The Red Sox went over the 2,000,000 mark in attendance for the first time in the club's history but slipped to the brink of elimination in the East Division race by losing to the Blue Jays, 3-2. After each club posted its initial run, Roy Howell homered for the Blue Jays in the sixth inning, but Carl Yastrzemski tied the score with a circuit clout in the Red Sox half. Tim Nordbrook tripled for the Blue Jays in the seventh and, after holding third on an infield out by Gary Woods, scored what proved to be the winning run when Bob Bailor singled. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 3, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 28, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3 12  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
G. Woods cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Bailor lf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .315      Cox dh                4   0   0   0     0   3   .304
Velez dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Rice rf               3   0   1   0     1   2   .319
Rader 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .251      Yastrzemski lf        3   2   1   1     1   0   .298
Howell 3b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .304      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .310
McKay 2b              2   0   1   0     0   1   .194      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .271
Bowling rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .205      Lynn cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .261
Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .266
Nordbrook ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .197      Doyle 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .239
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  12   3     1   2             Totals               34   2   9   2     2  10

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 20,362
Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 7
DP: Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: McKay, Rice
Doubles: Velez (19), Fisk (24)
Triples: Nordbrook (1)
Home Runs: Howell (10), Yastrzemski (28)
Caught Stealing: Lynn (3)
Sacrifice Hits: McKay 2 (9)
GIDP: Cerone (3), Rader (11)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson               1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.31
Vuckovich W(7-7)        7.2   7   2   2   2   8   1  30   3.51
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2  10   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(9-5)              9    12   3   3   1   2   1  38   4.43
Totals                  9    12   3   3   1   2   1  38

Wild Pitches: Vuckovich (12)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: G. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bailor grounded out (third to first); Velez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Cox struck out; Rice struck out;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader singled; Howell singled [Rader to second];
McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rader to third,
Howell to second]; Bowling grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Rader scored, Howell to third]; Cerone grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk doubled; Scott flied out to right [Fisk to
third]; Jesse Jefferson injured his ribs while pitching to
Lynn; VUCKOVICH REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Lynn grounded
out (third to first); Hobson popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Nordbrook reached on an error by Rice [Nordbrook
to second]; G. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Nordbrook to third]; Bailor reached on a fielder's choice
[Nordbrook out at home (third to catcher)]; Velez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle singled; Burleson flied out to left; Cox
forced Doyle (shortstop to second) [Cox to second (error by
McKay)]; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Rader singled; Howell walked [Rader to second];
McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rader to
third, Howell to second]; Bowling reached on a fielder's choice
[Rader out at home (shortstop to catcher to third)]; Cerone
forced Bowling (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk lined to right; Scott
struck out; Lynn singled [Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson singled
[Yastrzemski scored, Lynn to third]; Doyle grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Nordbrook singled; On a bunt G. Woods forced
Nordbrook (catcher to shortstop); G. Woods was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Bailor singled; Velez doubled [Bailor to
third]; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (third to shortstop to
first); Cox was called out on strikes; Rice singled to left
[Rice out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell homered; McKay struck out; Bowling
singled; Cerone grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Bowling out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski homered; Fisk grounded out (first
unassisted); Scott struck out; Lynn singled; Lynn was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Nordbrook tripled; G. Woods grounded out (first
unassisted); Bailor singled [Nordbrook scored]; Velez singled
[Bailor to second]; Rader grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Velez out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson struck out; Doyle singled; Burleson flied
out to center; Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Doyle to second];
Cox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell flied out to center; McKay singled to
pitcher; Bowling popped to catcher in foul territory; Cerone
forced McKay (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice walked; Yastrzemski forced Rice (second to
shortstop); Fisk flied out to center; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Nordbrook grounded out (second to first); G.
Woods was called out on strikes; Bailor flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn made an out to second; Hobson grounded out
(third to first); BAILEY BATTED FOR DOYLE; Bailey struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2.