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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 9, 1983
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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 June 9, 1983 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Petry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 18,904 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Greg Kosc |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | DH |
| Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
| Rick Leach | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Bill Fahey | Catcher |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Dave Stapleton | First Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 9, 1983
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Eckersley
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Eckersley
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Eckersley
Gibson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Eckersley
Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Eckersley
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stapleton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Petry
Remy hits a line drive towards third. Brookens reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Petry
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Petry
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Eckersley
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Eckersley
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Eckersley
Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Petry
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Evans reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boggs vs. Petry
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Petry
Yastrzemski hits a popup into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stapleton vs. Petry
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Eckersley
Brookens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Eckersley
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Eckersley, and towards Hoffman, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Brookens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Eckersley
There goes Brookens. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Brookens steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Eckersley
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gibson vs. Eckersley
Gibson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Petry
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Petry
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Petry
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Eckersley
Parrish hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Eckersley
Grubb strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Eckersley
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Petry
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Petry
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Petry
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Petry
Boggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Petry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Boggs scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Petry
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Petry
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Eckersley
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fahey vs. Eckersley
Fahey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brookens vs. Eckersley
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Eckersley
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. Fahey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trammell vs. Eckersley
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Fahey moves to third. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gibson vs. Eckersley
Gibson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Gibson reaches third base with a triple. Fahey scores. Whitaker scores. Trammell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parrish vs. Eckersley
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grubb vs. Eckersley
Grubb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Grubb reaches third base with a triple. Gibson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leach vs. Aponte
Luis Aponte now pitching.
Leach hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Leach reaches second base with a double. Grubb scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Aponte
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Petry
Glenn Wilson now playing right field.
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Petry
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Remy for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Petry
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Aponte
Fahey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Aponte
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aponte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Aponte
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Whitaker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Aponte
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gibson vs. Aponte
Gibson takes first base on ball four. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Parrish vs. Aponte
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Petry
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Petry
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Petry
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Petry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching. Ed Jurak now playing shortstop.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Bird
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bird
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Lemon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fahey vs. Bird
Fahey hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Petry
Stapleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Petry
Newman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurak vs. Petry
Jurak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Remy vs. Petry
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Bird
Brookens hits a popup towards first. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Bird
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Bird
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Petry
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Petry
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Petry
Evans hits a line drive into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Bird
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first, with Bird covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Bird
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bird
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Petry
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Petry, and towards Trammell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Petry
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Petry
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1983 -- Detroit at Boston (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Whitaker L, 2b 4 1 1 0 Remy J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 4 2 2 1 Miller R, cf 2 0 0 0
Gibson K, lf 4 1 1 3 Rice J, lf 4 0 0 0
Parrish L, dh 5 1 1 2 Evans D, rf 3 1 1 0
Grubb J, rf 3 1 1 1 Boggs W, 3b 3 1 1 0
Wilson G, rf 2 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, dh 4 0 1 2
Leach R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Stapleton D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lemon C, cf 3 1 1 0 Newman J, c 2 0 0 0
Fahey B, c 3 1 1 0 Hoffman G, ss 2 0 0 0
Brookens T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jurak E, ss 1 0 1 0
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35 8 9 8 29 2 5 2
Detroit 200 060 000 -- 8
Boston 000 200 000 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Petry D (W) 9.0 5 2 2 4 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (L) 4.2 6 8 8 3 5
Aponte L 1.1 2 0 0 3 2
Bird D 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- Detroit 3, Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Boston 5
2B -- Boggs W, Leach R
3B -- Evans D, Gibson K, Grubb J, Whitaker L, Lemon C
HR -- Parrish L
SB -- Brookens T
HBP -- by Petry D (Newman J)
T -- 2:35
A -- 18904
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