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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 23, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 23, 1977 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Sykes |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 11,344 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Ted Cox | DH |
| Jim Rice | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 23, 1977
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Sykes
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Sykes
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Sykes
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Sykes
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Sykes
Fisk takes first base on ball four. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Sykes
Scott takes first base on ball four. Burleson scores. Cox moves to third. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lynn vs. Sykes
Lynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Lee
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Lee
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Lee
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Sykes
Hobson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Hobson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Sykes
Dillard bunts towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Sykes
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Sykes
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hobson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Sykes
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Lee
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Lee
Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Sykes
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Sykes
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Sykes
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Sykes
Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Sykes
Hobson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Ruhle
Vern Ruhle now pitching.
Dillard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Ruhle
There goes Dillard. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Fuentes applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Lee
Oglivie hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lee
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Lee
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Ruhle
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Ruhle
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ruhle
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Trammell. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Ruhle
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Lee
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Lee
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lee
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
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Ruhle
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Fisk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Ruhle
Scott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Ruhle
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Ruhle
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Lee
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Lee
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Ruhle
Dillard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Ruhle
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Ruhle
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Lee
Oglivie 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 -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lee
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Lee
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ruhle
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Ruhle
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Ruhle
Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Lee
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Lee
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lee
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ruhle
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Ruhle
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Ruhle
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dillard vs. Ruhle
Dillard hits a popup, foul, towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Ruhle
Burleson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Lee
Kemp hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Lee
Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Lee
Oglivie hits a line drive into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Ruhle
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ruhle
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Ruhle
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lee
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lee
Mickey Stanley pinch hits for Alan Trammell.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Lee
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1977 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 5 1 1 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 0 1 0
Cox T, dh 5 0 2 1 Fuentes T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Rice J, rf 5 0 1 0 Staub R, dh 3 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 5 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 3 0 1 0
Fisk C, c 2 1 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Scott G, 1b 3 0 1 1 Parrish L, c 3 1 1 1
Lynn F, cf 4 1 1 0 Oglivie B, rf 3 0 0 0
Hobson B, 3b 4 2 3 3 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Dillard S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 2 0 0 0
Stanley M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 5 28 1 4 1
Boston 113 000 000 -- 5
Detroit 000 000 010 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (W) 9.0 4 1 1 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sykes B (L) 2.2 6 5 5 3 2
Ruhle V 6.1 4 0 0 1 7
E -- Trammell A
DP -- Boston 3, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Detroit 0
2B -- Hobson B, Fisk C
HR -- Hobson B, Parrish L
CS -- Dillard S
T -- 2:11
A -- 11344
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