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Otto Velez had five hits, including two home runs and two doubles, as the Blue Jays divided a doubleheader with the Red Sox. The Blue Jays won the opener, 4-3, on Velez' two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Red Sox rallied to take the nightcap, 6-5, on Rick Burleson's sacrifice fly with the bases full in the eighth. [The Sporting News] Toronto Blue Jays 4, Boston Red Sox 3 (Game 1)Game Played on Monday, April 25, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 3 9 0
Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 x - 4 11 1
Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Burleson ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 .375 Bailor cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261
Dillard 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .625 Mason ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .114
Rice dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 A. Woods lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .333
Scott 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .259 Fairly dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 .219
Yastrzemski lf 1 0 0 1 2 0 .362 Velez rf 4 2 3 3 0 0 .444
Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279 Bowling rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136
Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .340 Ault 1b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .379
Hobson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .174 McKay 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .228
Miller cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Garcia 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .206
Carbo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Roof c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ewing ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ashby c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 3 9 3 2 6 Totals 32 4 11 4 1 7
Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0
Errors: McKay
Doubles: Velez (4), Mason (1)
Home Runs: Scott (2), Velez 2 (5)
Stolen Bases: Evans (2), Hobson (1), Burleson (4)
Caught Stealing: Dillard (1), Bailor (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Dillard (1), McKay (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (1)
Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Tiant 7.1 9 3 3 1 5 1 30 3.44
Campbell L(0-3) 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 10.57
Totals 8 11 4 4 1 7 2 34
Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Garvin 7 9 3 3 2 4 1 30 2.45
Vuckovich W(1-1) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1.29
Totals 9 9 3 3 2 6 1 36
Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio
RED SOX 1ST: Burleson was called out on strikes; Dillard singled
to third [Dillard to second (error by McKay)]; Dillard was
picked off second (pitcher to second); Rice struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled to shortstop; Bailor was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Mason grounded out (first
to pitcher); A. Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Scott flied out to right; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk
singled to left [Yastrzemski to second]; Evans forced Fisk
(shortstop to second) [Yastrzemski to third]; Evans stole
second; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0,
Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly singled to left; Velez flied out to left;
Ault struck out; McKay forced Fairly (second to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
RED SOX 3RD: Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Dillard singled to left; Dillard
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 3RD: Garcia struck out; Roof flied out to right;
Bailor flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott singled
to left; Yastrzemski walked [Scott to second]; Scott was picked
off second (pitcher to second); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mason flied out to right; A. Woods grounded out
(first unassisted); Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to left; Hobson singled to center;
Miller flied out to right; Hobson stole second; Burleson singled
to right [Hobson scored]; Burleson stole second; Dillard flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez homered; Ault struck out; McKay singled to
center; Garcia singled to center [McKay to third]; Roof struck
out; Bailor flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox
1, Blue Jays 1.
RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
homered; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays
1.
BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mason struck out; A. Woods popped to second;
Fairly walked; Velez doubled to left [Fairly out at home (left
to third to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue
Jays 1.
RED SOX 7TH: Evans flied out to center; Hobson popped to first
in foul territory; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.
BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ault singled to left; McKay out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Ault to second]; Garcia flied out to
center; EWING BATTED FOR ROOF; Ewing popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.
RED SOX 8TH: ASHBY REPLACED EWING (PLAYING C ); Burleson singled
to third; Dillard reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Burleson to second]; Rice singled to left [Burleson to
third, Dillard to second]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING);
Scott flied out to left; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Burleson scored]; Fisk forced Rice (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.
BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor popped to third in foul territory; Mason
doubled to left; A. Woods singled to left [Mason scored];
CAMPBELL REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Fairly struck out; Velez
homered [A. Woods scored]; Ault singled to left; McKay struck
out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 4.
RED SOX 9TH: BOWLING REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING RF); Evans popped
to second; Hobson struck out; CARBO BATTED FOR MILLER; Carbo
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 4.
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