With help from Jim Willoughby, who recorded the last two outs, Fergie Jenkins evened his record at 8-8 when the Red Sox defeated the Twins, 6-4. Fred Lynn homered for the Red Sox in the first inning to tie the score at 1-1 and Denny Doyle put the Sox ahead with a two-run single in the third. The Red Sox then knocked out Bill Singer and added two more runs on four hits in the fifth. Carl Yastrzemski doubled for one tally and the other scored on a grounder by Carlton Fisk. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      11, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Twins        1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 10  0
Red Sox      1  0  2    0  2  0    1  0  x  -   6 13  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              5   2   3   0     0   0   .262      Cooper 1b             5   2   3   0     0   1   .304
Smalley ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .212      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   2     1   0   .228
Carew 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .326      Lynn cf               4   2   2   1     1   0   .324
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Yastrzemski lf        3   1   1   1     1   0   .264
Bostock cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .332      Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   2   .255
Hisle rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Miller dh             2   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Cubbage 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .221      Evans rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .255
Kusick dh             4   0   1   2     0   1   .307      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Burleson ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .244
  Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .146      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ford ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goltz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  10   4     0   5             Totals               33   6  13   5     5   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 26,580
Left on Base: Twins 6, Red Sox 9
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Braun (7), Smalley (8), Carew (16), Bostock (7), Cubbage (8), Cooper (9), Yastrzemski (13)
Home Runs: Lynn (6)
Stolen Bases: Braun (5), Burleson (6), Cooper (1)
Caught Stealing: Miller (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Miller (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(8-4)           4.2   9   5   5   3   3   1  24   3.79
Goltz                   2.1   3   1   1   2   0   0  11   3.97
Burgmeier               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.32
Totals                  8    13   6   6   5   3   1  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(8-8)          8.1  10   4   4   0   4   0  35   3.17
Willoughby SV(3)        0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.85
Totals                  9    10   4   4   0   5   0  37

Wild Pitches: Goltz (9)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TWINS 1ST: Braun doubled to center; Smalley doubled to right
[Braun scored]; Carew struck out; Wynegar flied out to center
[Smalley to third]; Bostock flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Cooper struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to
first); Lynn homered; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle singled to center; Cubbage grounded out (second
to first) [Hisle to second]; Kusick flied out to right [Hisle to
third]; Randall popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk struck out; Miller walked; Evans flied out to
center; Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Braun singled to first; Braun stole second; Smalley
was called out on strikes; Carew doubled to left [Braun scored];
Wynegar struck out; Bostock flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli popped to left; Burleson singled to
right; Cooper doubled to left [Burleson to third]; Doyle singled
to right [Burleson scored, Cooper scored, Doyle out at second
(right to first to second)]; Lynn singled to center; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Red Sox 3.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (second to first); Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted); Kusick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk struck out; Miller flied out to center; Evans
walked; Petrocelli singled to center [Evans to second]; Burleson
forced Evans (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Red Sox 3.

TWINS 5TH: Randall lined to shortstop; On a bunt Braun singled
to pitcher; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted) [Braun to
second]; Carew flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper singled to right; Doyle grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cooper to second]; Lynn was walked intentionally;
Yastrzemski doubled to center [Cooper scored, Lynn to third];
Fisk reached on a fielder's choice [Lynn scored, Yastrzemski out
at second (shortstop to third to second to shortstop)]; Miller
singled to left [Fisk to second]; GOLTZ REPLACED SINGER
(PITCHING); Evans singled to left [Fisk out at home (left to
catcher), Miller to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Red
Sox 5.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Bostock
doubled to center; Hisle popped to first in foul territory;
Cubbage popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox
5.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burleson singled to shortstop; Cooper lined to center; Burleson
stole second; Doyle walked; Lynn lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 7TH: Kusick popped to first in foul territory; OLIVA
BATTED FOR RANDALL; Oliva grounded out (second to first); Braun
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: TERRELL REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING 2B); Yastrzemski
walked; Fisk singled to center [Yastrzemski to second]; Miller
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yastrzemski to
third, Fisk to second]; Goltz threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski
scored, Fisk to third]; Evans grounded out (third to first);
Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Red Sox 6.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt
Carew popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynegar flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Burleson lined
to right; Cooper singled to left; Cooper stole second; Doyle
flied out to right [Cooper to third]; Lynn lined to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 6.

TWINS 9TH: Bostock singled to center; Hisle forced Bostock
(shortstop to second); Cubbage doubled to left [Hisle to third];
Kusick singled to left [Hisle scored, Cubbage scored];
WILLOUGHBY REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); FORD BATTED FOR TERRELL;
Ford struck out; Braun popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 6.