May 24, 1977 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Dick TidrowL: Luis Tiant
1B1-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterGNGraig Nettles
3B1-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP5.1IP1 ER · 1 K · WP6.1IP6 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 3 · NYY by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | — |
2BA Orioles | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2.5 |
| 3BORed Sox | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2.5 |
4DE Tigers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26.0 |
5CL Guardians | 71 | 90 | .441 | 28.5 |
6MI Brewers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 33.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 54 | 107 | .335 | 45.5 |
| RBRick BurlesonSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GSGeorge Scott1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SDSteve Dillard2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BCBernie CarboPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
2B: Burleson, Rice, Evans, Dillard
HR: Scott
RBI: Lynn, Scott, Dillard 2
LOB: 13
2B: Rivers
3B: Dent
HR: Nettles, May
RBI: Randolph, Rivers, Munson, Chambliss, Nettles, May
SB: Rivers
LOB: 10
The Yankees edged the Red Sox 6-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Dick Tidrow got the win and Luis Tiant took the loss. Graig Nettles went 1-for-3 for the Yankees, while George Scott went 1-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
