September 3, 1977 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Mike PaxtonL: Dock EllisS: Bill Campbell
DH2-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterBWBump Wills
2B1-4H-AB2B · 1 RP6.0IP1 ER · 1 K · WWinning pitcherP7.1IP1 ER · 3 K · LP3.0IP0 ER · 3 K · SSaveBiggest lead BOS by 1
| 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 |
| 5TERangers | 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 |
12SE Mariners | 64 | 98 | .395 | 38.0 |
13OA Athletics | 63 | 98 | .391 | 38.5 |
14TO Blue Jays | 54 | 107 | .335 | 47.5 |
| RBRick BurlesonSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DDDenny Doyle2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GSGeorge Scott1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RMRick MillerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| THTommy HelmsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SDSteve Dillard2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
2B: Burleson
HR: Rice
RBI: Rice, Scott
LOB: 14
2B: Wills, Washington, Putnam
RBI: Putnam
LOB: 8
The Red Sox edged the Rangers 2-1 at Arlington Stadium.
Mike Paxton got the win, Dock Ellis took the loss and Bill Campbell earned the save. Jim Rice went 2-for-3 for the Red Sox, while Bump Wills went 1-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
