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Sunday April 24, 1977
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Fergie Jenkins allowed only three hits while pitching the Red Sox to a 9-0 victory over the Blue Jays. George Scott smashed a homer and double, driving in two runs, and Dwight Evans also accounted for a pair with a homer. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Game Played on Sunday, April 24, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Red Sox      2  0  0    0  0  0    4  2  1  -   9 11  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   2   1     0   0   .365      Bailor cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .310      Mason ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Rice dh               4   0   0   0     1   1   .294      A. Woods lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .348
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   1     1   1   .370      Fairly dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Coleman pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Velez rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .406
Scott 1b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .240      Ault 1b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .370
Fisk c                5   2   2   0     0   1   .282      McKay 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Evans rf              3   1   1   2     1   2   .370      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .220
Hobson 3b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .167      Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Miller cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .233      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9  11   7     5   7             Totals               29   0   3   0     0   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 29,303
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 2
DP: Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Scott, Ashby, Garcia, Singer
Doubles: Scott (3), A. Woods (2)
Home Runs: Scott (1), Evans (3)
Stolen Bases: Miller (3), Burleson (3)
GIDP: Fisk (1), McKay (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(2-1)          9     3   0   0   0   6   0  29   2.59
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   6   0  29

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(0-3)           6.1   7   6   4   2   4   1  27   7.20
Johnson                 1     3   2   2   2   1   1   8   8.00
Hartenstein             1.2   1   1   1   1   2   0   7   4.50
Totals                  9    11   9   7   5   7   2  42

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Doyle singled to left
[Burleson to third]; Rice flied out to center [Burleson scored
(error by Ashby) (no RBI), Doyle to second (on throw to
home)]; catcher Alan Ashby missed Bob Bailor's throw home
after Jim Rice had flied out; Rick Burleson was not running
after the catch; Yastrzemski singled to left [Doyle scored
(unearned)]; Scott reached on an error by Garcia [Yastrzemski to
second]; Fisk grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Scott out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled to center; Mason hit into a double
play (center to center to shortstop to first) [Bailor out at
second]; A. Woods lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans walked; Hobson struck out; Miller flied out
to left; Evans was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez
flied out to right; Ault was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson lined to shortstop; Doyle walked; Rice
flied out to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (first to pitcher); Ashby
grounded out (first to pitcher); Garcia popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor flied out to center; Mason flied out to
center; A. Woods doubled to left; Fairly grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson grounded out (second to first); Miller
grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez struck out; Ault singled to right; McKay
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ault out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle lined to left; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ashby struck out; Garcia flied out to left;
Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott homered; Fisk singled to left; Evans struck
out; Hobson singled to left [Fisk to second]; Hobson was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Singer [Fisk to third,
Hobson to second]; Miller singled to right [Fisk scored, Hobson
to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Burleson singled
to right [Hobson scored (unearned), Miller to third]; Doyle
popped to catcher in foul territory; Miller stole home and
Burleson stole second; Rice walked; Yastrzemski struck out; 4 R
(3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mason flied out to right; A. Woods reached on an
error by Scott; Fairly popped to third; Velez flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Scott flied out to right; Fisk singled to left;
Evans homered [Fisk scored]; Hobson walked; HARTENSTEIN REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Miller flied out to right; Burleson lined to
first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ault flied out to left; McKay struck out; Ashby
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Doyle struck out; Rice popped to first in foul
territory; Yastrzemski walked; COLEMAN RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI;
Scott doubled to right [Coleman scored]; Fisk struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: COLEMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Garcia
struck out; Bailor lined to shortstop; Mason grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 0.



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