Fergie Jenkins, winning for the first time in a Red Sox uniform, shut out the Twins, 2-0, in a Patriots' Day game that started at 11 a.m. The Red Sox scored in the fifth inning on a walk to Carlton Fisk, double by Dwight Evans and single by Rico Petrocelli before adding their other run in the sixth on a double by Denny Doyle, a wild pitch and sacrifice fly by Fred Lynn. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Monday, April     19, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oliva 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carbo dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Terrell 2b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .179      Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .233
  Kusick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Lynn cf               1   0   1   1     1   0   .407
  Randall 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rice lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Braun dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .160      Fisk c                1   1   0   0     2   0   .323
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Bostock cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .364      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .188      Burleson ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .276
McKay 3b              2   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ford rf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .114
Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   5   0     1   3             Totals               24   2   5   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 34,158
Left on Base: Twins 6, Red Sox 3
DP: Twins 3, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Carew (6), Evans (4), Doyle (3)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ford (1), Wynegar (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (1)
GIDP: Rice (2), Burleson (1), Evans (1)
Hit by Pitch: McKay (1,by Jenkins)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(1-2)           7     5   2   2   4   4   0  26   3.38
Campbell                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.05
Totals                  8     5   2   2   4   4   0  29

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(1-2)          9     5   0   0   1   3   0  33   2.42
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   3   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (1)
Wild Pitches: Decker (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans


TWINS 1ST: Oliva flied to left; Carew grounded out (second to
first); Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: TERRELL REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING 2B); Carbo flied to
left; Doyle struck out; Lynn walked; Rice was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Bostock grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wynegar was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski popped to center; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: McKay singled; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [McKay to second]; Thompson lined to third; Terrell lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli popped to third in foul territory;
Burleson walked; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted) [Burleson
to second]; Doyle flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (second to first); Hisle grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn singled; Rice grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; Yastrzemski
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock singled; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Bostock to second]; McKay was hit by a
pitch; Ford grounded out (first unassisted) [Bostock to third,
McKay to second]; Thompson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk walked; Evans doubled to left [Fisk to third];
Petrocelli singled [Fisk scored, Evans to third]; Burleson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Evans stayed at third, Petrocelli out at second]; Carbo
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Terrell singled; Carew doubled [Terrell to third];
Braun reached on a fielder's choice [Terrell out at home
(shortstop to catcher), Carew to third, Braun to second]; Hisle
hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Carew out at home];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle doubled; Decker threw a wild pitch [Doyle to
third]; Lynn lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Doyle
scored]; Rice flied to center; Yastrzemski singled; Yastrzemski
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: Bostock flied to center; Wynegar flied to right;
McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk walked; Evans grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; Petrocelli
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: Ford flied to center; Thompson popped to shortstop;
KUSICK BATTED FOR TERRELL; Kusick popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: RANDALL REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING 2B); CAMPBELL
REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carbo grounded out (second to first); Doyle flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Braun walked;
Hisle flied to center; Bostock singled to second [Braun to
second]; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 2.