Five-hit pitching by Rick Wise sparked the Red Sox' 3-1 victory over the Indians. Carl Yastrzemski drove in two runs with a single in the first inning and sacrifice fly in the seventh as the Bosox won their fourth straight game and celebrated the rehiring of Don Zimmer as manager for 1977. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Monday, August    2, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3 10  2
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Kuiper 1b,2b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .271
Doyle 2b              4   2   3   0     1   0   .257      Blanks 2b,ss          3   0   0   1     0   1   .304
Cooper dh             5   0   2   1     0   1   .280      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   2     0   1   .261      Carty dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .316
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Lowenstein rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .289
Evans rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .251      Smith lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .203      Fosse c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Montgomery c          4   1   2   0     0   1   .262      Duffy ss              1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Powell ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                          Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     4   6             Totals               30   1   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 12,182
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Indians 6
DP: Red Sox 2, Indians 2
Errors: Burleson 2, Kuiper 2, Manning
Doubles: Hobson (2), Kuiper (8)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (5), Blanks (2)
GIDP: Rice (14), Carty (14), Fosse (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(9-8)             9     5   1   0   2   4   0  34   3.80
Totals                  9     5   1   0   2   4   0  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(11-10)         9    10   3   2   4   6   0  40   3.47
Totals                  9    10   3   2   4   6   0  40

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle
walked; Cooper reached on an error by Kuiper [Doyle to third
(error by Kuiper)]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Doyle scored,
Cooper to second]; Rice grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to left; Blanks grounded out
(third to first); Manning reached on an error by Burleson; Carty
forced Manning (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans
grounded out (third to first); Hobson made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Lowenstein struck out; Bell flied out to right;
Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery singled to left; Burleson forced
Montgomery (third to shortstop); Doyle singled to right
[Burleson to third]; Cooper struck out while Burleson was caught
stealing home (catcher to shortstop to first to catcher); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse singled to center; Duffy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Fosse to second]; Kuiper flied out to
center; Blanks was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rice struck out;
Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to center; Carty grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Manning out at second];
Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans walked; Hobson struck out; Montgomery struck
out; Burleson walked [Evans to second]; Doyle flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell walked; Smith flied out to left; Fosse
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bell out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Cooper singled; Yastrzemski flied out to right;
Rice singled to center [Cooper to second]; Miller grounded out
(first unassisted) [Cooper to third, Rice to second]; Evans was
walked intentionally; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy popped to catcher in foul territory; Kuiper
walked; Blanks flied out to right; Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Montgomery singled to right; Burleson made an out
to second; Doyle singled to left [Montgomery to second]; Cooper
singled to center [Montgomery scored, Doyle to third, Cooper to
second (error by Manning)]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Doyle scored (unearned)]; Rice flied out to left; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Carty singled to left; Lowenstein grounded out
(first unassisted) [Carty to second]; Bell struck out; Smith
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller flied out to center; Evans made an out to
second; Hobson doubled to left; Montgomery reached on a
fielder's choice [Hobson out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse reached on an error by Burleson; POWELL
BATTED FOR DUFFY; Powell flied out to center; Kuiper doubled to
left [Fosse to third]; Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Fosse scored (unearned), Kuiper to third]; Manning flied to
left in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Indians 1.

RED SOX 9TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KUIPER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BLANKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Burleson flied out to center; Doyle singled to right; Cooper
popped to catcher in foul territory; Yastrzemski struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Carty singled to right; Lowenstein flied out to
left; Bell flied out to center; Smith made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 1.