A leadoff homer by Jim Rice in the fourth inning accounted for the lone run as the Red Sox stayed one game behind the Yankees in the East division by edging the Tigers, 1-0, behind a three-hitter by Mike Torrez. The victory was the righthander's first in more than a month. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Thursday, September 28, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 1 3 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Whitaker 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .290 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Mankowski 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Remy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Staub dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 Rice rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .314 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .288 Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Kemp lf 1 0 0 0 2 0 .274 Fisk c 2 0 0 0 1 2 .284 May c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Lynn cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .293 Corcoran rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Hobson dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 .246 Stanley cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Scott 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Trammell ss 2 0 0 0 1 2 .270 Brohamer 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 24 0 3 0 7 4 Totals 24 1 3 1 3 3 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 26,774 Left on Base: Tigers 4, Red Sox 3 DP: Tigers 2, Red Sox 4 Home Runs: Rice (45) Caught Stealing: Trammell (1) Sacrifice Hits: Scott (7) GIDP: Mankowski 2 (10), Staub (23), May (13), Burleson (16), Hobson (14) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Young L(6-7) 8 3 1 1 3 3 1 28 2.81 Totals 8 3 1 1 3 3 1 28 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(16-12) 9 3 0 0 7 4 0 31 3.93 Totals 9 3 0 0 7 4 0 31 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Rich Garcia TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker walked; Mankowski grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; Staub walked; Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy made an out to shortstop; Rice made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); May grounded out (second to first); Corcoran grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk walked; Lynn singled to right [Fisk to third]; Hobson struck out; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell struck out; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer flied out to center; Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski walked; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mankowski out at second]; Thompson singled to center; Kemp walked [Thompson to second]; May singled to center [Thompson out at home (center to catcher), Kemp to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice homered; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk was called out on strikes; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran flied out to right; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell walked; Trammell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson walked; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Hobson to second]; Brohamer walked; Burleson grounded into a double play (third to first) [Hobson out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker walked; On a bunt Mankowski grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Whitaker out at second]; Staub singled; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp walked; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second]; Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk struck out; Lynn singled to right; Hobson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 8TH: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Trammell struck out; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer lined to left; Burleson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 9TH: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

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