Jim Rice and Carlton Fisk each hit a homer and single to feature the Red Sox attack in an 8-4 victory over the Mariners. Rice rapped his homer with a man on base in the first inning. Fisk added a solo swat in the fourth.

Fisk singled in the eighth, stole second and scored on a double by Denny Doyle. Rice singled in the ninth and counted on a double by George Scott. Rupper tJones had four hits for the Mariners, including a homer. Dan Meyer also homered and Tommy Smith hit a two-run triple. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, Seattle Mariners 4

Game Played on Saturday, May 14, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome

Red Sox 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 - 8 14 2 Mariners 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 13 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .350 Collins dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .150 Lynn cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .375 Reynolds ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Rice dh 4 2 2 2 1 0 .274 Braun lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .298 Stanton rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .220 Scott 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .265 Meyer 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .246 Fisk c 4 2 2 1 0 1 .351 Stein 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Evans rf 4 2 3 0 0 1 .284 Ruppert Jones cf 4 2 4 1 0 0 .262 Hobson 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .250 Stinson c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Doyle 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .266 Smith rf,lf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .350 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milbourne 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Laxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 8 14 8 2 4 Totals 40 4 13 4 0 4 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 52,485 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Mariners 9 DP: Red Sox 1, Mariners 1 Errors: Scott 2, Stinson Doubles: Evans (3), Lynn (1), Doyle (6), Scott (8), Stanton (1) Triples: Hobson (1), Smith (1) Home Runs: Rice (4), Fisk (5), Ruppert Jones (5), Meyer (6) Stolen Bases: Fisk (3) Sacrifice Hits: Hobson (2) GIDP: Yastrzemski (3), Stinson (3) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stanley W(3-0) 7.2 10 4 4 0 2 2 33 3.69 Campbell SV(5) 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 4.50 Totals 9 13 4 4 0 4 2 40 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thomas L(1-5) 3.2 8 5 5 1 1 2 20 4.97 Pagan 3.2 5 2 2 0 2 0 15 5.52 Laxton 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 4.38 Totals 9 14 8 8 2 4 2 41 Wild Pitches: Thomas (2) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to shortstop; Lynn forced Burleson (pitcher to shortstop); Rice homered [Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; Scott flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds flied out to center; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk flied out to left; Evans singled to right; Hobson singled to left [Evans to second]; Doyle flied out to left; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied out to center; Stein grounded out (pitcher to first); Ruppert Jones singled; Stinson singled to left [Ruppert Jones to second]; Smith tripled [Ruppert Jones scored, Stinson scored]; Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 2. RED SOX 3RD: Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski walked; Scott forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 2. MARINERS 3RD: Collins grounded out (second to first); Reynolds reached on an error by Scott; Braun forced Reynolds (first to shortstop); Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 2. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk homered; Evans doubled to center; Hobson grounded out (third to first); Thomas threw a wild pitch [Evans to third]; Doyle singled [Evans scored]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Doyle to second]; Lynn doubled to left [Doyle scored]; PAGAN REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Rice flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Mariners 2. MARINERS 4TH: Stein grounded out (second to first); Ruppert Jones singled to center; Stinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Ruppert Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Mariners 2. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Scott grounded out (third to first); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Mariners 2. MARINERS 5TH: Smith singled to center; Milbourne forced Smith (third to second); Collins grounded out (pitcher to first) [Milbourne to second]; Reynolds singled to right [Milbourne out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Mariners 2. RED SOX 6TH: Evans singled to left; Hobson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Evans to second]; Doyle doubled to left [Evans scored]; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Mariners 2. MARINERS 6TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Steve Braun ejected by 3B umpire Joe Brinkman; Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Stein grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Mariners 2. RED SOX 7TH: STANTON REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING RF); SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rice out at second]; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Mariners 2. MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones homered; Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Milbourne singled to second; Collins reached on an error by Scott [Milbourne to third]; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Mariners 3. RED SOX 8TH: Fisk singled to left; Fisk stole second [Fisk to third (error by Stinson)]; Evans struck out; Hobson tripled to center [Fisk scored]; LAXTON REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Doyle grounded out (third to first); Burleson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Mariners 3. MARINERS 8TH: Stanton struck out; Meyer homered; Stein was called out on strikes; Ruppert Jones singled to second; CAMPBELL REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Stinson singled to left [Ruppert Jones to second]; Smith struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Mariners 4. RED SOX 9TH: Lynn struck out; Rice walked; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Scott doubled to center [Rice scored, Scott out at third (center to shortstop to catcher to second to third)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Mariners 4. MARINERS 9TH: Milbourne flied out to center; Collins singled to right; Reynolds struck out; Stanton doubled to left [Collins to third]; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Mariners 4.

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