September 15, 1977 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Luis TiantL: Sparky Lyle
2B1-4H-AB3B · 3 RBITop hitterTMThurman Munson
C1-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP7.1IP3 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcherP1.1IP6 ER · 0 K · LBiggest lead BOS by 6
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BCBernie CarboRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GSGeorge Scott1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DDDenny Doyle2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMRick MillerRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2B: Rice, Hobson
3B: Doyle
RBI: Fisk, Scott 2, Doyle 3
LOB: 16
2B: Nettles, Dent, Alston
HR: Munson, Jackson
RBI: Munson 2, Jackson
SB: Blair
LOB: 13
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 7-3 at Yankee Stadium I.
Luis Tiant got the win and Sparky Lyle took the loss. Denny Doyle went 1-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Thurman Munson went 1-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
