The Red Sox drew 28,799 for the day game and 26,637 for the night game for a total of 55,436 to watch them defeat the Yankees twice, 4-2 and 6-4. In the sunshine contest, Bob Montgomery hit his first homer of the year and also drove in a run with a single to support the pitching of Fergie Jenkins, who gained his 10th victory. The catcher's circuit clout in the fifth inning broke a 2-2 tie.

When the clubs met again under the lights, Jim Rice was the batting standout for the Red Sox, knocking in three runs with a double and two singles. Cecil Cooper added a homer to the Red Sox cause in the victory over Catfish Hunter. Mickey Rivers stole three bases to bring his season's total to 34, most for any Yankee player since Ben Chapman pilfered 38 in 1932. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, July      31, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   4  8  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .303      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
White lf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .274      Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Munson c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .328      Evans cf              3   0   2   1     0   0   .255
Chambliss 1b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .300      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
C. May dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .239      Darwin rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .229
Gamble rf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .255      Hobson 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .208
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Petrocelli dh         1   0   0   0     2   0   .213
Mason ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .175        Miller pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .289
  Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .164      Montgomery c          3   1   3   2     0   0   .286
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     5   3             Totals               31   4   8   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 28,799
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Red Sox 6
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Chambliss, Montgomery
Triples: Hobson (1)
Home Runs: Montgomery (1)
Stolen Bases: White (21)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson (5), Evans (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(8-7)         6.1   8   4   3   2   2   1  29   3.30
Tidrow                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.77
Lyle                    1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.11
Totals                  8     8   4   3   2   4   1  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(10-8)         9     6   2   1   5   3   0  38   3.26
Totals                  9     6   2   1   5   3   0  38

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (6)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (third to first); White walked;
White stole second [White to third (error by Montgomery)];
Munson hit a sacrifice fly to center [White scored (unearned)];
Chambliss walked; C. May lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Griffin grounded out
(first to pitcher); Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles popped to third; Gamble singled to right;
Alomar grounded out (first unassisted) [Gamble to second]; Mason
walked; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice singled to
left; Darwin singled to center [Rice out at third (center to
third), Darwin to second (on throw to 3b)]; Hobson tripled to
right [Darwin scored]; Petrocelli walked; Montgomery singled to
left [Hobson scored, Petrocelli to second]; Holtzman threw a
wild pitch [Petrocelli to third, Montgomery to second]; Burleson
flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 3RD: White struck out; Munson grounded out (third to
first); Chambliss walked; C. May forced Chambliss (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Evans
singled to left; Yastrzemski popped to second; Rice struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles singled to first; Gamble singled to right
[Nettles to third]; Alomar flied out to center; Mason popped to
center; Rivers singled to center [Nettles scored, Gamble to
second]; White popped to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Darwin struck out; Hobson flied out to right;
Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson popped to first; Chambliss flied out to
left; C. May singled to right; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery homered; Burleson flied out to left;
Griffin grounded out (second to first); Evans singled to left;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble lined to right; Alomar popped to center;
Mason popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Darwin
popped to first in foul territory; Hobson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox
3.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White
singled to right; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[White to second]; Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli walked; MILLER RAN FOR PETROCELLI;
Montgomery singled to pitcher [Miller to second]; Burleson flied
out to center; Griffin reached on a fielder's choice [Miller to
third, Montgomery to second (error by Chambliss)]; TIDROW
REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Evans hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Miller scored (unearned), Montgomery to third]; LYLE REPLACED
TIDROW (PITCHING); Yastrzemski struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 8TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); C. May flied
out to right; Nettles struck out; Gamble walked; Alomar flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Darwin struck
out; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 9TH: HENDRICKS BATTED FOR MASON; Hendricks struck out;
Rivers flied out to right; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.