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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1990-08-04 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 34857 · 89°F, sunny, dry · Wind 5 mph to LF · 3:00

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 3–1. Roger Clemens earned the win and Rob Murphy picked up the save. Wade Boggs went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9
BOS	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		3	8

W: Roger Clemens L: Steve Searcy SV: Rob Murphy

Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: Jim McKean · 2B: Larry Young · 3B: Chuck Meriwether · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Whitaker	5	0	2	0	0	1
Travis Fryman	4	0	2	0	0	0
Alan Trammell	4	0	1	0	0	1
Cecil Fielder	4	0	0	0	0	4
Lloyd Moseby	4	1	2	0	0	1
Larry Sheets	3	0	1	0	1	0
Gary Ward	4	0	1	1	0	0
Chet Lemon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Heath	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Bergman	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jody Reed	4	1	1	1	1	2
Carlos Quintana	3	0	1	0	1	0
Wade Boggs	4	1	3	1	0	0
Ellis Burks	3	0	1	0	1	2
Mike Greenwell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dwight Evans	2	1	1	1	2	0
Tom Brunansky	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tim Naehring	3	0	0	0	1	1
John Marzano	4	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Searcy	8.0	8	6	7

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Clemens	8.2	9	2	8
Rob Murphy	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Whitaker: D9/L9L
Travis Fryman: 43/G34S
Alan Trammell: 7/L7
Cecil Fielder: K

Bot 1

Jody Reed: 43/G4
Carlos Quintana: W
Wade Boggs: D7/L78S.1-3
Ellis Burks: K
Mike Greenwell: 3/G3

Top 2

Lloyd Moseby: S9/L34D
Larry Sheets: W.1-2
Gary Ward: 4/P4
Chet Lemon: K
Mike Heath: 31/G3

Bot 2

Dwight Evans: 9/F9
Tom Brunansky: 7/F7D
Tim Naehring: 63/G6

Top 3

Lou Whitaker: K
Travis Fryman: S7/L7L.BX2(74)
Alan Trammell: K

Bot 3

John Marzano: 43/G4M
Jody Reed: K
Carlos Quintana: 43/G4

Top 4

Cecil Fielder: K
Lloyd Moseby: D7/L78
Larry Sheets: 3/G3.2-3
Gary Ward: S9/L89S.3-H
Chet Lemon: 9/F9

Bot 4

Wade Boggs: 7/F78D
Ellis Burks: W
Mike Greenwell: 9/F9L
Dwight Evans: W.1-2
Tom Brunansky: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 5

Mike Heath: 43/G4M
Lou Whitaker: S7/G56
Travis Fryman: 96(1)/FO/P34D.B-1
Alan Trammell: 7/F7

Bot 5

Tim Naehring: K
John Marzano: 43/G4M
Jody Reed: S7/G5
Carlos Quintana: S8/G4M.1-3
Wade Boggs: S8/G4M.3-H;1-2
Ellis Burks: K

Top 6

Cecil Fielder: K
Lloyd Moseby: K
Larry Sheets: 43/G4

Bot 6

Mike Greenwell: 8/F8
Dwight Evans: W
Tom Brunansky: D7/L7L.1-3
Tim Naehring: I
John Marzano: K
Jody Reed: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Carlos Quintana: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 7

Gary Ward: 9/F89
Chet Lemon: 63/G6
Mike Heath: 9/F9S

Bot 7

Wade Boggs: S9/L9S
Ellis Burks: S5/L5.1-2
Mike Greenwell: 7/F78D
Dwight Evans: S7/G6M.2-H;1-3
Tom Brunansky: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 8

Lou Whitaker: 6/P6D
Travis Fryman: S7/G56
Alan Trammell: D7/L7L.1-3
Cecil Fielder: K
Lloyd Moseby: 3/G3

Bot 8

Tim Naehring: 43/G4
John Marzano: K
Jody Reed: K

Top 9

Larry Sheets: S8/G6M
Gary Ward: 8/F8D
Chet Lemon: 4/P3DF
Dave Bergman: W.1-2
Lou Whitaker: 8/F8D

Notes & reviews

Jody Reed ejected by 1B umpire Jim McKean for throwing equipment after striking out

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