Friday September 9, 1977
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Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 6 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, September 9, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Tigers 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 16 0 Red Sox 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 x - 8 9 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 .322 Burleson ss 5 1 3 2 0 0 .295 Whitaker 2b 5 1 3 1 0 2 .600 Doyle 2b 4 1 0 0 1 2 .240 Staub dh 5 0 1 1 0 0 .281 Lynn cf 4 2 2 2 0 1 .254 Kemp lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .263 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .296 Thompson 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .266 Rice dh 2 0 0 1 1 1 .321 Oglivie rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .248 Carbo rf 4 0 1 2 0 2 .278 Parrish c 5 1 2 0 0 2 .455 Miller rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .224 Scott 1b 4 1 1 0 0 3 .263 Trammell ss 3 1 2 0 0 1 .667 Hobson 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .266 Molinaro ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Montgomery c 2 1 1 0 1 1 .308 Scrivener ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .102 Dillard pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 Grilli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fisk c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 6 16 6 1 11 Totals 32 8 9 8 4 12 Time of Game: 3:03 Attendance: 34,581 Left on Base: Tigers 10, Red Sox 6 DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 1 Errors: Cleveland Doubles: Whitaker (1), LeFlore (25), Burleson (34), Lynn (25) Triples: Rodriguez (1), Lynn (5) Home Runs: Thompson (27) Stolen Bases: Whitaker (1), LeFlore (33) Sacrifice Flies: Rice (4) Hit by Pitch: Montgomery (1,by Grilli) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grilli 1.2 4 5 5 3 1 0 13 4.70 Ruhle L(3-5) 3.1 1 1 1 0 3 0 11 6.32 Hiller 3 4 2 2 1 8 0 14 3.61 Totals 8 9 8 8 4 12 0 38 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cleveland 2.1 5 3 3 1 2 0 13 4.19 Willoughby 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 6 4.20 Wise W(11-5) 2.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.56 Campbell SV(26) 3.1 4 1 1 0 6 1 14 3.08 Totals 9 16 6 6 1 11 1 43 Hit by Pitch: Grilli (3) Wild Pitches: Grilli (3), Ruhle (3) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker singled; Debut game for Lou Whitaker; Staub flied out to center; Whitaker stole second [Whitaker to third (error by Cleveland)]; Kemp made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson doubled to right; Doyle walked; Lynn flied out to left; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop in foul territory; Grilli threw a wild pitch [Burleson to third, Doyle to second]; Rice walked; Carbo singled to center [Burleson scored, Doyle scored, Rice to third]; Scott struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to pitcher); Oglivie lined to center; Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 2ND: Hobson walked; Montgomery was hit by a pitch [Hobson to second]; Burleson lined to left; Doyle popped to left; Lynn tripled to center [Hobson scored, Montgomery scored]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Lynn scored]; RUHLE REPLACED GRILLI (PITCHING); Rice flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5. TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to center; Trammell singled to center; Debut game for Alan Trammell; LeFlore walked [Trammell to second]; Whitaker doubled to left [Trammell scored, LeFlore to third]; Staub singled [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; Kemp singled [Whitaker scored, Staub to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Thompson lined to right [Staub to third]; Oglivie struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 3RD: Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott struck out; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 5. TIGERS 4TH: Parrish singled to left; Rodriguez tripled [Parrish scored]; Trammell struck out; LeFlore doubled [Rodriguez scored]; WISE REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Whitaker struck out; Staub flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 4TH: Montgomery was called out on strikes; Burleson grounded out (third to first); Doyle lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 5. TIGERS 5TH: On a bunt Kemp grounded out (third to first); Thompson singled to center; Oglivie popped to center; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn doubled to left; Ruhle threw a wild pitch [Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul territory; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lynn scored]; Carbo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 6. TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Trammell singled to center [Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Rodriguez out at second]; Whitaker singled to center [Trammell to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 6TH: HILLER REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Scott singled to left; Hobson struck out; Montgomery singled to left [Scott to second]; Burleson singled [Scott scored, Montgomery to second]; Doyle was called out on strikes; Lynn struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 7. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp struck out; Thompson homered; Oglivie was called out on strikes; Parrish singled; Rodriguez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Rice struck out; Carbo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 7. TIGERS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); MOLINARO BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Molinaro struck out; LeFlore singled; Whitaker struck out while LeFlore stole second; Staub made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 8TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING SS); Scott struck out; Hobson flied out to center; Montgomery walked; DILLARD RAN FOR MONTGOMERY; Burleson singled to right [Dillard scored]; Doyle struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 8. TIGERS 9TH: FISK REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING C ); Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson grounded out (second to first); Oglivie singled to right; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 8.

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