After Ron LeFlore drove in the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning, Aurelio Rodriguez smashed a three-run homer in the ninth to clinch the Tigers' 6-2 victory over the Red Sox. Pedro Garcia singled, stole second and crossed the plate on LeFlore's single. Rusty Staub and Alex Johnson both singled ahead of Rodriguez' homer. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, June      25, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  3  -   6 10  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   2   1     0   2   .349      Cooper dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Veryzer ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .229        Darwin ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Oglivie rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .213
Staub dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .319      Lynn cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .311
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .242      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Johnson lf            4   2   2   0     0   1   .285      Rice lf               4   1   0   0     0   1   .258
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   3     0   1   .264      Fisk c                4   1   2   0     0   1   .279
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Evans rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .248
Garcia 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .204      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .244
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   5     0  10             Totals               33   2   6   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 27,942
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Red Sox 7
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Veryzer 2
Doubles: Oglivie (3), Johnson (7), Garcia (10), Yastrzemski (8), Evans (16)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (4)
Stolen Bases: Garcia (3), Lynn (7)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (12)
GIDP: Burleson (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   6     5   2   0   1   1   0  25   4.03
Hiller W(6-3)           3     1   0   0   2   3   0  11   2.96
Totals                  9     6   2   0   3   4   0  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(5-8)          7.1   7   3   3   0   9   0  28   3.32
House                   1     2   2   2   0   1   0   5   3.94
Murphy                  0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   4.91
Totals                  9    10   6   6   0  10   1  36

Wild Pitches: Jenkins (2)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Veryzer singled to center;
Oglivie doubled to right [Veryzer to third]; Staub popped to
right; Jenkins threw a wild pitch [Veryzer scored, Oglivie to
third]; Thompson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Cooper lined to right; Griffin walked; Lynn struck
out; Yastrzemski doubled to left [Griffin out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Johnson flied out to right; Rodriguez struck out;
Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk singled to
second; Evans forced Fisk (shortstop to second); Petrocelli
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Garcia flied out to left; LeFlore singled to center;
LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Veryzer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cooper
popped to catcher in foul territory; Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Oglivie flied out to center; Staub grounded out
(first unassisted); Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn singled to right; Yastrzemski flied out to
left; Rice popped to second; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Johnson doubled to center; Rodriguez popped to
right; Freehan flied out to right [Johnson to third]; Garcia
doubled to left [Johnson scored]; LeFlore struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli
popped to first in foul territory; Burleson popped to catcher; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer struck out; Oglivie popped to center; Staub
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Griffin
reached on an error by Veryzer; Lynn popped to center;
Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Johnson struck
out; Rodriguez popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice reached on an error by Veryzer; Fisk singled
to center [Rice to third]; Evans doubled to left [Rice scored
(unearned), Fisk to third]; HILLER REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING);
Petrocelli was walked intentionally; Burleson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fisk scored
(unearned), Evans to third, Petrocelli out at second]; DARWIN
BATTED FOR COOPER; Darwin popped to catcher in foul territory; 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 8TH: DARWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Freehan was
called out on strikes; Garcia singled to left; Garcia stole
second; LeFlore singled to center [Garcia scored]; HOUSE
REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Veryzer flied out to center;
Oglivie flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Griffin popped to third; Lynn walked; Yastrzemski
flied out to center; Lynn stole second; Rice was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub singled to center; Thompson was called out on
strikes; Johnson singled to left [Staub to second]; MURPHY
REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Rodriguez homered [Staub scored,
Johnson scored]; Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia
flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk was called out on strikes; Evans struck out;
Petrocelli singled to center; Burleson lined to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 2.