Homers by Fred Lynn and Cecil Cooper enabled Fergie Jenkins to pitch the Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Tigers. Jason Thompson homered for the Tigers in the fourth inning to tie the score at 1-1, but Lynn broke the deadlock with his circuit clout in the fifth. Then in the sixth, after Jim Rice singled, Cooper clinched the verdict with his round-tripper. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August 4, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 - 4 8 3 Tigers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .262 LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .324 Doyle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Johnson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 Lynn cf 4 1 3 1 0 1 .314 Staub rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .305 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Horton dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 .276 Rice lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .278 Thompson 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .238 Cooper dh 3 1 1 2 0 0 .277 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249 Miller rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .275 Freehan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Hobson 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .212 Veryzer ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .230 Montgomery c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Garcia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Meyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Manuel 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Oglivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 8 4 2 3 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 5 Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 14,924 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Tigers 8 DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 1 Errors: Burleson, Rice, Hobson, Johnson, Crawford Doubles: Veryzer (5) Triples: Hobson (2) Home Runs: Lynn (7), Cooper (9), Thompson (16) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (17) Sacrifice Hits: Doyle (3), Cooper (6) GIDP: Yastrzemski (7), Staub (20), Freehan (3) Hit by Pitch: Staub (5,by Jenkins) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(11-8) 9 7 1 1 2 5 1 36 3.14 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 5 1 36 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle L(6-9) 5 6 4 4 2 1 2 24 3.92 Crawford 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.43 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 3 2 38 Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (4) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark RED SOX 1ST: Burleson reached on an error by Johnson [Burleson to second]; Doyle out on a sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher) [Burleson to third]; Lynn struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Rice forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore reached on an error by Burleson [LeFlore to first]; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Johnson singled to right; Staub flied out to right; Horton walked [Johnson to second]; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Cooper popped to shortstop; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Hobson singled to left; Montgomery forced Hobson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez struck out; Freehan flied out to left; Veryzer doubled to left; Garcia reached on an error by Hobson [Veryzer to third, Garcia to first]; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson popped to center; Doyle popped to third in foul territory; Lynn singled to center; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Johnson singled to center; Staub grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper flied out to left; Miller walked; Hobson tripled to center [Miller scored]; Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson homered; Rodriguez popped to center; Freehan singled to left [Freehan to second (error by Rice)]; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Garcia grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Doyle lined to shortstop; Lynn homered; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Johnson grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 1. RED SOX 6TH: Rice singled to center; Cooper homered [Rice scored]; CRAWFORD REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Miller struck out; Hobson grounded out (second to first); Montgomery grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Horton struck out; Thompson walked; Rodriguez singled to left [Thompson to second]; Freehan grounded into a double play (third to first) [Thompson out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1. RED SOX 7TH: Burleson was called out on strikes; Doyle reached on an error by Crawford [Doyle to first]; Lynn singled to right [Doyle to second]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); MEYER BATTED FOR GARCIA; Meyer popped to third in foul territory; LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1. RED SOX 8TH: MANUEL REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 2B); Rice singled to left; Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rice to second]; Miller grounded out (second to first) [Rice to third]; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub was hit by a pitch; Horton popped to second; Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1. RED SOX 9TH: Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); Doyle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; Freehan popped to shortstop; Veryzer singled to left; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR MANUEL; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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