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Tigers 11 @ Red Sox 6
Fenway Park
April 7, 1988

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 7, 1988 at Fenway Park. The home team Red Sox were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 11 to 6.

Game Summary

DateApril 7, 1988 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 11 H: 21 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 11
Hits: 21
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 6 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherFrank Tanana  
Losing PitcherSteve Ellsworth  
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Game Winning RBIJim Morrison 

Game Info

DateApril 7, 1988 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamBoston Red Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherFrank Tanana  
Home Starting PitcherSteve Ellsworth  
BallparkFenway Park 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance13,807 
Time of Game2 hours 59 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Tim Welke
1B: Terry Cooney
2B: Joe Brinkman
3B: Durwood Merrill

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gary Pettis  Center Fielder 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Darrell Evans  First Baseman 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Matt Nokes  Catcher 
Pat Sheridan  Left Fielder 
Jim Morrison  DH 
Chet Lemon  Right Fielder 
Tom Brookens  Third Baseman 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Spike Owen  Shortstop 
Marty Barrett  Second Baseman 
Wade Boggs  Third Baseman 
Jim Rice  DH 
Dwight Evans  First Baseman 
Mike Greenwell  Left Fielder 
Todd Benzinger  Right Fielder 
John Marzano  Catcher 
Kevin Romine  Center Fielder 
John McNamara  Manager 

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1 Re: Boston Red Sox versus Detroit Tigers - April 7, 1988 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Dennis Bean – 02/07/2015 at 4:18 PM
I grabbed a fair ball down the right field line in the corner seat hit by Jim Morrison.. I have the ball in my trophy case and found this site. I did have a video but must have recorded over it.
My 15 minutes of fame. everyone left cause the Sox were getting beat.

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Tigers 11 @ Red Sox 6
Fenway Park
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         Game of 4/7/1988 -- Detroit at Boston (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Pettis G, cf          5  0  1  0   Owen S, ss            5  2  2  1   
Whitaker L, 2b        5  0  1  0   Barrett M, 2b         5  1  3  3   
Walewander J, 2b      0  0  0  0   Boggs W, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Evans D, 1b           6  1  1  0   Rice J, dh            4  0  0  1   
Trammell A, ss        5  3  3  0   Evans D, 1b           4  1  2  0   
Nokes M, c            6  3  3  5   Greenwell M, lf       4  0  2  0   
Sheridan P, lf        5  3  4  1   Benzinger T, rf       4  0  0  1   
Morrison J, dh        5  1  3  1   Marzano J, c          4  0  0  0   
Lemon C, rf           5  0  1  0   Romine K, cf          4  2  2  0   
Brookens T, 3b        5  0  4  4                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47 11 21 11                        38  6 12  6

Detroit          024 103 010 -- 11
Boston           103 000 110 --  6

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tanana F (W)          7.0 10  5  5  0  3
Heinkel D             2.0  2  1  1  0  2

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ellsworth S (L)*      2.0  8  5  5  1  2
Smithson M            3.1  8  5  4  1  1
Trautwein J           2.2  5  1  1  1  0
Gardner W             1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd

E -- Greenwell M, Boggs W
DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 12, Boston 5
2B -- Brookens T, Owen S, Barrett M, Greenwell M 2, Morrison J 2, Romine K
3B -- Sheridan P
HR -- Owen S, Nokes M 2
SB -- Pettis G, Barrett M
CS -- Morrison J
Balk -- Smithson M
PB -- Marzano J
T -- 2:59
A -- 13807

    

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