Attracted by Mark Fidrych's turn to pitch, the Tigers' largest crowd of the season, 51,745, turned out to watch The Bird beat the Red Sox, 7-2, for his sixth straight victory. The Tigers got to Bill Lee for two runs in the second inning on a walk to Steve Kemp, double by Jason Thompson and a pair of infield outs.

Two more runs followed in the third on singles by Ron LeFlore and Tito Fuentes, a forceout, error and single by Thompson. Getting his third hit of the game, Thompson homered with a man on base in the eighth. In his only shaky stanza, Fidrych gave up the Red Sox runs in the seventh on a homer by Butch Hobson, pass to Denny Doyle and singles by Rick Burleson and Fred Lynn. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      29, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  9  1
Tigers       0  2  2    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   7 10  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .304      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .278
Lynn cf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .250      Fuentes 2b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .305
Rice dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Kemp lf               3   3   1   1     1   0   .255
Fisk c                3   0   2   0     1   0   .340      Thompson 1b           4   2   3   3     0   0   .276
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Stanley rf            3   1   0   1     1   1   .270
Carbo rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .284      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   1     1   0   .198
Hobson 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .241      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .184
Doyle 2b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .244      Kimm c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .050
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     2   5             Totals               32   7  10   7     3   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 51,745
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Tigers 4
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Burleson, Stanley
Doubles: Lynn (9), Thompson (9), Kimm (1)
Home Runs: Hobson (13), Thompson (15)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (18)
GIDP: Scott (11), Thompson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Scott (5,by Fidrych)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(4-2)              2.2   5   4   4   1   1   0  14   5.12
Stanley                 4.1   3   1   1   0   1   0  15   4.21
Hernandez               0.2   1   2   2   2   0   1   5   7.36
Murphy                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.13
Totals                  8    10   7   7   3   2   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(6-2)          9     9   2   2   2   5   1  38   1.83
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   5   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Fidrych (1)
Wild Pitches: Stanley (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Lynn lined to center; Rice singled to right; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Fuentes singled to shortstop
[Fuentes out at second (shortstop to second)]; Staub grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk walked; Scott flied out to center; Carbo was
called out on strikes; Hobson singled [Fisk to second]; Doyle
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp walked; Thompson doubled to right [Kemp to
third]; Stanley reached on a fielder's choice [Kemp scored,
Thompson to third]; Rodriguez forced Stanley (shortstop to
second) [Thompson scored]; Veryzer forced Rodriguez (shortstop
to second); Kimm grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
made an out to shortstop; Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second;
Fuentes singled [LeFlore to third]; Staub made an out to first;
Kemp forced Fuentes (first to shortstop) [LeFlore scored, Kemp
to second (error by Burleson)]; Thompson singled to center [Kemp
scored]; STANLEY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Stanley threw a wild
pitch [Thompson to second]; Stanley flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to pitcher); Fisk
singled to left; Scott was hit by a pitch [Fisk to second];
Carbo struck out; Hobson forced Scott (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
flied out to right; Kimm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Doyle was called out on strikes; Burleson grounded
out (third to first); Lynn doubled to left; Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore lined to right; Fuentes flied out to left;
Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk singled to
left; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp singled to center; Thompson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second];
Stanley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Hobson
homered; Doyle walked; Burleson singled to right [Doyle to
third]; Lynn singled to right [Doyle scored, Burleson to third,
Lynn to second (error by Stanley)]; Rice made an out to first;
Yastrzemski popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer
flied out to center; Kimm doubled to left; LeFlore flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded
out (third to first); Carbo singled to shortstop; Hobson forced
Carbo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Fuentes singled to center; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
STANLEY (PITCHING); Staub popped to first in foul territory;
Kemp forced Fuentes (second to shortstop); Thompson homered
[Kemp scored]; Stanley walked; Rodriguez walked [Stanley to
second]; MURPHY REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Veryzer singled
to center [Stanley scored, Rodriguez out at third (center to
first to third to second)]; Tom Murphy entered with a 2-0
count on Aurelio Rodriguez, but the walk was charged to Ramon
Hernandez; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Burleson
struck out; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 7.