Carlton Fisk drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly and homer, while Jim Rice also hit a homer, as the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays, 5-2. Fisk lofted his sacrifice fly in the first inning and Rice homered in the fifth to help the Red Sox take a 3-0 lead before Doug Rader accounted for the Blue Jays' runs with a circuit clout in the sixth. Rice, who had three hits, doubled in the seventh and Fisk clinched the victory with his homer. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      7, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
Red Sox      1  0  1    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   5 11  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailor cf,ss          5   0   2   0     0   0   .325      Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Staggs 2b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .281      Lynn cf               3   2   1   0     2   0   .277
A. Woods lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Rice dh               5   2   3   1     0   0   .307
Fairly dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Yastrzemski lf        2   0   1   1     1   0   .312
Velez rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Fisk c                3   1   2   3     0   0   .329
Rader 3b              3   1   2   2     1   0   .261      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .264
Ault 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Carbo rf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .277
Torres ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Helms 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .152
  Scott pr,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Ashby c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .209      Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  10   2     2   3             Totals               31   5  11   5     5   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 32,641
Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 10
DP: Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Jefferson, Burleson
Doubles: Bailor (14), Rice (14)
Home Runs: Rader (5), Rice (20), Fisk (16)
Caught Stealing: Scott (8), Burleson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Doyle (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (5), Yastrzemski (5)
GIDP: A. Woods (9)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(5-8)        8    11   5   5   5   2   2  39   4.21
Totals                  8    11   5   5   5   2   2  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley W(5-3)          6     8   2   2   0   1   1  26   4.09
Campbell SV(16)         3     2   0   0   2   2   0  12   2.45
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   3   1  38

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled; Staggs struck out; A. Woods
reached on a fielder's choice [Bailor to second (error by
Burleson; assist by Doyle)]; Fairly lined to right; Velez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Lynn singled [Burleson to third];
Rice reached on a fielder's choice [Burleson out at home (third
to catcher to third), Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski singled to
pitcher [Lynn to third, Rice to second]; Fisk hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Lynn scored, Rice to third, Yastrzemski to
second]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader flied out to right; Ault made an out to
shortstop; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Carbo walked; Helms made an out to first; Doyle
lined to left; Carbo was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Jefferson [Carbo to second]; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red
Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby singled; Bailor forced Ashby (shortstop to
second); Staggs singled [Bailor to third]; A. Woods grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staggs out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn walked; Rice singled [Lynn to third, Rice to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Yastrzemski lined out on a sacrifice
fly to center [Lynn scored, Rice to third]; Fisk singled [Rice
stayed at third]; Scott struck out; Carbo grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader singled to second; Ault
singled [Rader to second]; Torres forced Ault (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Helms singled; Doyle out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Helms to second]; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Bailor flied out to right; Staggs lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice homered; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk made an out
to second; Scott lined to second; Carbo singled [Yastrzemski to
third]; Helms forced Carbo (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: A. Woods singled; Fairly lined to shortstop;
Velez made an out to second; Rader homered [A. Woods scored];
Ault flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle singled to second; Burleson forced Doyle
(third to second); Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Burleson
to second]; Burleson was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Torres singled; CAMPBELL REPLACED STANLEY
(PITCHING); SCOTT RAN FOR TORRES; Ashby singled [Scott to
third]; Bailor lined to second; Scott was caught stealing home
(catcher to third to pitcher) [Ashby to third]; Staggs walked;
A. Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAILOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Rice doubled; Yastrzemski grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Rice to third]; Fisk homered [Rice
scored]; Scott struck out; Carbo walked; Helms grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez
made an out to shortstop; Rader walked; Ault struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
lined to center; Lynn walked; Rice lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Scott made an out to shortstop; Ashby struck out;
Bailor doubled; Staggs grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 5.