Bobby Darwin homered in his very first time at bat against his former teammates to start the Red Sox off to a 3-0 victory over the Brewers. Dick Pole and Jim Willoughby combined on the shutout, Pole pitching the first 5 1/3 innings. Darwin hit his homer in the second and the Red Sox then added a pair in the sixth on singles by Butch Hobson and Fred Lynn, a sacrifice fly by Jim Rice, single by Carl Yastrzemski, a hit batsman and walk to Dwight Evans with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Friday, July      2, 1976 (Night game) at County Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dillard ss            4   0   1   0     1   1   .321      Sharp cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .190      Money 3b              3   0   2   0     1   1   .304
Lynn cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .326      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .257
Rice lf               3   0   0   1     0   1   .250      Carbo rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .281
  Miller lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Aaron dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Yount ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Darwin dh             3   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Lezcano lf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .268
Evans rf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .250      Porter c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Petrocelli 2b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Montgomery c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Augustine p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     2   3             Totals               30   0   8   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 13,744
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Brewers 5
DP: Red Sox 4, Brewers 1
Doubles: Sharp (3)
Home Runs: Darwin (3)
Stolen Bases: Dillard (2)
Caught Stealing: Lezcano (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (4)
GIDP: Hobson (3), Scott 2 (7), Aaron (7)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (4,by Castro)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole W(4-4)             5.1   4   0   0   2   4   0  20   4.17
Willoughby SV(2)        3.2   4   0   0   0   1   0  12   2.47
Totals                  9     8   0   0   2   5   0  32

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Augustine L(2-5)        5.1   7   3   3   1   1   1  23   4.41
Castro                  3.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  14   3.38
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   3   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Castro (1)
Wild Pitches: Pole (5)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Dillard singled to center; Hobson flied out to
right; Dillard stole second; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rice popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Sharp grounded out (second to first); Money struck
out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski popped to first; Darwin homered; Evans
singled to center; Petrocelli flied out to right; Montgomery
forced Evans (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Aaron flied
out to center; Yount grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Dillard walked; Hobson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Dillard out at second]; Lynn
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Lezcano singled to center; Porter struck out;
Lezcano was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Johnson singled to center; Sharp flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski lined
to second; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Money singled to left; Scott grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Money out at second]; Carbo
walked; Aaron struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Brewers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli
popped to first in foul territory; Montgomery singled to right;
Dillard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount grounded out (third to first); Lezcano
grounded out (second to first); Porter popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson singled to shortstop; Lynn singled to right
[Hobson to third]; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to second [Hobson
scored]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Lynn to second]; CASTRO
REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Darwin was hit by a pitch [Lynn
to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Evans walked [Lynn scored,
Yastrzemski to third, Darwin to second]; Petrocelli struck out;
Montgomery flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Sharp
doubled to right; Pole threw a wild pitch [Sharp to third];
Money walked; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Scott
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Money out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Brewers
0.

RED SOX 7TH: Dillard grounded out (third to first); Hobson
grounded out (second to first); Lynn singled to center; Rice
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Carbo singled to left; Aaron grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Carbo out at second]; Yount
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski lined to center; Darwin popped to
right; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED RICE (PLAYING LF); Lezcano singled
to third; Porter lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Lezcano out at first]; Johnson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli flied out to right; Montgomery lined to
center; Dillard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 9TH: Sharp singled to second; Money singled to center
[Sharp to second]; Scott struck out; Carbo grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Sharp to third, Money to second]; Aaron popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Brewers 0.