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Friday September 9, 1977
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Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 6 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, September 9, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Tigers       0  0  3    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   6 16  0
Red Sox      2  3  0    0  1  1    0  1  x  -   8  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   2   1     1   1   .322      Burleson ss           5   1   3   2     0   0   .295
Whitaker 2b           5   1   3   1     0   2   .600      Doyle 2b              4   1   0   0     1   2   .240
Staub dh              5   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Lynn cf               4   2   2   2     0   1   .254
Kemp lf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .263      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   1     0   1   .296
Thompson 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .266      Rice dh               2   0   0   1     1   1   .321
Oglivie rf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .248      Carbo rf              4   0   1   2     0   2   .278
Parrish c             5   1   2   0     0   2   .455        Miller rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .224      Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   3   .263
Trammell ss           3   1   2   0     0   1   .667      Hobson 3b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .266
  Molinaro ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Montgomery c          2   1   1   0     1   1   .308
  Scrivener ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .102        Dillard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .256
Grilli p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fisk c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .311
  Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wise p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   6  16   6     1  11             Totals               32   8   9   8     4  12

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 34,581
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Red Sox 6
DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Cleveland
Doubles: Whitaker (1), LeFlore (25), Burleson (34), Lynn (25)
Triples: Rodriguez (1), Lynn (5)
Home Runs: Thompson (27)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker (1), LeFlore (33)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (4)
Hit by Pitch: Montgomery (1,by Grilli)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grilli                  1.2   4   5   5   3   1   0  13   4.70
Ruhle L(3-5)            3.1   1   1   1   0   3   0  11   6.32
Hiller                  3     4   2   2   1   8   0  14   3.61
Totals                  8     9   8   8   4  12   0  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               2.1   5   3   3   1   2   0  13   4.19
Willoughby              1     3   2   2   0   2   0   6   4.20
Wise W(11-5)            2.1   4   0   0   0   1   0  10   4.56
Campbell SV(26)         3.1   4   1   1   0   6   1  14   3.08
Totals                  9    16   6   6   1  11   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Grilli (3)
Wild Pitches: Grilli (3), Ruhle (3)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker
singled; Debut game for Lou Whitaker; Staub flied out to
center; Whitaker stole second [Whitaker to third (error by
Cleveland)]; Kemp made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson doubled to right; Doyle walked; Lynn flied
out to left; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Grilli threw a wild pitch [Burleson to third, Doyle to second];
Rice walked; Carbo singled to center [Burleson scored, Doyle
scored, Rice to third]; Scott struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to pitcher); Oglivie
lined to center; Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson walked; Montgomery was hit by a pitch
[Hobson to second]; Burleson lined to left; Doyle popped to
left; Lynn tripled to center [Hobson scored, Montgomery scored];
Yastrzemski singled to center [Lynn scored]; RUHLE REPLACED
GRILLI (PITCHING); Rice flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to center; Trammell singled to
center; Debut game for Alan Trammell; LeFlore walked
[Trammell to second]; Whitaker doubled to left [Trammell scored,
LeFlore to third]; Staub singled [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to
third]; Kemp singled [Whitaker scored, Staub to second];
WILLOUGHBY REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Thompson lined to
right [Staub to third]; Oglivie struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott struck
out; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish singled to left; Rodriguez tripled [Parrish
scored]; Trammell struck out; LeFlore doubled [Rodriguez
scored]; WISE REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Whitaker struck
out; Staub flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Montgomery was called out on strikes; Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Doyle lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 5TH: On a bunt Kemp grounded out (third to first);
Thompson singled to center; Oglivie popped to center; Parrish
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn doubled to left; Ruhle threw a wild pitch
[Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul
territory; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lynn scored];
Carbo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Trammell singled to
center [Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore lined into a double play
(second to shortstop) [Rodriguez out at second]; Whitaker
singled to center [Trammell to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: HILLER REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Scott singled to
left; Hobson struck out; Montgomery singled to left [Scott to
second]; Burleson singled [Scott scored, Montgomery to second];
Doyle was called out on strikes; Lynn struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp struck out; Thompson homered; Oglivie was
called out on strikes; Parrish singled; Rodriguez struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Rice struck out; Carbo was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox
7.

TIGERS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); MOLINARO BATTED
FOR TRAMMELL; Molinaro struck out; LeFlore singled; Whitaker
struck out while LeFlore stole second; Staub made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING SS); Scott
struck out; Hobson flied out to center; Montgomery walked;
DILLARD RAN FOR MONTGOMERY; Burleson singled to right [Dillard
scored]; Doyle struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 9TH: FISK REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING C ); Kemp grounded
out (second to first); Thompson grounded out (second to first);
Oglivie singled to right; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 8.



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