Breaking up a scoreless duel, Reggie Jackson smashed a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Yankees a 2-0 victory and their second straight over the Red Sox. Ed Figueroa, who pitched the shutout, allowed seven hits.

Jackson twice made outstanding catches in right field to save Figueroa from trouble. Reggie Cleveland, pitching for the Red Sox, yielded only four hits until Thurman Munson singled in the ninth and Jackson whacked his homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 14, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .296      Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Carbo rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .275      White lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .279
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .291
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Jackson rf            4   1   2   2     0   1   .278
Rice dh               4   0   2   0     0   0   .324      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Scott 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Piniella dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Doyle 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Dent ss               3   0   2   0     0   0   .251
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     3   2             Totals               29   2   6   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 54,365
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Yankees 5
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 1
Triples: Rice (15)
Home Runs: Jackson (26)
Stolen Bases: Rice (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (3)
GIDP: Lynn (14), White (10)
Hit by Pitch: Rivers (4,by Cleveland)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(9-8)        8     6   2   2   1   3   1  31   4.10
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   3   1  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(15-9)        9     7   0   0   3   2   0  36   3.57
Totals                  9     7   0   0   3   2   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Cleveland (4)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Carbo grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lynn made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers was hit by a pitch; White grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rivers out at
second]; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice tripled to
right; Fisk struck out; Scott walked; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to right; Chambliss forced Jackson
(second to shortstop); Nettles flied out to right; Piniella
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); Burleson
singled to third; Carbo walked [Burleson to second]; Lynn
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Burleson to third, Carbo to
second]; Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph flied out to right; Dent singled to
center; Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; White walked
[Dent to second]; Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled to left; Fisk flied out to center;
Scott lined to right; Rice stole second; Hobson made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Nettles popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Doyle singled to left; Burleson singled to right
[Doyle to third]; Carbo walked [Burleson to second]; Lynn
grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Burleson to third, Carbo to second, Doyle out at home];
Yastrzemski lined to pitcher (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella lined to third; Randolph flied out to
right; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk grounded
out (shortstop to first); Scott singled to center; Hobson flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers lined to right; White struck out; Munson
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Doyle singled to right; Burleson out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Doyle to second]; Carbo flied out to
right; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Nettles singled to center;
Piniella made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice made an out
to second; Fisk popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph lined to third; Dent singled to third;
Rivers flied out to left; White forced Dent (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Scott lined to center; Hobson flied out to center;
Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson singled to center; Jackson homered [Munson
scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.