Jim Rice and Butch Hobson hit homers to back a route-going performance by Reggie Cleveland, who pitched the Red Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Yankees. Rice rapped his round-tripper in the first inning. After the Yankees got their run on a homer by Graig Nettles in the second, George Scott walked and Hobson hit for the circuit in the Red Sox half. Rick Miller added a two-run single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       31, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Red Sox      1  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .282      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .328
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Munson c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .326      Rice dh               4   1   1   1     0   2   .266
Chambliss 1b          3   0   3   0     1   0   .303      Yastrzemski lf,1b     4   0   2   0     0   0   .304
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Fisk c                3   1   0   0     0   1   .340
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Scott 1b              0   1   0   0     1   0   .251
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .222        Carbo pr,lf         1   1   0   0     1   1   .267
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   3   .291      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .303
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Hobson 3b             3   1   1   2     0   2   .258
  Alston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Miller cf             3   0   1   2     0   1   .218
Patterson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   9   1     1   3             Totals               29   5   7   5     2  10

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 30,102
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Red Sox 5
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Munson
Doubles: Chambliss (11), Yastrzemski 2 (10), Burleson (13)
Home Runs: Nettles (11), Rice (11), Hobson (7)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (5)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (5)
Hit by Pitch: Scott (2,by Patterson), Fisk (2,by Patterson)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Patterson L(1-2)        5.2   5   5   5   2   8   2  26   5.00
Lyle                    2.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   8   0.90
Totals                  8     7   5   5   2  10   2  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(3-3)        9     9   1   1   1   3   1  36   3.27
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   3   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Patterson 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Patterson (2)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Terry Cooney


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to center; Randolph was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rivers grounded out
(third to first); Munson singled to left; Chambliss singled to
second [Munson to second]; Jackson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (first to pitcher); Doyle
flied out to left; Rice homered; Yastrzemski doubled to right;
Fisk struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 2ND: White popped to third; Nettles homered; May struck
out; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott walked; Evans struck out; Hobson homered
[Scott scored]; Miller flied out to left; Burleson doubled to
left; Patterson threw a wild pitch [Burleson to third]; Doyle
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to third; Rivers forced Randolph
(second to shortstop); Munson flied out to right; Chambliss
walked [Rivers to second]; Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
doubled to left; Fisk popped to third; Scott was hit by a pitch;
CARBO RAN FOR SCOTT; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 4TH: CARBO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); YASTRZEMSKI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); White flied out to right;
Nettles grounded out (second to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson struck out; Miller struck out; Burleson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to center; Randolph popped to
second; Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Doyle flied out to right; Munson dropped a foul fly
hit by Rice for an error; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red
Sox 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson singled to right; Chambliss doubled to left
[Munson to third]; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted);
White grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk was hit by a pitch; Carbo walked [Fisk to
second]; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Fisk
to third, Carbo to second]; Hobson struck out; LYLE REPLACED
PATTERSON (PITCHING); Miller singled to center [Fisk scored,
Carbo scored]; Burleson flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 7TH: May struck out; Dent grounded out (third to first);
Randolph singled to right; Rivers grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Doyle singled to right; Rice struck out;
Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Doyle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson flied out to right; Chambliss singled to
center; Jackson popped to shortstop; White grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Carbo struck
out; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); May
grounded out (shortstop to first); ALSTON BATTED FOR DENT;
Alston grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 5.