A single by Carl Yastrzemski produced a run in the seventh inning and enabled the Red Sox to defeat the Twins, 6-5. Yastrzemski also plated a tally with an infield out in the first and Bob Montgomery hit a two-run homer in the second before each club picked up a counter in the third.

The Twins went ahead with four runs in the fifth, three scoring on a homer by Larry Hisle. After the Red Sox tied the count with a double by Rick Miller and single by Denny Doyle in the sixth, Tommy Helms was hit by a pitch in the seventh. Steve Dillard, replacing Helms on the paths, moved up on a sacrifice by Butch Hobson and crossed the plate with the winning run on Yaz' single. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Sunday, August    28, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  1    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  1
Red Sox      1  2  1    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   6 11  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              4   2   2   3     1   0   .296      Burleson ss           4   1   2   0     0   1   .296
Carew 1b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .375      Helms dh              3   1   1   0     0   0   .222
Bostock lf            4   0   3   1     1   1   .341        Dillard pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .256
Adams dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .330      Hobson 3b             3   0   3   0     0   0   .271
Chiles rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   1   2     1   0   .292
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Rice rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .263      Miller cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .268
Randall 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .226      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .241
  Ford ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Montgomery c          4   1   1   2     0   0   .250
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  12   5     3   1             Totals               33   6  11   5     1   1

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 31,619
Left on Base: Twins 7, Red Sox 6
DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: Chiles (13), Bostock (31), Miller 2 (7)
Home Runs: Hisle (25), Montgomery (2)
Caught Stealing: Bostock (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Hobson (10)
GIDP: Adams (5), Smalley (10), Rice (20)
Hit by Pitch: Helms (1,by Schueler)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   6    10   5   5   1   1   1  28   3.34
Schueler L(6-6)         1     1   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.60
Burgmeier               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.47
Totals                  8    11   6   6   1   1   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 2     3   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.71
Cleveland               2     6   5   5   1   0   1  13   4.47
Paxton W(7-4)           4.1   3   0   0   2   0   0  16   3.95
Campbell SV(22)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.03
Totals                  9    12   5   5   3   1   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Schueler (4)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Steve Palermo


TWINS 1ST: Hisle popped to second; Carew singled to center;
Bostock singled [Carew to second]; Adams grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Bostock out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Helms flied out to
center; Hobson singled to third [Burleson to second];
Yastrzemski forced Hobson (shortstop unassisted) [Burleson
scored]; Rice lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Chiles doubled; Cubbage flied out to left; Smalley
flied out to center; Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
doubled; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery
homered [Miller scored]; Burleson was called out on strikes; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 3RD: CLEVELAND REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Randall flied
out to center; Hisle walked; Carew grounded out (first
unassisted) [Hisle to second]; Bostock doubled [Hisle scored];
Adams lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Helms singled to left; Hobson singled to left
[Helms to second]; Yastrzemski forced Hobson (pitcher to
shortstop) [Helms scored (error by Smalley), Yastrzemski to
second]; Rice flied out to right; Scott lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 4TH: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Doyle
grounded out (pitcher to first); Montgomery grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar singled to right; Randall singled [Wynegar to
second]; Hisle homered [Wynegar scored, Randall scored]; Carew
singled to center; Bostock singled to center [Carew to third];
PAXTON REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Adams singled to center
[Carew scored, Bostock to third]; Chiles grounded out (first
unassisted) [Adams to second]; Cubbage was walked intentionally;
Smalley grounded into a double play (second to first) [Cubbage
out at second]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled to left; Helms flied out to left;
Hobson singled to center [Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski
walked [Burleson to third, Hobson to second]; Rice grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Randall grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hisle grounded out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Miller
doubled to left; Doyle singled [Miller scored, Doyle to second
(on throw to home)]; Montgomery flied out to right [Doyle to
third]; Burleson lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 5, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Bostock
walked; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: SCHUELER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Helms was hit
by a pitch; DILLARD RAN FOR HELMS; Hobson out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Dillard to second]; Yastrzemski
singled to right [Dillard scored]; Rice flied out to center;
Scott grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 5, Red Sox 6.

TWINS 8TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Chiles grounded
out (first to pitcher); Cubbage flied out to left; Smalley lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Miller
popped to shortstop; Doyle flied out to center; Montgomery flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 6.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); FORD BATTED
FOR RANDALL; Ford singled to right; Hisle singled to left [Ford
to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Carew flied out
to center; Bostock struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5,
Red Sox 6.