Fred Lynn drove in two runs with a pair of singles and also made a spectacular catch in support of Bill Lee, who pitched the Red Sox to a 5-2 victory over the Twins. In the sixth inning, when Dan Ford smashed a drive more than 400 feet to center field, Lynn leaped high and grabbed the ball as it was about to go over the wall for a home run. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      4, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    1  0  1    1  1  0  -   5 11  1
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   1     0   0   .310      Terrell 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Lynn cf               5   0   2   2     0   1   .263      Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .376
Rice dh               5   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     1   0   .303      Hisle lf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .328
Fisk c                5   1   2   0     0   1   .341        Wilfong pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Kusick dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Carbo rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .327      Wynegar c             3   1   1   0     0   1   .291
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Bostock cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .331
Doyle 2b              3   2   2   0     1   0   .282      Smalley ss            3   0   0   1     0   0   .210
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .213
                                                          Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   4     3   3             Totals               32   2   6   2     0   1

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 15,290
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Twins 3
DP: Red Sox 3, Twins 0
Errors: Doyle
Doubles: Doyle (8), Rice (6), Carbo (2), Hisle (11), Wynegar (10)
Triples: Yastrzemski (1)
Home Runs: Hisle (12)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (5), Doyle (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hobson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (3)
GIDP: Terrell (8), Kusick (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(3-1)              9     6   2   2   0   1   1  32   4.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   1   1  32

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard L(3-3)     5.2   7   3   3   1   1   0  25   3.71
T. Johnson              2.1   4   2   2   2   2   0  13   1.82
Burgmeier               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.14
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   3   0  41

Passed Balls: Wynegar (3)
Wild Pitches: Thormodsgard (2)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Lynn lined
to shortstop; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell flied out to center; Carew lined to
shortstop; Ford popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski lined to center; Fisk singled to
center; Fisk stole second; Scott lined to center; Carbo grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle doubled to left; Kusick reached on a fielder's
choice [Hisle to third]; Wynegar reached on a fielder's choice
that turned into a double play [Hisle out at home (shortstop to
catcher), Kusick out at third (catcher to third to first to
shortstop), Wynegar to second]; Bostock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson grounded out (second to first); Doyle
doubled to left; Burleson grounded out (first unassisted) [Doyle
to third]; Lynn singled to right [Doyle scored]; Rice was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall
grounded out (third to first); Terrell flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski tripled; Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Scott flied out to right; Carbo singled to left
[Yastrzemski scored]; Hobson lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded
out (pitcher to first); Hisle homered; Kusick lined to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Doyle grounded out (third to first); Burleson
grounded out (second to first); Lynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar struck out; Bostock grounded out (second to
first); Smalley lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Twins 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted); Fisk singled to center; Scott singled to
right [Fisk to third]; Thormodsgard threw a wild pitch [Fisk
scored, Scott to second]; Carbo was walked intentionally; T.
JOHNSON REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Hobson flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Randall singled to left; Terrell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Randall out at
second]; Carew grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Doyle singled; Doyle stole second; Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Lynn singled to left [Doyle
scored]; Rice doubled to center [Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski was
walked intentionally; Fisk struck out; Scott flied out to right;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Ford flied out to center; Hisle singled to center;
Kusick grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Hisle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Carbo doubled; Hobson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Carbo to third]; Doyle walked; Burleson hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Carbo scored]; Wynegar allowed a
passed ball [Doyle to second]; Lynn struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar doubled; Bostock grounded out (second to
first) [Wynegar to third]; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Wynegar scored]; Randall reached on an error by Doyle;
Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

RED SOX 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED T. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Rice
flied out to center; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Ford singled to
left; Hisle forced Ford (shortstop to second); WILFONG RAN FOR
HISLE; Kusick forced Wilfong (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.