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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 19, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 19, 1978 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 19, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Sykes |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 48,817 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Russ Goetz |
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 |
| Bob Bailey | DH |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
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 |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 19, 1978
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Sykes
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Sykes
Remy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Sykes
Rice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Sykes
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Sykes
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Sykes
Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Torrez
LeFlore hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Torrez
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Torrez
Staub hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Torrez
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Sykes
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sykes
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Sykes
Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burleson vs. Sykes
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Torrez
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Torrez
May hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corcoran vs. Torrez
Corcoran hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mankowski vs. Torrez
Mankowski hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Sykes
Remy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Sykes
Rice hits a line drive towards right. Corcoran catches it and throws to first to double up Remy. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Sykes
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Torrez
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trammell for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Torrez
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Torrez
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Torrez
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field. Lynn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lynn. LeFlore scores. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Torrez
Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Torrez
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Torrez
Kemp bunts towards third. Hobson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hobson. Evans throws it away. That's an error on Evans. Thompson goes all the way around to score. Kemp moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Torrez
May strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corcoran vs. Torrez
Corcoran hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Sykes
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Fisk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Sykes
Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hobson vs. Sykes
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Sykes
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitaker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Torrez
Mankowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Torrez
Trammell bunts in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Torrez
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Sykes
Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Sykes
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Sykes
Remy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Sykes
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Sykes
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Torrez
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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Torrez
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Torrez
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Torrez
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Sykes
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Sykes
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Sykes
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Sykes
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Torrez
May strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Torrez
Corcoran hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Torrez
Mankowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Mankowski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Torrez
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Mankowski trying to get to home. Rice throws the ball in to Fisk who tags Mankowski, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Sykes
Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base.
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sykes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Sykes
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Sykes
Remy 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
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Torrez
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Torrez
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Torrez
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Sykes
Rice 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Sykes
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Sykes
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Sykes
Lynn hits a line drive towards first. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Torrez
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Torrez
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Torrez
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Corcoran vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Corcoran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to third for the out. Corcoran moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Stanley
Trammell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Trammell reaches second base with a double. Corcoran scores. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LeFlore vs. Stanley
LeFlore hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Sykes
Hobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Sykes
Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Bailey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Hiller
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Hiller
Remy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Hiller
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Hiller
Yastrzemski 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/19/1978 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 3 1 1 0 LeFlore R, cf 5 1 1 0
Remy J, 2b 5 0 2 0 Whitaker L, 2b 3 1 2 1
Rice J, lf 5 1 1 2 Staub R, dh 3 1 1 2
Yastrzemski C, 1b 5 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 1 0 0
Fisk C, c 3 0 2 0 Kemp S, lf 2 1 1 0
Lynn F, cf 4 0 1 0 May M, c 4 0 1 0
Hobson B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Corcoran T, rf 4 1 1 1
Evans D, rf 4 1 2 2 Mankowski P, 3b 2 0 1 0
Bailey B, dh 4 1 3 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 1 1 0 0
Trammell A, ss 4 0 2 2
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36 5 13 5 31 7 10 6
Boston 200 000 003 -- 5
Detroit 004 000 03x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M (L) 7.1 8 6 5 6 4
Burgmeier T* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Stanley B 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sykes B (W)+ 8.0 12 4 4 3 5
Hiller J (S) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Lynn F, Hobson B, Evans D
DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 4
LOB -- Boston 8, Detroit 6
2B -- Fisk C, Mankowski P, Trammell A
HR -- Rice J, Staub R, Evans D, Bailey B
SB -- LeFlore R
T -- 2:30
A -- 48817
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