This Day in History: 2000-09-27

September 27, 1978: The Red Sox continue hard on the heels of the New York Yankees as they defeat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 before 26,035 fans at Fenway Park to remain one game behind the Yankees; Carlton Fisk drove in two runs and George Scott homered for his 1,000th career RBI as Luis Tiant picked up his 12th win.