The Red Sox tied the major league record for most homers in one game, hitting eight, and smashed their nine-game losing streak by defeating the Blue Jays, 9-6. George Scott started the bombardment with a two-run shot in the fifth inning and Fred Lynn added a solo swat in the sixth. Butch Hobson and Bernie Carbo followed with back-to-back blows in the seventh.

The Red Sox then whacked four homers in the eighth. Lynn opened with his second drive of the game. Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski also homered to make it three in a row. After Carlton Fisk was retired, Scott hit his second of the game to climax the fireworks show. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 6
Game Played on Monday, July      4, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Blue Jays    1  1  0    0  0  2    2  0  0  -   6 14  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  2  1    2  4  x  -   9 11  3


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailor cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .322      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Staggs 2b             4   1   2   0     1   1   .304      Lynn cf               4   2   2   2     0   1   .262
A. Woods lf           5   2   0   0     0   0   .294      Rice rf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .304
Fairly 1b             5   0   2   2     0   1   .325        Miller rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Ewing dh              3   1   1   0     0   2   .308      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   1     0   0   .301
  Ault ph,dh          1   0   1   1     0   0   .266      Fisk c                3   1   0   0     1   0   .327
Velez rf              5   1   2   2     0   1   .279      Scott 1b              4   2   2   3     0   0   .263
Rader 3b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .259      Hobson 3b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .244
Torres ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .221      Helms dh              2   0   0   0     0   0   .138
Ashby c               4   0   2   1     0   1   .204        Carbo ph,dh         1   1   1   1     1   0   .280
  Whitt pr,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Dillard 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Doyle ph,2b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .243
  Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   6  14   6     2   8             Totals               34   9  11   9     2   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 21,073
Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 3
DP: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 3
Errors: Burleson, Scott, Jenkins
Doubles: Fairly (15), Rader 2 (6), Bailor (13), Staggs (1)
Home Runs: Velez (12), Scott 2 (23), Lynn 2 (9), Hobson (14), Carbo (7), Rice (19), Yastrzemski (16)
Stolen Bases: A. Woods (5)
GIDP: Rader (7), A. Woods (8), Scott (13)
Hit by Pitch: Ault (2,by Campbell)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin                  6     4   3   3   0   2   2  22   3.87
Hartenstein L(0-2)      1.1   4   4   4   1   0   4   8   7.23
Willis                  0.1   2   2   2   0   0   2   3   3.19
Johnson                 0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.06
Totals                  8    11   9   9   2   3   8  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 6.1  10   6   4   1   6   1  31   3.18
Hernandez               0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.36
Cleveland               1     3   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.62
Campbell W(6-5)         1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.64
Totals                  9    14   6   4   2   8   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Campbell (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Staggs reached on an error by Jenkins; A. Woods forced Staggs
(second to shortstop); A. Woods stole second; Fairly doubled [A.
Woods scored (unearned)]; Ewing struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (first to pitcher); Lynn
struck out; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez struck out; Rader doubled; Torres grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ashby singled [Rader scored]; Bailor
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Fisk flied out to right; Scott made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Staggs singled; A. Woods lined into a double play
(right to first) [Staggs out at first]; Fairly grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson struck out; Helms flied out to center;
Dillard made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ewing was called out on strikes; Velez popped to
first in foul territory; Rader doubled; Torres walked; Ashby
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson made an out to second; Lynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bailor doubled; Staggs was called out on strikes;
A. Woods grounded out (first unassisted) [Bailor to third];
Fairly flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski singled; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third
to second); Scott homered [Fisk scored]; Hobson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Helms made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ewing singled to shortstop [Ewing to second
(error by Burleson)]; Velez homered [Ewing scored]; Rader
grounded out (third to first); Torres flied out to center; Ashby
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Dillard made an out to second; Burleson flied out
to right; Lynn homered; Rice singled; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor flied out to right; Staggs doubled; A.
Woods reached on an error by Scott [Staggs to third]; Fairly
singled [Staggs scored, A. Woods to third]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
JENKINS (PITCHING); AULT BATTED FOR EWING; On a bunt Ault
singled [A. Woods scored (unearned), Fairly to second];
CLEVELAND REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Velez singled [Fairly
to third, Ault to second]; Rader grounded into a double play
(third to catcher to first) [Fairly out at home]; 2 R (1 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: AULT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HARTENSTEIN
REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Fisk walked; Scott grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fisk out at second];
Hobson homered; CARBO BATTED FOR HELMS; Carbo homered; DOYLE
BATTED FOR DILLARD; Doyle flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: CARBO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DOYLE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Torres popped to first in foul territory;
Ashby singled; WHITT RAN FOR ASHBY; Bailor singled [Whitt to
second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Staggs walked
[Whitt to third, Bailor to second]; A. Woods grounded into a
double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Whitt out at home]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: WHITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Burleson made an
out to shortstop; Lynn homered; Rice homered; WILLIS REPLACED
HARTENSTEIN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski homered; Fisk grounded out
(pitcher to first); Scott homered; JOHNSON REPLACED WILLIS
(PITCHING); Hobson singled; Carbo walked [Hobson to second];
Doyle struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 9.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED RICE (PLAYING RF); Fairly struck
out; Ault was hit by a pitch; Velez forced Ault (third to
second); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Red Sox 9.