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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1980-04-14 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 33512 · 52°F, rain · 2:14

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 3–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 6th. Dennis Eckersley earned the win and Tom Burgmeier picked up the save. Fred Lynn went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dennis Eckersley L: Jack Morris SV: Tom Burgmeier

Umpires — HP: Marty Springstead · 1B: Joe Brinkman · 2B: Nick Bremigan · 3B: Durwood Merrill · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Whitaker	3	1	1	0	1	0
Kirk Gibson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Kemp	4	0	0	0	0	1
Richie Hebner	4	0	3	1	0	1
Jason Thompson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Champ Summers	2	0	0	0	1	0
Lance Parrish	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Peters	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alan Trammell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Stegman	1	0	1	0	0	0
Lynn Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Remy	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rick Burleson	3	1	0	1	1	1
Fred Lynn	3	1	2	1	0	0
Jim Rice	3	0	1	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski	2	0	0	1	0	0
Tony Perez	2	0	1	0	1	0
Carlton Fisk	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Brohamer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dwight Evans	3	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Morris	7.0	6	2	0
Jack Billingham	1.0	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dennis Eckersley	7.0	3	3	1
Tom Burgmeier	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Whitaker: W
Kirk Gibson: 4/L
Steve Kemp: 363.1-2
Richie Hebner: S9.2-H#
Jason Thompson: W.1-2
Champ Summers: W.2-3;1-2
Lance Parrish: 5(2)/FO

Bot 1

Jerry Remy: 63
Rick Burleson: 63
Fred Lynn: S9/L
Jim Rice: 46(1)/FO

Top 2

Rick Peters: 63
Alan Trammell: 8/F
Lou Whitaker: S8/L
Kirk Gibson: 6/P

Bot 2

Carl Yastrzemski: 1/G
Tony Perez: W
Carlton Fisk: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Steve Kemp: 6/P
Richie Hebner: K/C
Jason Thompson: 43

Bot 3

Jack Brohamer: 3/G
Dwight Evans: 13/BG
Jerry Remy: 7/F

Top 4

Champ Summers: 5/P/FL
Lance Parrish: 9/F
Rick Peters: 9/F

Bot 4

Rick Burleson: W
Fred Lynn: 43.1-2
Jim Rice: S9.2-3
Carl Yastrzemski: 8/SF.3-H
Tony Perez: 13

Top 5

Alan Trammell: 6/P
Lou Whitaker: 43
Kirk Gibson: 8/F

Bot 5

Carlton Fisk: S7/G
Jack Brohamer: 1(B)1(1)/BP/DP
Dwight Evans: 53

Top 6

Steve Kemp: 43
Richie Hebner: S9
Jason Thompson: 5/L
Champ Summers: 46(1)/FO

Bot 6

Jerry Remy: T9/G
Rick Burleson: 43.3-H
Fred Lynn: HR/8
Jim Rice: 63
Carl Yastrzemski: 43

Top 7

Lance Parrish: 63
Rick Peters: 7/L
Alan Trammell: 8/F

Bot 7

Tony Perez: S8
Carlton Fisk: 54(1)3/GDP
Jack Brohamer: 6/L

Top 8

Lou Whitaker: 6/L
Dave Stegman: S9
Steve Kemp: K
Richie Hebner: S8.1-2
Jason Thompson: 46(1)/FO

Bot 8

Dwight Evans: K
Jerry Remy: 13/BG
Rick Burleson: K/C

Top 9

Lynn Jones: 3/P/FL
Lance Parrish: 9/F
Rick Peters: 1/L

Notes & reviews

Red Sox manager Zimmer ejected by HP umpire Springstead for arguing balls and strikes while Summers was at bat
56 minute rain delay with 1-2 count on Lou Whitaker

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