Preventing Boston from gaining on New York in the East division race, the Tigers fired a 15-hit barrage in clobbering the Red Sox, 12-2. Rusty Staub drove in four runs, one with a single in the first inning and three with a home run in the seventh.

Lou Whitaker clouted a three-run round-tripper in sixth frame, the blast coming off reliever John LaRose, making his major league debut. Dave Rozema won his third consecutive complete game, while Mike Torrez dropped his sixth straight decision. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 12, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 1 Tigers 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 0 x - 12 15 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 LeFlore cf 4 2 1 2 1 1 .299 Remy 2b 4 1 4 0 0 0 .276 Stegman cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Rice dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 .320 Whitaker 2b 4 3 2 3 1 0 .292 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Staub dh 3 1 2 4 2 0 .280 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Thompson 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Kemp lf 4 2 1 0 1 1 .278 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 May c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .259 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Corcoran rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .263 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Wockenfuss ph,rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mankowski 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .283 LaRose p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez 3b 3 1 3 1 0 0 .269 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .267 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 6 2 0 3 Totals 39 12 15 12 6 3 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 16,689 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Tigers 9 DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 0 Errors: Scott Doubles: Remy (21), Whitaker (11), Trammell (13), Rodriguez (24), LeFlore (27) Home Runs: Rice (42), Whitaker (3), Staub (23) GIDP: Wockenfuss (7) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez L(15-12) 4 7 3 2 2 2 0 22 4.00 LaRose 2 3 5 5 3 0 1 11 22.50 Wright 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 4 3.57 Burgmeier 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 8 4.45 Totals 8 15 12 11 6 3 2 45 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema W(9-10) 9 6 2 2 0 3 1 33 2.95 Totals 9 6 2 2 0 3 1 33 Wild Pitches: Torrez (7) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; On a bunt Remy singled [Burleson to second]; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk forced Burleson (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker doubled to left; Staub singled [Whitaker scored]; Thompson flied out to left [Staub to second]; Kemp was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Hobson flied out to center; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Corcoran flied out to center; Mankowski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Burleson flied to right in foul territory; Remy singled to center; Rice flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to second; LeFlore grounded out (third to first) [Trammell to second]; Torrez threw a wild pitch [Trammell to third]; Whitaker lined to shortstop; Staub walked; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk struck out; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: On a bunt Kemp reached on an error by Scott; May singled to center [Kemp to third]; Corcoran singled to right [Kemp scored (unearned), May to second]; On a bunt Mankowski forced May (catcher to third) [Corcoran to second]; Trammell doubled to right [Corcoran scored, Mankowski to third]; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson lined to left; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Staub walked; Thompson singled to center [Staub to second]; LAROSE REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Kemp walked [Staub to third, Thompson to second]; Debut game for John LaRose; May forced Staub (second to catcher) [Thompson to third, Kemp to second]; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3. RED SOX 6TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Burleson grounded out (first to pitcher); Remy doubled to right; Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez doubled; Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore was walked intentionally; Whitaker homered [Rodriguez scored, LeFlore scored]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 6. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (second to first); Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 6. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp singled to center; May walked [Kemp to second]; WRIGHT REPLACED LAROSE (PITCHING); Wockenfuss struck out; Rodriguez singled to center [Kemp scored, May to second]; Trammell forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second) [May to third]; LeFlore doubled to left [May scored, Trammell scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Whitaker walked; Staub homered [LeFlore scored, Whitaker scored]; Thompson singled to center; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 12. RED SOX 8TH: STEGMAN REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); Scott flied out to left; Evans grounded out (third to first); Burleson lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 12. TIGERS 8TH: May grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss flied out to center; Rodriguez singled to center; Trammell lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 12. RED SOX 9TH: Remy singled to right; Rice homered [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 12.

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