| Two-run homers by Goerge Scott and Gorman Thomas provided the firepower as Jim Slaton pitched the Brewers to a 6-2 victory over the Red Sox and became the American League's first seven-game winner. [The Sporting News] |
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May 26, 1976 (Night game) at County Stadium
Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 2 Brewers 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 x - 6 12 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Miller lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .307 Sharp rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .279 Doyle 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .241 Money 3b 5 0 3 2 0 0 .291 Lynn cf 3 0 2 2 0 0 .343 Porter c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 Fisk c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Hansen dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .167 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Scott 1b 3 1 1 2 1 1 .246 Rice dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .263 Lezcano lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Evans rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .271 Yount ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .299 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 G. Thomas cf 3 2 1 2 1 1 .240 Burleson ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 .252 Garcia 2b 3 1 0 0 0 1 .184 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 8 2 4 3 Totals 34 6 12 6 2 5 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 11,496 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Brewers 8 DP: Red Sox 0, Brewers 1 Errors: Miller, Willoughby, Yount Doubles: Lynn (5) Home Runs: G. Thomas (2), Scott (4) Caught Stealing: Lezcano (2) Sacrifice Hits: Garcia (3), Sharp (2) Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (3) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pole L(1-2) 2.1 7 4 4 1 0 2 14 3.05 Willoughby 2.2 1 2 1 1 2 0 12 2.82 Jones 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.09 House 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4.34 Totals 8 12 6 5 2 5 2 38 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton W(7-1) 9 8 2 2 4 3 0 38 3.40 Totals 9 8 2 2 4 3 0 38 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano RED SOX 1ST: Miller singled to right; Doyle singled to right [Miller to third]; Lynn lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Miller scored]; Fisk walked [Doyle to second]; Yastrzemski struck out; Rice was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Sharp singled to center; Money singled to left [Sharp to second]; Porter popped to first in foul territory; Hansen singled to left [Sharp out at home (left to third to shortstop), Money to second]; Bill Sharp fell rounding 3B; Scott walked [Money to third, Hansen to second]; Lezcano grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson singled to left; Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Yount singled to left; G. Thomas homered [Yount scored]; Garcia made an out to second; Sharp flied out to left; Money made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 2. RED SOX 3RD: Doyle flied out to left; Lynn flied out to left; Fisk reached on an error by Yount; Yastrzemski made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 2. BREWERS 3RD: Porter singled to left; Hansen made an out to shortstop; Scott homered [Porter scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 4. RED SOX 4TH: Rice popped to left; On a bunt Evans singled; Petrocelli lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Evans out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 4. BREWERS 4TH: G. Thomas walked; Garcia reached on an error by Willoughby on a sacrifice bunt [G. Thomas to second]; Sharp out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [G. Thomas to third, Garcia to second]; Money singled to left [G. Thomas scored, Garcia scored (unearned)]; Porter reached on an error by Miller [Money to second]; Hansen grounded out (second to pitcher) [Money to third, Porter to second]; Scott struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 6. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson walked; Miller flied out to center; Doyle forced Burleson (first to shortstop); Lynn singled to right [Doyle to second]; Fisk popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 6. BREWERS 5TH: Lezcano lined to third; Yount struck out; G. Thomas flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 6. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski lined to center; Rice singled to left [Rice out at second (left to second)]; Evans walked; Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 6. BREWERS 6TH: JONES REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Garcia made an out to third; Sharp singled to right; Money singled to third [Sharp to second]; Porter flied out to right; Hansen singled to left [Sharp to third, Money to second]; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 6. RED SOX 7TH: Burleson walked; Miller lined to shortstop; Doyle forced Burleson (first to shortstop); Lynn doubled to right [Doyle scored]; Fisk made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 6. BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano singled to left; Lezcano was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Yount flied out to center; G. Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 6. RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Rice struck out; Evans popped to left; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 6. BREWERS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Garcia struck out; Sharp struck out; Money lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 6. RED SOX 9TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller made an out to shortstop; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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