Bill Campbell, pitching 1 2/3 innings in each game, gained his 30th and 31st saves when the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays in a twi-night doubleheader, 6-5 and 5-1. The Red Sox exploded for five runs in the first inning of the opener and then put over what proved to be the winning tally in the second when Rick Burleson singled, Ted Cox doubled and Carl Yastrzemski grounded out. Sam Ewing drove in four runs for the Blue Jays with a double and homer.

In the nightcap, Carl Yastrzemski knocked in a run with an infield out in the third and Jim Rice rapped two hits to raise his season's total to 200, becoming the first Red Sox player to reach that number since Johnny Pesky, now Boston's first base coach, did it in 1947. Luis Tiant pitched seven scoreless innings before the Blue Jays scored their run when Roy Howell homered off Bob Stanley in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 27, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Blue Jays    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   5 10  0
Red Sox      5  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailor rf,lf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .315      Burleson ss           4   1   1   0     1   0   .291
A. Woods lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Cox dh                5   1   2   0     0   0   .351
  Velez rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Carbo rf              3   1   0   0     1   2   .286
Howell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .296        Miller rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Fairly 1b             3   2   2   0     1   0   .281      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   2     0   0   .298
Ewing dh              4   1   2   4     0   0   .289      Fisk c                4   1   2   1     0   0   .311
McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .191      Scott 1b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .271
G. Woods cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Ashby c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .210      Hobson 3b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .267
Nordbrook ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .181      Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Rader ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .249      Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Byrd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   4     2   3             Totals               35   6  11   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 8
DP: Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Hobson
Doubles: Ewing (8), Cox (2), Hobson (30)
Home Runs: Ewing (4)
GIDP: Nordbrook (2), Ewing (9)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Byrd L(2-13)            0.2   5   5   5   1   0   0   8   6.18
Willis                  7.1   6   1   1   2   3   0  30   4.16
Totals                  8    11   6   6   3   3   0  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase W(6-2)             7.1  10   5   4   1   3   1  32   3.12
Campbell SV(30)         1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.85
Totals                  9    10   5   4   2   3   1  38

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor flied out to center; A. Woods flied out to
left; Howell singled to third; Fairly singled [Howell to
second]; Ewing doubled [Howell scored, Fairly scored]; McKay
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson made an out to third; Cox singled; Carbo
walked [Cox to second]; Yastrzemski singled [Cox scored, Carbo
to second]; Fisk singled [Carbo scored, Yastrzemski to second];
Scott singled [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to second]; Lynn
grounded out (second to first) [Fisk to third, Scott to second];
Hobson singled [Fisk scored, Scott scored]; WILLIS REPLACED BYRD
(PITCHING); Doyle flied out to right; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: G. Woods grounded out (third to first); Ashby
singled; Nordbrook grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 2ND: Burleson singled; Cox doubled [Burleson to
third]; Al Woods pulled his right hamstring on the play;
VELEZ REPLACED A. WOODS (PLAYING RF); BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Carbo was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Burleson scored, Cox to third];
Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor singled; Velez forced Bailor (second to
shortstop); Howell singled [Velez to second]; Fairly singled
[Velez to third, Howell to second]; Ewing grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Fairly out at second]; 0 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 3RD: Scott singled; Lynn flied out to right; Hobson
doubled [Scott to third]; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted);
Burleson walked; Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: McKay grounded out (first to pitcher); G. Woods
flied out to left; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 4TH: Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Fisk singled; Scott singled
[Fisk to second]; Lynn made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Nordbrook popped to first in foul territory;
Bailor struck out; Velez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson struck out (catcher to first); Doyle flied
out to right; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to left; Fairly grounded out
(first unassisted); Ewing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Cox flied out to left; Carbo struck out;
Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay struck out (catcher to first); G. Woods
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby singled; Nordbrook
singled [Ashby to third]; Bailor reached on an error by Hobson
[Ashby scored (unearned) (no RBI), Nordbrook to second]; Velez
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk made an out to second; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lynn walked; Hobson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell struck out; Fairly walked; Ewing homered
[Fairly scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); McKay
grounded out (second to first); G. Woods grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Doyle lined to second; Burleson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cox lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); Ashby
grounded out (first to pitcher); RADER BATTED FOR NORDBROOK;
Rader walked; SCOTT RAN FOR RADER; Bailor flied out to left;
Velez forced Scott (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 6.