Luis Tiant hurled a seven-hit shutout and Carl Yastrzemski belted a two-run homer in the fourth as the Red Sox edged the Tigers, 2-0. The Tigers' Ron LeFlore doubled in the fifth to extend his hitting streak to 27 games. Mark Fidrych went the route for Detroit, yielding six hits. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       25, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .402      Miller lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .327      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   3   .281      Fisk c                3   1   0   0     1   0   .272
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   2     0   0   .235
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Rice dh               3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Kimm c                3   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Petrocelli 3b         2   0   0   0     1   1   .236
  Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Manuel 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .158      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   0   7   0     0   8             Totals               30   2   6   2     2   1

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 21,033
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Red Sox 6
DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Manuel, Fisk, Petrocelli, Burleson
Doubles: LeFlore (12), Evans (11)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (8)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (4)
Caught Stealing: Thompson (1), Evans (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych L(1-1)          8     6   2   2   2   1   1  32   1.50
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   1   1  32

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(6-2)            9     7   0   0   0   8   0  35   2.51
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   8   0  35

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Johnson singled to
center; Staub lined to right; Johnson stole second [Johnson to
third (error by Fisk)]; Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller lined to third; Doyle grounded out (third to
first); Lynn singled to right; Fisk made an out to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson lined to right; Rodriguez made an out to
first; Veryzer reached on an error by Burleson; Kimm singled to
left [Veryzer to second]; Manuel flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); Rice
singled to right; Evans doubled to right [Rice to third];
Petrocelli reached on a fielder's choice [Rice out at home
(pitcher to catcher), Evans to third]; Evans was caught stealing
home (catcher unassisted); Bruce Kimm faked throw to 2B to
get Dwight Evans; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore flied out to right; Johnson struck out;
Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
grounded out (second to first); Doyle singled to right; Lynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton struck out; Thompson singled to right;
Thompson was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Rodriguez singled to left; Veryzer was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk walked; Yastrzemski homered [Fisk scored];
Rice lined to right; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first);
Petrocelli walked; Burleson flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kimm flied out to left; Manuel was called out on
strikes; LeFlore doubled to right; Johnson flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle
reached on an error by Manuel; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Doyle to second]; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub singled to right; Horton struck out; Thompson
made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Veryzer made an out to shortstop; Kimm singled to
left; Manuel reached on an error by Petrocelli [Kimm to second];
LeFlore was called out on strikes; Johnson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli struck out; Burleson singled; Miller
grounded out (second to first) [Burleson to second]; Doyle
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub popped to third in foul territory; Horton
flied out to center; Thompson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn flied out to left; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

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