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Friday August 6, 1976
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The Red Sox gained their seventh victory in the last eight games when Carl Yastrzemski drove in one run with a double in the fourth inning and another with a single in the eighth to defeat the Brewers, 2-1. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1

Game Played on Friday, August 6, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  8  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .253
Scott 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .272      Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .310
Hegan dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   2   2     0   0   .259
Porter c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .227      Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Lezcano rf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Cooper dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .277
G. Thomas cf          3   0   1   0     0   2   .217      Miller rf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .275
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Heidemann 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .191      Montgomery c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     2   5             Totals               31   2   8   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 25,544
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Red Sox 6
DP: Brewers 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Burleson
Doubles: Lynn (19), Yastrzemski (16), Cooper (13)
Caught Stealing: Lezcano (7), Joshua (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Hegan (1)
GIDP: Hobson (4)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(7-12)         7.1   7   2   2   1   2   0  29   3.57
Sadecki                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.67
Frisella                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.86
Totals                  8     8   2   2   1   3   0  32

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    6     2   1   1   2   4   0  21   3.71
Murphy W(3-5)           3     3   0   0   0   1   0  11   3.88
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   5   0  32

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (pitcher to first); Yount
popped to left; Scott lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson lined to first; Doyle grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hegan made an out to shortstop; Porter grounded out
(second to first); Lezcano grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice flied out to
center; Cooper popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 3RD: G. Thomas struck out; Johnson lined to left;
Heidemann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller singled to left; Hobson flied out to center;
Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first) [Miller to second];
Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Joshua grounded out (pitcher to first); Yount flied
out to right; Scott singled to center; Hegan grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Doyle lined to third; Lynn doubled to left;
Yastrzemski doubled to left [Lynn scored]; Rice flied out to
center; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Porter flied out to center; Lezcano singled to
left; Lezcano was caught stealing second (catcher to second); G.
Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Hobson
struck out; Montgomery singled to left; Burleson forced
Montgomery (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Johnson was called out on strikes; Heidemann
walked; Joshua forced Heidemann (second to shortstop) [Joshua to
second (error by Burleson)]; Yount struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle was called out on strikes; Lynn grounded out
(second to first); Yastrzemski made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Scott walked; MURPHY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING);
Hegan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Scott to
second]; Porter singled to right [Scott scored]; Lezcano struck
out; G. Thomas singled to left [Porter to third]; Johnson flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice flied out to center; Cooper doubled to right;
Miller was walked intentionally; Hobson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Heidemann made an out to second; Joshua singled to
right; Joshua was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Montgomery grounded out (second to first); Burleson
singled to left; Doyle singled to right [Burleson to third];
SADECKI REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); On a bunt Lynn reached on a
fielder's choice [Burleson out at home (catcher unassisted),
Doyle to second]; Yastrzemski singled to left [Doyle scored,
Lynn to second]; FRISELLA REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); Rice
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Scott popped to first in foul territory; Hegan
grounded out (first unassisted); Porter grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 2.



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