The largest crowd at Yankee Stadium since the reconstructed park was opened last season, 55,039, saw the Yankees defeat the Red Sox, 5-4, to complete a sweep of the three-game series. The Red Sox, who were held to five hits by Don Gullett in the first eight innings, rallied for three runs in the ninth to tie the score at 4-4.

Carlton Fisk started the rally with a walk, George Scott doubled and both scored on a single by Tommy Helms. Pinch-runner Rick Miller took third on a single by Steve Dillard and crossed the plate on an infield out by Rick Burleson. The Yankees came back with the winning run in their half. Roy White walked and took third on a single by Thurman Munson. After an intentional pass to Chris Chambliss, Paul Blair singled to drive in White. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      26, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  8  0
Yankees      1  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   5 12  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   2   1     0   1   .311      Rivers cf             5   3   3   0     0   0   .315
Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .231      White lf              3   2   2   0     2   0   .287
Rice rf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .309      Munson c              4   0   3   2     1   0   .318
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   2     1   1   .296
Fisk c                2   1   0   1     1   1   .336      Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .283        Blair rf            1   0   1   1     0   0   .324
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .236      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .213
Helms dh              4   0   1   2     0   0   .105      May dh                3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Miller pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .206        Johnson ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Dillard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Zeber 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     3   8             Totals               33   5  12   5     7   2

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 55,039
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Yankees 11
DP: Red Sox 2, Yankees 0
Doubles: Scott (14), Jackson (22)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (16), White (6), Munson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (2), Chambliss (3)
GIDP: Munson (6), Zeber (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               2.2   8   3   3   0   0   0  14   3.53
Stanley                 3.1   2   1   1   4   0   0  16   4.33
Hernandez               2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6   7.71
Campbell L(5-4)         0.1   2   1   1   2   0   0   5   2.65
Totals                  8.1  12   5   5   7   2   0  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 8.1   8   4   4   3   8   0  36   4.10
Tidrow                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.86
Lyle W(5-2)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.88
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   8   0  38

Wild Pitches: Gullett 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Lynn singled to right
[Burleson to second]; Gullett threw a wild pitch [Burleson to
third, Lynn to second]; Rice walked; Yastrzemski made an out to
first; Fisk hit a sacrifice fly to left [Burleson scored]; Scott
forced Rice (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right; White singled to shortstop
[Rivers to second]; Munson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Rivers to third, White out at
second]; Chambliss singled to left [Rivers scored]; Jackson
flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson struck out; Helms made an out to shortstop;
Dillard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles flied out to right; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Zeber singled to right; Dent popped to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson struck out; Lynn walked; Rice flied out to
left; Yastrzemski lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers singled to right; White singled to right
[Rivers to third]; Munson singled to center [Rivers scored,
White to third]; Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to left [White
scored]; Jackson doubled to right [Munson out at home (right to
shortstop to catcher)]; STANLEY REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING);
Nettles flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk was called out on strikes; Scott struck out;
Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: May lined to second; Zeber flied out to center;
Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Helms flied out to left; Dillard made an out to
second; Burleson singled to right; Gullett threw a wild pitch
[Burleson to second]; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers flied out to center; White grounded out
(second to first); Munson walked; Chambliss grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice singled to right; Yastrzemski flied out to
right; Fisk popped to first in foul territory; Scott struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Nettles
walked; May flied out to left; Zeber walked [Nettles to second];
Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson struck out; Helms grounded out (shortstop to
first); Dillard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers singled to left; Rivers stole second; White
walked; Munson singled to center [Rivers scored, White to
second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Chambliss struck
out; White stole third and Munson stole second; Jackson struck
out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Burleson made
an out to catcher; Lynn flied out to left; Rice singled to left;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR MAY; Johnson walked; Zeber
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Johnson
out at second]; Dent lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk walked; Scott doubled to left [Fisk to third];
Hobson lined to pitcher; Helms singled to left [Fisk scored,
Scott scored]; MILLER RAN FOR HELMS; Dillard singled to right
[Miller to third, Dillard to second (on throw to 3b)]; TIDROW
REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Burleson grounded out (third to
first) [Miller scored]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Lynn
flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CAMPBELL
REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Rivers grounded out (shortstop to
first); White walked; Munson singled to left [White to third];
Chambliss was walked intentionally [Munson to second]; Blair
singled [White scored, Munson to third, Chambliss to second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 5.