Jason Thompson's 11th homer of the season snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox in the first game of a doubleheader. The Red Sox pounded out a 9-3 triumph in the second game with reserve catcher Bob Montgomery getting his first four hits of the year and driving in four runs.

In the opener, Thompson's homer pinned Bill Lee with his first loss in seven decisions. Montgomery singled home a run in the fourth inning of the nightcap and Rick Burleson followed with a triple as the Red Sox scored three times to break a 1-1 tie. The Sox added three more tallies in the fifth, two on Montgomery's second single and the other on Fred Lynn's sacrifice fly. Montgomery tripled home the final Boston run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 2 8 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .199 LeFlore cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Remy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 Wagner ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .304 Rice lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .366 Staub dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .284 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .293 Thompson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .317 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Kemp lf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .304 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Wockenfuss rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .344 Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .280 Corcoran rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .268 Parrish c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Carbo dh 2 0 2 0 0 0 .261 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Brohamer pr,dh 1 1 0 0 0 1 .306 Dillard 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Whitaker pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 2 11 Totals 30 2 8 2 3 0 Time of Game: 2:27 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Tigers 7 DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 1 Errors: Wagner Doubles: Carbo (3) Home Runs: Thompson (11) Stolen Bases: Carbo (1) Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (3) GIDP: Dillard (3), Staub (8) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee L(6-1) 8 8 2 2 3 0 1 33 2.49 Totals 8 8 2 2 3 0 1 33 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox W(3-1) 9 6 1 1 2 11 0 35 3.05 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 11 0 35 Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford RED SOX 1ST: Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy lined to left; Rice singled; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied to right in foul territory; Wagner singled; Staub walked [Wagner to second]; Thompson singled [Wagner to third, Staub to second]; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted) [Wagner scored, Staub to third, Thompson to second]; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 2ND: On a bunt Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn made an out to shortstop; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 3RD: Evans was called out on strikes; Carbo doubled; Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Wagner singled; Staub walked [Wagner to second]; Thompson lined to right; Kemp walked [Wagner to third, Staub to second]; Wockenfuss forced Staub (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 4TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk struck out while Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Parrish singled; Rodriguez forced Parrish (second to shortstop); Dillard grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Hobson struck out; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore made an out to second; Wagner singled; Staub grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Wagner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 6TH: Carbo singled; Burleson flied out to left; Carbo stole second; BROHAMER RAN FOR CARBO; Remy singled [Brohamer to third]; Rice singled [Brohamer scored, Remy to second]; Yastrzemski forced Rice (third to second) [Remy to third]; Fisk popped to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Thompson homered; Kemp made an out to shortstop; Wockenfuss made an out to second; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2. RED SOX 7TH: CORCORAN REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING RF); Lynn grounded out (second to first); Hobson struck out; Evans walked; Brohamer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; STANLEY BATTED FOR DILLARD; Stanley singled to shortstop; WHITAKER RAN FOR STANLEY; LeFlore singled [Whitaker to second]; Wagner flied out to right [Whitaker to third]; Staub forced LeFlore (first to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2. RED SOX 8TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy was called out on strikes; Rice reached on an error by Wagner; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: Thompson popped to right; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Corcoran flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2. RED SOX 9TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn was called out on strikes; Fred Lynn and Red Sox Manager Don Zimmer ejected by HP umpire Nick Bremigan; Hobson singled; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

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