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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1979-09-28 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 17846 · 63°F, night · 2:35
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 7–4. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 3rd. Mike Torrez earned the win and Tom Burgmeier picked up the save. Lance Parrish went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
W: Mike Torrez L: Milt Wilcox SV: Tom Burgmeier
Umpires — HP: Ron Luciano · 1B: Larry McCoy · 2B: Ken Kaiser · 3B: Joe Brinkman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Burleson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Tom Poquette | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Fred Lynn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Butch Hobson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Dwyer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dwight Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Sizemore | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gary Allenson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Rice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron LeFlore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Whitaker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kirk Gibson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Champ Summers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lance Parrish | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alan Trammell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Brookens | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Peters | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lynn Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Wockenfuss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Torrez | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milt Wilcox | 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
 Bruce Robbins | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Jack Billingham | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rick Burleson: 7
- Tom Poquette: D9
- Fred Lynn: W
- Carl Yastrzemski: 3/FL
- Butch Hobson: K
Bot 1
- Ron LeFlore: 53
- Lou Whitaker: K/C
- Kirk Gibson: 63
Top 2
- Jim Dwyer: 13/BG
- Dwight Evans: K
- Ted Sizemore: 5
Bot 2
- Champ Summers: 31
- Jason Thompson: 43
- Lance Parrish: S7
- Alan Trammell: 7
Top 3
- Gary Allenson: D7
- Rick Burleson: W
- Tom Poquette: D7.2-H;1-3
- Fred Lynn: W
- Carl Yastrzemski: 36(1)/FO.3-H(RBI);2-H(E6/TH1)(UR)(NR);B-2
- Butch Hobson: FC5.2X3(5)
- Jim Dwyer: 23
Bot 3
- Tom Brookens: 7
- Rick Peters: 13
- Ron LeFlore: K/C
Top 4
- Dwight Evans: 53
- Ted Sizemore: S8
- Gary Allenson: S7.1-2
- Rick Burleson: W.2-3;1-2
- Tom Poquette: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3;BX2(963)
- Fred Lynn: WP.3-H
- Fred Lynn: K
Bot 4
- Lou Whitaker: 3/G
- Kirk Gibson: 8/L
- Champ Summers: D9
- Jason Thompson: 8
Top 5
- Jim Rice: 53
- Butch Hobson: S8
- Jim Dwyer: 16(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Lance Parrish: 8
- Alan Trammell: W
- Tom Brookens: BK.1-2
- Tom Brookens: S8.2-H
- Rick Peters: S7.1-2
- Ron LeFlore: 16(1)/FO.2-3
- Lou Whitaker: CS2(24)
Top 6
- Dwight Evans: 9
- Ted Sizemore: S7
- Gary Allenson: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Lou Whitaker: K
- Kirk Gibson: D7
- Lynn Jones: 7
- Jason Thompson: 31
Top 7
- Rick Burleson: D7
- Tom Poquette: W+WP.2-3
- Fred Lynn: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
- Jim Rice: K
- Butch Hobson: E5/G.2-H(E5/TH)(UR)(NR);1-3;B-2
- Jim Dwyer: W
- Dwight Evans: 8/8D
Bot 7
- Lance Parrish: HR/7
- Alan Trammell: 53/BG
- Tom Brookens: S8
- Rick Peters: K
- Ron LeFlore: T9.1-H
- Lou Whitaker: S7.3-H
- Kirk Gibson: 43
Top 8
- Ted Sizemore: D7
- Gary Allenson: 53.2-3
- Rick Burleson: 63
- Tom Poquette: 43
Bot 8
- Lynn Jones: S8
- John Wockenfuss: K
- Lance Parrish: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Fred Lynn: 63
- Jim Rice: 6
- Butch Hobson: S7
- Jim Dwyer: S9.1-2
- Dwight Evans: 8/8D
Bot 9
- Alan Trammell: 9
- Tom Brookens: K
- Rick Peters: 9