Vern Ruhle beat the Red Sox twice in 1974, his rookie season, but lost to them five straight times since then before coming out a winner when the Tigers posted a 3-2 victory. Jim Rice homered for the Red Sox in the first inning, but the Tigers came back against Luis Tiant with a double by Milt May and single by Aurelio Rodriguez in the second. Rusty Staub broke the tie with a homer in the third and Steve Kemp provided the winning blow with a circuit clout in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     20, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Burleson ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .372
Fuentes 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .309      Doyle 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .324
Staub dh              4   1   1   1     0   1   .265        Dillard pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .600
Oglivie rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Rice dh               4   1   1   1     0   0   .349
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   1     0   0   .421
Kemp lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .204      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .190
May c                 4   1   2   0     0   1   .342      Fisk c                2   0   0   0     2   1   .290
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Evans rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .400
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   1     0   0   .205      Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miller cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Darwin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     0   5             Totals               33   2   8   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 20,289
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Red Sox 7
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Doyle
Doubles: May (2)
Triples: Doyle (2)
Home Runs: Staub (3), Kemp (3), Rice (1)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (1)
GIDP: Scott (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(2-1)            7     7   2   2   3   0   1  29   3.98
Foucault                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Hiller SV(1)            1.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   6   5.40
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   3   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(1-1)            6     9   3   3   0   2   2  26   3.27
Willoughby              3     1   0   0   0   3   0   9   6.35
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   5   2  35

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


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to right; Fuentes singled to
center; Staub lined to right; Oglivie singled to second [Fuentes
to third (error by Doyle)]; Thompson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Doyle
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice homered; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp lined to right; May doubled; Veryzer made an
out to catcher; Rodriguez singled to left [May scored, Rodriguez
out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
walked; Evans flied out to right; Hobson made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley struck out; Fuentes lined to third; Staub
homered; Oglivie made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller grounded out (second to first); Burleson
singled to left; Burleson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Doyle tripled to right; Rice popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Kemp lined to shortstop; May
singled; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski made an out to second; Scott flied out
to right; Fisk walked; Evans singled [Fisk to second]; Hobson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Stanley singled; Fuentes singled [Stanley to second]; Staub
flied out to center [Stanley to third]; Oglivie flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle walked; Rice grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp
homered; May flied out to center; Veryzer grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled; Scott grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second];
Fisk made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red
Sox 1.

TIGERS 7TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fuentes flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans flied out to center; Hobson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub struck out; Oglivie popped to right; Thompson
singled to left [Thompson out at second (left to second)]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson singled; Doyle singled [Burleson to
second]; DILLARD RAN FOR DOYLE; FOUCAULT REPLACED RUHLE
(PITCHING); Rice grounded out (pitcher to first) [Burleson to
third, Dillard to second]; HILLER REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Burleson scored,
Dillard to third]; Scott grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 9TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Kemp made an
out to shortstop; May struck out; Veryzer was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk was called out on strikes; Evans singled;
Hobson struck out; DARWIN BATTED FOR MILLER; Darwin struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.