Facing only one batter over the minimum, Bill Lee pitched the Red Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Tigers. Lee allowed four hits, but three baserunners were erased on double plays. The other Tiger batter to reach base was Lance Parrish, who cracked a homer in the eighth inning to spoil Lee's shutout bid. The Red Sox clinched their decision with a three-run homer by Butch Hobson in the third. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Friday, September 23, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      1  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   1   0     0   2   .291      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .325
Cox dh                5   0   2   1     0   1   .409      Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Rice rf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .318      Staub dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Yastrzemski lf        5   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Kemp lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Fisk c                2   1   1   0     2   0   .311      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Scott 1b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .264      Parrish c             3   1   1   1     0   0   .276
Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .253      Oglivie rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Hobson 3b             4   2   3   3     0   0   .262      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Dillard 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .242      Trammell ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                          Sykes p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     4   9             Totals               28   1   4   1     0   1

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 11,344
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Tigers 0
DP: Red Sox 3, Tigers 1
Errors: Trammell
Doubles: Hobson (29), Fisk (23)
Home Runs: Hobson (29), Parrish (2)
Caught Stealing: Dillard (3)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (10), Staub (24), Parrish (2), Fuentes (11)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(9-4)              9     4   1   1   0   1   1  28   4.54
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   1   1  28

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes L(5-7)            2.2   6   5   5   3   2   1  17   4.57
Ruhle                   6.1   4   0   0   1   7   0  23   5.98
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   9   1  40

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Cox singled to third
[Burleson to second]; Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski
flied out to center [Burleson to third]; Fisk walked [Cox to
second]; Scott walked [Burleson scored, Cox to third, Fisk to
second]; Lynn struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
singled to center; Staub grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson doubled to right; On a bunt Dillard made an
out to third; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox
singled to center [Hobson scored]; Rice made an out to second; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to center; Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski made an out to second; Fisk walked;
Scott was called out on strikes; Lynn singled to center [Fisk to
second]; Hobson homered [Fisk scored, Lynn scored]; RUHLE
REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Dillard walked; Dillard was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Oglivie flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trammell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox
struck out; Rice reached on an error by Trammell; Yastrzemski
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Fuentes
grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk doubled to left; Scott popped to first in foul
territory; Lynn flied out to center; Hobson flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp singled to second; Thompson flied out to
center; Parrish grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Tigers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Dillard was called out on strikes; Burleson struck
out; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
flied out to center; Trammell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski made an out to
shortstop; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore singled to center; Fuentes grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [LeFlore out at
second]; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Scott singled to left; Lynn struck out; Hobson
singled to left [Scott to second]; Dillard popped to shortstop
in foul territory; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp lined to center; Thompson struck out; Parrish
homered; Oglivie lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Cox flied out to right; Rice singled; Yastrzemski
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rice
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; STANLEY BATTED FOR
TRAMMELL; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bill Lee: 79 pitches, 60
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.