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Wednesday May 26, 1976
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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.



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