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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 24, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 24, 1977 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 24, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Paxton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 9,245 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Don Denkinger |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Ted Cox | DH |
| Jim Rice | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Phil Mankowski | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 24, 1977
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Wilcox
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Wilcox
Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Wilcox
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Wilcox
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Wilcox
Fisk bunts towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Paxton
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Paxton covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Paxton
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Paxton
Staub hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wilcox
Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Scott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Wilcox
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Wilcox
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Wilcox
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Wilcox
Burleson hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Paxton
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Paxton
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Paxton
Oglivie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Paxton
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mankowski vs. Paxton
Mankowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Mankowski reaches second base with a double. Kemp scores. There goes May trying to get to home. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Burleson who relays the ball to Fisk, who tags May, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilcox
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wilcox
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Wilcox
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Wilcox
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Paxton
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Paxton
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Paxton
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wilcox
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Wilcox
Lynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mankowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Wilcox
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Paxton
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Paxton
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Paxton
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Wilcox
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Wilcox
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burleson for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wilcox
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Paxton
Oglivie hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Paxton
May hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Paxton
Mankowski hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wilcox
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Wilcox
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Wilcox
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Wilcox
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Wilcox
Lynn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Taylor
Bruce Taylor now pitching.
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Taylor
Doyle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Paxton
Trammell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Paxton
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rice. LeFlore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Paxton
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Paxton
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Taylor
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Taylor
Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Taylor
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Paxton
Kemp hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Paxton
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Paxton
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oglivie for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Taylor
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Taylor
Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Taylor
Scott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Paxton
May hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Paxton
Mankowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corcoran vs. Paxton
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Alan Trammell.
Corcoran hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Paxton
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mankowski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Paxton
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mankowski scores. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Campbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Taylor
Chuck Scrivener now playing shortstop.
Lynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Lynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Taylor
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lynn scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Taylor
There goes Hobson. The throw from May and he is safe. Hobson steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Taylor
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Taylor
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Taylor
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Taylor
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Campbell
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Campbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Campbell
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Campbell
Oglivie hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/24/1977 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 5 0 1 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 0 2 0
Cox T, dh 5 1 2 1 Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 1 1
Rice J, rf 5 1 1 0 Staub R, dh 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 1 2 Kemp S, lf 3 1 0 0
Fisk C, c 4 1 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Scott G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Oglivie B, rf 4 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 3 2 2 2 May M, c 3 0 1 0
Hobson B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Mankowski P, 3b 2 1 1 1
Doyle D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 2 0 0 0
Corcoran T, ph 1 0 0 0
Scrivener C, ss 0 0 0 0
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37 6 10 6 30 2 6 2
Boston 001 004 001 -- 6
Detroit 010 000 010 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Paxton M (W) 7.2 6 2 2 3 3
Campbell B (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (L) 5.1 8 5 5 1 2
Taylor B 3.2 2 1 1 1 6
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 6, Detroit 4
2B -- Scott G, Mankowski P, LeFlore R, Lynn F
HR -- Cox T, Yastrzemski C, Lynn F
SB -- Hobson B
T -- 2:16
A -- 9245
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