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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 6, 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 6, 1988 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wes Gardner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 44,838 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: Terry Craft 2B: John Hirschbeck 3B: Dale Scott |
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 |
| 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 |
| Matt Nokes | Catcher |
| Luis Salazar | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 6, 1988
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Alexander
Barrett 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: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans 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: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Greenwell reaches second base with a double. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Burks vs. Alexander
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Gardner
Walewander 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Gardner
Sheridan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Gardner
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Alexander
Benzinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice strikes out. There goes Benzinger. The throw from Nokes to Trammell, and Benzinger is out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Alexander
Reed 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Gardner
Bergman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Gardner
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Gardner
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Gardner
Evans takes first base on ball four. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Nokes vs. Gardner
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Alexander
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Alexander
Barrett hits a popup towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Gardner
Salazar 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--
Walewander vs. Gardner
Walewander bunts towards first. Benzinger scoops it up and throws to first, with Barrett covering, for the out. Salazar moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Sheridan vs. Gardner
Sheridan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Gardner
Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bergman vs. Gardner
Bergman hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Bergman reaches second base with a double. Salazar scores. Sheridan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Murphy vs. Gardner
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
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Alexander
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Gardner
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gardner
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Gardner
Nokes hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Alexander
Benzinger 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Alexander
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Alexander
Reed hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Gardner
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Gardner
Walewander strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Gardner
Sheridan hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Gardner
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sheridan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bergman vs. Gardner
Bergman hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Sheridan scores. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. Gardner
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Gardner
Lemon hits a popup towards first. Benzinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Alexander
Cerone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Alexander
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell 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: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gardner
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Gardner
Nokes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Gardner
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Gardner
Walewander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Gardner
There goes Walewander. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Reed applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Gardner
Sheridan hits a popup towards short. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Greenwell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Burks vs. Alexander
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Benzinger vs. Alexander
Benzinger 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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Alexander
Reed hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Gardner
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Gardner
Bergman hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Gardner
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Gardner
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Bolton
Larry Herndon pinch hits for Darrell Evans. Tom Bolton now pitching.
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Alexander
Cerone 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, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Alexander
Barrett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Bolton
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nokes for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Bolton
Salazar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Salazar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Walewander vs. Bolton
Walewander hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sheridan vs. Bolton
Sheridan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Alexander
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy 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 8/6/1988 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Boggs W, 3b 4 0 2 0 Walewander J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Barrett M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Sheridan P, lf 4 1 1 0
Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 4 0 1 0
Greenwell M, lf 4 1 2 0 Bergman D, 1b 3 0 2 2
Burks E, cf 4 0 0 0 Murphy D, cf 3 0 1 0
Benzinger T, 1b 3 1 2 2 Lemon C, rf 4 0 1 0
Rice J, dh 3 0 0 0 Evans D, dh 1 1 0 0
Reed J, ss 3 0 0 0 Herndon L, ph 1 0 0 0
Cerone R, c 3 0 1 0 Nokes M, c 4 1 1 2
Salazar L, 3b 4 1 2 0
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32 2 7 2 32 4 10 4
Boston 000 000 200 -- 2
Detroit 001 012 00x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner W (L) 6.2 9 4 4 5 6
Bolton T 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (W) 9.0 7 2 2 0 6
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 3, Detroit 10
2B -- Greenwell M, Bergman D, Salazar L
3B -- Greenwell M
HR -- Nokes M, Benzinger T
CS -- Benzinger T, Walewander J
SH -- Walewander J
T -- 2:37
A -- 44838
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