The Red Sox erupted for six runs in the sixth inning and posted a 7-3 victory to salvage the finale of the three-game series with the Yankees and pull within 2½ lengths of the East Division leaders. Mike Torrez, who started for the Yankees, developed a sore shoulder and yielded the mound to Sparky Lyle in the fifth.

Bernie Carbo started the uprising against Lyle with a single in the sixth, advanced on a passed ball and scored on a single by Carlton Fisk to break a 1-1 tie. Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Rice followed with singles to load the bases and George Scott also singled to drive in two runs. Fred Lynn walked to reload the sacks. After Butch Hobson hit into a forceout at the plate, Denny Doyle cleared the bases with a triple. Luis Tiant gave up a homer by Reggie Jackson in the fourth inning and two-run blow by Thurman Munson in the eighth for the Yankee runs before Bill Campbell took over to finish the game. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Thursday, September 15, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  6    0  0  0  -   7 12  1
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Rivers cf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Carbo rf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .284        Blair pr,cf         3   1   1   0     0   0   .297
  Miller rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .277
Fisk c                5   1   1   1     0   0   .307      Munson c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .291
Yastrzemski lf        5   1   3   0     0   0   .300      Jackson rf            3   1   1   1     1   1   .278
Rice dh               4   1   2   0     0   0   .325      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Scott 1b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .261      Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .243
Lynn cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .248      Piniella dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .321
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   3     0   0   .242      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alston ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .375
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  12   6     1   2             Totals               36   3   9   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 55,218
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Yankees 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Scott
Doubles: Rice (25), Hobson (27), Dent (16), Nettles (20), Alston (3)
Triples: Doyle (6)
Home Runs: Jackson (27), Munson (15)
Stolen Bases: Blair (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(11-8)           7.1   8   3   3   1   4   2  31   4.75
Campbell                1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.04
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   4   2  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  4     4   1   1   0   1   0  16   3.85
Lyle L(12-5)            1.1   6   6   6   1   0   0  11   2.22
Clay                    3.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  13   4.78
Totals                  9    12   7   7   1   2   0  40

Passed Balls: Munson (10)
Wild Pitches: Torrez (4)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson lined to center; Carbo singled to second;
Fisk made an out to second; Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White flied
out to left; Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice doubled to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Rice to third]; Torrez threw a wild pitch [Rice
scored]; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
lined to shortstop; Nettles singled to second; Piniella singled
to right [Nettles to third]; Randolph forced Piniella (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle lined to shortstop; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); Carbo singled to right; Fisk lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Scott dropped a foul fly hit by Dent for an error;
Dent flied out to left; Rivers singled to right; BLAIR RAN FOR
RIVERS; White struck out; Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Yastrzemski
singled to right; Rice grounded out (first unassisted)
[Yastrzemski to second]; Scott struck out; Lynn flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson homered; Chambliss struck out; Nettles
popped to third in foul territory; Piniella grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: LYLE REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Hobson grounded
out (third to first); Doyle lined to first; Burleson lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent
doubled to center; Blair reached on a fielder's choice [Dent out
at third (shortstop to third to second)]; Blair stole second;
White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Carbo singled to right; Munson allowed a passed
ball [Carbo to second]; Fisk singled to center [Carbo scored];
Yastrzemski singled to center [Fisk to second]; Rice singled to
right [Fisk to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Scott singled to
right [Fisk scored, Yastrzemski scored, Rice to third]; Lynn
walked [Scott to second]; Hobson forced Rice (third to catcher)
[Scott to third, Lynn to second]; Doyle tripled to center [Scott
scored, Lynn scored, Hobson scored]; CLAY REPLACED LYLE
(PITCHING); Burleson was called out on strikes; Carbo flied out
to center; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: MILLER REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); Munson lined to
right; Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
singled to right; Rice flied out to right; Scott grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles doubled to right; Piniella made an out to
second; Randolph flied out to left; Dent flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
doubled to right; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burleson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Blair singled to right; White flied out to right;
Munson homered [Blair scored]; Jackson walked; CAMPBELL REPLACED
TIANT (PITCHING); Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles popped
to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Yankees 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Fisk flied
out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); ALSTON BATTED FOR
DENT; Alston doubled to right; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Yankees 3.