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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 5, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 5, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Aase |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Byrd |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Al Clark 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Jim Rice | DH |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Steve Staggs | Second Baseman |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
Sam Ewing | DH |
Doug Ault | First Baseman |
Steve Bowling | Center Fielder |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Tim Nordbrook | Shortstop |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 5, 1977
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Byrd
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Byrd
Doyle strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Byrd
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Aase
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Aase
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Aase
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Byrd
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Byrd
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Byrd
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Yastrzemski steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Byrd
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods who is chasing the ball. Fisk reaches third base with a triple. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Byrd
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hobson vs. Byrd
Hobson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fisk scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Byrd
Miller takes first base on ball four. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Byrd
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hobson moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doyle vs. Byrd
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Nordbrook settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Aase
Fairly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Fairly reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ewing vs. Aase
Ewing strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ault vs. Aase
Ault is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bowling vs. Aase
Bowling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerone vs. Aase
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Byrd
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Byrd
Yastrzemski hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Staggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Byrd
Rice hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordbrook vs. Aase
Nordbrook hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Aase
Staggs hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Aase
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Byrd
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Byrd
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Byrd
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Byrd
Byrd fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Byrd. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Byrd
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Aase
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Aase covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Aase
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fairly for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ewing vs. Aase
Ewing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aase fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Byrd
Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Byrd
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Byrd
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Byrd
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Byrd
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Byrd
Fisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Scott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Aase
Ault hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowling vs. Aase
Bowling hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Aase
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Johnson
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Johnson
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordbrook vs. Aase
Nordbrook hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Aase
Staggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Aase
Woods hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Aase
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Johnson
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Johnson
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Johnson
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Johnson
Fisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bowling. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski scores. Rice goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Johnson
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Aase
Fairly strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ewing vs. Aase
Ewing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Aase
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowling vs. Aase
Bowling strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Johnson
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Johnson
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Aase
Sam Bowen now playing left field.
Cerone hits a line drive into left field. Bowen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordbrook vs. Aase
Nordbrook hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Aase
Staggs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Johnson
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowen vs. Johnson
Bowen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Aase
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Aase
Howell takes first base on ball four. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. Aase
Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ewing vs. Aase
Ewing hits a line drive towards first. Scott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ault vs. Aase
Ault hits a fly ball into left field. Bowen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1977, game 1 -- Boston at Toronto (N) Boston AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Burleson R, ss 5 1 2 0 Staggs S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Doyle D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Woods A, lf 4 0 1 0 Lynn F, cf 5 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 2 3 1 0 Fairly R, rf 4 0 1 0 Bowen S, lf 1 0 0 0 Ewing S, dh 4 0 0 0 Rice J, dh 4 2 1 3 Ault D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 3 1 3 3 Bowling S, cf 2 0 0 0 Scott G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 3 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 1 2 2 Nordbrook T, ss 3 0 0 0 Miller R, rf 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 9 8 31 0 3 0 Boston 020 030 210 -- 8 Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Aase D (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 4 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Byrd J (L) 4.2 7 5 5 3 6 Johnson J 4.1 2 3 3 2 3 E -- Byrd J, Hobson B LOB -- Boston 6, Toronto 6 2B -- Fisk C 3B -- Fisk C, Fairly R HR -- Rice J, Hobson B SB -- Yastrzemski C T -- 2:26 A -- 0
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