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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. Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Saturday, July 31, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway ParkYankees 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. |
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