Continuing his torrid slugging, Carl Yastrzemski smashed two homers, giving him five in two consecutive games to tie the major league record, as the Red Sox defeated the Yankees, 8-2. Only two other American leaguers -- Ty Cobb in 1925 and Tony Lazzeri in 1936 -- had previously accomplished the feat.

Both of Yastrzemski's blows against the Yankees came with a man on base -- one in the eighth inning and other in the ninth. Rick Burleson also hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       20, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  4  -   8 14  3
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .340      Rivers cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .313
Doyle 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .253      White lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Lynn dh               4   1   1   1     1   1   .350      Munson c,rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .318
Fisk c                4   2   2   1     1   1   .274      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Yastrzemski 1b        5   2   3   4     0   0   .248      Piniella dh           3   0   1   0     0   0   .313
  Johnson 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .161        C. May ph,dh        1   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Rice lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Nettles 3b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .183
Evans rf              4   0   2   0     1   1   .284        Randolph 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   0     1   1   .268      Velez rf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .258
  Heise 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Gamble ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Burleson ss           3   1   1   2     1   0   .253        Healy ph,c          0   0   0   0     1   0   .125
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alomar 2b,3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .241
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dempsey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .107
                                                          Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  14   8     5   4             Totals               36   2  10   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 28,418
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Yankees 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Burleson 2, Cleveland
Doubles: Rice (2), Rivers (6)
Triples: Lynn (3)
Home Runs: Burleson (2), Yastrzemski 2 (7)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (2)
Caught Stealing: Miller (2), Evans (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     6     7   1   0   1   0   0  25   7.31
Cleveland W(2-0)        1.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.93
House SV(2)             1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   5.11
Totals                  9    10   2   1   2   1   0  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(3-3)         7     7   3   3   4   2   1  31   3.30
Martinez                0     2   1   1   0   0   1   2   1.86
Tidrow                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.55
Guidry                  0.1   4   4   4   0   0   1   5 108.00
Pagan                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.91
Totals                  9    14   8   8   5   4   3  44

Passed Balls: Fisk (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


RED SOX 1ST: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Doyle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); White lined
to left; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk flied out to right; Yastrzemski singled to
right; Rice flied out to center; Evans singled to third
[Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli walked [Yastrzemski to
third, Evans to second]; Burleson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles singled to right;
Velez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller singled to center; Doyle flied out to
center; Lynn walked [Miller to second]; Fisk struck out while
Miller was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: On a bunt Alomar made an out to catcher; Sandy
Alomar called for interference for running into his own
bunt; Stanley reached on an error by Burleson; Rivers
doubled to right [Stanley to third]; White hit into a double
play (right to catcher) [Stanley out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice
grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to left; Chambliss singled to right
[Munson to second]; Piniella reached on an error by Burleson
[Munson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Chambliss out at second
(pitcher to shortstop)]; Nettles popped to left; Velez walked
[Piniella to second]; Alomar forced Velez (shortstop to second);
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli singled to pitcher; Burleson flied out
to left; Miller flied out to center; Doyle grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley flied out to center; Rivers flied out to
center; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn flied out to right; Fisk singled to right;
Yastrzemski popped to catcher; Rice forced Fisk (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss
lined to second; Piniella singled to left; Nettles singled to
right [Piniella to second]; Velez singled to right [Piniella out
at home (right to catcher), Nettles to second]; Lou Piniella
ran into Carlton Fisk in an attempt to dislodge the ball; the
started fighting and both benches cleared; Bill Lee jumped on
the pile and Graig Nettles grabbed Lee and threw him to the
ground; Lee suffered a torn shoulder capsule and cartilage; Lee
and Nettles ejected by HP umpire Terry Cooney; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 7TH: RANDOLPH REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 2B); ALOMAR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Evans walked; Petrocelli forced
Evans (third to second); Burleson homered [Petrocelli scored];
Miller flied out to left; Doyle singled to center; Lynn grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 7TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Alomar singled
to left; Stanley lined to second; Alomar stole second; Rivers
singled to right [Alomar scored]; Rivers was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Cleveland [Rivers to second]; White
struck out; Munson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk walked; MARTINEZ REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski homered [Fisk scored]; Rice doubled to right; TIDROW
REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Evans singled to right [Rice to
third]; Petrocelli reached on a fielder's choice [Rice out at
home (shortstop to catcher), Evans to second]; Evans was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Burleson walked [Petrocelli
to second]; GUIDRY REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Miller flied out
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss lined to right; C. MAY BATTED FOR
PINIELLA; C. May singled to center; Fisk allowed a passed ball
[C. May to second]; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first)
[C. May to third]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR VELEZ; HOUSE REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PITCHING); HEALY BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Healy walked;
Alomar forced Healy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Red Sox 4, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 9TH: C. MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HEALY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); MUNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Doyle
singled to second; Lynn tripled to right [Doyle scored]; Fisk
singled to left [Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski homered [Fisk
scored]; PAGAN REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans struck out; Petrocelli struck out; 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); HEISE
REPLACED PETROCELLI (PLAYING 3B); DEMPSEY BATTED FOR STANLEY;
Dempsey lined to left; Rivers grounded out (second to first);
White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8,
Yankees 2.