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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 2Game Played on Wednesday, May 19, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumRed 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.
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