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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 29, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 29, 1977 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 29, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 29, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Garvin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Paxton |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 12,240 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Larry Barnett |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Woods | Center Fielder |
Bob Bailor | Left Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
Sam Ewing | DH |
Steve Bowling | Right Fielder |
Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Tim Nordbrook | Shortstop |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Ted Cox | DH |
Jim Rice | Right Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 29, 1977
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Paxton
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Paxton
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Paxton
Howell hits a line drive into right field. Rice picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rice. Bailor goes all the way around to score. Howell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Paxton
Fairly hits a popup into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ewing vs. Paxton
Ewing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ewing for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Garvin
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Garvin
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Garvin
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowling vs. Paxton
Bowling hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Paxton
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Paxton
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Garvin
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Garvin
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Garvin
Scott hits a line drive into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordbrook vs. Paxton
Nordbrook hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Paxton
Woods bunts towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Dillard covering, for the out. Nordbrook moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Paxton
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nordbrook moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howell vs. Paxton
Howell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Garvin
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops it up and throws to first, with Garvin covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Garvin
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Garvin
Dillard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Paxton
Fairly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Fairly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ewing vs. Paxton
Ewing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fairly moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bowling vs. Paxton
Bowling hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fairly tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Paxton
McKay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Paxton
Ashby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McKay moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nordbrook vs. Paxton
Nordbrook hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Garvin
Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Garvin
Cox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Woods. Cox reaches second base with a double. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Garvin
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Garvin
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Bowling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Garvin
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Garvin
The umpire calls a balk on Garvin Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Garvin
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Garvin
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Paxton
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Paxton
Bailor hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Paxton
Howell takes first base on ball four. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. Paxton
Fairly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ewing vs. Paxton
Ewing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Woods scores. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowling vs. Paxton
Bowling takes first base on ball four. Howell moves to third. Ewing moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McKay vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Garvin
Hobson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Woods. Hobson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Garvin
Dillard bunts towards first. Fairly scoops it up and throws to first, with Garvin covering, for the out. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Garvin
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Garvin
Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hobson scores. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Garvin
Rice hits a line drive into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Garvin
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Stanley
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordbrook vs. Stanley
Nordbrook hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Stanley
Woods 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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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Garvin
Fisk hits a popup in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Garvin
Scott hits a line drive into right field. Bowling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Garvin
Lynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Stanley
Rick Miller now playing right field. Jim Rice now playing left field.
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Stanley
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Stanley
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Garvin
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Garvin
Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Garvin
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Bowling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ewing vs. Stanley
Ewing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowling vs. Stanley
Bowling strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Stanley
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Garvin
Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Garvin
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Bowling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Garvin
Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Woods. Miller reaches second base with a double. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. Garvin
Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cox scores. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Scott takes first base on ball four. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lynn vs. Johnson
Lynn takes first base on ball four. Miller scores. Fisk moves to third. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hobson vs. Johnson
Hobson hits a popup towards short. Nordbrook settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dillard vs. Johnson
Dillard is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Stanley
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Stanley
Otto Velez pinch hits for Tim Nordbrook.
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Stanley
Woods strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/29/1977 -- Toronto at Boston (D) Toronto AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Woods G, cf 4 1 1 0 Burleson R, ss 3 2 1 0 Bailor B, lf 4 1 1 0 Cox T, dh 4 2 3 1 Howell R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Rice J, rf-lf 3 1 1 4 Fairly R, 1b 4 1 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 0 0 Ewing S, dh 3 0 1 1 Miller R, rf 1 1 1 0 Bowling S, rf 2 0 0 1 Fisk C, c 4 0 2 1 McKay D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Scott G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 1 0 Lynn F, cf 3 0 0 1 Nordbrook T, ss 3 0 1 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Velez O, ph 1 0 0 0 Dillard S, 2b 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 8 2 31 7 9 7 Toronto 100 110 000 -- 3 Boston 000 320 02x -- 7 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Garvin J (L) 7.1 9 7 7 1 4 Johnson J 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Paxton M 4.2 8 3 2 2 2 Stanley B (W) 4.1 0 0 0 2 2 E -- Rice J DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Toronto 7, Boston 5 2B -- Fairly R, Cox T, Hobson B, Miller R HR -- Rice J SH -- Woods G, Dillard S SF -- Bowling S, Rice J Balk -- Garvin J T -- 2:30 A -- 12240
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