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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1978-05-21 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 52368 · 2:53

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 9–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 4th. Luis Tiant earned the win. Phil Mankowski went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	1	1	9	15
DET	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	8

W: Luis Tiant L: Dave Rozema SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Russ Goetz · 1B: Joe Brinkman · 2B: Dale Ford · 3B: Nick Bremigan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rick Burleson	6	0	2	2	0	0
Jerry Remy	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Rice	3	1	1	0	2	1
Carl Yastrzemski	4	1	1	1	0	0
Fred Lynn	4	0	0	1	0	1
Butch Hobson	4	4	3	0	1	1
Dwight Evans	4	0	2	0	1	1
Jack Brohamer	2	1	1	1	1	0
Bob Montgomery	5	2	4	4	0	0
Bob Bailey	2	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron LeFlore	4	1	0	0	1	0
Lou Whitaker	5	1	2	1	0	1
Rusty Staub	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jason Thompson	5	0	1	1	0	0
Steve Kemp	3	0	0	0	2	3
Milt May	3	0	1	0	1	0
Tim Corcoran	4	0	1	0	0	1
Phil Mankowski	3	1	1	1	1	0
Alan Trammell	4	0	1	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luis Tiant	9.0	8	6	6

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Rozema	4.0	7	2	1
Jack Morris	1.0	4	1	1
Jim Crawford	3.0	2	2	3
Fernando Arroyo	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rick Burleson: 63
Jerry Remy: S
Jim Rice: SB2
Jim Rice: K
Carl Yastrzemski: 3/G

Bot 1

Ron LeFlore: 9
Lou Whitaker: K
Rusty Staub: 9

Top 2

Fred Lynn: 63
Butch Hobson: S6
Dwight Evans: S.1-3
Jack Brohamer: S.3-H;1-3
Bob Montgomery: CS2(243)
Bob Montgomery: 2

Bot 2

Jason Thompson: 4/L
Steve Kemp: K/C
Milt May: W
Tim Corcoran: K

Top 3

Rick Burleson: 63
Jerry Remy: E3/G
Jim Rice: CS2(24)
Jim Rice: W
Carl Yastrzemski: 13

Bot 3

Phil Mankowski: 8
Alan Trammell: K/C
Ron LeFlore: W
Lou Whitaker: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Lou Whitaker: S.3-H(UR)
Rusty Staub: SB2
Rusty Staub: 5/FL

Top 4

Fred Lynn: 43
Butch Hobson: W
Dwight Evans: S.1-2
Jack Brohamer: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Bob Montgomery: S6.3-H;1-2
Rick Burleson: T.2-H;1-H
Jerry Remy: 43

Bot 4

Jason Thompson: 7
Steve Kemp: W
Milt May: S.1-2
Tim Corcoran: 8/L
Phil Mankowski: 5/FL

Top 5

Jim Rice: S6
Carl Yastrzemski: S.1-3
Fred Lynn: 7/L/SF.3-H
Butch Hobson: S.1-3
Dwight Evans: K
Jack Brohamer: W.1-2
Bob Montgomery: S9.3-H(RBI);2-H(RBI);1-3;B-2(E9)
Rick Burleson: 43

Bot 5

Alan Trammell: 63
Ron LeFlore: 7
Lou Whitaker: 8

Top 6

Jerry Remy: K/C
Jim Rice: 63
Carl Yastrzemski: 4

Bot 6

Rusty Staub: 9/P
Jason Thompson: 7
Steve Kemp: K

Top 7

Fred Lynn: K/C
Butch Hobson: K
Dwight Evans: W
Bob Bailey: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Milt May: 31
Tim Corcoran: S
Phil Mankowski: W.1-2
Alan Trammell: S.2-3;1-2
Ron LeFlore: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Lou Whitaker: 3/G

Top 8

Bob Montgomery: S
Rick Burleson: D.1-3
Jerry Remy: 6
Jim Rice: IW
Carl Yastrzemski: 9/SF.3-H
Fred Lynn: 3

Bot 8

Rusty Staub: D
Jason Thompson: 9
Steve Kemp: W
Milt May: 9.2-3
Tim Corcoran: 31

Top 9

Butch Hobson: D
Dwight Evans: 8/8D.2-3
Bob Bailey: 53
Bob Montgomery: T.3-H
Rick Burleson: 53

Bot 9

Phil Mankowski: HR
Alan Trammell: 53
Ron LeFlore: 8
Lou Whitaker: S
Rusty Staub: W.1-2
Jason Thompson: S.2-H;1-2
Steve Kemp: K/C

Notes & reviews

Tigers Manager Ralph Houk ejected by HP umpire Russ Goetz after arguing that catcher Bob Montgomery had dropped the ball before throwing to 1B in attempting to complete a double play; Houk argued that Tim Corcoran's run should count

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