Every batter in the Red Sox lineup joined in a 17-hit attack to mark an 11-3 victory over the Tigers. The Red Sox broke the game apart with six runs in the second inning, including a two-run homer by Rick Burleson and two-run double by Butch Hobson. Rick Miller, celebrating his 29th birthday, batted in three runs during the game with a double and two singles. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     19, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  2
Red Sox      0  6  2    0  0  2    0  1  x  -  11 17  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .245      Burleson ss           5   2   3   2     0   0   .359
Fuentes 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Doyle 2b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .290
Staub dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Rice dh               5   0   3   2     0   1   .359
Oglivie rf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .256      Yastrzemski lf        3   2   1   0     2   0   .441
Thompson 1b           3   1   2   1     0   0   .243      Scott 1b              5   1   1   0     0   3   .211
Kemp lf               4   0   3   1     0   0   .200      Fisk c                5   1   2   1     0   2   .310
May c                 3   0   1   0     1   0   .324      Evans rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .389
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Hobson 3b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .188
Wagner ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Miller cf             4   2   3   3     0   1   .300
  Mankowski ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Veryzer ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   3     3   1             Totals               38  11  17  11     4   7

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 16,941
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Red Sox 7
DP: Tigers 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Fuentes, Thompson, Burleson, Scott
Doubles: Staub (4), Oglivie (4), Kemp 2 (2), Hobson (1), Miller (1), Doyle (2)
Triples: Burleson (1)
Home Runs: Burleson (1)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (1)
GIDP: Thompson (1), Doyle (1)
Hit by Pitch: Thompson (1,by Stanley)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare L(0-2)             1.1   5   5   5   1   0   0   9   9.58
Crawford                4.2  10   5   5   1   4   1  23   5.00
Grilli                  2     2   1   1   2   3   0  10  17.18
Totals                  8    17  11  11   4   7   1  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley W(1-0)          8    10   3   3   3   1   0  37   3.00
Campbell                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3  10.29
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   1   0  40

Passed Balls: Fisk (1)
Hit by Pitch: Stanley (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Nestor Chylak


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Fuentes flied out to left; LeFlore
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Staub doubled
to left; Oglivie doubled to right [Staub scored]; Thompson
singled to right [Oglivie scored]; Kemp singled [Thompson to
second]; May singled [Thompson to third, Kemp to second];
Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Doyle grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Burleson out at second]; Rice
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wagner popped to left; LeFlore struck out; Fuentes
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Scott singled to right
[Yastrzemski to third]; Fisk singled to shortstop [Yastrzemski
scored, Scott to second]; Fisk was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Fuentes [Scott to third, Fisk to second]; Evans
popped to catcher in foul territory; Hobson doubled [Scott
scored, Fisk scored]; Miller doubled [Hobson scored]; CRAWFORD
REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Burleson homered [Miller scored];
Doyle grounded out (second to first); Rice singled to left [Rice
out at second (left to second)]; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub flied out to right; Oglivie flied out to
right; Thompson was hit by a pitch; Kemp doubled [Thompson
scored]; May walked; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski singled; Scott was called out on
strikes; Fisk struck out; Evans singled to center [Yastrzemski
to third]; Hobson walked [Evans to second]; Miller singled to
center [Yastrzemski scored, Evans scored, Hobson to third];
Burleson forced Miller (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 4TH: Wagner grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes reached on an error
by Burleson; Fisk allowed a passed ball [Fuentes to second];
Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 4TH: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Rice struck
out; Yastrzemski made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie singled; Thompson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Oglivie out at second];
Kemp doubled to left; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott struck out; Fisk singled; Evans singled [Fisk
to second]; Hobson lined into a double play (left to second)
[Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 6TH: Scott dropped a foul fly hit by Rodriguez for an
error; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; Wagner
grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore singled; Fuentes
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller singled; Burleson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Miller to third (error by Thompson)]; Doyle doubled
to right [Miller scored]; Rice singled to left [Doyle scored];
Yastrzemski popped to left; Scott forced Rice (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 10.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Oglivie
grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson singled; Kemp grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox
10.

RED SOX 7TH: GRILLI REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Fisk struck
out; Evans walked; Hobson forced Evans (shortstop to second);
Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 10.

TIGERS 8TH: May grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez flied
out to right; MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR WAGNER; Mankowski walked;
LeFlore forced Mankowski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 8TH: VERYZER REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING SS); Burleson
tripled; Doyle lined to second; Rice singled [Burleson scored];
Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Scott struck out; Fisk
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 11.

TIGERS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Fuentes flied
out to left; Staub made an out to shortstop; Oglivie grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox
11.