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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 26, 1979
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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 June 26, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 26, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 26, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 36,247 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Larry McCoy |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Bob Watson | DH |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Gary Allenson | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Dave Machemer | Second Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 26, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Morris
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Morris
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Morris
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Machemer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Eckersley
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Eckersley
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Eckersley
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Eckersley
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Morris
Rice 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--
Yastrzemski vs. Morris
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Morris
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hobson vs. Morris
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Morris
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allenson vs. Morris
There's a wild pitch. Rice scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Allenson vs. Morris
Allenson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Watson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Morris
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Eckersley
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Eckersley
Summers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Eckersley
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Eckersley
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Morris
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Morris
Lynn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Morris
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Machemer vs. Eckersley
Machemer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Eckersley
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Eckersley
Staub hits a popup towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Morris
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Morris
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Morris
Hobson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Eckersley
Kemp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Kemp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Eckersley
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. Eckersley
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Summers vs. Eckersley
Summers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Eckersley
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Morris
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Morris
Allenson bunts towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Morris
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Morris
Burleson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burleson for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Eckersley
Trammell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Machemer vs. Eckersley
Machemer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Eckersley
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Morris
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Machemer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Morris
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Morris
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Morris
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Machemer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Eckersley
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Eckersley
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemp for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Eckersley
Thompson 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
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Morris
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Morris
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Morris
Allenson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Morris
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Machemer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Eckersley
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Eckersley
Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Eckersley
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Eckersley
Trammell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Machemer vs. Eckersley
Machemer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Allenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Morris
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Morris
Lynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Morris
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Morris
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Eckersley
LeFlore 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, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Staub hits a popup towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Campbell
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Campbell
There goes Kemp. The throw from Allenson and he is safe. Kemp steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Campbell
Lynn Jones pinch runs for Steve Kemp.
There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Campbell
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Parrish is hit by the pitch. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Summers vs. Drago
Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. Thompson scores. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parrish scores. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Stanley
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Morris
Lynn Jones now playing left field.
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Morris
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Morris
Evans hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Morris
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Gary Allenson.
Poquette hits a line drive into left field. Jones 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 6/26/1979 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 4 0 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 0 0 0
Burleson R, ss 4 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 4 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 3 0 2 0
Rice J, lf 4 1 2 0 Jones L, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 2 2 1 Thompson J, 1b 3 1 0 0
Watson B, dh 3 1 1 0 Parrish L, c 3 1 0 0
Hobson B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Summers C, rf 3 2 3 3
Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 1 2 3
Allenson G, c 3 0 1 2 Trammell A, ss 4 0 0 0
Poquette T, ph 1 0 0 0 Machemer D, 2b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 7 3 31 6 7 6
Boston 030 001 000 -- 4
Detroit 010 000 23x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D 7.1 5 3 3 1 6
Campbell B (L) 0.1 0 2 2 2 0
Drago D* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Stanley B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Morris J (W) 9.0 7 4 4 2 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
LOB -- Boston 5, Detroit 5
2B -- Kemp S
HR -- Summers C, Yastrzemski C, Rodriguez A
SB -- Kemp S
HBP -- by Drago D (Parrish L)
WP -- Morris J, Campbell B
T -- 2:32
A -- 36247
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