Final
BOS 6 — DET 5
5/20/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET197805200
Complete available game record for BOS at DET, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Whitaker | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Milt May | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Lynn | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Corcoran | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Mankowski | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Trammell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Carbo | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wockenfuss | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bailey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Crawford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foucault | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Slaton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Campbell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Eckersley | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Slaton | 5.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Campbell | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jim Crawford | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Foucault | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Campbell | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron LeFlore | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phil Mankowski | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Corcoran | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt May | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Trammell | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Foucault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Slaton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kemp | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | D7.3-H;1XH(762) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | HR/7 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 3 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/L/8D | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D8 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9/P | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 4/L | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→2 | 1(B)3(1)/LDP | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 36(1)3(B)/GDP | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | HR/9.1-H | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D8.3-H | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8.2-3 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H(RBI);1-3;B-2(E7/TH) | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HP | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9.2-H | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 5–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 5–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 5–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 5–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 5–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | BK.1-2 | 5–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | FC1.2X3(1651);B-2 | 5–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 5–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 5–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | IW | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-3 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S4 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 6–5 |