Sunday May 21, 1978
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Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 3 (Game 2)

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

Red Sox 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 - 9 15 1 Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 6 0 2 2 0 0 .204 LeFlore cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .275 Remy 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Whitaker 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .352 Rice lf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .366 Staub dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 .283 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .292 Thompson 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .313 Lynn cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .301 Kemp lf 3 0 0 0 2 3 .297 Hobson 3b 4 4 3 0 1 1 .294 May c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .338 Evans rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 .276 Corcoran rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Brohamer dh 2 1 1 1 1 0 .316 Mankowski 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .283 Bailey ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Trammell ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .318 Montgomery c 5 2 4 4 0 0 .571 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 9 15 9 5 5 Totals 35 3 8 3 6 6 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 52,368 Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Tigers 11 DP: Red Sox 0, Tigers 0 Errors: Montgomery, Thompson, Corcoran Doubles: Burleson (8), Hobson (6), Staub (7) Triples: Burleson (2), Montgomery (1) Home Runs: Mankowski (3) Stolen Bases: Remy (8), LeFlore (17), Whitaker (3) Caught Stealing: Brohamer (2), Remy (4) Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (1), Yastrzemski (3) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(2-0) 9 8 3 2 6 6 1 41 4.06 Totals 9 8 3 2 6 6 1 41 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema L(2-2) 4 7 4 4 2 1 0 20 2.66 Morris 1 4 3 3 1 1 0 8 6.75 Crawford 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 13 3.60 Arroyo 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 8.31 Totals 9 15 9 9 5 5 0 46 Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Nick Bremigan RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy singled; Remy stole second; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker struck out; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson singled to shortstop; Evans singled [Hobson to third]; Brohamer singled [Hobson scored, Evans to third]; Brohamer was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); Montgomery made an out to catcher; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson lined to second; Kemp was called out on strikes; May walked; Corcoran struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy reached on an error by Thompson; Remy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rice walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski flied out to center; Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to third (error by Montgomery)]; Whitaker singled [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Whitaker stole second; Staub popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Hobson walked; Evans singled [Hobson to second]; Brohamer forced Evans (second to shortstop) [Hobson to third]; Montgomery singled to shortstop [Hobson scored, Brohamer to second]; Burleson tripled [Brohamer scored, Montgomery scored]; Remy grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp walked; May singled [Kemp to second]; Corcoran lined to center; Mankowski popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1. RED SOX 5TH: MORRIS REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Rice singled to shortstop; Yastrzemski singled [Rice to third]; Lynn lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Rice scored]; Hobson singled [Yastrzemski to third]; Evans struck out; Brohamer walked [Hobson to second]; Montgomery singled to right [Yastrzemski scored (RBI), Hobson scored (RBI), Brohamer to third, Montgomery to second (error by Corcoran)]; Burleson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore flied out to left; Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 1. RED SOX 6TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Remy was called out on strikes; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Staub popped to right; Thompson flied out to left; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 1. RED SOX 7TH: Lynn was called out on strikes; Hobson struck out; Evans walked; BAILEY BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Bailey forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: BAILEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); May grounded out (first to pitcher); Corcoran singled; Mankowski walked [Corcoran to second]; Trammell singled [Corcoran to third, Mankowski to second]; LeFlore forced Corcoran (pitcher to catcher) [Mankowski to third, Trammell to second]; 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; Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 1. RED SOX 8TH: Montgomery singled; Burleson doubled [Montgomery to third]; Remy made an out to shortstop; Rice was walked intentionally; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Montgomery scored]; Lynn made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: Staub doubled; Thompson flied out to right; Kemp walked; May flied out to right [Staub to third]; Corcoran grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 1. RED SOX 9TH: ARROYO REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Hobson doubled; Evans flied out to center [Hobson to third]; Bailey grounded out (third to first); Montgomery tripled [Hobson scored]; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Tigers 1. TIGERS 9TH: Mankowski homered; Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker singled; Staub walked [Whitaker to second]; Thompson singled [Whitaker scored, Staub to second]; Kemp was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 9, Tigers 3.

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