The Blue Jays snapped their 11-game losing streak when Dave Lemanczyk pitched a six-hitter and defeated the Red Sox, 3-2. The Blue Jays scored their initial run in the third inning on a double by Alan Ashby and singles by Tom Nordbrook and Steve Staggs.

The Red Sox went ahead in the fifth with a walk to Jim Rice, double by Carlton Fisk and single by Butch Hobson. Roy Howell homered for the Blue Jays in the sixth to tie the score and the deciding run followed on a pass to Ron Fairly, an infield out and single by Gary Woods. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 3, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 7, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Staggs 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .252
Doyle 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .245      A. Woods lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Carbo ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Howell 3b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .292
  Dillard pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Scott pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Lynn cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .253        Rader 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Fairly dh             2   1   0   0     2   1   .285
Rice dh               3   1   1   0     1   1   .319      Ault 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Fisk c                3   1   2   0     1   0   .305      G. Woods cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .240
Scott 1b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .261      Bowling rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .187
Hobson 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Ashby c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .207
Miller rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Nordbrook ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     4   3             Totals               31   3   7   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 31,684
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3
Doubles: Fisk (22), Ashby (16), Ault (20)
Home Runs: Howell (4)
Stolen Bases: Scott (8)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (9), Lynn (12), Scott (20)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(10-10)        8     7   3   3   2   4   1  33   3.68
Totals                  8     7   3   3   2   4   1  33

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk W(11-13)      9     6   2   2   4   3   0  34   4.36
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   3   0  34

Wild Pitches: Lemanczyk 2 (18)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Doyle
walked; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Doyle to second];
Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Blue Jays 0.

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

RED SOX 2ND: Rice was called out on strikes; Fisk lined to
center; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly struck out; Ault flied out to right; G.
Woods was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson flied out to right; Miller struck out;
Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bowling grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
doubled to left; Nordbrook singled to left [Ashby to third];
Staggs singled to center [Ashby scored, Nordbrook to second]; A.
Woods flied out to left; Howell lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); Lynn walked;
Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Ault
doubled to right; G. Woods grounded out (third to first);
Bowling struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays
1.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice walked; Fisk doubled to left [Rice to third];
Scott grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rice scored]; Hobson
singled [Fisk scored, Hobson to second (on throw to home)];
Miller grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hobson to third];
Burleson lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby flied out to center; Nordbrook grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staggs flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn singled
to right; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Rice forced
Lynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: A. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first);
Howell homered; Fairly walked; Ault grounded out (third to
first) [Fairly to second]; G. Woods singled [Fairly scored, G.
Woods to second (on throw to home)]; Bowling lined to left; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk walked; Scott lined to center; Lemanczyk threw
a wild pitch [Fisk to second]; Hobson grounded out (second to
first) [Fisk to third]; Miller grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Nordbrook
grounded out (third to first); Staggs grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson flied out to right; CARBO BATTED FOR
DOYLE; Carbo singled to right; DILLARD RAN FOR CARBO; Lynn
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher)
[Dillard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue
Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); A. Woods
grounded out (first to pitcher); Howell singled to right; SCOTT
RAN FOR HOWELL; Scott stole second; Fairly was walked
intentionally; Ault popped to catcher in foul territory; G.
Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 9TH: RADER REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 3B); Yastrzemski made
an out to shortstop; Rice singled; Fisk singled [Rice to
second]; Lemanczyk threw a wild pitch [Rice to third]; Scott
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Fisk
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.