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Saturday August 21, 1976
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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.



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