Rick Burleson and rookie Ted Cox, getting four hits in his major league debut, snapped a 4-4 tie with sixth-inning RBIs as the Red Sox defeated the Orioles, 10-4. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 10, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 18, 1977 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      1  1  1    0  1  2    0  0  4  -  10 15  0
Orioles      0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           6   2   2   1     0   0   .293      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .306
Cox dh                4   3   4   1     1   0  1.000      Dauer 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .242
Rice rf               4   1   3   0     1   0   .323        Crowley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .368
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   2     0   1   .299      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     1   0   .335
Fisk c                5   1   3   2     0   0   .309      L. May 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Scott 1b              4   2   1   0     1   0   .259      Murray dh             4   1   2   0     0   1   .267
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   1     2   1   .260      Mora lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .257
Lynn cf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .253      DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   3     0   0   .260
Dillard 2b            4   0   0   1     0   2   .248      Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .211
  Doyle 2b            1   0   0   1     0   0   .241        Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .297
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kelly ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .256
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McGregor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  10  15  10     6   4             Totals               36   4  11   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 51,798
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Orioles 8
DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 1
Doubles: Scott (24), Lynn (26), Cox (1), Murray (25)
Home Runs: DeCinces (18)
Stolen Bases: Burleson (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Skaggs (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (11)
GIDP: Hobson (15), Dauer (9)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton                  1.2   6   4   4   1   0   1  11   3.93
Stanley W(7-7)          5     3   0   0   0   2   0  18   4.12
Campbell SV(27)         2.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.98
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2   4   1  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan                4.2   8   4   4   2   1   0  23   3.75
McGregor L(3-4)         3.2   6   4   4   1   3   0  17   4.34
Drago                   0     1   2   2   2   0   0   3   3.49
T. Martinez             0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.57
Totals                  9    15  10  10   6   4   0  46

Wild Pitches: McGregor (2)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Durwood Merrill


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Cox singled to left
[Burleson to second]; Debut game for Ted Cox; Rice flied
out to right [Burleson to third]; Yastrzemski singled to right
[Burleson scored, Cox to third, Yastrzemski out at second (right
to shortstop to first)]; Fisk flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Dauer grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bumbry out at second]; Singleton
singled to left; L. May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott doubled to left; Hobson walked; Lynn forced
Hobson (second to shortstop) [Scott to third]; Dillard forced
Lynn (shortstop to second) [Scott scored]; Burleson flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled to right; Mora singled to right
[Murray to second]; DeCinces homered [Murray scored, Mora
scored]; Belanger singled to right; Skaggs out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Belanger to second]; Bumbry grounded
out (third to first); Dauer singled to right [Belanger scored];
STANLEY REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Singleton grounded out
(catcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Cox walked; Rice singled to right [Cox to second];
Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cox to third, Rice
to second]; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cox scored];
Scott grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: L. May singled to center; Murray flied out to left;
Mora forced L. May (shortstop to second); DeCinces flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson struck out; Lynn flied out to center;
Dillard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Skaggs
grounded out (second to first); Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox
singled to left; Rice singled to center [Cox to second];
Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk singled to left [Cox
scored, Rice to second]; MCGREGOR REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING);
McGregor threw a wild pitch [Rice to third, Fisk to second];
Scott grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer popped to second; Singleton grounded out
(second to first); L. May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Lynn doubled;
Dillard struck out; Burleson singled to left [Lynn scored];
Burleson stole second; Cox singled to center [Burleson scored,
Cox to second (on throw to home)]; Rice was walked
intentionally; Yastrzemski struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray doubled; Mora grounded out (shortstop to
first); DeCinces flied out to center; Belanger flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk singled to left; Scott forced Fisk (shortstop
to second); Hobson grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
6, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Skaggs flied out to center; Bumbry grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dauer singled to left; CAMPBELL REPLACED
STANLEY (PITCHING); Singleton walked [Dauer to second]; L. May
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); Dillard was
called out on strikes; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: DOYLE REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING 2B); Murray struck
out; Mora struck out; DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Cox doubled to right; Rice singled to right [Cox to
third]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cox scored];
DRAGO REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Fisk singled to left [Rice
to second]; Scott walked [Rice to third, Fisk to second]; Hobson
walked [Rice scored, Fisk to third, Scott to second]; T.
MARTINEZ REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Lynn walked [Fisk scored,
Scott to third, Hobson to second]; Doyle grounded out (second to
pitcher) [Scott scored, Hobson to third, Lynn to second];
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: MUSER BATTED FOR BELANGER; Muser grounded out
(third to first); KELLY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Kelly singled to
pitcher; Bumbry flied out to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DAUER;
Crowley singled to center [Kelly to second]; Singleton grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 10,
Orioles 4.