A grand slam by Jim Rice for his 38th homer of the season powered the Red Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Tigers. The Red Sox counted their first two runs in the sixth inning. Carl Yastrzemski doubled and, after holding up, had to stop at third on another double by Rice.

An infield out by Carlton Fisk produced one run and a single by Butch Hobson added another. In the seventh, Bernie Carbo and Fred Lynn walked and Yastrzemski beat out an infield hit, setting the stage for Rice's slam off John Hiller. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 11, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    4  0  x  -   6  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Burleson ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .294
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Carbo rf              1   0   0   0     3   1   .278
Staub dh              3   2   1   0     1   0   .279        Miller pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .254
Thompson 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .270      Lynn cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .255
Parrish c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .400      Yastrzemski lf        4   2   2   0     0   0   .300
Wockenfuss lf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Rice dh               3   2   2   4     0   1   .322
  Kemp ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   1   .313
Stanley rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Oglivie ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .264
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Veryzer ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Trammell ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .500        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2  10   1     1   1             Totals               32   6   9   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 34,325
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Red Sox 7
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 4
Errors: Doyle
Doubles: Burleson (35), Yastrzemski (25), Rice (24)
Home Runs: Rice (38)
GIDP: Staub (22), LeFlore (11), Fuentes (10), Parrish (1), Scott (22)
Hit by Pitch: Rice (8,by Arroyo)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(7-16)          6.1   7   3   3   3   4   0  29   3.95
Hiller                  1.2   2   3   3   1   1   1   8   3.80
Totals                  8     9   6   6   4   5   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(8-3)              8     8   1   1   0   1   0  29   4.58
Stanley                 1     2   1   0   1   0   0   6   4.16
Totals                  9    10   2   1   1   1   0  35

Passed Balls: Fisk (4)
Hit by Pitch: Arroyo (1)
Wild Pitches: Arroyo (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
flied out to right; Staub singled to right; Thompson singled to
left [Staub to third]; Parrish singled [Staub scored, Thompson
to third]; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
struck out; Lynn singled; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: TRAMMELL REPLACED VERYZER (PLAYING SS); Rice was
hit by a pitch; Fisk was called out on strikes; Scott grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rice out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Fuentes
singled; Staub grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson was called out on strikes; On a bunt Doyle
grounded out (second to first); Burleson doubled to left; Carbo
walked; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Parrish made an
out to second; Wockenfuss singled to right; Stanley flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski made an out to first; Rice struck out;
Fisk singled to left; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Trammell
singled to right; LeFlore grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Doyle
grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson singled to shortstop;
Arroyo threw a wild pitch [Burleson to second]; Carbo walked;
Lynn lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Fuentes popped to third in foul territory; Staub
grounded out (second to first); Thompson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski doubled; Rice doubled [Yastrzemski to
third]; Fisk grounded out (second to first) [Yastrzemski scored,
Rice to third]; Scott grounded out (third to first); Hobson
singled to center [Rice scored]; Doyle grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Parrish lined to second; Wockenfuss grounded out
(third to first); Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson flied out to center; Carbo walked; MILLER
RAN FOR CARBO; HILLER REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Lynn walked
[Miller to second]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Miller to
third, Lynn to second]; Rice homered [Miller scored, Lynn
scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Fisk flied out to center; Scott
flied out to center; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 8TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rodriguez
singled to left; Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore singled to
right [Rodriguez to second]; Fuentes grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson struck out; Doyle flied out to center;
Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Staub walked;
Thompson singled to right [Staub to second]; Parrish grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Staub to
third, Thompson out at second]; KEMP BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Kemp
reached on an error by Doyle [Staub scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
OGLIVIE BATTED FOR STANLEY; Oglivie singled to center [Kemp to
second]; Fisk allowed a passed ball [Kemp to third, Oglivie to
second]; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 6.