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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5

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Boston Red Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, July 6, 1977 (N) at Fenway Park

TOR A    2  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
BOS A    1  2  2    0  0  0    1  3  x  -   9 17  1
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bailor cf,ss                  5   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
Staggs 2b                     5   1   1   1       0   1       4   1
A. Woods lf                   5   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Fairly dh                     4   1   3   1       0   0       0   0
Velez rf                      4   1   2   3       0   1       3   0
Rader 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       0   1
Ault 1b                       3   0   0   0       1   2       3   1
Whitt c                       4   0   0   0       0   0       9   0
Torres ss                     3   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
  Ewing ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Scott cf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Vuckovich p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Johnson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   5   9   5       2   6      24   4
BATTING - 
2B: Torres (2,off Tiant).
HR: Velez (13,3rd inning off Tiant 1 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 7.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Burleson ss                   5   0   2   1       0   1       1   1
Lynn cf                       5   2   4   1       0   0       1   0
Rice dh                       5   1   1   0       0   2       0   0
Yastrzemski lf                4   3   4   2       1   0       4   1
Fisk c                        4   0   1   2       0   1       7   0
Scott 1b                      3   1   2   2       1   0       9   0
Carbo rf                      3   1   0   0       0   1       4   0
  Miller ph,rf                2   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Hobson 3b                     4   0   1   1       0   1       0   1
Doyle 2b                      4   1   1   0       0   0       0   3
Tiant p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Paxton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Campbell p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   9  17   9       2   7      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Yastrzemski-Scott.
E: Doyle (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Lynn 2 (13,off Vuckovich 2); Scott (15,off Vuckovich); Hobson (11,off Vuckovich).
SF: Fisk (4,off Johnson); Scott (1,off Johnson).
IBB: Yastrzemski (4,by Vuckovich).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Vuckovich L(4-7)              6    13   6   6   2   5   0  33
Johnson                       2     4   3   3   0   2   0  10
Totals                        8    17   9   9   2   7   0  43
Vuckovich faced 3 batters in the 7th inning
WP: Vuckovich (7).
IBB: Vuckovich (3,Yastrzemski).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Johnson 2-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Tiant                         3.1   8   5   5   1   2   1  20
Paxton                        3     1   0   0   1   1   0  11
Campbell W(7-5)               2.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   8
Totals                        9     9   5   5   2   6   1  39
Inherited Runners - Scored: Paxton 2-0; Campbell 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett
Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 34956
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Boston Red Sox           
1. Bailor              cf        Burleson            ss
2. Staggs              2b        Lynn                cf
3. A. Woods            lf        Rice                dh
4. Fairly              dh        Yastrzemski         lf
5. Velez               rf        Fisk                c
6. Rader               3b        Scott               1b
7. Ault                1b        Carbo               rf
8. Whitt               c         Hobson              3b
9. Torres              ss        Doyle               2b
   Vuckovich           p         Tiant               p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled; Staggs reached on a fielder's
choice [Bailor to second]; A. Woods flied out to right [Bailor
to third]; Fairly singled [Bailor scored, Staggs to second];
Velez singled [Staggs scored, Fairly to second]; Rader flied out
to left; Ault was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson lined to left; Lynn doubled; Rice grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski singled
[Lynn scored]; Fisk struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Red Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Whitt lined to right; Torres made an out to
shortstop; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott singled; Carbo forced Scott (third to
second); Hobson popped to catcher in foul territory; Doyle
singled [Carbo to second]; Burleson singled [Carbo scored, Doyle
to second]; Lynn singled [Doyle scored, Burleson to third]; Rice
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Red Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Staggs grounded out (second to first); A. Woods
popped to first in foul territory; Al Woods fouled off 11
straight pitches before fouling out; three of the fouls just
missed home runs; Fairly singled; Velez homered [Fairly
scored]; Rader walked; Ault struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski singled to second; Fisk flied out to
right [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott doubled [Yastrzemski
scored]; Carbo lined to center [Scott to third]; Hobson doubled
[Scott scored]; Doyle popped to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Whitt popped to catcher in foul territory; Torres
doubled; Bailor singled [Torres stayed at second]; Staggs
singled [Torres scored, Bailor to second]; PAXTON REPLACED TIANT
(PITCHING); A. Woods lined to left; Fairly grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson singled; Lynn doubled [Burleson to third];
Rice struck out; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Fisk made
an out to second; Scott made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez was called out on strikes; Rader grounded
out (pitcher to first); Ault walked; Whitt flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo struck out; Hobson made an out to second;
Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Torres flied out to right; Bailor reached on an
error by Doyle; Staggs lined into a double play (left to first)
[Bailor out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red
Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson struck out; Lynn made an out to shortstop;
Rice popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: A. Woods grounded out (first unassisted); Fairly
singled; CAMPBELL REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Velez lined to
left; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski singled; Vuckovich threw a wild pitch
[Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk singled [Yastrzemski scored];
Scott walked [Fisk to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED VUCKOVICH
(PITCHING); MILLER BATTED FOR CARBO; On a bunt Miller singled to
pitcher [Fisk to third, Scott to second]; Hobson struck out;
Doyle forced Fisk (first to catcher) [Scott to third, Miller to
second]; Burleson flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ault flied
out to right; Whitt grounded out (second to first); EWING BATTED
FOR TORRES; Ewing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED EWING (PLAYING CF); BAILOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Lynn singled; Rice singled [Lynn to
second]; Yastrzemski singled [Lynn scored, Rice to third,
Yastrzemski to second (on throw)]; Fisk hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Scott lined out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Yastrzemski scored]; Miller struck out;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 9.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Staggs
struck out; A. Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 5, Red Sox 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        5   9   0    7
 Red Sox          9  17   1   10
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