Jim Rice drove in three runs with his 36th and 37th homers in the first game and batted in his 100th run of the season with a sacrifice fly in the second game as the Red Sox beat the Tigers in a twi-night doubleheader, 5-1 and 8-6. Bill Campbell, who relieved in both ends, earned his 25th and 26th saves. Rice homered after a single by Carl Yastrzemski in the second inning of the opener and added a solo shot in the sixth, in addition to having a single in four trips. Carlton Fisk also rapped three hits and scored twice. Ron LeFlore, who had hit safely in 17 straight games for the Tigers, was stopped on his streak.

In the nightcap, the Red Sox failed to hold a 5-0 lead, but after the Tigers tied the score, Fred Lynn doubled in the fifth inning, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Rice's sacrifice fly to put the Red Sox ahead again. Rick Burleson then delivered run-scoring singles in the sixth and eighth for the winning margin to offset the Tigers' last tally on a homer by Jason Thompson. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 9, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  8  2
Red Sox      0  3  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .321      Burleson ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .293
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Staub dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .282      Lynn cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .251
Kemp lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .263      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Thompson 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .265      Rice dh               4   2   3   3     0   1   .322
Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Fisk c                3   2   3   0     1   0   .311
May c                 4   0   1   1     0   0   .261      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Hobson 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .268
Veryzer ss            1   0   0   0     1   1   .198      Miller rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
  Molinaro ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scrivener ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .102        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     2   4             Totals               30   5  10   4     5   2

Time of Game: 2:35
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Red Sox 7
DP: Tigers 3, Red Sox 2
Errors: Thompson, Veryzer
Doubles: Thompson (22), Molinaro (1)
Home Runs: Rice 2 (37)
Caught Stealing: Miller (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (6)
GIDP: Staub (21), Rodriguez (7), Doyle (8), Hobson (14), Scott (21)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(15-7)          6     9   5   4   2   2   2  27   3.09
Glynn                   2     1   0   0   3   0   0   9   3.86
Totals                  8    10   5   4   5   2   2  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(10-8)           8.1   8   1   1   2   4   0  34   4.79
Campbell SV(25)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.09
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   4   0  35

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Fuentes grounded out
(second to first); Staub singled to right; Kemp flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

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

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson doubled to center; Oglivie grounded out
(second to first) [Thompson to third]; May made an out to first;
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to center; Rice homered
[Yastrzemski scored]; Fisk singled; Scott popped to catcher in
foul territory; Hobson walked [Fisk to second]; Miller walked
[Fisk to third, Hobson to second]; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Fisk scored]; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer struck out; LeFlore struck out; Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub popped to left; Kemp grounded out (second to
first); Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk singled to shortstop [Fisk to second (error by
Veryzer)]; Scott struck out; Hobson grounded out (third to
first) [Fisk to third]; Miller reached on an error by Thompson
[Fisk scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Miller was picked off and
caught stealing second (catcher to first to second); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie struck out; May flied out to right;
Rodriguez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson flied out to left; Doyle grounded out
(third to first); Lynn singled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer walked; LeFlore struck out; Fuentes singled
to right [Veryzer to second]; Staub grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice homered; Fisk singled to left; Scott singled
to left [Fisk to second]; Hobson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fisk to third, Scott out at
second]; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp walked; Thompson made an out to third; Oglivie
flied out to right; May made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: GLYNN REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Burleson flied
out to right; Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn
walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; MOLINARO BATTED FOR
VERYZER; Molinaro doubled to right; LeFlore flied out to right;
Fuentes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING SS); Rice
singled; Fisk walked [Rice to second]; Scott grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rice to third, Fisk
out at second]; Hobson was walked intentionally; Miller forced
Hobson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub singled to center; Kemp singled to left [Staub
to second]; Thompson singled to shortstop [Staub to third, Kemp
to second]; Oglivie popped to catcher in foul territory; May
singled to right [Staub scored, Kemp to third, Thompson to
second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded
into a double play (third to first) [Thompson out at third]; 1
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 5.