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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 27, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 27, 1977 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 27, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 34,636 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Terrell | Third Baseman |
Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
Rod Carew | First Baseman |
Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
Craig Kusick | DH |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Bob Gorinski | Left Fielder |
Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
Bud Bulling | Catcher |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Tommy Helms | DH |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Jim Rice | Right Fielder |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 27, 1977
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Lee
Terrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Lee
Ford takes first base on ball four. Terrell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Lee
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Burleson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Terrell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hisle vs. Lee
Hisle hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Terrell tags and scores. Carew tags and moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Lee
Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski throws the ball in to Doyle who tags Kusick, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Carew scores. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Johnson
Burleson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Johnson
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Johnson
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Johnson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Lee
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorinski vs. Lee
Gorinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Lee
There goes Gorinski. The throw from Montgomery and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randall vs. Lee
Randall hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Gorinski scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bulling vs. Lee
Bulling hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doyle fields the ball and throws to second. Burleson drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Burleson. Bulling moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terrell vs. Lee
There's a wild pitch. Bulling moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terrell vs. Lee
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Johnson
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lee
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lee
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Lee
Hisle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Johnson
Doyle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bulling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Johnson
Montgomery hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Montgomery reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Montgomery moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Johnson
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Johnson
Helms hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Johnson
Hobson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Johnson
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Lee
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Lee
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorinski vs. Lee
Gorinski hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Miller. Gorinski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Lee
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Schueler
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Schueler
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Schueler
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bulling vs. Lee
Bulling strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Lee
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lee
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Lee
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hisle vs. Lee
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Schueler
Montgomery hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Schueler
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Schueler
Helms hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Schueler
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schueler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Lee
Kusick hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Lee
Smalley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorinski vs. Lee
Gorinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Schueler
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Schueler
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Schueler
Scott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Schueler
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Lee
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bulling vs. Lee
Bulling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Lee
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Schueler
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Schueler
Montgomery hits a line drive towards first. Carew catches it and throws to Randall, who tags Doyle for the double play. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Schueler
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lee
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Lee
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Carew reaches second base with a double. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hisle vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Hisle hits a line drive towards third. Hobson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bostock vs. Willoughby
Lyman Bostock pinch hits for Craig Kusick.
Bostock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smalley vs. Willoughby
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willoughby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Johnson
Tom Johnson now pitching.
Helms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Johnson
Steve Dillard pinch runs for Tommy Helms.
Hobson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hisle. Hobson reaches second base with a double. Dillard moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Johnson
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dillard tags and scores. Hobson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Gorinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hobson tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Johnson
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Willoughby
Butch Wynegar pinch hits for Bob Gorinski.
Wynegar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Willoughby
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Bob Randall.
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiles vs. Willoughby
Rich Chiles pinch hits for Bud Bulling.
Chiles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rice. Chiles reaches second base with a double. Cubbage moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Willoughby
Glenn Adams pinch hits for Jerry Terrell.
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ford vs. Willoughby
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. Cubbage scores. Chiles moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. Willoughby
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Willoughby covering, for the out. Chiles scores. Adams moves to third. Ford moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hisle vs. Willoughby
Hisle hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/27/1977 -- Minnesota at Boston (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Terrell J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Burleson R, ss 4 1 1 0 Adams G, ph 0 0 0 0 Helms T, dh 3 1 1 2 Ford D, rf 4 0 1 1 Dillard S, pr 0 1 0 0 Carew R, 1b 5 1 2 1 Hobson B, 3b 4 2 2 1 Hisle L, cf 4 0 0 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 0 1 Kusick C, dh 3 0 1 1 Rice J, rf 3 0 0 1 Bostock L, ph 1 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b 4 1 2 1 Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 3 0 0 0 Gorinski B, lf 3 1 2 0 Doyle D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Wynegar B, ph 1 0 0 0 Montgomery B, c 3 1 2 1 Randall B, 2b 3 0 1 1 Cubbage M, ph 1 1 1 0 Bulling B, c 3 0 1 0 Chiles R, ph 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 11 5 30 7 9 7 Minnesota 210 000 002 -- 5 Boston 003 011 02x -- 7 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Johnson D 3.0 4 3 3 0 1 Schueler R (L) 4.0 4 2 2 0 1 Johnson T 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lee B (W)* 7.0 9 3 3 1 2 Willoughby J (S) 2.0 2 2 1 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Montgomery B, Burleson R 3, Smalley R DP -- Minnesota 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Minnesota 8, Boston 2 2B -- Montgomery B, Gorinski B, Carew R, Hobson B, Chiles R HR -- Helms T, Hobson B, Montgomery B, Scott G SB -- Gorinski B SF -- Hisle L, Yastrzemski C, Rice J WP -- Lee B, Johnson D T -- 2:23 A -- 34636
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