Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
May 23, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1977 at Yankee Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 3 0 0 1
Lynn cf 4 0 0 0
Rice dh 3 0 2 1
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0
Scott 1b 4 0 0 0
Fisk c 4 0 1 0
Evans rf 3 1 1 1
Hobson 3b 4 2 2 1
Doyle 2b 3 1 1 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 3 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
  Rivers pr 0 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 2 2 1
Piniella dh 3 0 1 0
Blair cf 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 2 0 0 0
  Wynn ph 0 1 0 0
  Stanley ss 0 0 0 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 1
Boston 020 000 020472
New York 010 000 110360
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W (2-0) 7.0 5 3 1 2 2
  Campbell  SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
1
2
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  L (5-3) 9.0 7 4 4 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
4

  E–Scott (10), Hobson (9).  DP–Boston 2, New York 1.  2B–Boston Hobson (6,off Figueroa), New York Jackson (9,off Lee).  3B–Boston Rice (4,off Figueroa).  HR–Boston Evans (9,2nd inning off Figueroa 0 on, 2 out); Hobson (6,2nd inning off Figueroa 0 on, 2 out), New York Jackson (6,7th inning off Lee 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Burleson (2,off Figueroa).  CS–Munson (2,2nd base by Campbell/Fisk); Rivers (6,2nd base by Campbell/Fisk).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:20.  A–31,261.
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