The Tigers, who had lost 10 straight times to the Red Sox in Detroit since September 20, 1975, snapped that string with a 4-1 victory. Steve Kemp doubled for the Tigers' initial run in the first inning, Tom Veryzer, Ron LeFlore and Rusty Staub hit doubles for a pair in the second and Jason Thompson homered in the third. Dave Roberts, who pitched the route, gained his first victory since May 11. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, June      27, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Tigers       1  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      LeFlore cf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .273
Lynn cf               4   0   3   1     0   1   .244      Fuentes 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .298
Rice rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Staub dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .227
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Kemp lf               2   0   1   1     1   0   .258
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Thompson 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .263
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Oglivie rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Helms dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .087      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Dillard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Montgomery c          2   1   1   0     1   0   .308        Rodriguez ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .184
  Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   7   1     1   3             Totals               32   4   9   4     4   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 14,433
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Tigers 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 1
Errors: LeFlore
Doubles: Kemp (15), Veryzer (6), LeFlore (7), Staub (15)
Home Runs: Thompson (14)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (17)
GIDP: Burleson (8), Thompson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Kemp (3,by Paxton)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(4-3)             1.2   5   3   3   2   0   0  12   5.68
Paxton                  4     3   1   1   1   1   1  17   6.11
Hernandez               2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   8   6.43
Totals                  8     9   4   4   4   2   1  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(4-7)          9     7   1   1   1   3   0  35   4.47
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Paxton (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Ted Hendry


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn
singled to center; Rice grounded out (third to first) [Lynn to
second]; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Fuentes singled to left;
Staub flied out to center; Kemp doubled [Fuentes scored];
Thompson walked; Oglivie walked [Kemp to third, Thompson to
second]; May lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski struck out; Hobson reached on an error
by LeFlore [Hobson to second]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to
first); Dillard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski grounded out (first to pitcher); Veryzer
doubled; LeFlore doubled [Veryzer scored]; Fuentes flied to left
in foul territory; Staub doubled to left [LeFlore scored];
PAXTON REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Kemp lined to second; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery singled to center; Burleson singled to
right [Montgomery to third]; Lynn singled to left [Montgomery
scored, Burleson to second]; Rice flied out to left [Burleson to
third, Lynn to second]; Scott made an out to first; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Thompson homered; Oglivie flied out to left; May
grounded out (second to first); Mankowski singled to right;
Veryzer grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard popped to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore popped to right; Fuentes walked; Staub flied
out to left; Kemp was hit by a pitch [Fuentes to second];
Thompson forced Kemp (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery walked; Burleson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Montgomery out at second]; Lynn was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers
4.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); May
grounded out (second to first); Mankowski flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice was called out on strikes; Scott grounded out
(third to first); Yastrzemski lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer was called out on strikes; LeFlore singled
to right; LeFlore stole second; Fuentes grounded out (first
unassisted) [LeFlore to third]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED PAXTON
(PITCHING); Staub lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms
flied out to right; Dillard singled to left; Montgomery flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp walked; Thompson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second]; Oglivie
singled to left; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Lynn
singled to center; Rice made an out to shortstop; Scott forced
Lynn (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers
4.

TIGERS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez flied out
to center; Veryzer flied out to center; LeFlore struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 9TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); Hobson singled to left; Helms
forced Hobson (third to second); Dillard forced Helms (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.