Ron Guidry pitched a five-hitter and Mickey Rivers rapped a decisive two-run homer as the Yankees increased their East Division lead to 2½ games with a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox. The Red Sox scored their runs off Guidry in the second inning. Carl Yastrzemski tripled and crossed the plate on a wild pitch. Guidry then walked Carlton Fisk and George Scott in succession and Butch Hobson followed with a single for his 100th RBI of the season.

The Yankees pushed over their first run off Mike Paxton in the fourth on a single by Thurman Munson, two-out force by Chris Chambliss and singles by Graig Nettles and Lou Piniella. Bucky Dent led off the fifth with a single and Rivers put the Yankees ahead with his homer. With one out, Munson singled to kayo Paxton. Jim Willoughby relieved and got Reggie Jackson to ground into a forceout, but Chambliss doubled to drive in an insurance run. The crowd of 55,269 at game set a regular-season attendance record for remodeled Yankee Stadium. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Yankees      0  0  0    1  3  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .294      Rivers cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .325
Helms dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .221      White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Munson c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Jackson rf            4   1   0   0     0   3   .276
Rice rf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .322        Blair rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Fisk c                3   1   0   0     1   0   .310      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .296
Scott 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .261      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .240
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .264      Piniella dh           4   0   1   1     0   1   .325
Doyle 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
  Montgomery ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Dent ss               3   1   1   0     0   1   .248
  Dillard 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   1     3   9             Totals               34   4  10   4     1   7

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 55,269
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Yankees 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: White (21), Chambliss (30)
Triples: Yastrzemski (3)
Home Runs: Rivers (11)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (22)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton L(9-5)           4.1   8   4   4   0   3   1  21   3.61
Willoughby              3.2   2   0   0   1   4   0  14   3.88
Totals                  8    10   4   4   1   7   1  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(14-6)          9     5   2   2   3   9   0  35   2.90
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   9   0  35

Wild Pitches: Guidry (6)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman


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

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to shortstop; White doubled to right;
Munson flied out to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski tripled to center; Rice struck out;
Fisk walked; Guidry threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk
to second]; Scott walked; Hobson singled to left [Fisk scored,
Scott to second]; Doyle forced Hobson (second to shortstop)
[Scott to third]; Burleson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss popped to third in foul territory;
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Helms lined to right; Lynn popped to catcher in
foul territory; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph flied out to center; Dent made an out to
shortstop; Rivers singled; White made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice walked; Fisk lined to center; Scott flied out
to right; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to left; Jackson struck out;
Chambliss forced Munson (second to shortstop); Nettles singled
to right [Chambliss to third]; Piniella singled to left
[Chambliss scored, Nettles to second]; Randolph forced Nettles
(third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Burleson
singled to left; Helms struck out; Lynn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent singled to center; Rivers homered [Dent
scored]; White lined to center; Munson singled to left;
WILLOUGHBY REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Jackson forced Munson
(second to shortstop); Chambliss doubled to center [Jackson
scored]; Nettles was walked intentionally; Piniella forced
Nettles (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Yankees 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski popped to left; Rice flied out to
right; Fisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph singled to left; Dent struck out; Rivers
forced Randolph (pitcher to shortstop); Rivers stole second;
White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott singled to left; Hobson flied out to left;
MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR DOYLE; Montgomery struck out; Burleson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: DILLARD REPLACED MONTGOMERY (PLAYING 2B); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson struck out; Chambliss
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Helms flied
out to left; Lynn struck out; Yastrzemski made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles was called out on strikes; Piniella
grounded out (third to first); Randolph flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice singled to left; Fisk flied out to center;
Scott struck out; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Yankees 4.