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Luis Tiant pitched a five-hitter and struck out seven in pitching Boston to a 7-0 triumph over Detroit for his fifth victory against two defeats. Carlton Fisk belted his sixth home run in the fifth. Ron LeFlore singled to extend his hitting streak to 20 games. [The Sporting News] Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 0Game Played on Monday, May 17, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumRed Sox 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 - 7 12 1 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Miller cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .371 LeFlore cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .375 Cooper 1b 2 1 2 1 0 0 .273 Johnson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .247 Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .161 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .330 Yastrzemski dh 5 0 1 2 0 0 .204 Staub rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .330 Fisk c 4 1 1 1 1 2 .264 Thompson 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .290 Carbo lf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .255 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Rice ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Evans rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .265 Manuel 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .143 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .266 Meyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Heise pr,3b 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 Sutherland 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Doyle 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .230 Kimm c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Burleson ss 3 2 1 0 0 0 .235 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Laxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 7 12 7 3 6 Totals 30 0 5 0 4 7 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 11,757 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Tigers 7 DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 0 Errors: Fisk, LeFlore, Staub Doubles: Cooper (3), Burleson (4) Triples: Miller (2) Home Runs: Fisk (6) Stolen Bases: Johnson (2) Sacrifice Hits: Miller (1) GIDP: Rodriguez (5), Veryzer (3) Hit by Pitch: Burleson (1,by Laxton), Rice (1,by Laxton) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(5-2) 9 5 0 0 4 7 0 34 2.57 Totals 9 5 0 0 4 7 0 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Coleman L(2-3) 2.2 6 3 3 1 2 0 15 4.47 Laxton 6.1 6 4 4 2 4 1 28 2.66 Totals 9 12 7 7 3 6 1 43 Hit by Pitch: Laxton 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Ron Luciano RED SOX 1ST: Miller popped to third in foul territory; Cooper doubled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Cooper to third]; Fisk flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Johnson singled to center; Johnson stole second; Horton popped to first in foul territory; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Carbo struck out; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli singled to right; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson doubled to left; Miller tripled [Burleson scored]; Cooper singled to right [Miller scored, Cooper to second (error by Staub)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk was called out on strikes; Carbo walked; Evans singled to center [Cooper scored, Carbo to third (error by LeFlore), Evans to second]; LAXTON REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Petrocelli flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: JOHNSON REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING 1B); Manuel walked; Kimm was called out on strikes; LeFlore flied out to center; Johnson singled to right [Manuel to third]; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. RED SOX 4TH: Doyle singled to center; Burleson was hit by a pitch [Doyle to second]; Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Doyle to third, Burleson to second]; Johnson was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski singled to second [Doyle scored, Burleson scored, Yastrzemski out at second (second to shortstop to first)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Staub walked; Thompson walked [Staub to second]; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub to third, Thompson out at second]; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 0. RED SOX 5TH: Fisk homered; RICE BATTED FOR CARBO; Rice struck out; Evans singled to left; Petrocelli flied out to center; Doyle made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: RICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Manuel struck out; Kimm lined to center; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller flied out to center; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Johnson struck out; Horton singled to left; Staub flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk struck out; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez singled to catcher [Rodriguez to second (error by Fisk)]; Veryzer made an out to shortstop; MEYER BATTED FOR MANUEL; Meyer flied out to center; Kimm flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0. RED SOX 8TH: SUTHERLAND REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 2B); Evans flied out to center; Petrocelli walked; HEISE RAN FOR PETROCELLI; Doyle singled to right [Heise to third]; Burleson flied out to right; Miller singled to left [Heise scored, Doyle to second]; Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: HEISE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LeFlore singled to left; Johnson forced LeFlore (shortstop to second); Horton flied out to center; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 0. RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk walked; Rice was hit by a pitch [Fisk to second]; Evans struck out; Heise forced Rice (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 0. TIGERS 9TH: Thompson walked; Rodriguez flied out to center; Veryzer grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 0. |
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