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.