Entering the game with a .198 average, Carl Yastrzemski smashed three homers as well as a single, in a perfect night at the plate and led the Red Sox to a 9-2 victory over the Tigers. Yaz homered with a man on base in the fourth inning and followed with solo shots in the fifth and ninth. Jim Rice also homered for the Red Sox, driving in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       19, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  1    2  4  0    1  0  1  -   9 15  1
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             5   0   2   1     1   0   .356      LeFlore cf            4   1   2   0     0   2   .392
Evans rf              4   1   2   0     1   1   .276      Johnson lf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .248
Lynn dh               5   1   0   0     0   0   .355      Horton dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .324
Fisk c                4   1   1   0     1   2   .265      Staub rf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .337
Rice lf               5   1   1   3     0   2   .233      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
Yastrzemski 1b        4   4   4   4     1   0   .230      Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Petrocelli 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Dillard ph,3b       4   0   1   0     0   0   .361      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Burleson ss           4   1   2   0     1   0   .250        Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .160
Doyle 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .244      Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .173
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                          Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   9  15   8     5   5             Totals               33   2   7   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 13,252
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Tigers 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Burleson, Thompson, Veryzer, Roberts
Doubles: Miller (2), Doyle (5), Staub (8), LeFlore (8)
Triples: LeFlore (2)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski 3 (5), Rice (5), Horton (7)
Caught Stealing: Dillard (2), Veryzer (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (3)
GIDP: Lynn 2 (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(3-5)          9     7   2   2   2   4   1  36   3.56
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   1  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(3-2)          4.1   9   6   5   2   3   2  23   3.27
Grilli                  2.2   5   2   2   3   1   1  15   2.30
Hiller                  2     1   1   1   0   1   1   8   3.47
Totals                  9    15   9   8   5   5   4  46

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


RED SOX 1ST: Miller grounded out (second to first); Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore tripled; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to
right [LeFlore scored]; Horton homered; Staub doubled; Thompson
lined to center; Freehan popped to catcher in foul territory; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk was called out on strikes; Rice struck out;
Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez flied out to center; Veryzer reached on an
error by Burleson; Veryzer was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled to left; Doyle grounded out (third
to first) [Burleson to second]; Miller singled to center
[Burleson scored, Miller to second (on throw to home)]; Evans
singled to shortstop [Miller stayed at second]; Lynn grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore doubled to center; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horton flied out to center; Staub walked;
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk singled to left; Rice was called out on
strikes; Yastrzemski homered [Fisk scored]; DILLARD BATTED FOR
PETROCELLI; Dillard singled to shortstop; Rico Petrocelli
injured foot with 0-2 count; Dillard was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Burleson walked; Doyle singled to
center [Burleson to third, Doyle to second (on throw to 3b)];
Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Freehan made an
out to third; Rodriguez flied out to left; Veryzer flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans singled to left; Lynn reached on an error by
Roberts (assist by Thompson) [Evans to second]; Fisk lined to
center; Rice homered [Evans scored, Lynn scored (unearned)];
GRILLI REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Yastrzemski homered; Dillard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson singled to center;
Doyle grounded out (second to first); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Sutherland flied out to left; LeFlore struck out;
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller doubled to left; Evans walked; Lynn grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Miller to
third, Evans out at second]; Fisk walked; Rice flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Thompson walked; Freehan singled to left
[Thompson to second]; Rodriguez forced Freehan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Dillard grounded out
(third to first) [Yastrzemski scored (error by Thompson)];
Burleson flied out to left; Doyle doubled to right; Miller
walked; Evans was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 8, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
flied out to left; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 8, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 8TH: HILLER REPLACED GRILLI (PITCHING); Lynn made an out
to shortstop; Fisk struck out; Rice grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Johnson singled to left; Horton popped to first in
foul territory; Staub singled to left [Johnson to third];
Thompson struck out; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski homered; Carl Yazstrzemski's third
homer off three different pitchers; this one landed in the upper
deck; Dillard grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson
grounded out (second to first); Doyle reached on an error by
Veryzer [Doyle to first]; Miller grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez made an out to first; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR
VERYZER; Oglivie struck out; MEYER BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; Meyer
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9,
Tigers 2.