9/21/1978
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Tigers | 1 | 6 | 2 |
W – Dennis Eckersley (18-8)L – Milt Wilcox (13-11)
Red Sox Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Burleson SS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .636 | 0.08 |
| Jerry Remy 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .663 | -0.06 |
| Jim Rice LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .317 | .970 | -0.10 |
| Carl Yastrzemski — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .280 | .789 | 0.03 |
| Carlton Fisk C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .839 | 0.05 |
| Fred Lynn CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .290 | .870 | 0.06 |
| Butch Hobson 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .717 | 0.13 |
| George Scott 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .682 | -0.02 |
| Dwight Evans RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 | .792 | 0.02 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 0.19 |
Batting
RBI Carlton Fisk (83), Fred Lynn (73), Butch Hobson 2 (75), George Scott (51)
Baserunning
SB Carl Yastrzemski (3)
Tigers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Dillard 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .570 | -0.02 |
| Ron LeFlore CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .762 | -0.09 |
| Lou Whitaker 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .728 | -0.04 |
| Rusty Staub — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .797 | -0.05 |
| Jason Thompson 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .853 | 0.02 |
| Steve Kemp LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .782 | -0.04 |
| Milt May C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .686 | -0.06 |
| Tim Corcoran RF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .652 | 0.07 |
| Phil Mankowski 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .715 | -0.13 |
| Alan Trammell SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .661 | 0.02 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | -0.31 |
Batting
HR Jason Thompson (25)
RBI Jason Thompson (91)
Red Sox Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Eckersley(W, 18-8) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 3.20 | 0.31 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 32 | — | 0.31 |
Tigers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Wilcox(L, 13-11) | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 3.68 | -0.19 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 39 | — | -0.19 |
Red Sox Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Burleson SS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .636 | 0.08 |
| Jerry Remy 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .663 | -0.06 |
| Jim Rice LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .317 | .970 | -0.10 |
| Carl Yastrzemski — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .280 | .789 | 0.03 |
| Carlton Fisk C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .839 | 0.05 |
| Fred Lynn CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .290 | .870 | 0.06 |
| Butch Hobson 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .717 | 0.13 |
| George Scott 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .682 | -0.02 |
| Dwight Evans RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 | .792 | 0.02 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 0.19 |
Batting
RBI Carlton Fisk (83), Fred Lynn (73), Butch Hobson 2 (75), George Scott (51)
Baserunning
SB Carl Yastrzemski (3)
Red Sox Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Eckersley(W, 18-8) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 3.20 | 0.31 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 32 | — | 0.31 |
