Three unearned runs enabled the Yankees to defeat the Red Sox, 4-1, behind the pitching of Ed Figueroa, who racked up his 13th victory of the season. In the second inning, after Thurman Munson doubled and Chris Chambliss walked, Rico Petrocelli booted a two-out grounder by Willie Randolph, loading the bases.

Fred Stanley then singled, driving in two runs, and Mickey Rivers laid down a safe bunt for the third counter. The Yanks picked up their only untainted tally in the sixth when Munson doubled again and Graig Nettles singled. Jim Rice wrecked Figueroa's shutout bid with a homer in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      24, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  1
Yankees      0  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Rivers cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .303
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .309      C. May dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Munson c              4   2   2   0     0   0   .337
Cooper dh             4   0   1   0     0   2   .281      Chambliss 1b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .305
Rice lf               3   1   2   1     0   0   .258      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .239
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Bernhardt rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Petrocelli 3b         2   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Randolph 2b           2   1   0   0     1   0   .268
  Miller ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Stanley ss            3   0   1   2     0   0   .222
  Heise 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burleson ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .256
Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   7   1     1   4             Totals               31   4   6   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 46,925
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Yankees 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Petrocelli
Doubles: Cooper (11), Munson 2 (21)
Home Runs: Rice (14)
GIDP: Doyle (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(4-1)            5.2   6   4   1   2   4   0  26   2.58
Willoughby              2.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.60
Totals                  8     6   4   1   2   4   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(13-6)        9     7   1   1   1   4   1  32   3.01
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   4   1  32

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


RED SOX 1ST: Doyle singled to center; On a bunt Fisk hit into a
double play (second to first) [Doyle out at second]; Lynn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (second to first); C. May was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cooper doubled to center [Cooper out at third (center to
shortstop to third)]; Rice singled to left; Evans flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson doubled; Chambliss walked; Nettles flied out
to left; Bernhardt struck out; Randolph reached on an error by
Petrocelli [Munson to third, Chambliss to second, Randolph to
first]; Stanley singled [Munson scored (unearned), Chambliss
scored (unearned), Randolph to third]; On a bunt Rivers singled
[Randolph scored (unearned), Stanley to second]; White popped to
shortstop; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burleson singled to center; Doyle grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: C. May popped to shortstop; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn was called
out on strikes; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles struck out; Bernhardt flied out to center;
Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper struck out; Rice popped to first in foul
territory; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley flied out to left; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli singled; Burleson forced Petrocelli
(first to shortstop); Doyle forced Burleson (third to second);
Fisk flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: C. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
doubled; Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher) [Munson to
third]; Nettles singled [Munson scored]; Bernhardt singled
[Nettles to third]; Randolph walked [Bernhardt to second];
WILLOUGHBY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees
4.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn flied out to left; Yastrzemski popped to third
in foul territory; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers flied out to left; White grounded out
(second to first); C. May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice homered; Evans struck out; MILLER BATTED FOR
PETROCELLI; Miller walked; Burleson singled [Miller to second];
Doyle forced Burleson (second to shortstop) [Miller to third];
Fisk popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: HEISE REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING 3B); Munson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Chambliss lined to second; Nettles
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
lined to right; Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 4.