Carlton Fisk hit a grand slam in the first inning and followed with a three-run homer in the eighth as the Red Sox overpowered the Blue Jays, 11-2. Mike Darr, making his first major league appearance for the Blue Jays, gave up a single by Rick Burleson, walked Fred Lynn and hit Jim Rice with a pitch to set the stage for Fisk's jackpot wallop. Lynn homered in the sixth and also drove in a run with a single in the eighth before the Red Sox capped their scoring with Fisk's second circuit clout. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 11, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 6, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      4  1  0    0  0  1    0  5  0  -  11 11  0
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           6   2   2   0     0   0   .295      Staggs 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .252
Doyle 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .246      A. Woods lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Lynn cf               3   3   2   2     2   1   .252        McKay ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   1     0   1   .297      Ault 1b               4   0   2   2     0   1   .254
Rice lf               4   2   2   1     0   1   .319      Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Fisk c                5   2   2   7     0   0   .303      Fairly dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
  Diaz c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bowling rf,lf         4   0   2   0     0   1   .192
Carbo dh              3   0   0   0     2   1   .275      G. Woods cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .240
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .269      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .175
Miller rf             3   2   1   0     2   0   .264      Nordbrook ss          2   1   1   0     0   0   .207
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Velez ph,rf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .245
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Darr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  11  11  11     7   5             Totals               36   2  11   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 17,666
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 9
DP: Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0
Doubles: Burleson (33)
Home Runs: Fisk 2 (21), Lynn (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (10)
GIDP: Cerone (1), Staggs (2)
Hit by Pitch: Rice (7,by Darr)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(7-3)              7    11   2   2   1   2   0  32   4.87
Willoughby              2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.89
Totals                  9    11   2   2   2   3   0  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darr L(0-1)             1.1   3   5   5   4   1   1  12  33.75
Murphy                  6.1   7   5   5   3   4   1  29   5.45
Vuckovich               1.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   5   3.49
Totals                  9    11  11  11   7   5   3  46

Hit by Pitch: Darr (1)
Wild Pitches: Murphy (3)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Debut game for Mike Darr;
Doyle flied out to center; Lynn walked [Burleson to second];
Yastrzemski flied out to left [Burleson to third]; Rice was hit
by a pitch [Lynn to second]; Fisk homered [Burleson scored, Lynn
scored, Rice scored]; Carbo walked; Hobson struck out; 4 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs flied out to right; A. Woods grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ault singled to left; Rader made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Miller walked; Burleson flied out to right; Doyle
singled to right [Miller to third]; Lynn walked [Doyle to
second]; MURPHY REPLACED DARR (PITCHING); Yastrzemski hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Miller scored]; Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly struck out; Bowling singled to center; G.
Woods singled to center [Bowling to second]; Cerone grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [G. Woods out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Carbo walked;
Hobson singled [Carbo to second]; Miller flied out to left;
Burleson forced Hobson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Nordbrook singled to center; Staggs singled to
right [Nordbrook to second]; A. Woods forced Staggs (first to
shortstop) [Nordbrook to third]; Ault forced A. Woods (second to
shortstop) [Nordbrook scored]; Rader grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Lynn struck
out; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly singled to right; Bowling made an out to
second; G. Woods singled to shortstop [Fairly to second]; Cerone
made an out to second; Nordbrook forced G. Woods (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice singled; Fisk forced Rice (shortstop to
second); Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first) [Fisk to second];
Hobson walked; Murphy threw a wild pitch [Fisk to third, Hobson
to second]; Miller walked; Burleson forced Miller (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Staggs grounded out (pitcher to first); A. Woods
flied out to center; Ault struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
homered; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Rader singled; Fairly forced Rader (first to
shortstop); Bowling singled to third [Fairly to second]; G.
Woods flied out to right; Cerone walked [Fairly to third,
Bowling to second]; VELEZ BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Velez forced
Cerone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 7TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BOWLING CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MCKAY REPLACED A. WOODS (PLAYING SS);
Fisk made an out to third; Carbo was called out on strikes;
Hobson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Staggs singled to center; McKay grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Staggs to second]; Ault singled to left
[Staggs scored, Ault to second (on throw to home)]; Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller singled to right; Burleson doubled to left
[Miller to third]; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn
singled to center [Miller scored, Burleson to third];
Yastrzemski struck out; Rice singled [Burleson scored, Lynn to
second]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Fisk homered
[Lynn scored, Rice scored]; Carbo grounded out (second to
first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: DIAZ REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); WILLOUGHBY
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Bowling struck out; Debut game for
Bo Diaz; G. Woods flied out to center; Cerone grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Hobson flied out to left; Miller grounded out
(pitcher to third to first); Burleson made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Velez walked; Staggs grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Velez out at second]; McKay grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Blue Jays
2.