First Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Mike O'Berry | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 23, 1979
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Torrez
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Torrez
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Torrez
Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Torrez
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Petry
Burleson 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Petry
Sizemore 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--
Poquette vs. Petry
Poquette hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Petry
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Torrez
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Torrez
Wockenfuss strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Torrez
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Torrez
Brookens is hit by the pitch. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Torrez
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Petry
Fisk 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: ---
Hobson vs. Petry
Hobson 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--
Dwyer vs. Petry
There's a wild pitch. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Petry
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Petry
Evans hits a line drive towards second. Whitaker catches it and steps on second to double up Hobson. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Torrez
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Torrez
There goes LeFlore. The throw from O'Berry and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Torrez
Whitaker bunts towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gibson vs. Torrez
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LeFlore scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Torrez
Summers 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--
Thompson vs. Torrez
There goes Summers. The throw from O'Berry and he is safe. Summers steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Torrez
Thompson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wockenfuss vs. Torrez
Wockenfuss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Petry
O'Berry is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Petry
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Petry
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Berry moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Poquette vs. Petry
Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Berry tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Petry
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Torrez
Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Poquette. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Torrez
Brookens bunts towards the mound. Torrez fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Torrez
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brookens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Torrez
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brookens scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Torrez
There goes LeFlore. The throw from O'Berry and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitaker vs. Torrez
Whitaker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Petry
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Petry
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Petry
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Torrez
Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Torrez
Summers hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Torrez
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Petry
Evans 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: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Petry
O'Berry hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Petry
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Petry
Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Torrez
Wockenfuss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Torrez
Parrish hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Torrez
Brookens hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Petry
Poquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Petry
The ball gets by Parrish for a passed ball. Poquette moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Petry
Rice is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Petry
Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Petry
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Torrez
Trammell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Torrez
LeFlore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Torrez
There goes LeFlore. The throw from O'Berry and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Torrez
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Torrez
Gibson hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Petry
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Petry covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Petry
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Berry vs. Petry
O'Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Torrez
Summers strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Torrez
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Torrez
Wockenfuss hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Petry
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Petry
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Petry
Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Torrez
Parrish is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Torrez
Brookens hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Torrez
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Lopez
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Lopez
Hobson strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Torrez
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Torrez
There goes LeFlore. The throw from O'Berry and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Torrez
Whitaker bunts towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gibson vs. Torrez
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Summers vs. Torrez
Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. There goes Gibson trying to get to third. Evans throws the ball in to Hobson, who tags Gibson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Torrez
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wockenfuss vs. Torrez
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Lopez
Dwyer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lopez
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lopez
Carl Yastrzemski pinch hits for Mike O'Berry.
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1979, game 2 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 4 2 2 1 Burleson R, ss 4 0 0 0
Whitaker L, 2b 1 0 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 2 0
Gibson K, lf 5 0 0 1 Poquette T, cf 3 0 1 1
Summers C, rf 5 0 2 1 Rice J, lf 3 0 0 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Fisk C, dh 4 0 0 0
Wockenfuss J, dh 5 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Parrish L, c 4 0 2 0 Dwyer J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Brookens T, 3b 3 1 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 1 1 1
Trammell A, ss 4 0 0 0 O'Berry M, c 2 1 0 0
Yastrzemski C, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 3 7 3 32 2 5 2
Detroit 001 100 000 1 -- 3
Boston 001 010 000 0 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Petry D 8.0 5 2 2 2 1
Lopez A (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M (L) 10.0 7 3 2 4 9
E -- O'Berry M
DP -- Detroit 2, Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Boston 4
2B -- Parrish L
HR -- Evans D
SB -- LeFlore R 4, Summers C
SH -- Whitaker L 2
SF -- Poquette T
HBP -- by Torrez M (Brookens T), by Petry D (O'Berry M)
WP -- Petry D
PB -- O'Berry M, Parrish L
T -- 2:36
A -- 31871
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