Jim Rice belted home runs Nos. 17 and 18 and also doubled, driving in five runs, in the Red Sox' 11-3 rout of the Rangers. Luis Tiant was nicked for 11 hits, but posted his 16th victory. Rick Burleson escaped with a slight concussion when he was struck near the left ear by a Bert Blyleven pitch in the second inning. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 11, Texas Rangers 3

Game Played on Monday, August 30, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 11 0 Red Sox 0 3 2 0 1 5 0 0 x - 11 18 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Thompson ss 4 1 0 0 1 2 .244 Burleson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Harrah dh 5 0 2 1 0 1 .271 Heise pr,ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Moates pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Doyle 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Hargrove 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .289 Lynn cf 5 2 3 0 0 1 .312 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .231 Yastrzemski lf 1 2 1 1 4 0 .268 Grieve lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .245 Fisk c 5 2 2 0 0 1 .251 Howell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 Cooper 1b 5 2 3 3 0 0 .285 Randle 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .220 Rice dh 5 3 4 5 0 0 .269 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Evans rf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .246 Sundberg c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .222 Hobson 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .224 Fahey c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terpko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 3 11 3 2 6 Totals 40 11 18 10 5 2 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 17,101 Left on Base: Rangers 9, Red Sox 11 DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 0 Doubles: Hargrove (26), Grieve (19), Rice (17), Evans (26), Lynn (29), Heise (2) Triples: Cooper (6), Lynn (6) Home Runs: Rice 2 (18) Caught Stealing: Randle (11) Hit by Pitch: Burleson (4,by Blyleven) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven L(10-15) 2.1 6 5 5 1 1 0 14 3.08 Bacsik 2.2 6 1 1 1 1 1 14 3.56 Skok 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 0 5 13.50 Terpko 2.2 3 1 1 2 0 1 13 2.39 Totals 8 18 11 11 5 2 2 46 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(16-10) 9 11 3 3 2 6 0 39 3.05 Totals 9 11 3 3 2 6 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (11) Wild Pitches: Skok (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker RANGERS 1ST: Thompson walked; Harrah struck out; Hargrove doubled to right [Thompson to third]; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first) [Thompson scored]; Grieve flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (first to pitcher); Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0. RANGERS 2ND: Howell flied out to right; Randle singled to right; Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk grounded out (third to first) [Yastrzemski to second]; Cooper tripled to center [Yastrzemski scored]; Rice doubled to center [Cooper scored]; Evans doubled to left [Rice scored]; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Burleson was hit by a pitch; Rick Burleson was hit in the head above the left ear; HEISE RAN FOR BURLESON; Doyle forced Heise (second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 3. RANGERS 3RD: HEISE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Sundberg singled to left; Thompson struck out; Harrah flied out to right; Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 3RD: Lynn tripled to center; Yastrzemski singled to center [Lynn scored, Yastrzemski out at second (center to second)]; Fisk singled to right; BACSIK REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Cooper singled to right [Fisk to third]; Rice singled to shortstop [Fisk scored, Cooper to second]; Evans singled to center [Cooper to third, Rice to second]; Hobson lined into a double play (center to shortstop) [Cooper out at third]; 2 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 5. RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs singled to center; Grieve lined to shortstop; Howell singled to center [Burroughs to second]; Randle forced Howell (first to shortstop) [Burroughs to third]; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 4TH: Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle popped to center; Lynn doubled to left; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 5. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (second to pitcher); Thompson was called out on strikes; Harrah singled to left; Hargrove grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 5TH: Cooper made an out to third; Rice homered; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson singled to center; Heise forced Hobson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 6. RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Grieve flied out to center; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 6TH: SKOK REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Doyle grounded out (second to first); Lynn singled to right; Yastrzemski walked [Lynn to second]; Fisk singled to center [Lynn to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Skok threw a wild pitch [Lynn scored, Yastrzemski to third, Fisk to second]; Cooper singled to right [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk scored]; TERPKO REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); Rice homered [Cooper scored]; Evans flied out to left; Hobson walked; Heise doubled to left [Hobson to third]; Doyle made an out to third; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 11. RANGERS 7TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg singled to left; Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 11. RED SOX 7TH: FAHEY REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); Lynn lined to center; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk flied out to center; Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 11. RANGERS 8TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Hargrove singled to right; Burroughs struck out; Grieve doubled [Hargrove scored]; Howell made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 11. RED SOX 8TH: Rice flied out to right; Evans lined to left; Hobson singled to left; Heise popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 11. RANGERS 9TH: Randle walked; Beniquez lined to right; Fahey singled to center [Randle to second]; Thompson flied out to right; Harrah singled to center [Randle scored, Fahey to second]; MOATES RAN FOR HARRAH; Hargrove flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 11.

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