A four-run, seventh-inning rally carried the Tigers to a 5-4 victory that dimmed the Red Sox hopes of overtaking the Yankees in the American League East. Steve Kemp delivered a two-run double to key the seventh-inning comeback. Jason Thompson led off the Tigers' fourth with his 30th homer of the season. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 22, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  7  1
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    4  0  x  -   5  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .292      LeFlore cf            5   1   3   1     0   0   .325
Cox dh                5   0   0   0     0   0   .412      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Rice rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .319      Staub dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .276
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   3   0     0   1   .302      Kemp lf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .259
Fisk c                4   2   1   1     0   0   .310      Thompson 1b           3   1   2   1     1   0   .269
Scott 1b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .264      Oglivie rf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .259
Lynn cf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .253      May c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     1   2   .258      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Doyle 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .238      Scrivener ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .083
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Corcoran ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .253
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Trammell ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   7   3     3   3             Totals               33   5   9   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  3,507
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Tigers 9
DP: Red Sox 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Doyle, Fuentes
Doubles: Yastrzemski 2 (27), Thompson (23), Kemp (29), Oglivie (23)
Triples: LeFlore (10)
Home Runs: Fisk (25), Lynn (17), Thompson (30)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (12)
GIDP: Burleson (15)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase                    6.1   7   3   3   1   2   1  28   2.96
Willoughby L(6-1)       0.1   2   2   2   3   0   0   6   4.65
Stanley                 1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.08
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   2   1  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo W(8-17)          8.2   7   4   3   3   3   2  37   3.94
Foucault SV(13)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.14
Totals                  9     7   4   3   3   3   2  38

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Cox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Fuentes out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub grounded out
(first unassisted) [LeFlore to third]; Kemp grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk homered; Scott lined
to center; Lynn walked; Hobson walked [Lynn to second]; Doyle
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Oglivie
walked; May reached on a fielder's choice [Oglivie to second
(error by Doyle)]; Rodriguez struck out; Scrivener was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Cox
grounded out (third to first); Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
singled to left; Staub flied out to center; Kemp grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski doubled to right; Fisk reached on a
fielder's choice [Yastrzemski out at third (pitcher to second)];
Scott reached on a fielder's choice [Fisk to second]; Lynn
reached on a fielder's choice [Fisk scored (no RBI), Scott to
second (error by Fuentes)]; Hobson singled to third [Scott to
third, Lynn to second]; Doyle singled to right [Scott scored
(unearned), Lynn to third, Hobson to second]; Burleson grounded
into a double play (third to first) [Hobson out at third]; 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson homered; Oglivie grounded out (second to
first); May flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Cox grounded out (second to first); Rice flied out
to center; Yastrzemski doubled to right; Fisk grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Scrivener flied out to center; LeFlore singled to
left; Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted) [LeFlore to
second]; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn lined
to right; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
doubled to left; Oglivie grounded out (third to first) [Thompson
to third]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Doyle flied out to right; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); Cox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); CORCORAN
BATTED FOR SCRIVENER; Corcoran singled to center; LeFlore
tripled to center [Corcoran scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED AASE
(PITCHING); Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub
walked; Kemp doubled to left [LeFlore scored, Staub scored];
Thompson was walked intentionally; Oglivie doubled to right
[Kemp scored, Thompson to third]; May was walked intentionally;
STANLEY REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Rodriguez flied out to
center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 5.

RED SOX 8TH: TRAMMELL REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); Rice flied
out to center; Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk forced
Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); Scott grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
popped to right; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn homered; Hobson struck out; CARBO BATTED FOR
DOYLE; Carbo flied to left in foul territory; Burleson walked;
FOUCAULT REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Cox popped to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 5.