Butch Hobson sparked the Red Sox to a 5-3 Patriots' Day victory over the Tigers, driving in three runs with a two-run homer in the sixth inning and sacrifice fly in the eighth. Carl Yastrzemski contributed three hits, one a double that was the 882nd extra-base blow of his career, moving Yaz past Joe DiMaggio into 25th place on the career list. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Monday, April     18, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  2
Red Sox      1  1  0    0  0  2    0  1  x  -   5 11  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Burleson ss           3   1   1   0     2   0   .324
Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .326      Dillard 2b            5   1   3   1     0   1   .600
Staub dh              3   1   2   1     1   0   .275      Rice dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Oglivie rf            3   1   1   2     1   1   .237      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .212
Thompson 1b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .206      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   3   1     0   0   .452
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .146      Fisk c                3   0   1   0     1   1   .292
May c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Evans rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .364
  Veryzer pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Hobson 3b             3   1   1   3     0   0   .172
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Miller cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .188
Wagner ss             3   0   0   0     0   2   .125      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sykes p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   6   3     4   6             Totals               32   5  11   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 30,059
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Red Sox 9
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Rodriguez, Arroyo
Doubles: Staub 2 (3), Dillard (1), Yastrzemski (4)
Home Runs: Oglivie (3), Hobson (2)
Stolen Bases: Fuentes (1), Miller (2)
Caught Stealing: Miller (1), Scott (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hobson (3)
GIDP: Kemp (2), Rodriguez (3), Rice (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes                   1.2   5   2   2   3   1   0  11   3.38
Arroyo L(0-2)           5.1   6   3   3   1   2   1  23   3.46
Hiller                  1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   6.75
Totals                  8    11   5   5   5   5   1  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(1-1)          7.2   5   3   3   2   5   1  29   3.63
Lee                     0.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   5   0.00
Willoughby SV(1)        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  13.50
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   6   1  35

Balks: Sykes (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub doubled; Oglivie
homered [Staub scored]; Thompson flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Dillard was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Burleson out at
second (second unassisted)]; Rice singled [Dillard to second];
Scott struck out; Yastrzemski singled to right [Dillard scored,
Rice to third]; Fisk walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Evans
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers
2, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp popped to left; May grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson made an out to second; Miller walked; Sykes
balked [Miller to second]; Miller was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Burleson walked; Dillard doubled to center
[Burleson scored]; ARROYO REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Rice made
an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner was called out on strikes; LeFlore flied out
to right; Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Scott struck out; Yastrzemski doubled to right;
Fisk struck out; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Oglivie
struck out; Thompson walked; Kemp singled to center [Thompson to
second]; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Miller flied
out to left; Burleson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; Wagner grounded
out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Dillard grounded out (third to first); Rice
grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 6TH: On a bunt Fuentes singled to shortstop; Fuentes
stole second [Fuentes to third (on throw)]; the previous two
plays occurred together; after Tito Fuentes beat out the bunt,
he stole SB when no one was covering the bag; he went to 3B when
the ball rolled away at 2B; the play was originally scored a
stolen base and an error on Fergie Jenkins, but later the error
was removed; Staub doubled to right [Fuentes scored];
Oglivie walked; Thompson struck out; Kemp grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Oglivie out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski lined to first; Fisk grounded out
(third to first); Evans singled to shortstop; Hobson homered
[Evans scored]; Miller reached on an error by Arroyo; Miller
stole second; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 7TH: May flied out to left; Rodriguez made an out to
second; Wagner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Dillard singled to shortstop; Rice grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Dillard out at second];
Scott reached on an error by Rodriguez; Scott was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); Fuentes
flied out to right; LEE REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Staub
walked; Oglivie made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk singled to right
[Yastrzemski to third]; Evans walked [Fisk to second]; HILLER
REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Hobson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Yastrzemski scored]; Miller was called out on strikes; Burleson
walked [Fisk to third, Evans to second]; Dillard struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson walked; Kemp struck out; May singled
[Thompson to second]; VERYZER RAN FOR MAY; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED
LEE (PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Veryzer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.