Final
BOS 8 — DET 5
9/29/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET197909290
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Whitaker | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lynn | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kirk Gibson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Summers | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Rice | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Thompson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Parrish | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Greene | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Dwyer | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Papi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Sizemore | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Allenson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Trammell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Lopez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Renko | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Tobik | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Petry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Petry | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Steve Renko | 7.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Dick Drago | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dave Tobik | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Aurelio Lopez | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Poquette | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Renko | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sizemore | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Dwyer | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Lynn | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Papi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Allenson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirk Gibson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aurelio Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Parrish | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Petry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Summers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Tobik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Trammell | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | PO1(E1).1-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43.3-H(UR) | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 6(1)3(B)/GDP | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | HR/9 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 31 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D9 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K/C | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | BK.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D9.1-H | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 5 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | NP | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | CS3(15) | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8.1-H(E8)(E4)(UR)(NR);B-2 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | IW | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | HP | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D7 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR/7.1-H | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 8–5 |