Taking advantage of wildness by Dick Pole and Tom House, the Yankees scored five runs in the second inning and defeated the Red Sox, 7-2. Pole, who yielded a run in the first, gave up two walks and a single by Willie Randolph to load the bases in the second.

Thurman Munson was hit by a pitch, forcing in one run, and Chris Chambliss singled home two more to kayo Pole. House, in relief, then walked two batters to force in another run and uncorked a wild pitch to allow Chambliss to cross the plate with the fifth tally of the frame. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      2, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      1  5  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   7  9  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .288      Miller rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .296
White lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .282      Cooper 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .260
Munson c              4   2   1   1     0   0   .309      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   2     1   1   .302      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
C. May dh             4   0   2   1     1   0   .228      Carbo dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .236
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   1     1   0   .181      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Gamble rf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .245      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Randolph 2b           4   2   2   0     0   1   .313      Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Mason ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Montgomery c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Merchant ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                          Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   9   6     5   3             Totals               31   2   4   2     1   7

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 30,110
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Red Sox 3
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Munson (10), C. May (5)
Home Runs: Cooper (2)
Hit by Pitch: Munson (3,by Pole)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(6-3)         9     4   2   2   1   7   1  32   3.12
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   7   1  32

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole L(1-3)             1.2   4   6   6   3   0   0  13   4.50
House                   5.1   4   1   1   2   2   0  22   4.05
Cleveland               2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.90
Totals                  9     9   7   7   5   3   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Pole (1)
Wild Pitches: House (3), Cleveland (3)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to right; White flied out to
right; Munson doubled to left; Chambliss walked; C. May singled
to left [Munson scored, Chambliss to second]; Nettles flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller struck out; Cooper popped to shortstop; Lynn
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Gamble walked; Randolph singled to first [Gamble to
second]; Mason flied out to center; Rivers flied out to right;
White walked [Gamble to third, Randolph to second]; Munson was
hit by a pitch [Gamble scored, Randolph to third, White to
second]; Chambliss singled to left [Randolph scored, White
scored, Munson to third]; HOUSE REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); C. May
walked [Chambliss to second]; Nettles walked [Munson scored,
Chambliss to third, C. May to second]; House threw a wild pitch
[Chambliss scored, C. May to third, Nettles to second]; Gamble
struck out; 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Carbo
grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli singled to center;
Doyle popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox
0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph was called out on strikes; Mason grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rivers singled to shortstop; White
singled to center [Rivers to second]; Munson forced White
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Montgomery
flied out to center; Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); C. May
grounded out (second to first); Nettles flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Cooper popped to shortstop; Lynn flied out to left;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
singled; Mason grounded out (second to first) [Randolph to
second]; Rivers singled [Randolph scored]; White forced Rivers
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo struck out; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Doyle popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
lined to right; C. May popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson lined to left; Montgomery struck out;
Miller singled to left; Cooper homered [Miller scored]; Lynn
singled to left; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Gamble
grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 7TH: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli
struck out; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 8TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Mason grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rivers grounded out (third to first);
White grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson flied out to right; MERCHANT BATTED FOR
MONTGOMERY; Merchant was called out on strikes; Miller popped to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 9TH: MERCHANT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Munson flied
out to right; Chambliss struck out; C. May doubled to left;
Cleveland threw a wild pitch [C. May to third]; Nettles grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 9TH: Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski walked; Carbo was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox
2.