Two unearned runs in the 11th inning, resulting from a wild throw by reliever Tom Murphy, enabled the Tigers to defeat the Red Sox, 4-2. With one away, John Wockenfuss singled. When Jerry Manuel bunted and Murphy threw the ball away, both runners were safe. Following a passed ball, Murphy walked Ron LeFlore intentionally to load the bases and the Tigers' two runs then ensued on an infield out by Tom Veryzer and single by Dan Meyer. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      27, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   4  9  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  -   2  8  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   2   0     1   0   .349      Cooper dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Veryzer ss            6   1   2   1     0   0   .239        Dillard ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Meyer lf              6   0   1   1     0   1   .270      Doyle 2b              2   1   1   0     1   0   .214
Staub dh,rf           4   0   1   0     2   0   .317        Darwin ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Thompson 1b           4   1   1   1     2   0   .238        Griffin 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Johnson rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  MacCormack p        3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Lynn cf               3   0   1   1     2   0   .312
  Hiller p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   1     2   1   .250
  Scrivener ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Rice lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .248
  Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fisk c                5   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Evans rf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .245
Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Petrocelli 3b         5   0   1   0     0   1   .244
  Oglivie ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Burleson ss           4   1   1   0     1   2   .228
  Wockenfuss c        1   1   1   0     0   0   .296      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kimm c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .246        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .314        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Manuel 2b           1   1   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               44   4   9   3     6   7             Totals               39   2   8   2     8   9

Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance: 29,809
Left on Base: Tigers 13, Red Sox 12
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Yastrzemski, Rice, Murphy
Doubles: Fisk (9)
Home Runs: Thompson (10)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (23), Lynn (8)
Caught Stealing: Cooper (1)
GIDP: Stanley (3), Rice (9)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
MacCormack              6     4   1   1   6   1   0  26   4.66
Hiller                  3     3   1   1   2   5   0  14   2.96
Grilli W(2-1)           2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   6.08
Totals                 11     8   2   2   8   9   0  47

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole                    8.1   6   2   1   1   7   1  34   4.48
Murphy L(2-3)           2.1   3   2   0   4   0   0  14   4.55
House                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.90
Totals                 11     9   4   1   6   7   1  50

Passed Balls: Fisk (5)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to right; Veryzer popped to
shortstop; LeFlore stole second; Meyer was called out on
strikes; Staub singled to shortstop [LeFlore to third]; Thompson
forced Staub (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: STAUB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MACCORMACK
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Cooper walked; Tigers manager
Ralph Houk listed two players as DH; lost use of the DH and Alex
Johnson; Doyle walked [Cooper to second]; Lynn forced Cooper
(pitcher to third) [Doyle to second]; Yastrzemski singled to
right [Doyle scored, Lynn to second]; Rice flied out to center;
Fisk lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red
Sox 1.

TIGERS 2ND: MacCormack was called out on strikes; Rodriguez
lined to second; Garcia popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans flied out to left; Petrocelli flied out to
right; Burleson grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Kimm was called out on strikes; LeFlore flied out to
center; Veryzer singled to left; Meyer reached on an error by
Rice [Veryzer scored (unearned) (no RBI), Meyer to second];
Staub popped to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Cooper flied out to center; Doyle flied out to
right; Lynn walked; Yastrzemski walked [Lynn to second]; Rice
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson homered; MacCormack struck out; Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Garcia struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Evans was
called out on strikes; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Kimm grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
lined to second; Veryzer singled to center; Meyer popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled to center; Cooper forced Burleson
(second to shortstop); Cooper was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Doyle singled to right; Lynn grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox
1.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub popped to second; Thompson grounded out (first
unassisted); MacCormack reached on an error by Yastrzemski;
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski walked; Rice grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second];
Fisk doubled to left; Evans walked; Petrocelli flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Kimm was
called out on strikes; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: HILLER REPLACED MACCORMACK (PITCHING); Burleson
walked; On a bunt Cooper made an out to pitcher; DARWIN BATTED
FOR DOYLE; Darwin singled to left [Burleson to second]; Lynn
singled to center [Burleson scored, Darwin to second];
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Darwin to third,
Lynn to second]; Rice struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 8TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING 2B); Veryzer lined
to second; Meyer popped to third; Staub grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk popped to left; Evans struck out; Petrocelli
singled to second; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson walked; On a bunt Hiller made an out to
first; Rodriguez singled to left [Thompson to third, Rodriguez
to second (on throw to 3b)]; MURPHY REPLACED POLE (PITCHING);
OGLIVIE BATTED FOR GARCIA; Oglivie was walked intentionally;
STANLEY BATTED FOR KIMM; Stanley grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Rodriguez out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING C ); MANUEL
REPLACED STANLEY (PLAYING 2B); DILLARD BATTED FOR COOPER;
Dillard struck out; Griffin popped to catcher in foul territory;
Lynn walked; Lynn stole second; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 10TH: LeFlore singled to right; Veryzer grounded out
(pitcher to first) [LeFlore to second]; Meyer grounded out
(second to first) [LeFlore to third]; Staub was walked
intentionally; Thompson was walked intentionally [Staub to
second]; SCRIVENER BATTED FOR HILLER; Scrivener forced Thompson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 10TH: GRILLI REPLACED SCRIVENER (PITCHING); Rice popped
to second; Fisk lined to shortstop; Evans singled to left;
Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 11TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Wockenfuss singled to
center; Manuel reached on a fielder's choice [Wockenfuss to
second (error by Murphy)]; Fisk allowed a passed ball
[Wockenfuss to third, Manuel to second]; LeFlore was walked
intentionally; Veryzer forced LeFlore (second to shortstop)
[Wockenfuss scored (unearned), Manuel to third]; Meyer singled
to center [Manuel scored (unearned), Veryzer to second]; HOUSE
REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Staub walked [Veryzer to third,
Meyer to second]; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 11TH: Burleson struck out; Dillard grounded out (second
to first); MILLER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Miller struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.