August 3, 1977 · 10:05 PM EDT
W: Mike PaxtonL: Gary Wheelock
DH3-4H-AB2 HR · 2 RBI · 4 RTop hitterDMDan Meyer
1B3-4H-AB1 RBI · 2 RP5.0IP3 ER · 2 K · WWinning pitcherP2.0IP4 ER · 2 K · LBiggest lead BOS by 8 · SEA by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1KC Royals | 102 | 60 | .630 | — |
2NY Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | 2.0 |
3BA Orioles | 97 | 64 | .602 | 4.5 |
| 4BORed Sox | 97 | 64 | .602 | 4.5 |
5TE Rangers | 94 | 68 | .580 | 8.0 |
6CW White Sox | 90 | 72 | .556 | 12.0 |
7MI Twins | 84 | 77 | .522 | 17.5 |
8DE Tigers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 28.0 |
9LA Angels | 74 | 88 | .457 | 28.0 |
10CL Guardians | 71 | 90 | .441 | 30.5 |
11MI Brewers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 35.0 |
| 12SEMariners | 64 | 98 | .395 | 38.0 |
13OA Athletics | 63 | 98 | .391 | 38.5 |
14TO Blue Jays | 54 | 107 | .335 | 47.5 |
| RBRick BurlesonSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| GSGeorge Scott1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BCBernie CarboLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| RMRick MillerRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DDDenny Doyle2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SDSteve DillardSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
2B: Miller
HR: Rice 2, Scott, Carbo, Hobson
RBI: Rice 2, Scott 2, Fisk, Carbo 4, Hobson 3
SB: Burleson, Rice
LOB: 10
2B: Jones
RBI: Meyer, Stein 2, Braun
SB: Cruz
LOB: 21
The Red Sox routed the Mariners 12-4 at The Kingdome.
Mike Paxton got the win and Gary Wheelock took the loss. Jim Rice went 3-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Dan Meyer went 3-for-4 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
