Jim Rice's two-run homer in the seventh sparked the Red Sox to a 7-6 victory over the Yankees before 52,994, the biggest turnout of the year in new Yankee Stadium. Carl Yastrzemski walked with the bases loaded in the ninth for the run the Red Sox needed to win. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 6
Game Played on Sunday, May       23, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  2    0  0  2    2  0  1  -   7  9  0
Yankees      0  0  2    1  1  1    0  0  1  -   6 11  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller lf             4   1   1   0     1   2   .339      Randolph 2b           5   2   3   0     0   0   .319
Evans rf              2   1   0   0     3   0   .269      White lf              4   2   2   1     1   0   .296
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     1   1   .337      Munson c              5   0   1   2     0   0   .315
Fisk c                4   1   2   1     1   0   .269      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .299
Rice dh               5   2   3   2     0   1   .269      C. May dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .215
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   1     1   1   .235      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .197
Petrocelli 3b         5   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Gamble rf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .205
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Dineen cf             3   0   1   0     1   2   .286
Burleson ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Mason ss              1   0   0   1     0   0   .194
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Healy ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .138
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alomar ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
                                                          R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   9   5     7   5             Totals               35   6  11   6     3   5

Time of Game: 3:19   Attendance: 52,994
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Yankees 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Dineen
Doubles: White 2 (8), Chambliss (6)
Home Runs: Rice (6), Gamble (3)
Stolen Bases: Randolph 2 (14), White (10), Dineen (1)
Caught Stealing: Rice (1), Dineen (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mason (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 5     9   5   5   2   4   1  26   3.97
Jones                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.00
Cleveland W(3-0)        3.2   2   1   1   1   1   0  12   2.87
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   5   1  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May                  2.2   3   2   2   3   1   0  13   4.01
Martinez                2.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   9   1.46
Lyle L(4-2)             3     6   5   4   1   3   1  17   2.34
Tidrow                  0.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   4   2.45
Totals                  9     9   7   6   7   5   1  43

Passed Balls: Munson (2)
Wild Pitches: R. May (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Miller made an out to shortstop; Evans walked; Lynn
grounded out (first unassisted) [Evans to second]; Fisk grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to shortstop; White grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Randolph to second]; Munson popped to first;
Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski flied out to
center; Rice was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: C. May grounded out (second to first); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle flied out to right; Burleson singled to left;
Miller was called out on strikes; Munson allowed a passed ball
[Burleson to third]; Evans walked; Lynn walked [Evans to
second]; R. May threw a wild pitch [Lynn to second, Evans to
third, Burleson scored]; Fisk singled to left [Evans scored,
Lynn to third]; MARTINEZ REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); Rice forced
Fisk (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dineen was called out on strikes; Mason grounded
out (first unassisted); Randolph singled to center; Randolph
stole second; White walked; Randolph stole third and White stole
second; Munson singled to right [Randolph scored, White scored];
Chambliss struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees
2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Doyle grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: C. May singled to center; Nettles singled to right
[C. May to third]; Gamble walked [Nettles to second]; Dineen
struck out; Mason hit a sacrifice fly to left [C. May scored];
Randolph forced Gamble (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Miller
walked; Evans flied out to right; Lynn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: White doubled to right; Munson flied out to right;
Chambliss doubled to right [White scored]; C. May flied out to
center; Nettles flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first); LYLE REPLACED
MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Rice singled to right; Yastrzemski flied
out to center; Petrocelli singled to center [Rice to third];
Doyle singled to shortstop [Rice scored, Petrocelli to second];
Burleson reached on an error by Dineen [Petrocelli scored
(unearned), Doyle to third, Burleson to second]; Miller struck
out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble homered; Dineen singled to right; JONES
REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); STANLEY BATTED FOR MASON; Stanley
popped to second; CLEVELAND REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Dineen
stole second; Randolph flied out to right; White popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 5.

RED SOX 7TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Evans grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lynn struck out; Fisk singled to
center; Rice homered [Fisk scored]; Yastrzemski struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); C. May grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher to first); Doyle
grounded out (first unassisted); Burleson flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Gamble
popped to shortstop; Dineen walked; HEALY BATTED FOR STANLEY;
Dineen was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 5.

RED SOX 9TH: ALOMAR REPLACED HEALY (PLAYING SS); Miller singled
to center; Evans walked [Miller to second]; Lynn grounded out
(second to first) [Miller to third, Evans to second]; TIDROW
REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Fisk walked; Rice struck out;
Yastrzemski walked [Miller scored, Evans to third, Fisk to
second]; Red Sox Manager Darrell Johnson ejected by HP umpire
Bill Deegan; Petrocelli popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Alomar struck out; Randolph singled to left; White
doubled to left [Randolph scored, White out at third (left to
shortstop to third)]; Munson popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Yankees 6.