The Red Sox reached the .500 mark (37-37) for the first time since April 27 when Luis Tiant defeated the White Sox, 11-2. The victory was the 10th of the year for the veteran righthander. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 11, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, July      5, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 11  1
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  2  3    1  4  x  -  11 11  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lemon cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Cooper 1b             4   1   1   3     0   0   .300
Bell 3b               4   1   1   1     0   1   .289      Doyle 2b              5   1   3   1     0   0   .222
Orta lf               4   0   3   1     0   0   .264      Lynn cf               4   0   0   2     0   1   .315
Bradford rf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .226      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   1   0     1   0   .262
L. Johnson dh         4   0   0   0     0   2   .278        Tiant p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Fisk c                3   1   0   0     1   0   .257
Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .234      Miller dh,lf          3   2   2   1     1   1   .291
Dent ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Evans rf              4   3   3   1     0   0   .254
Brohamer 2b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .247      Hobson 3b             2   1   1   3     1   0   .192
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burleson ss           2   2   0   0     1   0   .227
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  11   2     1   7             Totals               31  11  11  11     5   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 24,640
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Red Sox 5
DP: White Sox 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Orta
Doubles: Orta (12), Doyle (6)
Triples: Evans (2)
Home Runs: Bell (4)
Stolen Bases: Miller (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Cooper (2), Hobson (1), Lynn (4)
GIDP: L. Johnson (2), Lemon (7)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(2-3)        5.1   6   6   6   2   2   0  24   6.80
Vuckovich               2.2   5   5   5   3   1   0  16   3.92
Totals                  8    11  11  11   5   3   0  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(10-5)           9    11   2   2   1   7   1  37   2.89
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   7   1  37

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon lined to right; Bell grounded out (pitcher
to first); Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Cooper popped to left; Doyle grounded out (first
unassisted); Lynn lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bradford flied out to center; L. Johnson was
called out on strikes; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
popped to catcher in foul territory; Miller was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing singled to left; Dent forced Downing
(shortstop to second); Brohamer flied out to center; Lemon flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans singled to left [Evans to second (error by
Orta)]; Hobson walked; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Evans to third, Hobson to second]; Cooper lined out
on a sacrifice fly to center [Evans scored, Hobson to third];
Doyle popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bell homered; Orta singled to center; Bradford
struck out; L. Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Orta out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski lined
to center; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Spencer singled to center; Downing was called out
on strikes; Dent singled to left [Spencer to second]; Brohamer
walked [Spencer to third, Dent to second]; Lemon grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brohamer out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: On a bunt Miller singled; Evans tripled to right
[Miller scored]; Hobson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Evans
scored]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
popped to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bell struck out; Orta doubled to left; Bradford
struck out; L. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle singled to shortstop; Lynn lined to center;
Yastrzemski singled to left [Doyle to third]; Fisk walked
[Yastrzemski to second]; Miller singled to center [Doyle scored,
Yastrzemski to third, Fisk to second]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED
JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Evans forced Yastrzemski (pitcher to
catcher) [Fisk to third, Miller to second]; Hobson singled to
center [Fisk scored, Miller scored, Evans to third, Hobson out
at second (center to third to second)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Downing
flied out to center; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson walked; Cooper popped to third in foul
territory; Doyle singled to right [Burleson to third]; Lynn hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski walked
[Doyle to second]; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MILLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TIANT
REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PITCHING); Brohamer singled to right;
Lemon singled to left [Brohamer to second]; Bell grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Brohamer to third, Lemon to second]; Orta
singled to center [Brohamer scored, Lemon to third]; Bradford
was called out on strikes; L. Johnson forced Orta (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller walked; Miller stole second; Evans singled
to left [Miller to third]; Hobson reached on a fielder's choice
[Miller out at home (shortstop to catcher), Evans to second];
Burleson reached on a fielder's choice [Evans to third, Hobson
to second]; Cooper singled to center [Evans scored, Hobson
scored, Burleson to third]; Doyle doubled to right [Burleson
scored, Cooper to third]; Lynn reached on a fielder's choice
[Doyle out at third (shortstop to third to second), Cooper
scored]; Tiant struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Red Sox 11.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Downing
popped to second; Dent singled to center; Brohamer singled to
left [Dent to second]; Lemon forced Brohamer (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 11.