Fred Lynn, Jim Rice and Rick Burleson drove in two runs apiece to lead the Red Sox to an 8-2 victory over the Angels as Luis Tiant extended his personal winning streak to five games. The veteran righthander worked eight innings and allowed only four hits before turning the mound over to Tom Murphy.

Rice and Burleson, who rapped two hits each in getting their RBIs, also scored twice. Lynn drove in his runs with a sacrifice fly and double. Tony Solaita accounted for the Angels' tallies with a bases-loaded double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, California Angels 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    25, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  0
Red Sox      1  0  3    1  0  1    2  0  x  -   8 14  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Burleson ss           3   2   2   2     2   0   .281
Torres cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Doyle 2b              5   2   3   0     0   0   .256
Briggs rf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .231      Lynn cf               3   0   1   2     1   0   .307
Solaita 1b            3   0   1   2     1   0   .277      Fisk c                4   0   2   1     0   1   .238
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Cooper 1b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .287
Guerrero 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Rice lf               5   2   2   2     0   1   .261
Jackson 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Miller rf             4   0   1   1     1   0   .269
  Bochte ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Darwin dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .221
Chalk ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .214      Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .204
Etchebarren c         3   1   1   0     0   0   .215      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kirkwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Overy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     4   3             Totals               35   8  14   8     6   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 21,513
Left on Base: Angels 6, Red Sox 11
DP: Angels 0, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Solaita (7), Rice (15), Lynn (24)
Caught Stealing: Hobson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (6)
GIDP: Chalk (14)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (5,by Overy)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirkwood L(5-10)        3.2   8   5   5   3   2   0  21   4.50
Overy                   1.2   1   1   1   1   3   0   8   8.10
Scott                   1     4   2   2   1   0   0   7   3.62
Verhoeven               1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.04
Totals                  8    14   8   8   6   5   0  43

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(15-10)          8     4   2   2   4   3   0  32   3.05
Murphy                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.18
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Overy (1)
Wild Pitches: Kirkwood (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


ANGELS 1ST: Collins was called out on strikes; Torres popped to
first in foul territory; Briggs grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Doyle singled to right [Burleson
to third]; Lynn hit a sacrifice fly to left [Burleson scored];
Fisk singled to left [Doyle to second]; Cooper grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Doyle to third, Fisk to second]; Rice
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
0, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita flied out to right; Jones grounded out
(second to first); Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Miller walked; Darwin lined to center; Hobson
forced Miller (third to second); Burleson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Jackson flied out to left; Chalk made an out to
third; Etchebarren popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle singled to right; Lynn popped to third in
foul territory; Kirkwood threw a wild pitch [Doyle to second];
Fisk struck out; Cooper walked; Rice doubled to center [Doyle
scored, Cooper scored]; Miller singled to left [Rice scored,
Miller to second (on throw to home)]; Darwin was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Collins struck out; Torres popped to catcher in foul
territory; Briggs walked; Solaita walked [Briggs to second];
Jones made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson singled to center; Hobson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Burleson singled to
left; Doyle forced Burleson (first to shortstop); Lynn doubled
to left [Doyle scored]; OVERY REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Fisk
was hit by a pitch; Cooper struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Red Sox 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Guerrero singled to center; Jackson struck out;
Chalk singled to left [Guerrero to second]; Etchebarren flied
out to center [Guerrero to third]; Collins grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice struck out; Miller flied out to center; Darwin
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Torres grounded out (second to first); Briggs flied
out to right; Solaita flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson struck out; Burleson walked; Doyle singled
to center [Burleson to second]; SCOTT REPLACED OVERY (PITCHING);
Lynn flied out to center [Burleson to third]; Fisk singled to
left [Burleson scored, Doyle to second]; Cooper was credited
with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Fisk out
at second (first unassisted)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Red Sox 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Jones grounded out (first unassisted); Guerrero
flied out to right; Jackson lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice singled to center; Miller flied out to left;
Darwin singled to right [Rice to second]; Hobson walked [Rice to
third, Darwin to second]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING);
Burleson singled to center [Rice scored, Darwin scored, Hobson
to second]; Doyle grounded out (second to first) [Hobson to
third, Burleson to second]; Lynn was walked intentionally; Fisk
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 8.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk walked; Etchebarren singled [Chalk to second];
Collins flied out to right [Chalk to third]; Torres popped to
first in foul territory; Briggs walked [Etchebarren to second];
Solaita doubled to right [Chalk scored, Etchebarren scored,
Briggs to third]; Jones popped to third in foul territory; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice
grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 8.

ANGELS 9TH: MURPHY REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Guerrero grounded
out (shortstop to first); BOCHTE BATTED FOR JACKSON; Bochte
singled to right; Chalk grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Bochte out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 8.