September 17, 1977 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Dennis MartinezL: Bill Lee
SS2-5H-AB3BTop hitterEM
Eddie Murray
DH4-5H-AB2B · 3 RBI · 1 R
Dennis MartinezP9.0IP2 ER · 8 K · WP4.0IP5 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BAL by 11
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | — |
| 2BAOrioles | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BCBernie CarboRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GSGeorge Scott1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DDDenny Doyle2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BDBo DiazC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SBSam BowenLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMRick MillerCF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
2B: Hobson
3B: Burleson
RBI: Carbo, Doyle
LOB: 19
| EMElliott MaddoxCF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RDRich Dauer2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LMLee May1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EMEddie MurrayDH | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMAndres MoraLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMark BelangerSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DSDave SkaggsC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MDMike DimmelRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMTony Muser1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ABAl BumbryLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Maddox, Dauer, May, Murray
RBI: Dauer, Singleton, May 4, Murray 3, Mora, Belanger
SB: Maddox
LOB: 17
| DMDennis MartinezW | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 56 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 56 |
The Orioles routed the Red Sox 11-2 at Memorial Stadium.
Dennis Martinez got the win and Bill Lee took the loss. Eddie Murray went 4-for-5 for the Orioles, while Rick Burleson went 2-for-5 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
