Two-run homers by Carl Yastrzemski and Fred Lynn in the sixth inning carried the Red Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Tigers. Ted Cox hit his first major league homer for the Red Sox to tie the score at 1-1 before Jim Rice singled in the sixth and Yastrzemski followed with his round-tripper. Carlton Fisk then singled and Lynn iced the verdict with his homer. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 24, 1977 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  4    0  0  1  -   6 10  0
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .290      LeFlore cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .326
Cox dh                5   1   2   1     0   1   .407      Whitaker 2b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .296
Rice rf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .317      Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   2     0   0   .299      Kemp lf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .258
Fisk c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .310      Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Lynn cf               3   2   2   2     1   0   .255      May c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .261      Mankowski 3b          2   1   1   1     1   0   .272
Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .236      Trammell ss           2   0   0   0     0   2   .174
Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corcoran ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scrivener ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                          Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  10   6     2   8             Totals               30   2   6   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  9,245
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Tigers 4
DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 0
Doubles: Scott (25), Lynn (28), Mankowski (6), LeFlore (29)
Home Runs: Cox (1), Yastrzemski (26), Lynn (18)
Stolen Bases: Hobson (5)
GIDP: Kemp (11), Staub (25)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton W(10-5)          7.2   6   2   2   3   3   0  29   3.81
Campbell SV(29)         1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.89
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   3   0  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(6-2)           5.1   8   5   5   1   2   3  25   3.64
Taylor                  3.2   2   1   1   1   6   0  14   3.28
Totals                  9    10   6   6   2   8   3  39

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Cox singled to right
[Burleson to second]; Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski flied
out to center [Burleson to third]; On a bunt Fisk grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (first to pitcher); Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); Staub lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott doubled to left; Lynn walked; Hobson struck
out; Doyle struck out; Burleson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp walked; Thompson flied out to center; Oglivie
was called out on strikes; May singled to left [Kemp to third];
Mankowski doubled to left [Kemp scored, May out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers
1.

RED SOX 3RD: Cox homered; Rice popped to first in foul
territory; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell struck out; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop
to first); Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 38
minute rain delay; Lynn popped to third in foul territory;
Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to right; Kemp grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second];
Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
grounded out (first unassisted); Cox grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie flied out to center; May flied out to left;
Mankowski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski homered [Rice
scored]; Fisk singled to left; Scott flied out to center [Fisk
to second]; Lynn homered [Fisk scored]; TAYLOR REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); Hobson struck out; Doyle was called out on strikes;
4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore doubled
to right; Whitaker walked; Staub grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson flied out to left; Cox made an out to
second; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp flied out to right; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
made an out to second; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: May flied out to center; Mankowski walked; CORCORAN
BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Corcoran flied out to center; LeFlore
singled to right [Mankowski to second]; Whitaker singled to
center [Mankowski scored, LeFlore to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED
PAXTON (PITCHING); Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 9TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); Lynn
doubled to center; Hobson singled to center [Lynn scored];
Hobson stole second; Doyle walked; Burleson struck out; Cox
struck out; Rice forced Doyle (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Oglivie flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 2.