Jim Willoughby turned in a strong relief performance for the Red Sox and was rewarded with a victory when Dwight Evans hit a homer in the sixth inning to defeat the Angels, 4-3. Willoughby, in relief of Bill Lee, retired Joe Rudi with the bases loaded in the fifth and checked the Angels on three hits the rest of the way. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       8, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Angels       0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Red Sox      0  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4 11  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grich ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Burleson ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .343
Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Baylor lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .231      Rice dh               2   0   0   0     2   0   .271
Rudi dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .310
  Jones pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .267
Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Fisk c                4   1   1   1     0   0   .341
Chalk 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .350      Evans cf              3   2   1   1     1   0   .302
Jackson 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .239      Carbo rf              3   0   2   1     0   1   .313
Flores cf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .750      Hobson 3b             3   0   2   1     0   1   .242
Humphrey c            3   0   1   2     0   0   .226      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .170        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     1   2             Totals               31   4  11   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 20,864
Left on Base: Angels 6, Red Sox 6
DP: Angels 3, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Flores (1), Rudi (7), Yastrzemski (5), Hobson (3)
Triples: Bonds (1), Flores (1)
Home Runs: Evans (6)
Caught Stealing: Chalk (1)
GIDP: Rice (3), Burleson (2), Fisk (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross L(0-2)             6    10   4   4   2   4   1  27   6.00
Kirkwood                2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.82
Totals                  8    11   4   4   3   5   1  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     4.2   7   3   3   0   1   0  20   5.14
Willoughby W(2-0)       4.1   3   0   0   1   1   0  16   3.86
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   2   0  36

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


ANGELS 1ST: Grich made an out to third; Remy grounded out
(second to first); Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; Doyle flied out to
left; Rice grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi struck out; Bonds tripled to center; Chalk
singled to left [Bonds scored]; Chalk was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Jackson flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski doubled to right; Scott struck out;
Fisk singled to left [Yastrzemski scored]; Evans walked [Fisk to
second]; Carbo singled to left [Fisk scored, Evans to third];
Hobson singled to center [Evans scored, Carbo to second];
Burleson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Hobson out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Red Sox 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Flores lined to right; Debut game for Gil
Flores; Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle singled to shortstop; Rice flied out to
center; Yastrzemski forced Doyle (first to shortstop); Scott
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Baylor singled
to center; Rudi flied out to right; Bonds popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied
out to center; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Red Sox 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
singled to left; Flores doubled to left [Jackson to third];
Humphrey singled to center [Jackson scored, Flores scored];
Grich popped to catcher in foul territory; Remy singled to right
[Humphrey to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Baylor
walked [Humphrey to third, Remy to second]; Rudi forced Baylor
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox
3.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson struck out; Burleson singled to center;
Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher) [Burleson to second]; Rice
walked; Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 3, Red Sox 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Chalk flied out
to center; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott struck out; Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Evans homered; Carbo singled to center; Hobson doubled
to left [Carbo out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Flores tripled to right; Humphrey flied out to
center; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 7TH: KIRKWOOD REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Burleson was
called out on strikes; Doyle grounded out (second to first);
Rice walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Baylor struck out; Rudi doubled to center; JONES RAN
FOR RUDI; Bonds lined to shortstop; Chalk flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Scott singled to
left; Fisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Scott out at second]; Evans grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Jackson flied out to right; Flores singled to left
[Flores out at second (left to second)]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR
HUMPHREY; Solaita grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 4.