| Cecil Cooper hit a homer and single, accounting for two runs, and Carl Yastrzemski also batted in two with a pair of doubles to lead the Red Sox to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics. Reggie Cleveland, who started for the Red Sox, gave up a homer by Don Baylor in the first inning but the checked the A's until the ninth when a single by Billy Williams and single by Sal Bando forced his exit. Tom Murphy, relieving with two out, gave up a run-scoring double by Gene Tenace before retiring Ken McMullen on a fly to left field to end the game. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Saturday, August 21, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
A's 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0 Red Sox 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 x - 5 9 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Newman c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Doyle 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .255 Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Lynn cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .304 Baylor rf,cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .244 Yastrzemski lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .252 Williams dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .220 Cooper 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .293 Bando 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .237 Rice dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .263 Tenace 1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .260 Fisk c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 McMullen lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Garner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Hobson 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .213 Haney c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 7 2 1 5 Totals 32 5 9 5 1 2 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 27,299 Left on Base: A's 5, Red Sox 4 DP: A's 1, Red Sox 1 Doubles: Tenace (16), Yastrzemski 2 (20), Lynn (22), Doyle (11) Home Runs: Baylor (13), Cooper (11) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bosman L(4-1) 4 4 3 3 0 2 1 16 3.72 Bahnsen 3.2 4 2 2 1 0 0 15 3.16 Lindblad 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.28 Totals 8 9 5 5 1 2 1 33 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cleveland W(7-6) 8.2 6 2 2 1 5 1 32 3.36 Murphy SV(4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.28 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 5 1 34 Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor homered; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Doyle flied out to right; Lynn popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando flied out to center; Tenace singled to center; McMullen struck out; Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Cooper homered; Rice popped to shortstop; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Haney struck out; North lined to second; Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (third to first); Hobson struck out; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Baylor flied out to center; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Doyle singled to second; Lynn flied out to right [Doyle to second]; Yastrzemski doubled to left [Doyle scored]; Cooper flied out to center; Rice singled to center [Yastrzemski scored]; Fisk lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); McMullen was called out on strikes; Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Evans grounded out (third to first); Hobson walked; Burleson singled to left [Hobson to second]; Doyle lined into a double play (second to first) [Burleson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Haney flied out to center; North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris walked; Baylor forced Campaneris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Lynn doubled to left; Yastrzemski doubled to left [Lynn scored]; Cooper popped to third in foul territory; Rice popped to second; Fisk flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando singled to left; Tenace singled to left [Bando to second]; McMullen hit into a double play (center to center to shortstop to second) [Bando out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: Garner was called out on strikes; GROSS BATTED FOR HANEY; Gross flied out to center; Debut game for Wayne Gross; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); NEWMAN REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING C ); Doyle doubled to left; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Doyle to third]; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; LINDBLAD REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Cooper singled to right [Doyle scored]; Rice forced Cooper (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 5. ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor popped to left; Williams singled to left; Bando singled to left [Williams to second]; MURPHY REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Tenace doubled to left [Williams scored, Bando to third]; McMullen popped to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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