Lee May and Eddie Murray batted in seven runs between them to lead the Orioles to a 12-8 victory over the Red Sox, who went down to their ninth straight defeat. May accounted for four RBIs with a homer and two singles, while Murray drove in three runs with a homer and two singles. Ken Singleton also had three hits for the Orioles.

After the Orioles took a 12-4 lead, the Red Sox knocked out Dennis Martinez while scoring four runs in the sixth inning. Dick Drago pitched shutout relief in the last 3 1/3 innings, allowing only two hits. The Red Sox also had effective relief work from Bill Campbell, but it came too late. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 12, Boston Red Sox 8
Game Played on Sunday, July      3, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  1    3  4  4    0  0  0  -  12 16  1
Red Sox      0  3  0    0  1  4    0  0  0  -   8 10  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .284      Burleson ss           4   1   0   0     1   0   .305
Dauer 2b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .218      Lynn cf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .257
Kelly lf              5   2   2   1     0   1   .298      Rice dh               5   0   2   1     0   0   .301
Singleton rf          5   2   3   1     0   2   .331      Yastrzemski lf        5   1   2   0     0   0   .298
Murray dh             5   3   3   3     0   1   .279      Fisk c                2   2   0   0     2   1   .331
L. May 1b             5   1   3   4     0   1   .250      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Carbo rf              4   1   1   2     0   3   .274
DeCinces 3b           3   2   1   1     1   0   .249      Hobson 3b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .240
Dempsey c             5   0   1   0     0   3   .216      Doyle 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .245
Belanger ss           4   0   2   2     0   0   .208      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  12  16  12     3   8             Totals               36   8  10   7     4   7

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance: 31,081
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Red Sox 6
DP: Orioles 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Dempsey
Doubles: Dempsey (7), Belanger (5), Carbo (3), Yastrzemski (13), Lynn 2 (11)
Triples: Rice (8), Doyle (5)
Home Runs: L. May (12), Murray (10)
Stolen Bases: Dauer (1)
Caught Stealing: Hobson (2)
GIDP: Murray (11)
Hit by Pitch: DeCinces (1,by Wise), Fisk (6,by D. Martinez)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(8-5)      5.2   7   7   7   3   3   0  27   3.39
Holdsworth              0     1   1   0   1   0   0   2   6.28
Drago SV(3)             3.1   2   0   0   0   4   0  12   2.32
Totals                  9    10   8   7   4   7   0  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(4-4)             3.1   8   4   4   0   0   0  16   6.04
Paxton                  1     5   4   4   0   1   1   8   8.84
Lee                     1.1   3   4   4   1   1   1   8   5.61
Murphy                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   6.92
Campbell                3     0   0   0   1   6   0  10   2.70
Totals                  9    16  12  12   3   8   2  44

Hit by Pitch: D. Martinez (5), Wise (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Dauer grounded out
(second to first); Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Lynn popped
to third in foul territory; Rice grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton singled to center; Murray grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Singleton out at second]; L.
May singled to center [L. May out at second (center to second)];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk was hit by a
pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott flied out to center
[Yastrzemski to third, Fisk to second]; Carbo doubled to left
[Yastrzemski scored, Fisk scored]; Hobson singled to right
[Carbo scored]; Hobson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Doyle struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces was hit by a pitch; Dempsey doubled
[DeCinces to third]; Belanger singled to right [DeCinces scored,
Dempsey to third]; Bumbry grounded out (third to first)
[Belanger to second]; Dauer reached on a fielder's choice
[Dempsey out at home (pitcher to third to catcher), Belanger to
third, Dauer to second]; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Lynn flied
out to center; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton singled; Murray singled to center
[Singleton to second]; L. May singled to left [Singleton scored,
Murray to third, L. May out at second (left to second)];
DeCinces singled to center [Murray scored]; PAXTON REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger doubled to
left [DeCinces scored]; Bumbry flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski doubled to left; Fisk walked; Scott
flied out to right [Yastrzemski to third, Fisk to second]; Carbo
struck out; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer singled; Kelly singled [Dauer to third];
Singleton struck out; Murray singled to right [Dauer scored,
Kelly to third]; L. May homered [Kelly scored, Murray scored];
LEE REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); DeCinces grounded out (pitcher
to first); Dempsey was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Burleson
flied out to right; Lynn walked; Rice tripled to right [Lynn
scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 8, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger flied out to center; Bumbry walked; Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bumbry to second]; Kelly
singled to right [Bumbry scored, Kelly to second (on throw to
home)]; Singleton singled [Kelly scored]; Murray homered
[Singleton scored]; MURPHY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); L. May flied
out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 12, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk walked; Scott flied out to center [Fisk to
second]; Carbo struck out; Hobson singled [Fisk scored]; Doyle
tripled to center [Hobson scored]; HOLDSWORTH REPLACED D.
MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Burleson walked; Lynn doubled to center
[Doyle scored, Burleson scored (error by Dempsey; assists by
Bumbry and Dauer) (unearned)]; DRAGO REPLACED HOLDSWORTH
(PITCHING); Rice grounded out (third to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 12, Red Sox 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces walked; CAMPBELL REPLACED MURPHY
(PITCHING); Dempsey struck out; Belanger flied out to center;
Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 12, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Fisk was
called out on strikes; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 12, Red Sox 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer walked; Kelly struck out; Dauer stole second;
Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 12, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Carbo struck out; Hobson struck out; Doyle made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 12, Red Sox 8.

ORIOLES 9TH: L. May was called out on strikes; DeCinces lined to
third; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 12,
Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 9TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Burleson flied
out to center; Lynn doubled; Rice singled [Lynn stayed at
second]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 12, Red Sox 8.