The Red Sox rallied for three runs in the ninth inning on a double by Rick Burleson and sacrifice fly by Carl Yastrzemski to defeat the Yankees, 5-4. The Yankees had a two-run homer by Thurman Munson in taking a 4-2 lead before the Red Sox got a gift start on their rally with passes to Dwight Evans and Butch Hobson.

Burleson followed with his double, driving in both runners to tie the score. Denny Doyle singled and on a throwing error by Mickey Rivers, Burleson advanced to third and Doyle took second. The Yankees then walked Cecil Cooper intentionally to load the bases before Yastrzemski won the game with his scoring fly. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 4

Game Played on Sunday, August 1, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   4 11  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  3  -   5  9  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .305      Burleson ss           4   2   2   2     1   0   .272
White lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .273      Doyle 2b              5   1   4   0     0   0   .249
Munson dh             5   1   1   2     0   1   .323      Cooper dh             3   0   0   1     1   0   .278
Piniella rf           4   2   3   0     0   0   .272      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   1     0   0   .261
Healy c               4   0   2   2     0   0   .263      Rice lf               3   0   2   1     1   0   .273
Bernhardt 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Miller cf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Nettles 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Petrocelli ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Velez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .222        Darwin rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Chambliss 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Evans rf,cf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .252
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Hobson 3b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .200
Stanley ss            3   0   2   0     1   0   .255      Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  11   4     2   4             Totals               32   5   9   5     5   2

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 29,127
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Red Sox 9
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Rivers, Nettles
Doubles: Rivers (24), Velez (2), Piniella (10), Doyle (9), Evans (23), Burleson (13)
Home Runs: Munson (10)
Stolen Bases: Healy (5)
Caught Stealing: Rice (3)
Sacrifice Hits: White (7), Nettles (2), Miller (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Cooper (4), Yastrzemski (4)
GIDP: Healy (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis                   7     7   2   2   1   2   0  29   3.13
Lyle                    1     0   2   2   3   0   0   6   2.30
Tidrow L(4-2)           0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.85
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.94
Totals                  8.2   9   5   5   5   2   0  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   5     6   3   3   2   1   1  22   2.70
Lee W(1-4)              4     5   1   1   0   3   0  17   6.52
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Lee (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers doubled to left; White out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Rivers to third]; Munson homered
[Rivers scored]; Piniella singled to shortstop; Healy grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Piniella out
at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson lined to shortstop; Doyle grounded out
(third to first); Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Bernhardt flied out to center; Velez doubled to
left; Alomar grounded out (second to first) [Velez to third];
Stanley walked; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice
flied out to right; Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Piniella grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Hobson flied out to left;
Montgomery flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Healy flied out to center; Bernhardt popped to
second; Velez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson singled to left; Doyle doubled to right
[Burleson to third]; Cooper hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice singled
to left [Doyle scored]; Rice was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
singled to third; Rivers flied out to right; White walked
[Stanley to second]; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Evans
doubled to left; Hobson struck out; Montgomery grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox
2.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella doubled to left; LEE REPLACED JONES
(PITCHING); Healy singled to center [Piniella scored]; Healy
stole second; Bernhardt was called out on strikes; Velez
grounded out (third to first); Alomar grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: NETTLES REPLACED BERNHARDT (PLAYING 3B); Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Doyle singled to third; Cooper
grounded out (second to first) [Doyle to second]; Yastrzemski
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Stanley singled to center; Rivers grounded out
(second to first) [Stanley to second]; White grounded out
(second to first) [Stanley to third]; Munson popped to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice singled to right; Miller out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rice to second]; Evans reached on an
error by Nettles [Rice to third, Evans to first]; Hobson popped
to left; Montgomery popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella singled to left; Lee threw a wild pitch
[Piniella to second]; Healy singled to left [Piniella scored];
Nettles out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Healy to
second]; Velez flied out to right; Alomar grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: CHAMBLISS REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING 1B); Burleson
walked; Doyle singled to center [Burleson to second]; LYLE
REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); On a bunt Cooper forced Burleson
(third to shortstop) [Doyle to second]; Yastrzemski lined to
second; Rice walked [Doyle to third, Cooper to second];
PETROCELLI BATTED FOR MILLER; Petrocelli flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 9TH: DARWIN REPLACED PETROCELLI (PLAYING RF); EVANS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Stanley flied out to center;
Rivers struck out; White singled to shortstop; Munson was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans walked; Hobson walked [Evans to second];
TIDROW REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Montgomery grounded out (third
to first) [Evans to third, Hobson to second]; Burleson doubled
to center [Evans scored, Hobson scored]; Doyle singled to center
[Burleson to third, Doyle to second (error by Rivers)]; Cooper
was walked intentionally; JACKSON REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Burleson scored]; 3
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 5.

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