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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 12, 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 August 12, 1988 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1988 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 12, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| 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 | 34,732 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Drew Coble 3B: Don Denkinger |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Luis Salazar | Left Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | DH |
| Ray Knight | First Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 12, 1988
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Hurst
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Hurst
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Hurst
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Hurst
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Alexander
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Hurst
Salazar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Benzinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Hurst
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Hurst
Knight hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Alexander
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benzinger for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Alexander
Burks strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hurst
Heath hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Hurst
Murphy bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Heath moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Hurst
Whitaker bunts towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Heath moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Brookens vs. Hurst
Brookens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heath scores. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. Hurst
Trammell hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Hurst
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Alexander
Reed hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Alexander
Gedman hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Salazar. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Reed goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Alexander
There's a wild pitch. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Owen vs. Alexander
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boggs scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Owen scores. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Benzinger vs. Alexander
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight throws to second for one, and Trammell throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Evans scores. Benzinger moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Heinkel
Don Heinkel now pitching.
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Hurst
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Hurst
Herndon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Hurst
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hurst
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Heinkel
Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Heinkel
Gedman hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Heinkel
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hurst
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Hurst
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gedman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Hurst
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Hurst
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Hurst
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whitaker moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Salazar vs. Hurst
Salazar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. Trammell scores. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Hurst
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Heinkel
Owen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Heinkel
Evans hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Salazar. Evans reaches second base with a double. Owen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Gibson
Paul Gibson now pitching.
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Benzinger vs. Gibson
Benzinger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Gibson
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. Benzinger moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Burks vs. Gibson
Burks hits a line drive into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Gibson
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Hurst
Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hurst
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Hurst
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Hurst
Whitaker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Gibson
Gedman hits a popup towards first. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Gibson
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Gibson
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Stanley
Trammell hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stanley
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gibson
Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Salazar. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Gibson
Greenwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Greenwell reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Benzinger vs. Gibson
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Gibson
Rice is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Gibson
Burks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Gibson
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Stanley
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stanley
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Larry Herndon.
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Stanley
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Ray Knight.
Bergman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Reed reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Stanley
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Gibson
Dave Bergman now playing first base.
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Gibson
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Gibson
Owen hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Stanley
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Stanley
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Stanley
Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Tom Brookens.
Sheridan hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Stanley
Trammell is hit by the pitch. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Stanley
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Benzinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1988 -- Detroit at Boston (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Whitaker L, 2b 3 1 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 5 1 1 1
Brookens T, 3b 4 0 1 1 Owen S, ss 5 2 2 1
Sheridan P, ph 1 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 3 3 1
Trammell A, ss 2 1 1 1 Greenwell M, lf 4 0 2 2
Lemon C, rf 5 0 1 0 Benzinger T, 1b 3 1 0 1
Salazar L, lf 4 0 1 2 Rice J, dh 2 1 2 2
Herndon L, dh 3 0 1 0 Burks E, cf 3 0 0 1
Evans D, ph 0 0 0 0 Reed J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Knight R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gedman R, c 4 0 0 0
Bergman D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Heath M, c 4 1 2 0
Murphy D, cf 2 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 7 4 34 9 11 9
Detroit 002 020 000 -- 4
Boston 006 020 10x -- 9
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (L) 2.2 6 6 6 1 2
Heinkel D* 1.1 2 2 2 0 0
Gibson P 4.0 3 1 1 2 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst B (W) 6.0 7 4 4 2 3
Stanley B (S) 3.0 0 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Trammell A
LOB -- Detroit 9, Boston 5
2B -- Boggs W, Evans D 2, Greenwell M
HR -- Rice J
SH -- Murphy D, Whitaker L
SF -- Trammell A, Burks E
HBP -- by Stanley B (Trammell A)
WP -- Alexander D
T -- 2:58
A -- 34732
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