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Monday May 24, 1976
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Rick Wise outdueled Dave Roberts in pitching the Red Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Tigers. Carlton Fisk singled and scored the first run in the fourth then singled, driving in two runs in the sixth. Alex Johnson singled in the first and Ron LeFlore singled in the third, extending his hitting streak to 26 games, for the only safeties off Wise. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Monday, May 24, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  5  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .407      Miller lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Fisk c                3   1   2   2     1   0   .278
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Rice dh               3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Lynn cf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .337
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .135
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Petrocelli 3b         2   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Burleson ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .245
  Scrivener ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutherland 2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     1   3             Totals               28   3   5   3     4   0

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 20,590
Left on Base: Tigers 2, Red Sox 6
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Evans (10)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (2)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (5)
GIDP: Johnson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Rice (2,by Roberts)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(3-3)          8     5   3   3   4   0   0  33   3.29
Totals                  8     5   3   3   4   0   0  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(2-3)             9     2   0   0   1   3   0  29   5.23
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   3   0  29

Hit by Pitch: Roberts (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Johnson
singled; Staub grounded out (shortstop to second to first)
[Johnson to second]; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller popped to third in foul territory; Evans
flied out to center; Fisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Freehan
flied to left; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice flied out to left; Lynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); LeFlore
singled to right; Johnson flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli walked; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Petrocelli to second]; Burleson walked; Miller forced
Burleson (second to shortstop) [Petrocelli to third]; Evans
forced Miller (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub lined to right; Horton grounded out (third to
first); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk singled to center; Rice grounded out (third to
first) [Fisk to second]; Lynn singled to center [Fisk scored];
Johnson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Lynn out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
walked; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller singled to left; Evans doubled to right
[Miller to third]; Fisk singled to center [Miller scored, Evans
scored]; Rice was hit by a pitch [Fisk to second]; Lynn forced
Fisk (second to third) [Rice to second]; Johnson forced Lynn
(shortstop to second) [Rice to third]; Petrocelli grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub lined to left; Horton grounded out (second to
first); Thompson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Doyle flied out to right; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
popped to shortstop; MEYER BATTED FOR VERYZER; Meyer flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING SS); Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk walked; Fisk stole
second; Rice flied out to right; Lynn walked; Johnson forced
Lynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red
Sox 3.

TIGERS 9TH: OGLIVIE BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; Oglivie flied to
right; LeFlore struck out; Johnson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.



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