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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 5, 1988
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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 August 5, 1988 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Terry Craft |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Walewander | Second Baseman |
| Pat Sheridan | Left Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | DH |
| Matt Nokes | Catcher |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 5, 1988
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Morris
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Morris
Barrett hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Morris
Evans hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Morris
Greenwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Morris
There's a wild pitch. Evans moves to third. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Burks vs. Morris
The ball gets by Nokes for a passed ball. Evans scores. Greenwell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Burks vs. Morris
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris 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: ---
Walewander vs. Smithson
Walewander hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Smithson
Sheridan hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Smithson
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Morris
Benzinger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Morris
Rice hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Morris
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Morris
Gedman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Smithson
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Smithson
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Smithson
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. Bergman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Smithson
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bergman scores. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Nokes vs. Smithson
Nokes hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Smithson
Brookens hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Morris
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Morris
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Morris
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Morris
Greenwell hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Smithson
Walewander hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Smithson
Sheridan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Smithson
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Morris
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Morris
Benzinger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Morris
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Smithson
Bergman hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Smithson
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Smithson
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Morris
Reed hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Morris
There goes Reed. The throw from Nokes and he is out, Trammell applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Morris
Gedman hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Morris
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Morris
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Smithson
Evans hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Lamp
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Morris
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Morris
Greenwell hits a fly ball for an out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Morris
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Morris
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Lamp
Walewander strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Lamp
Sheridan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Lamp
Trammell hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Lamp
Bergman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Trammell moves to third. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Murphy vs. Stanley
Murphy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Morris
Rice hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Morris
Reed hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walewander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Morris
Gedman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stanley
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Stanley
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nokes vs. Stanley
Nokes hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lemon tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Stanley
Brookens hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walewander vs. Stanley
Walewander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheridan vs. Stanley
Sheridan hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching.
Boggs hits a line drive into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Henneman
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Henneman
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Henneman
There's a wild pitch. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Henneman
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Stanley
Trammell hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Stanley
Bergman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
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. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Stanley
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Stanley
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Henneman
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Henneman
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benzinger for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Henneman
Rice strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1988, game 1 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Boggs W, 3b 2 0 0 0 Walewander J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Barrett M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Sheridan P, lf 4 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 4 1 2 0 Trammell A, ss 4 1 2 0
Greenwell M, lf 3 0 0 0 Bergman D, 1b 4 1 2 0
Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0 Murphy D, cf 3 0 0 0
Benzinger T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lemon C, rf 4 1 2 1
Rice J, dh 4 0 1 0 Evans D, dh 4 0 3 1
Reed J, ss 3 0 1 0 Nokes M, c 2 0 0 1
Gedman R, c 3 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 6 0 32 3 10 3
Boston 100 000 000 -- 1
Detroit 010 000 11x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson M* 4.0 3 1 1 1 1
Lamp D 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Stanley B (L) 2.1 5 2 2 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Morris J (W) 7.0 5 1 0 3 5
Henneman M (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Detroit 7
2B -- Evans D, Lemon C
CS -- Reed J
SF -- Nokes M
WP -- Morris J, Stanley B, Henneman M
PB -- Nokes M
T -- 2:51
A -- 0
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