After Jim Rice hit a homer in the second inning for their first run, the Red Sox scored with the aid of an error by Bert Campaneris in the seventh to edge the Rangers, 2-1. Following Rice's rap, the Rangers tied the game in the fourth with doubles by Bump Wills and Pat Putnam. Fred Lynn was safe on Campaneris' error in the seventh. After an infield hit by Carl Yastrzemski and pass to Rice, Lynn scored an unearned run on a sacrifice fly by George Scott. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 3, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  0
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .284
  Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Washington lf         4   0   1   0     0   2   .297
  Dillard 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Putnam dh             3   0   1   1     0   1   .429
Lynn cf               3   1   0   0     0   0   .254        Horton ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   1   0     1   0   .299      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Rice dh               3   1   2   1     1   0   .319      Harrah 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      May rf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Scott 1b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .265      Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .266      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Miller rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     3   5             Totals               30   1   5   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 36,852
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Rangers 3
DP: Red Sox 2, Rangers 1
Errors: May, Campaneris
Doubles: Burleson (31), Wills (25), Putnam (1), Washington (30)
Home Runs: Rice (34)
Sacrifice Flies: Scott (5)
GIDP: Lynn (11), Harrah (12)
Hit by Pitch: Lynn (2,by Knowles)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton W(8-4)           6     5   1   1   0   1   0  21   3.76
Campbell SV(23)         3     0   0   0   1   3   0  10   3.08
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   4   0  31

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis L(7-12)        7.1   4   2   1   2   3   1  28   3.90
Knowles                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.96
Barker                  0.2   3   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.86
Devine                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.22
Totals                  9     7   2   1   3   5   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Knowles (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Greg Kosc


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Doyle
singled to center; Lynn grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Doyle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove lined to third; Wills grounded out
(pitcher to first); Washington lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to shortstop to
first); Rice homered; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scott flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); Sundberg
singled to center; Harrah grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson was called out on strikes; Miller grounded
out (shortstop to first); Burleson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: May grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers
0.

RED SOX 4TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Lynn grounded
out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski walked; Rice grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Wills doubled;
Washington struck out; Putnam doubled to center [Wills scored];
Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk flied out to right; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah flied out to right; May singled to right;
Beniquez lined into a double play (first unassisted) [May out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Burleson
flied out to right; Doyle popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Hargrove
flied out to center; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn reached on an error by Campaneris; Yastrzemski
singled to shortstop [Lynn to second]; Rice walked [Lynn to
third, Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk struck out; Scott lined out
on a sacrifice fly to center [Lynn scored (unearned)]; Hobson
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Washington doubled to center; CAMPBELL REPLACED
PAXTON (PITCHING); Putnam struck out; Sundberg popped to catcher
in foul territory; Harrah walked; May grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller lined to shortstop; Burleson doubled to
right [Burleson to third (error by May)]; KNOWLES REPLACED D.
ELLIS (PITCHING); HELMS BATTED FOR DOYLE; Helms struck out; Lynn
was hit by a pitch; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: DILLARD REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Beniquez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris flied out to
right; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Rangers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: BARKER REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Rice singled to
left; Rice was picked off first (catcher to first); Fisk singled
to center; Scott struck out; Hobson singled to right [Fisk to
second]; Miller walked [Fisk to third, Hobson to second]; DEVINE
REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Burleson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Washington
struck out; HORTON BATTED FOR PUTNAM; Horton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers
1.