Jim Rice and Carlton Fisk drove in nine runs between them to help the Red Sox outslug the Orioles, 11-10, and keep their chances alive in the East Division race while eliminating the Orioles from title contention. Rice hit a pair of two-run doubles and then broke a 7-7 tie with a single in the sixth, scoring Ted Cox, who had tripled.

Fisk also had a pair of two-run doubles, his second hit coming in the eighth when the Red Sox scored three times to take an 11-7 lead. The Orioles rallied for three runs in the ninth before Bob Stanley finally bore down to save the game for the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 11, Baltimore Orioles 10
Game Played on Friday, September 30, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  2    4  0  1    0  0  3  -  10 14  3
Red Sox      0  0  5    2  0  1    0  3  x  -  11 13  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             6   0   2   1     0   2   .316      Burleson ss           5   2   2   0     0   1   .293
Dauer 2b              4   1   0   1     1   1   .244      Cox dh                3   2   2   0     1   0   .358
Kelly lf              5   1   1   0     0   2   .256        Dillard pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .234
Singleton rf          5   1   2   1     0   2   .327      Rice rf               5   2   4   5     0   0   .322
  Dimmel pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Yastrzemski lf        4   2   2   1     1   0   .298
L. May dh             5   1   2   1     0   1   .253      Fisk c                5   0   2   4     0   0   .312
  Shopay pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Scott 1b              5   0   0   1     0   0   .267
Murray 1b             4   1   2   2     1   0   .281      Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
DeCinces 3b           5   2   2   1     0   0   .255      Hobson 3b             3   1   0   0     0   0   .265
Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .226      Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .240
  Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .364      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smith pr,ss         0   0   0   0     1   0   .215        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia ss             3   2   2   2     0   0   .219        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Skaggs c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .262
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGregor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  10  14   9     4  10             Totals               38  11  13  11     2   3

Time of Game: 3:26   Attendance: 28,553
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Red Sox 8
DP: Orioles 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Dauer 2, Garcia, Burleson, Doyle 2
Doubles: Bumbry (30), Singleton (24), Murray (29), Rice 2 (29), Fisk (25)
Triples: DeCinces (3), Cox (1)
Home Runs: Garcia (2)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Cox (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hobson (4,by D. Martinez), Lynn (3,by McGregor)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez             3.1   6   7   6   2   0   0  21   4.10
McGregor L(3-5)         4     5   3   3   0   3   0  18   4.42
T. Martinez             0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   2.70
Drago                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.41
Totals                  8    13  11  10   2   3   0  43

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               3.1   6   5   5   0   3   0  16   4.26
Willoughby              2     4   2   2   0   4   1  10   4.82
Campbell W(13-9)        2.2   2   3   3   3   2   0  14   2.96
Stanley SV(3)           1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.99
Totals                  9    14  10  10   4  10   1  46

Hit by Pitch: D. Martinez (8), McGregor (7)
Balks: T. Martinez (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Steve Palermo


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer was
called out on strikes; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; Cox flied out to
center; Rice lined to shortstop [Burleson to third (error by
Garcia)]; Yastrzemski lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton struck out; L. May grounded out (second
to first); Murray popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk popped to third; Scott flied out to right;
Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red
Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces singled to left; Dempsey flied out to
left; Garcia singled to left [DeCinces to second]; Bumbry
doubled to left [DeCinces scored, Garcia to third]; Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garcia scored]; Kelly was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson was hit by a pitch; Doyle lined to second;
Burleson singled to center [Hobson to second]; Cox walked
[Hobson to third, Burleson to second]; Rice doubled [Hobson
scored, Burleson scored, Cox to third]; Yastrzemski was walked
intentionally; Fisk singled to center [Cox scored, Rice scored,
Yastrzemski to third]; Scott reached on a fielder's choice [Fisk
to second (error by Dauer; assist by Garcia), Yastrzemski
scored]; Lynn flied out to left; Hobson forced Scott (shortstop
to second); 5 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton doubled; L. May singled to center
[Singleton to third]; Murray grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Singleton scored, L. May to second]; DeCinces tripled to center
[L. May scored, DeCinces scored (error by Burleson)]; WILLOUGHBY
REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Dempsey struck out; Garcia
homered; Bumbry singled to third; Dauer flied out to left; 4 R,
5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Doyle singled to center; Burleson reached on an
error by Dauer [Doyle to second]; Cox out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Doyle to third, Burleson to second]; Rice
doubled to right [Doyle scored, Burleson scored (unearned)];
MCGREGOR REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled to
left [Rice stayed at second]; Fisk flied out to left; Scott
forced Rice (third unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 6, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 5TH: Kelly struck out; Singleton struck out; L. May
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn was hit by a pitch; Hobson flied out to left;
Doyle struck out; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray singled; DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey
singled to center [Murray to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED
WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Garcia forced Dempsey (shortstop to
second) [Murray scored]; Bumbry struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: Cox tripled to center; Rice singled to right [Cox
scored]; Yastrzemski popped to second; Fisk flied out to left;
Scott flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red
Sox 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer flied out to right; Kelly reached on an error
by Doyle; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Hobson flied
out to center; Doyle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
7, Red Sox 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: L. May grounded out (third to first); Murray
walked; DeCinces reached on an error by Doyle (assist by
Burleson) [Murray to second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DEMPSEY;
Crowley walked [Murray to third, DeCinces to second]; SMITH RAN
FOR CROWLEY; MUSER BATTED FOR GARCIA; Muser popped to third in
foul territory; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 7, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SKAGGS REPLACED
MUSER (PLAYING C ); Burleson grounded out (third to first); Cox
singled to left; DILLARD RAN FOR COX; Rice singled to right
[Dillard to third]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski singled to left [Dillard scored, Rice to second]; T.
Martinez balked [Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk
doubled to left [Rice scored, Yastrzemski scored]; DRAGO
REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Scott lined to second; Lynn
popped to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 11.

ORIOLES 9TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dauer walked;
Kelly singled to right [Dauer to second]; Singleton singled to
right [Dauer scored, Kelly to third]; DIMMEL RAN FOR SINGLETON;
STANLEY REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); L. May singled to center
[Kelly scored, Dimmel to third]; SHOPAY RAN FOR L. MAY; Murray
doubled to left [Dimmel scored, Shopay to third]; DeCinces
grounded out (third to first); Smith was walked intentionally;
MADDOX BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Maddox struck out; Bumbry grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 10, Red Sox 11.