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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 0Game Played on Tuesday, May 25, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway ParkTigers 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. |
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