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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 29, 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 September 29, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 29, 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 | September 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dan Petry |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 19,907 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Ron Luciano |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Tom Poquette | Right Fielder |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | DH |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Dwyer | First Baseman |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Gary Allenson | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
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 |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Al Greene | DH |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 29, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Petry
Burleson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summers. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Petry
Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Petry
Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Petry
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Petry
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Renko
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Renko
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Renko
Renko fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Renko. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gibson vs. Renko
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitaker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Renko
Summers strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Petry
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Petry
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Petry
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Renko
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Renko covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Renko
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Renko
Greene hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Renko
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Renko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Petry
Allenson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Petry
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Petry
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Petry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Renko
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Renko
LeFlore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Renko
Whitaker hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Renko
Gibson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Poquette. Gibson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Summers vs. Renko
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Petry
Lynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Petry
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Petry
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Petry
The umpire calls a balk on Petry Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Petry
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Petry
There goes Hobson. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Trammell applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Renko
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Renko
Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greene vs. Renko
Greene hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Renko
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Petry
Dwyer 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Petry
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allenson vs. Petry
Allenson 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Petry
Burleson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summers. Burleson reaches second base with a double. Sizemore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Petry
Poquette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Renko
Trammell hits a popup towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Renko
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Renko
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Petry
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Petry
Dwight Evans pinch runs for Fred Lynn.
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Petry
Fisk takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Petry
Evans is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Petry
Hobson hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on LeFlore. Whitaker fumbles the ball. That's an error on Whitaker. Fisk goes all the way around to score. Hobson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Tobik
Dave Tobik now pitching.
Dwyer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Tobik
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Renko
Dwight Evans now playing center field.
Gibson hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Renko
Summers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Renko
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Renko
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Tobik
Allenson hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Tobik
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Tobik
There goes Burleson. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Burleson steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Tobik
Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Tobik
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Renko
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Renko
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Renko
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Renko
LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Lopez
Fisk is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Lopez
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dwyer vs. Lopez
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Fisk moves to third. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. Lopez
Carl Yastrzemski pinch hits for Ted Sizemore.
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fisk tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allenson vs. Lopez
Allenson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Renko
Stan Papi now playing second base.
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Drago
Summers strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Lopez
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Lopez
Poquette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Poquette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Lopez
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Poquette scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Lopez
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Lopez
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Lopez
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Drago
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Drago
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Drago
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Drago
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/29/1979 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 5 1 3 1 LeFlore R, cf 3 1 1 1
Poquette T, rf 5 1 2 0 Whitaker L, 2b 3 1 0 0
Lynn F, cf 1 0 0 1 Gibson K, lf 4 0 1 1
Evans D, pr-cf 2 1 1 1 Summers C, rf 4 1 1 1
Rice J, lf 5 1 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Fisk C, dh 3 3 1 2 Parrish L, c 4 0 1 0
Hobson B, 3b 5 0 3 1 Greene A, dh 4 1 1 1
Dwyer J, 1b 2 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0
Sizemore T, 2b 2 1 0 0 Trammell A, ss 3 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, ph 0 0 0 1
Papi S, 2b 0 0 0 0
Allenson G, c 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 8 12 7 33 5 7 5
Boston 100 111 013 -- 8
Detroit 111 001 001 -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Renko S (W) 7.1 6 4 3 2 3
Drago D (S) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Petry D 5.2 7 4 3 3 6
Tobik D 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Lopez A (L) 2.0 4 4 4 1 2
E -- Renko S, Whitaker L, LeFlore R
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Detroit 3
2B -- Burleson R 2, Gibson K, Parrish L, Poquette T
HR -- Greene A, LeFlore R, Summers C, Fisk C, Thompson J
SB -- Burleson R
CS -- Hobson B, Evans D
SF -- Lynn F, Yastrzemski C
HBP -- by Lopez A (Fisk C)
Balk -- Petry D
T -- 2:42
A -- 19907
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