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Monday June 20, 1977
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The Red Sox boosted their lead to 3½ games in the American League East with a 4-0 victory over the Orioles behind the two-hit pitching of Rick Wise. Butch Hobson hit a home run in the eighth inning, enabling the Bosox to tie the major league record for most homers in six consecutive games, 22, set by the 1954 Giants. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Monday, June 20, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  1    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   4 11  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   2   .310      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   4   .294
Lynn cf               4   2   2   0     1   0   .239        Skaggs c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Rice dh               5   1   4   1     0   1   .312      Smith 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Yastrzemski lf        5   0   2   2     0   1   .326      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .340
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     1   0   .343      L. May 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .239
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Murray dh             3   0   0   0     0   2   .269
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .297      Kelly lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   1     0   3   .233      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .254
Dillard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Doyle 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Shopay ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .190
                                                          R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  11   4     4   8             Totals               29   0   2   0     2  10

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 23,815
Left on Base: Red Sox 11, Orioles 4
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Yastrzemski (12), Belanger (3), L. May (9)
Triples: Rice (6)
Home Runs: Hobson (9)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(4-2)             9     2   0   0   2  10   0  31   5.27
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2  10   0  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May L(9-6)           8.2  11   4   4   3   8   1  40   3.11
Drago                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.59
Totals                  9    11   4   4   4   8   1  42

Wild Pitches: Wise (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out (catcher to first); Lynn flied
to center; Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski forced Rice
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Smith grounded out (first to
pitcher); Singleton walked; L. May was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk flied out to left; Scott walked; Evans walked
[Scott to second]; Hobson struck out; Dillard flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly
grounded out (second to first); DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson flied out to center; Lynn walked; Rice
tripled to right [Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk
made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey popped to first in foul territory; Belanger
doubled to left; Bumbry struck out; Smith lined to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to left; Hobson was called out on strikes; Dillard
singled to left [Evans to second]; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); L. May
struck out; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn singled to right; Rice singled to left [Lynn
to second]; Yastrzemski doubled [Lynn scored, Rice scored]; Fisk
popped to catcher in foul territory; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski to third]; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Kelly walked; Wise threw a wild pitch [Kelly to
second]; On a bunt DeCinces made an out to pitcher; Dempsey
popped to first in foul territory; Belanger grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson struck out; Dillard grounded out (shortstop
to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry struck out; Smith grounded out (shortstop to
first); Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice singled
to left; Yastrzemski made an out to third; Fisk popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: L. May doubled to left; Murray struck out; Kelly
flied out to left; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Evans struck
out; Hobson homered; Dillard grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: DOYLE REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING 2B); SHOPAY BATTED
FOR DEMPSEY; Shopay popped to third in foul territory; Belanger
flied out to left; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 9TH: SKAGGS REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING C ); SHOPAY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lynn singled; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski singled [Lynn
to third]; DRAGO REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); Fisk walked
[Yastrzemski to second]; Scott forced Fisk (third to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Smith flied out to left; Singleton grounded out
(first unassisted); L. May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 0.



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