Although ending their string of 29 consecutive scoreless innings, the Tigers nevertheless lost to the Red Sox, 5-3. After Rick Burleson hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox in the fifth inning, the Tigers finally ended their drouth with the tying tallies in the eighth, but the Red Sox broke away in the ninth, scoring their two-run winning margin on a single by Rick Miller with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       18, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  2  -   5  8  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             5   0   1   2     0   1   .350      LeFlore cf            5   0   3   1     0   0   .387
Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .234      Johnson lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  Griffin ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     1   2   .327
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   1   .198      Staub rf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .326
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Thompson 1b           3   1   1   0     2   0   .292
Lynn dh               3   1   0   0     1   1   .380      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Rice lf               3   2   2   0     1   0   .235      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .207
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Sutherland 2b         2   0   0   0     1   0   .181
Petrocelli 3b         2   1   1   0     2   0   .273        Meyer ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .194
Burleson ss           3   1   1   3     0   1   .239        Manuel 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kimm c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wockenfuss c        0   0   0   0     1   0   .292
                                                          Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   5   8   5     6   5             Totals               33   3   9   2     7   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 10,642
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Tigers 11
DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 2
Errors: Griffin, LeFlore
Home Runs: Burleson (1)
Stolen Bases: Rice (2)
Caught Stealing: Miller (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (4), Evans (2), Rodriguez (3)
GIDP: Petrocelli (3), Evans (4), Staub (7), Veryzer (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole                    7     6   2   2   6   3   0  32   2.93
Willoughby W(1-1)       1.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   7   3.06
House SV(1)             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.73
Totals                  9     9   3   3   7   4   0  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   6.1   7   3   3   3   3   1  27   3.23
Crawford L(0-2)         1.2   0   1   1   1   1   0   5   3.12
Hiller                  1     1   1   1   2   1   0   6   3.38
Totals                  9     8   5   5   6   5   1  38

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Bill Haller


RED SOX 1ST: Miller grounded out (second to first); Doyle
grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski walked; Fisk singled
to third [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horton walked; Staub singled to center
[Horton to second]; Thompson walked [Horton to third, Staub to
second]; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (third to first); Evans singled
to right; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Veryzer popped to catcher; Sutherland grounded out
(third to first); Kimm flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
was called out on strikes; Doyle was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore lined to center; Johnson flied out to
center; Horton singled to third; Staub flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
flied out to left; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson walked; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Thompson to second]; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sutherland walked; Kimm grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice singled to center; Rice stole second; Evans
grounded out (second to first) [Rice to third]; Petrocelli
walked; Burleson homered [Rice scored, Petrocelli scored];
Miller popped to third in foul territory; Doyle singled to
center [Doyle to third (error by LeFlore)]; Yastrzemski made an
out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled to pitcher; Johnson singled to right
[LeFlore to third]; Horton struck out; Staub grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk walked; Lynn flied out to right; Rice singled
to left [Fisk to second]; Evans grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
popped to left; Veryzer walked; Sutherland grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli singled to left; Burleson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Petrocelli to second];
CRAWFORD REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Miller reached on a
fielder's choice [Petrocelli out at third (pitcher to third to
shortstop to third)]; Miller was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: OGLIVIE BATTED FOR KIMM; Oglivie lined to left;
LeFlore singled to right; Johnson flied out to center; Horton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 8TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING C ); GRIFFIN
BATTED FOR DOYLE; Griffin popped to third in foul territory;
Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: GRIFFIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Staub walked;
Thompson singled to right [Staub to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED
POLE (PITCHING); Rodriguez singled to left [Staub to third,
Thompson to second]; Veryzer grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Staub scored, Thompson to third, Rodriguez
out at second]; MEYER BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; Meyer singled to
second [Thompson scored, Meyer to second (error by Griffin)];
Wockenfuss walked; LeFlore singled to center [Meyer scored,
Wockenfuss to second]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 9TH: MANUEL REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 2B); Lynn walked;
HILLER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Rice walked [Lynn to
second]; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lynn
to third, Rice to second]; Petrocelli was walked intentionally;
Burleson struck out; Miller singled to right [Lynn scored, Rice
scored, Petrocelli to third]; Griffin popped to first in foul
territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); HOUSE
REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Staub struck out; Thompson made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 3.