The Yankees capitalized on three wild pitches, a passed ball and three stolen bases to defeat the Red Sox, 8-3, before a crowd of 35,939, the largest at Fenway Park in 20 years. Thurman Munson hit his seventh homer and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly as Catfish Hunter went the route for the ninth time in 12 starts. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Monday, May       31, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      2  0  3    0  0  1    1  0  1  -   8 13  0
Red Sox      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   0   0     1   1   .285      Miller lf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .298
White lf              3   2   2   0     2   0   .283      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .228
Munson c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .310      Lynn cf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .347
Chambliss 1b          5   2   3   1     0   1   .303      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
C. May dh             3   1   1   2     1   0   .216      Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   3   .243
Nettles 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .185      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Gamble rf             4   0   3   1     0   0   .253      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   3   0     0   0   .250
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .307      Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Montgomery c          4   0   3   1     0   1   .286
  Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          2   0   1   1     0   0   .241        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter 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

Totals               38   8  13   7     5   3             Totals               35   3  10   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 35,939
Left on Base: Yankees 11, Red Sox 7
DP: Yankees 2, Red Sox 1
Doubles: White (10), C. May (4), Gamble (4), Stanley (2), Miller (3), Montgomery (1), Petrocelli (5)
Triples: Petrocelli (1)
Home Runs: Munson (7), Lynn (3)
Stolen Bases: Rivers 2 (16), White (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson (4), C. May (1)
GIDP: Randolph (3), Burleson (4), Evans (7)
Hit by Pitch: Gamble (3,by House), Burleson (2,by Hunter)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(6-5)           9    10   3   3   1   6   1  37   3.45
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   6   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(4-6)          3.2   8   5   2   2   1   0  21   3.68
House                   2.2   2   2   2   2   2   1  13   4.64
Willoughby              1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.42
Jones                   1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.50
Totals                  9    13   8   5   5   3   1  46

Passed Balls: Montgomery (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hunter (1), House (2)
Wild Pitches: Jenkins (1), Willoughby 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); White
doubled to right; Jenkins threw a wild pitch [White to third];
Munson hit a sacrifice fly to left [White scored]; Chambliss
singled to center; C. May doubled to center [Chambliss scored];
Nettles grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller doubled to center; Doyle walked; Lynn
singled to right [Miller scored, Doyle to third]; Yastrzemski
reached on a fielder's choice [Doyle out at home (first to
catcher), Lynn to second]; Rice flied out to center; Evans flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Gamble singled to center; Randolph grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gamble out at
second]; Mason popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli tripled to center; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); Montgomery singled to left [Petrocelli
scored]; Miller struck out; Doyle made an out to third; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Rivers stole second; On a bunt White singled [Rivers to
third]; Munson popped to first in foul territory; Chambliss
singled to right [Rivers scored (unearned), White to third]; C.
May hit a sacrifice fly to center [White scored (unearned),
Chambliss to second]; Nettles singled to pitcher [Chambliss to
third]; Gamble singled to center [Chambliss scored (unearned),
Nettles to third]; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 3 R
(0 ER), 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Mason lined to left; Rivers walked; Rivers stole
second; White walked; Munson forced Rivers (shortstop to third)
[White to second]; HOUSE REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Chambliss
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans popped to third in foul territory; Petrocelli
singled to left; Burleson grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Petrocelli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 5TH: C. May popped to left; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); Gamble doubled; Randolph was walked intentionally;
VELEZ BATTED FOR MASON; Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: STANLEY REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING SS); Montgomery
doubled to right; Miller struck out; Doyle flied out to center;
Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red
Sox 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Rain began
to fall during 6th inning; White flied out to center; Munson
homered; Chambliss struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled to left; Rice struck out; Evans
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 7TH: C. May walked; Nettles struck out; Gamble was hit
by a pitch [C. May to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED HOUSE
(PITCHING); Willoughby threw a wild pitch [C. May to third,
Gamble to second]; Randolph grounded out (catcher unassisted);
Willoughby threw a wild pitch [C. May scored, Gamble to third];
Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli flied out to left; Burleson was hit by a
pitch; Montgomery singled to right [Burleson to third]; Miller
flied out to right; Doyle forced Montgomery (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); White
walked; White stole second; Munson flied out to right; Chambliss
singled to first [White to third]; C. May made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn homered; Yastrzemski made an out to third;
Rice was called out on strikes; Evans flied out to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 9TH: JONES REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Nettles
popped to catcher in foul territory; Gamble made an out to
shortstop; Randolph singled to left; Stanley doubled to left
[Randolph scored]; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli doubled to right; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montgomery was called out on strikes;
Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Red
Sox 3.