Carlton Fisk drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly and homer, while Jim Rice also hit a homer, as the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays, 5-2. Fisk lofted his sacrifice fly in the first inning and Rice homered in the fifth to help the Red Sox take a 3-0 lead before Doug Rader accounted for the Blue Jays' runs with a circuit clout in the sixth. Rice, who had three hits, doubled in the seventh and Fisk clinched the victory with his homer. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 7, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 10 1 Red Sox 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 x - 5 11 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bailor cf,ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .325 Burleson ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Staggs 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .281 Lynn cf 3 2 1 0 2 0 .277 A. Woods lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Rice dh 5 2 3 1 0 0 .307 Fairly dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .326 Yastrzemski lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .312 Velez rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Fisk c 3 1 2 3 0 0 .329 Rader 3b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .261 Scott 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 Ault 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Carbo rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .277 Torres ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Helms 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .152 Scott pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Doyle 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Ashby c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .209 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 2 10 2 2 3 Totals 31 5 11 5 5 2 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 32,641 Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 10 DP: Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1 Errors: Jefferson, Burleson Doubles: Bailor (14), Rice (14) Home Runs: Rader (5), Rice (20), Fisk (16) Caught Stealing: Scott (8), Burleson (6) Sacrifice Hits: Doyle (5) Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (5), Yastrzemski (5) GIDP: A. Woods (9) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson L(5-8) 8 11 5 5 5 2 2 39 4.21 Totals 8 11 5 5 5 2 2 39 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stanley W(5-3) 6 8 2 2 0 1 1 26 4.09 Campbell SV(16) 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 12 2.45 Totals 9 10 2 2 2 3 1 38 Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled; Staggs struck out; A. Woods reached on a fielder's choice [Bailor to second (error by Burleson; assist by Doyle)]; Fairly lined to right; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Lynn singled [Burleson to third]; Rice reached on a fielder's choice [Burleson out at home (third to catcher to third), Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski singled to pitcher [Lynn to third, Rice to second]; Fisk hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lynn scored, Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader flied out to right; Ault made an out to shortstop; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Carbo walked; Helms made an out to first; Doyle lined to left; Carbo was picked off first but was safe on an error by Jefferson [Carbo to second]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby singled; Bailor forced Ashby (shortstop to second); Staggs singled [Bailor to third]; A. Woods grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staggs out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Lynn walked; Rice singled [Lynn to third, Rice to second (on throw to 3b)]; Yastrzemski lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Lynn scored, Rice to third]; Fisk singled [Rice stayed at third]; Scott struck out; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader singled to second; Ault singled [Rader to second]; Torres forced Ault (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Helms singled; Doyle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Helms to second]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Bailor flied out to right; Staggs lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Rice homered; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk made an out to second; Scott lined to second; Carbo singled [Yastrzemski to third]; Helms forced Carbo (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: A. Woods singled; Fairly lined to shortstop; Velez made an out to second; Rader homered [A. Woods scored]; Ault flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Doyle singled to second; Burleson forced Doyle (third to second); Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Burleson to second]; Burleson was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Torres singled; CAMPBELL REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); SCOTT RAN FOR TORRES; Ashby singled [Scott to third]; Bailor lined to second; Scott was caught stealing home (catcher to third to pitcher) [Ashby to third]; Staggs walked; A. Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Rice doubled; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rice to third]; Fisk homered [Rice scored]; Scott struck out; Carbo walked; Helms grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez made an out to shortstop; Rader walked; Ault struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 8TH: Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson lined to center; Lynn walked; Rice lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Scott made an out to shortstop; Ashby struck out; Bailor doubled; Staggs grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 5.

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