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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1977-09-24 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 9245 · rain, wet · 2:16
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 6–2. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 6th. Mike Paxton earned the win and Bill Campbell picked up the save. Fred Lynn went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Mike Paxton L: Milt Wilcox SV: Bill Campbell
Umpires — HP: Larry McCoy · 1B: Dale Ford · 2B: Durwood Merrill · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Burleson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Cox | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Rice | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlton Fisk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Scott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fred Lynn | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Butch Hobson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Denny Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron LeFlore | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Whitaker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Rusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Kemp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Oglivie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Milt May | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Mankowski | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Alan Trammell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tim Corcoran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Paxton | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 Bill Campbell | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milt Wilcox | 5.1 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce Taylor | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rick Burleson: S7
- Ted Cox: S9.1-2
- Jim Rice: 9
- Carl Yastrzemski: 8.2-3
- Carlton Fisk: 13/BG
Bot 1
- Ron LeFlore: 31
- Lou Whitaker: 43
- Rusty Staub: 8/L
Top 2
- George Scott: D7
- Fred Lynn: W
- Butch Hobson: K
- Denny Doyle: K
- Rick Burleson: 6
Bot 2
- Steve Kemp: W
- Jason Thompson: 8
- Ben Oglivie: K/C
- Milt May: S7.1-3
- Phil Mankowski: D7.3-H;1XH(762)
Top 3
- Ted Cox: HR/7
- Jim Rice: 3/FL
- Carl Yastrzemski: 43
- Carlton Fisk: 63
Bot 3
- Alan Trammell: K
- Ron LeFlore: 63
- Lou Whitaker: 3/G
Top 4
- George Scott: 63
- Fred Lynn: 5/FL
- Butch Hobson: 8
Bot 4
- Rusty Staub: S9
- Steve Kemp: 46(1)3/GDP
- Jason Thompson: 7
Top 5
- Denny Doyle: 63
- Rick Burleson: 3/G
- Ted Cox: 53
Bot 5
- Ben Oglivie: 8
- Milt May: 7
- Phil Mankowski: 7
Top 6
- Jim Rice: S7
- Carl Yastrzemski: HR/9.1-H
- Carlton Fisk: S7
- George Scott: 8/8D.1-2
- Fred Lynn: HR/9.2-H
- Butch Hobson: K
- Denny Doyle: K/C
Bot 6
- Alan Trammell: K/C
- Ron LeFlore: D9
- Lou Whitaker: W
- Rusty Staub: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Rick Burleson: 7
- Ted Cox: 4
- Jim Rice: K
Bot 7
- Steve Kemp: 9
- Jason Thompson: 43
- Ben Oglivie: 3/G
Top 8
- Carl Yastrzemski: 43
- Carlton Fisk: 4
- George Scott: K
Bot 8
- Milt May: 8
- Phil Mankowski: W
- Tim Corcoran: 8
- Ron LeFlore: S9.1-2
- Lou Whitaker: S8.2-H;1-3
- Rusty Staub: 13
Top 9
- Fred Lynn: D8
- Butch Hobson: S8.2-H
- Denny Doyle: SB2
- Denny Doyle: W
- Rick Burleson: K
- Ted Cox: K
- Jim Rice: 64(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Steve Kemp: 13
- Jason Thompson: 43
- Ben Oglivie: 8
Notes & reviews
- 38 minute rain delay