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.