Lee May knocked in four runs with a single, double and sacrifice fly and Eddie Murray drove in three runs with four hits as the Orioles routed the Red Sox, 11-2. The victory enabled the Orioles to remain 2½ games behind the Yankees in the A. L. East divisional fight. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 11, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 1977 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2 10  2
Orioles      2  0  1    0  5  3    0  0  x  -  11 14  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .292      Maddox cf             3   3   2   0     1   0   .279
Carbo rf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .291      Dauer 2b              5   3   3   1     0   1   .238
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Singleton rf          4   2   1   1     0   1   .335
  Diaz ph,c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Dimmel rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .300      L. May 1b             3   2   2   4     0   0   .248
  Bowen lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      Murray dh             5   1   4   3     0   0   .265
Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .259      Mora lf               2   0   0   1     0   0   .257
Lynn cf               3   0   2   0     0   0   .253        Bumbry lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .309
  Miller pr,cf        1   1   0   0     0   1   .250      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .262      Belanger ss           2   0   1   1     2   0   .210
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .241      Skaggs c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .300
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  10   2     1   8             Totals               35  11  14  11     4   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 26,324
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Orioles 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Hobson, Doyle
Doubles: Hobson (28), Dauer (13), Murray (24), L. May (15), Maddox (6)
Triples: Burleson (6)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (1)
Sacrifice Flies: L. May (5), Mora (2)
GIDP: Rice (21), Skaggs (2)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (4,by Willoughby)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(8-4)              4     7   6   5   3   0   0  21   4.83
Stanley                 0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   4.27
Willoughby              0.2   2   3   3   0   1   0   5   4.38
Burton                  2.2   2   0   0   1   3   0  11   0.00
Totals                  8    14  11  10   4   4   0  42

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(14-7)     9    10   2   2   1   8   0  37   3.74
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   8   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Willoughby (2)
Wild Pitches: Willoughby (1)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dale Ford


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson tripled; Carbo struck out; Fisk grounded
out (third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Maddox walked; Maddox stole second [Maddox to third
(error by Doyle)]; Dauer doubled to left [Maddox scored];
Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dauer to third]; L.
May hit a sacrifice fly to right [Dauer scored]; Murray singled
to right; Mora forced Murray (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Scott flied out to right; Lynn
singled to center; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger flied out to center; Skaggs singled to center; Maddox
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
made an out to third; Carbo singled to left; Fisk was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
reached on an error by Hobson [Singleton to second]; L. May
flied out to center; Murray singled to right [Singleton scored
(unearned), Murray out at second (right to catcher to
shortstop)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski walked; Rice lined to shortstop; Scott
struck out; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Mora grounded out (third to first); DeCinces
walked; Belanger walked [DeCinces to second]; Skaggs grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Belanger out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson flied out to center; Doyle flied out to
left; Burleson singled to left; Carbo forced Burleson (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Maddox singled to center; Dauer singled to right
[Maddox to third]; On a bunt Singleton singled to catcher
[Maddox scored, Dauer to second]; STANLEY REPLACED LEE
(PITCHING); L. May singled to left [Dauer scored, Singleton to
second]; Murray doubled [Singleton scored, L. May to third];
Mora hit a sacrifice fly to right [L. May scored, Murray to
third]; DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
singled to right [Murray scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED STANLEY
(PITCHING); Willoughby threw a wild pitch [Belanger to second];
Skaggs grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 8.

RED SOX 6TH: BUMBRY REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); Fisk singled to
left; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 6TH: Maddox was hit by a pitch; Dauer singled to center
[Maddox to second]; Singleton struck out; L. May doubled [Maddox
scored, Dauer scored]; BURTON REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING);
Murray singled to center [L. May scored]; Bumbry flied out to
left; DeCinces made an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 11.

RED SOX 7TH: DIMMEL REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Scott
singled to left; Lynn singled to right [Scott to third]; MILLER
RAN FOR LYNN; Hobson struck out; Doyle singled to third [Scott
scored, Miller to second]; Burleson forced Doyle (pitcher to
second) [Miller to third]; Carbo singled to center [Miller
scored, Burleson to second]; DIAZ BATTED FOR FISK; Diaz struck
out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 11.

ORIOLES 7TH: DIAZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MILLER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Belanger walked; Skaggs struck out; Maddox
doubled to right [Belanger to third]; Dauer struck out; Dimmel
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Orioles 11.

RED SOX 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Yastrzemski
made an out to second; Rice made an out to second; Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Orioles 11.

ORIOLES 8TH: BOWEN REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Muser was
called out on strikes; Murray popped to catcher in foul
territory; Bumbry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Orioles 11.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller struck out; Hobson doubled to left; Doyle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles
11.