Luis Tiant and Jim Willoughby combined on a five-hit shutout, while Denny Doyle and Cecil Cooper provided the scoring power, as the Red Sox defeated the Brewers, 3-0. Doyle tripled after Rick Burleson was safe on an error to drive in the first run in the third inning. Cooper hit a homer following a double by Jim Rice in seventh. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    7, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   3  6  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Burleson ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .264
Yount ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Aaron dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .246      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   1   .257
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Rice lf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .275
Lezcano rf            3   0   2   0     1   1   .287      Cooper dh             3   1   1   2     0   1   .277
G. Thomas cf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .213      Miller rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Johnson 2b,3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Heidemann 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Montgomery c          3   0   1   0     0   1   .231
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutherland 2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     3   3             Totals               31   3   6   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 24,514
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Red Sox 5
DP: Brewers 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Scott, Rodriguez, Hobson
Doubles: Lezcano (14), Rice (14)
Triples: Doyle (3)
Home Runs: Cooper (10)
Stolen Bases: Burleson 2 (10)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (5)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rodriguez L(4-8)        6.2   6   3   2   1   4   1  28   3.42
Castro                  1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.30
Totals                  8     6   3   2   1   6   1  32

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(11-10)          5     4   0   0   2   2   0  21   3.26
Willoughby SV(6)        4     1   0   0   1   1   0  14   2.92
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   3   0  35

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua struck out; Yount grounded out (shortstop to
first); Scott reached on an error by Hobson; Aaron singled to
left [Scott out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Doyle lined to third; Lynn made
an out to third; Burleson stole second; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Porter flied out to left; Lezcano singled to
center; G. Thomas made an out to second; Johnson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Cooper grounded out (second to
first); Miller popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Heidemann grounded out (third to first); Joshua
flied out to right; Yount flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Montgomery
was called out on strikes; Burleson reached on an error by
Scott; Burleson stole second; Doyle tripled to right [Burleson
scored (unearned)]; Lynn flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott singled to left; Aaron walked [Scott to
second]; Porter made an out to shortstop; Lezcano struck out; G.
Thomas walked [Scott to third, Aaron to second]; Johnson flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski walked; Rice struck out; Cooper struck
out; Miller flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Heidemann grounded out (third to first); Joshua
popped to center; Yount singled; Scott flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson made an out to third; Montgomery flied out
to left; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 6TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Aaron popped
to third in foul territory; Porter grounded out (first
unassisted); Lezcano doubled to left; G. Thomas grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn
grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski reached on an error
by Rodriguez (assist by Scott); Yastrzemski was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Johnson flied out to left; CARBO BATTED FOR
HEIDEMANN; Carbo flied out to center; Joshua lined to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: SUTHERLAND REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Rice doubled to left; Cooper
homered [Rice scored]; Miller popped to left; Hobson grounded
out (second to first); Montgomery singled to center; Burleson
singled to right [Montgomery to second]; CASTRO REPLACED
RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Yount lined to shortstop; Scott flied out to right;
Aaron grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn struck out; Yastrzemski struck out; Rice lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Porter popped to left; Lezcano walked; G. Thomas
was called out on strikes; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 3.