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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 18, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 18, 1977 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Sykes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 30,059 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Rich Garcia |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 18, 1977
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Jenkins
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Jenkins
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Jenkins
Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Jenkins
Oglivie hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jenkins
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Sykes
Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Sykes
Dillard hits a ball on the ground that hits Burleson. Burleson is out and Dillard is safe at first. There goes Burleson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Sykes
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Sykes
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Sykes
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dillard scores. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Sykes
Fisk takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Sykes
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Jenkins
Kemp hits a popup into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Jenkins
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Jenkins
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Sykes
Hobson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Sykes
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Sykes
The umpire calls a balk on Sykes Miller moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Sykes
There goes Miller. The throw from May and he is out, Rodriguez applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Sykes
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Sykes
Dillard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Dillard reaches second base with a double. Burleson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Arroyo
Fernando Arroyo now pitching.
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Jenkins
Wagner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Jenkins
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Jenkins
Fuentes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Arroyo
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Arroyo
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Arroyo
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Arroyo
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Jenkins
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Jenkins
Oglivie strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jenkins
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Jenkins
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Jenkins
May hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Arroyo
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Arroyo
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Arroyo
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Jenkins
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Jenkins
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Jenkins
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Arroyo
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Arroyo
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Arroyo
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Jenkins
Fuentes bunts towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Jenkins
There goes Fuentes. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Fuentes steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Jenkins
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Staub reaches second base with a double. Fuentes scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Jenkins
Oglivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Jenkins
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Jenkins
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Arroyo
Yastrzemski hits a line drive towards first. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Arroyo
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Arroyo
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Arroyo
Hobson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Arroyo
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arroyo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Arroyo. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Arroyo
There goes Miller. The throw from May and he is safe. Miller steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Arroyo
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Jenkins
May hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Jenkins
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Jenkins
Wagner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Arroyo
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Arroyo
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Arroyo
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Arroyo
There goes Scott. The throw from May and he is out, Wagner applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Jenkins
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LeFlore for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Jenkins
Fuentes hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Lee
Oglivie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Arroyo
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Arroyo
Fisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Arroyo
Evans takes first base on ball four. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hobson vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yastrzemski tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Hiller
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Hiller
Burleson takes first base on ball four. Fisk moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dillard vs. Hiller
Dillard strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Lee
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Lee
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Willoughby
Tom Veryzer pinch runs for Milt May. Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1977 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 4 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 3 1 1 0
Fuentes T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Dillard S, 2b 5 1 3 1
Staub R, dh 3 1 2 1 Rice J, dh 4 0 1 0
Oglivie B, rf 3 1 1 2 Scott G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Thompson J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 3 1
Kemp S, lf 4 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 3 0 1 0
May M, c 4 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 3 1 1 0
Veryzer T, pr 0 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 3 1 1 3
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 3 0 0 0
Wagner M, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 6 3 32 5 11 5
Detroit 200 001 000 -- 3
Boston 110 002 01x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sykes B 1.2 5 2 2 3 1
Arroyo F (L)* 5.1 6 3 3 1 2
Hiller J 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (W) 7.2 5 3 3 2 5
Lee B 0.2 1 0 0 2 1
Willoughby J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Arroyo F, Rodriguez A
DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Detroit 5, Boston 9
2B -- Staub R 2, Dillard S, Yastrzemski C
HR -- Oglivie B, Hobson B
SB -- Fuentes T, Miller R
CS -- Miller R, Scott G
SF -- Hobson B
Balk -- Sykes B
T -- 2:26
A -- 30059
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