Rico Petrocelli batted in both runs to enable the Red Sox to edge the Tigers, 2-1. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on a single by Tom Veryzer, double by Ben Oglivie and sacrifice fly by Jason Thompson, but Petrocelli singled to drive in Carl Yastrzemski with the tying tally in the home half. Then in the ninth, Bobby Darwin doubled and gave way to pinch-runner Rick Miller, who advanced to third on a long fly by Yastrzemski to right field and scored the winning run on Petrocelli's fly to center field. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      26, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .348      Dillard dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Veryzer ss            4   1   2   0     0   1   .235      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Oglivie rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Meyer pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .238        Miller pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .277
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   2   0     1   0   .249
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Evans cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Freehan c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   2     0   0   .246
Garcia 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   8   1     0   1             Totals               32   2   6   2     2   0

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 28,520
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Red Sox 7
DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Garcia
Doubles: Oglivie (4), Darwin (5)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (6), Evans (3)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (1), Petrocelli (3)
GIDP: LeFlore (3)
Hit by Pitch: Garcia (4,by Tiant)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(7-6)          8.2   6   2   1   2   0   0  35   3.28
Totals                  8.2   6   2   1   2   0   0  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(9-5)            9     8   1   1   0   1   0  34   2.78
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   1   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Tiant (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer
flied out to right; Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Dillard singled to left; Burleson flied out to
left; Fisk forced Dillard (third to second); Fisk stole second;
Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red
Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to center; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski walked; Evans forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to
second); Evans stole second; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
grounded out (third to first); Garcia was hit by a pitch;
LeFlore singled to left [Garcia to third]; LeFlore was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Dillard
flied out to right; Burleson singled to left; Fisk grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Veryzer singled to left; Oglivie doubled to right
[Veryzer to third]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted);
Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Veryzer scored, Oglivie
to third]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Darwin grounded
out (third to first); Yastrzemski singled to right; Evans
reached on an error by Garcia [Yastrzemski to third]; Petrocelli
singled to center [Yastrzemski scored (unearned), Evans to
second]; Griffin popped to first; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Freehan
singled to center; Garcia singled to left [Freehan to second];
LeFlore grounded into a double play (third to first) [Freehan
out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Dillard grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Fisk lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer struck out; Oglivie popped to second; Staub
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice popped to second; Darwin popped to first;
Yastrzemski singled to first; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson flied out to left; Johnson flied out to
right; Rodriguez singled to center; Freehan flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first);
Griffin flied out to center; Dillard grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Garcia popped to right; LeFlore grounded out (first
unassisted); Veryzer singled to left; Oglivie grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Fisk flied
out to center; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub singled to right; MEYER RAN FOR STAUB; On a
bunt Thompson forced Meyer (third to shortstop); Johnson forced
Thompson (pitcher to shortstop); Rodriguez lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: MEYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Darwin doubled
to left; MILLER RAN FOR DARWIN; Yastrzemski lined to right
[Miller to third]; Evans was walked intentionally; Petrocelli
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Miller scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.