After allowing two runs in the first inning, Luis Tiant settled down and pitched the Red Sox to an 8-2 victory over the Yankees, marking the 21st time that the veteran righthander had beaten the New York club in 30 career decisions. The Red Sox quickly put Tiant on the road to triumph by exploding for six runs in the second. Cecil Cooper and Jim Rice each drove in two runs with singles during the outburst. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      3, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Red Sox      0  6  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   8 11  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Cooper dh             5   2   3   2     0   0   .291
White lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Doyle 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Munson c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .313      Lynn cf               5   2   3   2     0   0   .354
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .301      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   1     1   1   .257
C. May dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .229      Rice lf               3   0   2   2     2   0   .252
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Fisk c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .267
Gamble rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Evans rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .252
Randolph 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .318      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   1     0   1   .252
Mason ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .162      Burleson ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .234
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     0   3             Totals               35   8  11   8     6   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 29,505
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Red Sox 10
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Chambliss (8), Lynn (7)
Triples: White (2), Cooper (2)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (16)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (3,by Ellis)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(4-4)            1     2   4   4   3   0   0   9   4.12
Martinez                3     5   2   2   2   2   0  16   1.89
Pagan                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.50
Tidrow                  2     4   2   2   1   1   0  11   3.10
Totals                  8    11   8   8   6   4   0  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(7-3)            9     8   2   2   0   3   0  35   2.75
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Ellis (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; White tripled to left; Munson
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss doubled to left [White
scored]; C. May singled to left [Chambliss scored, C. May to
second (on throw to home)]; Nettles popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Doyle lined
to right; Lynn singled to third; Yastrzemski walked [Lynn to
second]; Rice forced Lynn (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Gamble popped to catcher in foul territory;
Randolph singled; Mason flied out to right; Randolph stole
second; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk was hit by a pitch; Evans walked [Fisk to
second]; Petrocelli singled [Fisk scored, Evans to second];
Burleson walked [Evans to third, Petrocelli to second]; MARTINEZ
REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Cooper singled [Evans scored,
Petrocelli scored, Burleson to second]; Doyle struck out; Lynn
singled [Burleson scored, Cooper to third, Lynn to second (on
throw)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Rice
singled [Cooper scored, Lynn scored]; Fisk walked [Rice to
second]; Evans forced Rice (third unassisted); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 3RD: White flied out to right; Munson singled to center;
Chambliss popped to left; C. May grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Burleson
lined to first; Cooper tripled; Doyle grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Randolph flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
flied out to right; Rice walked; Fisk singled [Rice to second];
Evans forced Fisk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Mason lined to right; Rivers grounded out (second
to first); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: PAGAN REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Petrocelli
popped to first; Burleson grounded out (first unassisted);
Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson singled; Chambliss popped to second; C. May
flied out to left; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle flied out to left; Lynn flied out to center;
Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Gamble popped to catcher in foul territory;
Randolph singled to shortstop; Mason popped to catcher in foul
territory; Rivers singled [Randolph to second]; White flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: TIDROW REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Rice walked; Fisk
popped to first in foul territory; Evans struck out; Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson struck out; Chambliss lined to right; C. May
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
singled; Doyle grounded out (second to first) [Cooper to
second]; Lynn doubled [Cooper scored]; Yastrzemski singled [Lynn
scored]; Rice singled [Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk popped to
first; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 8.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles struck out; Gamble flied out to left;
Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 8.