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CLE
@BAL		6
2
DET
@BOS		0
1
MIL
@CAL		4
2
OAK
@CHW		4
3		 
(10)
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@NYY		4
1
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@TEX		2
3
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@ATL		6
5
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@HOU		9
7
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@PIT		15
1
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@SDP		5
2
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@SFG		3
1
CHC
@STL		3
2		 
(11)
Saturday, May 27, 1978 2:23PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 33,335, Time of Game: 2:31
Tigers
0
24-17
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
 at Red Sox
1
30-15
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
W: Luis Tiant (3-0)
L: Jack Morris (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  X    1  4  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .701 -0.029 1.13 0.052 -0.081 -0.2 4 0
Lou Whitaker 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .742 -0.108 1.06 0.032 -0.139 -1.0 2 0 GDP
Rusty Staub DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .825 -0.025 1.19 0.062 -0.087 0.1 SB
Jason Thompson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .300 .917 -0.184 1.82 0.000 -0.184 -1.1 11 0
Steve Kemp LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .301 .858 0.116 1.40 0.158 -0.042 0.4 2 0
Milt May C 3 0 2 0 1 0 .352 1.032 0.174 2.21 0.215 -0.041 0.8 2 0
   Steve Dillard PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .551 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Tim Corcoran RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .511 -0.436 3.25 0.000 -0.436 -2.1 1 0 GDP
Phil Mankowski 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .707 -0.164 2.01 0.000 -0.164 -1.1 0 3
Alan Trammell SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .685 -0.041 0.78 0.000 -0.041 -0.4 2 5
   Lance Parrish PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .776 -0.056 2.17 0.000 -0.056 -0.2
   Mark Wagner SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .603 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Rozema P
   Jack Morris P
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 2 4 .219 .483 -0.753 1.69 0.519 -1.271 -4.8 24 8
TB: S Kemp 2; M May 2; L Whitaker; R LeFlore; R Staub.
GIDP: T Corcoran (5); L Whitaker (2).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: R Staub (3, 2nd base off L Tiant/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Burleson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .594 -0.079 0.77 0.000 -0.079 -0.8 1 3
Jerry Remy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .666 -0.077 0.74 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 1 4
Jim Rice LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .347 1.086 0.152 0.63 0.183 -0.031 0.7 2 0 HR
Carl Yastrzemski CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .747 -0.049 0.63 0.000 -0.049 -0.5 5 0
Carlton Fisk C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .731 -0.025 0.88 0.026 -0.050 -0.2 5 0
Butch Hobson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .836 -0.012 0.90 0.032 -0.044 -0.2 1 2
Jack Brohamer DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 .291 .789 0.031 0.93 0.056 -0.024 0.3
Dwight Evans RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .269 .858 -0.104 1.41 0.000 -0.104 -1.0 3 0
Fred Kendall 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .524 -0.090 1.16 0.000 -0.090 -0.9 9 0
Luis Tiant P
Team Totals 28 1 4 1 1 2 .143 .422 -0.253 0.88 0.297 -0.548 -3.2 27 9
HR: J Rice (17, off J Morris; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Rice 4; J Brohamer; B Hobson; C Fisk.
RBI: J Rice (49).
2-out RBI: J Rice.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Remy-R Burleson-F Kendall; J Remy-F Kendall.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Rozema 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.39 18 64 0.286 1.02 2.6
Jack Morris, L (0-1) 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 6.16 11 0 0 -0.034 0.66 0.6
Team Totals 8 4 1 1 1 2 1 1.12 29 64 0 0 0.252 1.69 3.2

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luis Tiant, W (3-0) 9 7 0 0 2 4 0 3.15 34 75 0.753 1.69 4.8
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 34 75 0.753 0.88 4.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 33,335.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Boston Red Sox
1 Ron LeFlore CF 1 Rick Burleson SS
2 Lou Whitaker 2B 2 Jerry Remy 2B
3 Rusty Staub DH 3 Jim Rice LF
4 Jason Thompson 1B 4 Carl Yastrzemski CF
5 Steve Kemp LF 5 Carlton Fisk C
6 Milt May C 6 Butch Hobson 3B
7 Tim Corcoran RF 7 Jack Brohamer DH
8 Phil Mankowski 3B 8 Dwight Evans RF
9 Alan Trammell SS 9 Fred Kendall 1B
Dave Rozema P Luis Tiant P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 0-1 1 12- OO DET T. Corcoran L. Tiant 29% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 0-0 2 --- R BOS J. Rice J. Morris 18% 70% Home Run
t6 0-0 0 1-- OO DET L. Whitaker L. Tiant 11% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t9 0-1 1 1-- DET M. May L. Tiant -11% 71% Walk; Kemp to 2B
t7 0-1 2 1-3 O DET P. Mankowski L. Tiant 10% 79% Strikeout Looking

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore L. Tiant 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET L. Whitaker L. Tiant 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O DET R. Staub L. Tiant 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson D. Rozema -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS J. Remy D. Rozema -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS J. Rice D. Rozema -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Thompson L. Tiant 2% 52% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-0 1 --- DET S. Kemp L. Tiant -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- DET M. May L. Tiant -4% 46% Single to RF; Kemp to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O DET T. Corcoran L. Tiant 5% 51% Popfly: RF
t2 0-0 2 12- O DET P. Mankowski L. Tiant 4% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Rozema -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-0 1 --- BOS C. Fisk D. Rozema 3% 55% Single
b2 0-0 1 1-- O BOS B. Hobson D. Rozema -3% 52% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O BOS J. Brohamer D. Rozema -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O DET A. Trammell L. Tiant 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O DET R. LeFlore L. Tiant 2% 54% Lineout: CF
t3 0-0 2 --- O DET L. Whitaker L. Tiant 1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Evans D. Rozema -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O BOS F. Kendall D. Rozema -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O BOS R. Burleson D. Rozema -1% 50% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- DET R. Staub L. Tiant -4% 46% Single to CF
t4 0-0 0 1-- O DET J. Thompson L. Tiant 2% 48% Strikeout, Staub Steals 2B
t4 0-0 1 -2- O DET S. Kemp L. Tiant 4% 52% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 2 -2- O DET M. May L. Tiant 4% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Remy D. Rozema -3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 0-0 1 --- O BOS J. Rice D. Rozema -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Rozema -1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- O DET T. Corcoran L. Tiant 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 1 --- O DET P. Mankowski L. Tiant 2% 55% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 2 --- O DET A. Trammell L. Tiant 2% 57% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- O BOS C. Fisk D. Rozema -3% 54% Flyball: SS
b5 0-0 1 --- BOS B. Hobson D. Rozema 3% 57% Single to CF
b5 0-0 1 1-- BOS J. Brohamer D. Rozema 4% 61% Walk; Hobson to 2B
b5 0-0 1 12- O BOS D. Evans D. Rozema -6% 56% Strikeout
b5 0-0 2 12- O BOS F. Kendall D. Rozema -6% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- DET R. LeFlore L. Tiant -5% 45% Single to CF
t6 0-0 0 1-- OO DET L. Whitaker L. Tiant 11% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t6 0-0 2 --- O DET R. Staub L. Tiant 2% 58% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
Jack Morris replaces Dave Rozema pitching
b6 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson J. Morris -3% 54% Flyball: SS
b6 0-0 1 --- O BOS J. Remy J. Morris -3% 52% Popfly: LF
b6 0-0 2 --- R BOS J. Rice J. Morris 18% 70% Home Run
b6 1-0 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Morris -1% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
t7 0-1 0 --- O DET J. Thompson L. Tiant 4% 73% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-1 1 --- DET S. Kemp L. Tiant -5% 68% Single to CF
t7 0-1 1 1-- DET M. May L. Tiant -7% 62% Single to RF; Kemp to 2B
t7 0-1 1 12- O DET T. Corcoran L. Tiant 7% 69% Flyball: CF; Kemp to 3B
t7 0-1 2 1-3 O DET P. Mankowski L. Tiant 10% 79% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
b7 1-0 0 --- O BOS C. Fisk J. Morris -2% 77% Flyball: CF
b7 1-0 1 --- O BOS B. Hobson J. Morris -1% 75% Flyball: 2B
b7 1-0 2 --- BOS J. Brohamer J. Morris 1% 76% Single to CF
b7 1-0 2 1-- O BOS D. Evans J. Morris -2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
Lance Parrish pinch hits for Alan Trammell (SS) batting 9th
t8 0-1 0 --- O DET L. Parrish L. Tiant 6% 80% Strikeout
t8 0-1 1 --- O DET R. LeFlore L. Tiant 4% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 0-1 2 --- DET L. Whitaker L. Tiant -3% 81% Single to LF
t8 0-1 2 1-- O DET R. Staub L. Tiant 6% 86% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
Mark Wagner replaces Lance Parrish (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- O BOS F. Kendall J. Morris -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-0 1 --- O BOS R. Burleson J. Morris -1% 84% Flyball: CF
b8 1-0 2 --- O BOS J. Remy J. Morris -1% 83% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
t9 0-1 0 --- O DET J. Thompson L. Tiant 8% 91% Flyball: 3B
t9 0-1 1 --- DET S. Kemp L. Tiant -8% 82% Single to LF
t9 0-1 1 1-- DET M. May L. Tiant -11% 71% Walk; Kemp to 2B
Steve Dillard pinch runs for Milt May (C) batting 6th
t9 0-1 1 12- OO DET T. Corcoran L. Tiant 29% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

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