September 24, 1977 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Mike PaxtonL: Milt WilcoxS: Bill Campbell
Biggest lead BOS by 4 · DET by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | — |
2BA Orioles | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2.5 |
3BO Red 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TCTed CoxDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JRJim RiceRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GSGeorge Scott1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DDDenny Doyle2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Scott, Lynn
HR: Cox, Yastrzemski, Lynn
RBI: Cox, Yastrzemski 2, Lynn 2, Hobson
SB: Hobson
LOB: 19
2B: LeFlore, Mankowski
RBI: Whitaker, Mankowski
LOB: 8
The Red Sox beat the Tigers 6-2 at Tiger Stadium.
Mike Paxton got the win, Milt Wilcox took the loss and Bill Campbell earned the save. Fred Lynn went 2-for-3 for the Red Sox, while Phil Mankowski went 1-for-2 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
