Rookie third baseman Butch Hobson, just up from Rhode Island (International), hit a two-run, inside-the-park homer in the sixth inning, breaking an 8-8 tie, and the Red Sox went on to beat the Orioles, 12-8. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 12, Baltimore Orioles 8
Game Played on Monday, June      28, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  2  0    3  2  1    0  0  0  -   8 13  3
Red Sox      0  0  4    2  1  3    1  1  x  -  12 16  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper dh             3   1   1   1     0   2   .211      Cooper 1b             5   2   3   2     0   0   .268
  Bumbry ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Hobson 3b             5   2   2   2     0   1   .400
Grich 2b              4   2   3   2     1   0   .275      Lynn cf               4   2   2   2     1   0   .315
R. Jackson rf         5   1   2   2     0   1   .232      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   2   1     1   1   .254
L. May 1b             5   0   1   1     0   2   .237      Fisk c                5   1   1   0     0   1   .271
Mora lf               5   0   1   0     0   3   .268      Rice dh               4   1   2   0     0   0   .252
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .204      Darwin rf             0   1   0   0     0   0   .248
  Singleton ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .237        Miller rf           0   0   0   1     0   0   .274
Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .286        Evans ph,rf         1   1   1   0     1   0   .248
Robinson 3b           4   2   2   0     0   1   .213      Petrocelli 2b         4   2   2   1     0   0   .250
Duncan c              4   1   1   2     0   1   .243      Dillard ss            3   0   1   1     0   1   .308
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burleson ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Flanagan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  R. May p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jenkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  13   8     1  13             Totals               36  12  16  10     3   4

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 27,648
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Red Sox 5
DP: Orioles 4, Red Sox 0
Errors: L. May, Blair, Robinson, Dillard
Doubles: Grich (12), R. Jackson (12), Petrocelli (6), Hobson (1), Lynn (11), Rice (8), Yastrzemski (9)
Triples: Lynn (4), Rice (4)
Home Runs: Duncan (2), Grich (7), Hobson (1)
Caught Stealing: Lynn (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Harper (1), Miller (1)
GIDP: Hobson (1), Fisk (6)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (3,by Palmer)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  3.2   7   6   4   1   2   0  19   3.22
Flanagan L(0-3)         1.1   5   3   3   0   0   0   8   5.63
R. May                  1.1   3   2   2   1   1   1   7   4.39
Pagan                   1.2   1   1   1   1   1   0   7   3.24
Totals                  8    16  12  10   3   4   1  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   3.2   9   5   3   1   3   0  22   3.02
Cleveland               1.1   2   2   2   0   2   1   6   3.58
Jenkins W(6-8)          4     2   1   1   0   8   1  14   3.28
Totals                  9    13   8   6   1  13   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (4)
Wild Pitches: Palmer (4), Pagan (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans


ORIOLES 1ST: Harper struck out; Grich walked; On a bunt R.
Jackson singled [Grich to second]; L. May forced R. Jackson
(shortstop to second) [Grich to third]; Mora was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Cooper singled to center; Hobson grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cooper out at
second]; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
singled to center; Robinson singled to left [Belanger to
second]; Duncan reached on an error by Dillard [Belanger to
third, Robinson to second]; Harper hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Belanger scored (unearned)]; Grich doubled [Robinson scored
(unearned), Duncan to third]; R. Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk flied out to
center; Rice popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: L. May flied out to center; Mora struck out; Blair
singled to left; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Darwin was hit by a pitch; Petrocelli doubled to
center [Darwin scored (error by Blair), Petrocelli to third];
Dillard grounded out (shortstop to first) [Petrocelli scored];
L. May dropped a foul fly hit by Cooper for an error; Cooper
singled to left; Hobson doubled to center [Cooper to third];
Lynn tripled [Cooper scored (unearned), Hobson scored];
Yastrzemski walked; Fisk struck out while Lynn was caught
stealing home (catcher to second to third); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: MILLER REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING RF); Robinson
popped to first; Duncan grounded out (second to first); Harper
singled to center; Grich singled to left [Harper to third]; R.
Jackson doubled to center [Harper scored, Grich scored]; L. May
singled to center [R. Jackson scored]; CLEVELAND REPLACED JONES
(PITCHING); Mora flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice tripled to right; Miller hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Rice scored]; Petrocelli reached on an error by
Robinson; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Petrocelli to second];
Dillard was called out on strikes; Cooper singled to right
[Petrocelli scored (unearned)]; FLANAGAN REPLACED PALMER
(PITCHING); Hobson popped to third; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 5, Red Sox 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair flied out to center; Belanger struck out;
Robinson singled to left; Duncan homered [Robinson scored];
Harper struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn doubled to center; Yastrzemski singled to
center [Lynn scored]; Fisk grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; Rice
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: JENKINS REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Grich
homered; R. Jackson struck out; L. May struck out; Mora singled
to left; Blair flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 8, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: EVANS BATTED FOR MILLER; Evans singled to left;
Petrocelli singled to left [Evans to second]; On a bunt Dillard
singled [Evans to third, Petrocelli to second]; R. MAY REPLACED
FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Cooper reached on a fielder's choice that
turned into a double play [Evans scored, Dillard out at second
(second to first to shortstop), Petrocelli out at home
(shortstop to catcher)]; Hobson hit an inside the park homer to
center [Cooper scored]; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected
by 3B umpire Jim Evans; Lynn flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 10.

ORIOLES 7TH: BURLESON REPLACED DILLARD (PLAYING SS); EVANS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Belanger grounded out (third to
first); Robinson struck out; Duncan was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Fisk singled
to left; Rice doubled to left [Fisk to third]; Evans was walked
intentionally; PAGAN REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); Petrocelli
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fisk scored, Rice to third,
Evans to second]; Burleson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 11.

ORIOLES 8TH: BUMBRY BATTED FOR HARPER; Bumbry struck out; Grich
flied out to left; R. Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 11.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper flied out to left; Hobson struck out; Lynn
walked; Yastrzemski doubled to right [Lynn to third]; Pagan
threw a wild pitch [Lynn scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Fisk
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox
12.

ORIOLES 9TH: L. May was called out on strikes; Mora struck out;
SINGLETON BATTED FOR BLAIR; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 12.