Shutout pitching by Dennis Eckersley enabled the Red Sox to beat the Tigers, 6-0, and stay within one game of the first-place Yankees in the East division. The Bosox scored three runs in the first inning, two coming on a double by Fred Lynn and another on a grounder by Carl Yastrzemski. Jim Rice connected for a two-run homer in the fifth following a single by Jerry Remy, and Rick Burleson drove in the sixth marker with a sixth-inning single. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Red Sox 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 x - 6 14 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .298 Burleson ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .251 Mankowski 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Remy 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .276 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Rice rf 5 1 2 2 0 2 .316 Thompson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .290 Yastrzemski lf 4 1 0 1 0 0 .279 Kemp lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .275 Fisk c 3 1 2 0 1 1 .283 May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Lynn cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .291 Corcoran rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .274 Hobson dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .247 Dillard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Scott 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .229 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Brohamer 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 7 0 2 4 Totals 37 6 14 6 1 4 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 27,078 Left on Base: Tigers 7, Red Sox 9 DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 2 Doubles: LeFlore (29), Lynn (33), Brohamer (14) Home Runs: Rice (44) Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (68), Remy (30), Hobson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (10) GIDP: Dillard (5) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema L(9-11) 5.2 11 6 6 1 1 1 29 3.13 Tobik 2.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 3.75 Totals 8 14 6 6 1 4 1 39 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(19-8) 9 7 0 0 2 4 0 34 3.09 Totals 9 7 0 0 2 4 0 34 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Mankowski struck out while LeFlore stole second; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson walked; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Remy singled to first; Remy stole second; Rice singled to left [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski forced Rice (second to shortstop) [Remy scored]; Fisk walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn doubled [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk scored]; Hobson flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3. TIGERS 2ND: May flied out to center; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Dillard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 2ND: Scott singled to left; Brohamer singled to center [Scott to second]; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Scott to third, Brohamer to second]; Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore doubled; Mankowski made an out to shortstop; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); Fisk singled to third; Lynn forced Fisk (shortstop to second); Hobson forced Lynn (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Kemp walked; May flied out to right; Corcoran singled to center [Kemp to second]; Dillard made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); Burleson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell made an out to second; LeFlore singled to second; LeFlore stole second; Mankowski grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [LeFlore to third]; Staub made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Remy singled; Rice homered [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk was called out on strikes; Lynn flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson singled to left; Kemp flied out to right; May lined into a double play (second to first) [Thompson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 6TH: Hobson singled to left; Hobson stole second; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer flied out to right; Burleson singled to center [Hobson scored]; Remy singled [Burleson to third]; TOBIK REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Rice struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 6. TIGERS 7TH: Corcoran singled to second; Dillard grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Corcoran out at second]; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski made an out to second; Fisk singled to right; Lynn flied out to right; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 6. TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Mankowski grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 8TH: Scott singled to left; Brohamer doubled [Scott to third]; Burleson lined to shortstop; Remy popped to center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 6. TIGERS 9TH: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Kemp singled to second; May grounded out (first unassisted) [Kemp to second]; Corcoran flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 6.

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