The Orioles, who were eliminated from the East Division race by the Red Sox in the previous night's game, eliminated the Red Sox in turn, 8-7, enabling the Yankees to win the title. The Orioles hit six homers, including two by Eddie Murray and one each by Dave Skaggs, Lee May, Rich Dauer and Doug DeCinces.

But even with their round-trippers, the Orioles needed another run on a single by Murray with two out in the ninth inning for his third RBI of the game to gain the victory. The Red Sox rallied for two runs in their half of the ninth on a homer by pinch-hitter Bernie Carbo. With two away, Ted Cox singled, but Nelson Briles retired Jim Rice on a fly to shallow center field, saving the game for the Orioles. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Red Sox 7
Game Played on Saturday, October   1, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  1  3    0  1  1    0  1  1  -   8 14  0
Red Sox      0  4  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   7 14  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf,lf          5   0   2   0     0   0   .317      Dillard ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .241
Dauer 2b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .243        Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Singleton rf          4   1   2   0     1   1   .328      Cox dh                5   0   2   2     0   0   .362
  Dimmel pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
L. May dh             5   1   1   2     0   2   .253      Rice rf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .320
Murray 1b             5   2   3   3     0   0   .283      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Fisk c                4   2   3   0     0   1   .315
DeCinces 3b           5   1   3   1     0   0   .259      Scott 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .269
Mora lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Lynn cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .260
  Maddox cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .265
Garcia ss             3   0   1   0     1   1   .221      Helms 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .225
Skaggs c              3   1   1   1     1   1   .287        Carbo ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .289
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  14   8     3   6             Totals               39   7  14   6     0   5

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 29,107
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Red Sox 5
DP: Orioles 2, Red Sox 0
Doubles: DeCinces (28), Bumbry (31), Dillard 2 (7), Fisk (26), Hobson (33)
Home Runs: Murray 2 (27), Skaggs (1), L. May (27), Dauer (5), DeCinces (19), Carbo (15)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (19)
Caught Stealing: Garcia 2 (3)
GIDP: Hobson (17), Scott (24)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(15-10)       5.2  11   5   5   0   3   0  26   3.64
Briles SV(2)            3.1   3   2   2   0   2   1  13   4.33
Totals                  9    14   7   7   0   5   1  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    3     5   4   4   0   3   3  14   4.77
Willoughby L(6-2)       2.1   3   2   2   1   1   2  11   4.94
Paxton                  1.2   4   1   1   0   2   1   8   3.83
Stanley                 2     2   1   1   2   0   0   9   3.99
Totals                  9    14   8   8   3   6   6  42

Wild Pitches: Briles (5), Willoughby (2)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Bumbry stole second; Dauer
popped to second; Singleton was called out on strikes; L. May
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Dillard doubled; Cox popped to second in foul
territory; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski popped to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray homered; DeCinces grounded out (third to
first); Mora struck out; Garcia was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to center; Scott singled to right
[Fisk to second]; Lynn singled to right [Fisk scored, Scott to
third]; Hobson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Scott scored, Lynn out at second]; Helms singled to
right; Dillard doubled to left [Helms to third]; Cox singled to
center [Helms scored, Dillard scored, Cox out at third (center
to first to shortstop)]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red
Sox 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs homered; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to
first); Dauer grounded out (third to first); Singleton singled
to right; L. May homered [Singleton scored]; Murray grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski flied
out to left; Fisk singled to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); DeCinces
singled to center; Willoughby threw a wild pitch [DeCinces to
second]; Mora grounded out (second to first); Garcia lined to
shortstop; Skaggs walked; Bumbry grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to left; Hobson was called out on
strikes; Helms lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer homered; Singleton grounded out (first to
pitcher); L. May struck out; Murray grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Dillard flied out to right; Cox popped to
shortstop; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces homered; Mora grounded out (shortstop to
first); PAXTON REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Garcia singled to
right; Garcia was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Skaggs was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
doubled to left; Scott singled to center [Fisk scored]; Lynn
flied out to right; Hobson doubled to left [Scott to third];
BRILES REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Helms popped to third; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); Dauer
grounded out (third to first); Singleton singled to center; L.
May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Dillard popped to catcher in foul territory; Cox
popped to first in foul territory; Rice flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray homered; DeCinces doubled to left; STANLEY
REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Mora grounded out (third to first)
[DeCinces to third]; Garcia walked; Garcia was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Skaggs grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: MADDOX REPLACED MORA (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); Fisk struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch;
Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox
5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry doubled; Dauer grounded out (second to
first) [Bumbry to third]; Singleton was walked intentionally;
DIMMEL RAN FOR SINGLETON; L. May reached on a fielder's choice
[Bumbry out at home (catcher unassisted), Dimmel to second];
Murray singled to left [Dimmel scored, L. May to third];
DeCinces forced Murray (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: MUSER REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING 1B); DIMMEL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Lynn singled to center; Hobson struck out;
CARBO BATTED FOR HELMS; Carbo homered [Lynn scored]; BAILEY
BATTED FOR DILLARD; Bailey popped to first in foul territory;
Cox singled to center; MILLER RAN FOR COX; Rice flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 7.