The Red Sox linked a double by Butch Hobson, bunt single by Denny Doyle, Rick Burleson's sacrifice fly and Jim Rice's run-producing single for two runs in the eighth inning that sent the Yankees down to a 4-3 defeat. Dwight Evans and Hobson hit back-to-back homers for the Red Sox in the second. Reggie Jackson homered for the Yankees in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Monday, May       23, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  7  2
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           3   0   0   1     0   2   .336      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .221
Rice dh               3   0   2   1     1   1   .280      Munson c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .331
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .252        Rivers pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .328      White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Evans rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .319      Jackson rf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .256
Hobson 3b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .261      Piniella dh           3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Doyle 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .341
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wynn ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .164
                                                            Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                          Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   7   4     2   4             Totals               31   3   6   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 31,261
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Yankees 3
DP: Red Sox 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Scott, Hobson
Doubles: Hobson (6), Jackson (9)
Triples: Rice (4)
Home Runs: Evans (9), Hobson (6), Jackson (6)
Caught Stealing: Munson (2), Rivers (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (2)
GIDP: Evans (2), Jackson (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(2-0)              7     5   3   1   2   2   1  27   4.33
Campbell SV(7)          2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.90
Totals                  9     6   3   1   2   3   1  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(5-3)         9     7   4   4   2   4   2  35   1.55
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   4   2  35

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Lynn grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rice walked; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Munson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk lined
to third; Evans homered; Hobson homered; Doyle grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); White
flied out to left; Jackson doubled to right; Piniella reached on
an error by Hobson [Jackson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Piniella
to first]; Blair forced Piniella (shortstop to second); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn
flied out to center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (second to first); Randolph
grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Scott
popped to first; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson walked; Chambliss flied out to center; White
singled to left [Munson to second]; Jackson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to left; Hobson popped to second;
Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella singled to left; On a bunt Blair hit into
a double play (pitcher to first) [Piniella out at second]; Dent
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson struck out; Lynn grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rice tripled to left; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
struck out; Munson singled to left; Chambliss forced Munson
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees
1.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott flied out to left; Fisk singled to left;
Evans grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 7TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
homered; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Blair popped to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson doubled to right; Doyle singled to third
[Hobson to third]; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hobson
scored]; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Doyle to second];
Rice singled to left [Doyle scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: WYNN BATTED FOR DENT; Wynn walked; CAMPBELL
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Randolph struck out; Nettles grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Wynn to second]; Munson reached on an
error by Scott [Wynn scored (unearned) (no RBI), Munson to
first]; Munson was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING SS); Scott flied out
to left; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Evans walked;
Hobson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss singled to center; RIVERS RAN FOR
CHAMBLISS; Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); White flied out to right; Jackson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 3.