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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
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| 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 Boddicker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric King |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 44,334 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Scott 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Terry Craft 3B: Rick Reed |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Ed Romero | Second Baseman |
| Todd Benzinger | Right Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Larry Parrish | First Baseman |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| Rick Cerone | 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 |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. King
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Romero vs. King
Romero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. King
Benzinger hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. King
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Boddicker
Walewander bunts towards first. Parrish fields the ball and throws to Boddicker covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Boddicker
Sheridan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walewander moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Boddicker
Trammell hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bergman vs. Boddicker
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Bergman vs. Boddicker
Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walewander tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Boddicker
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. King
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. King
There goes Burks. The throw from Heath and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Rice vs. King
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. King
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Owen vs. King
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Boddicker
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Boddicker
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Boddicker
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boddicker fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Boddicker
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. King
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. King
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. King
Romero strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. King
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Walewander. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. King
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Boddicker
Walewander strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Boddicker
Sheridan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Benzinger. Sheridan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Boddicker
There goes Sheridan. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Sheridan steals third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Boddicker
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sheridan tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Boddicker
Bergman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Boddicker
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Boddicker
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parrish fields the ball and throws to Boddicker covering. Safe. Bergman moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Boddicker
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. King
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. King
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. King
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Boddicker
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Boddicker
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Boddicker
Walewander strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. King
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. King
Cerone hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. King
Boggs hits a line drive towards third. Brookens reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Boddicker
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parrish scoops it up and throws to first, with Boddicker covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Boddicker
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Boddicker
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. King
Romero 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. King
Benzinger hits a line drive into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. King
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. King
Burks takes first base on ball four. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. King
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Boddicker
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Boddicker
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Boddicker
Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Boddicker
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parrish scoops it up and throws to first, with Boddicker covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. King
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. King
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. King
Cerone hits a ball on the ground into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Boggs vs. King
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Heinkel
Dwight Evans pinch hits for Ed Romero. Don Heinkel now pitching.
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Benzinger vs. Heinkel
Benzinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Benzinger reaches second base with a double. Owen scores. Cerone scores. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Greenwell vs. Heinkel
Greenwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burks vs. Heinkel
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Boddicker
Dwight Evans now playing center field. Marty Barrett now playing second base.
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Boddicker
Walewander 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Boddicker
Sheridan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Boddicker
Trammell hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Sheridan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bergman vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching.
Bergman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman 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, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Henneman
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Henneman
Owen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Smith
Jody Reed now playing shortstop.
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Smith
Lemon hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Smith
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parrish scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Henneman
Cerone hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Henneman
Boggs hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Henneman
Evans hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Henneman
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henneman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1988, game 2 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Boggs W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Walewander J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Romero E, 2b 2 0 0 0 Sheridan P, lf 4 1 3 0
Evans D, ph-cf 2 0 1 0 Trammell A, ss 3 0 1 1
Benzinger T, rf 5 0 1 2 Bergman D, 1b 3 0 1 1
Greenwell M, lf 2 0 0 0 Murphy D, cf 4 0 1 0
Burks E, cf 3 0 1 0 Lemon C, rf 4 0 1 0
Barrett M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Evans D, dh 3 1 1 1
Rice J, dh 4 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Parrish L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Heath M, c 3 0 0 0
Owen S, ss 3 1 0 0
Reed J, ss 0 0 0 0
Cerone R, c 3 1 1 0
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32 2 4 2 31 3 9 3
Boston 000 000 200 -- 2
Detroit 101 001 00x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker M (L) 6.2 9 3 3 1 5
Smith L 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
King E (W) 6.1 2 2 2 6 5
Heinkel D 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Henneman M (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Heath M, Walewander J
LOB -- Boston 10, Detroit 7
2B -- Sheridan P, Cerone R, Benzinger T
HR -- Evans D
SB -- Sheridan P 2, Walewander J, Burks E
SF -- Bergman D, Trammell A
T -- 2:49
A -- 44334
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