| Carl Yastrzemski and Fred Lynn batted in two runs apiece to account for the Red Sox scoring in a 4-3 victory over the Tigers. Yastrzemski homered in the fourth inning. Lynn and Yastrzemski each drove in a run with singles in the fifth. Lynn then produced the deciding marker, hitting a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the seventh. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 3 9 1 Red Sox 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 x - 4 11 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315 Burleson ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .284 Stanley 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .268 Dillard 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .269 Staub rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Lynn cf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .313 Horton dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 .256 Yastrzemski lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .268 Johnson lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .272 Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Freehan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Cooper 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .226 Rice dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .266 Wagner ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Lane ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Hobson 3b 3 2 3 0 0 0 .211 Garcia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Meyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scrivener 2b,ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .221 Oglivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 9 3 2 2 Totals 33 4 11 4 1 2 Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 13,966 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Red Sox 7 DP: Tigers 2, Red Sox 2 Errors: Wagner Doubles: Hobson (4) Home Runs: Yastrzemski (20) Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (10) GIDP: Horton (9), LeFlore (11), Lynn (8) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemanczyk L(4-6) 6 11 4 4 0 1 1 29 5.24 Hiller 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 2.60 Totals 8 11 4 4 1 2 1 35 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee W(3-6) 6.2 7 2 2 2 2 0 27 5.90 Willoughby SV(7) 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 2.94 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 2 0 36 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore lined to shortstop; Stanley walked; Staub singled to right [Stanley to third]; Horton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson reached on an error by Wagner [Burleson to first]; Dillard popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Freehan flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 3RD: Wagner grounded out (pitcher to first); Scrivener singled to center; LeFlore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Scrivener out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Rice singled to center; Evans flied out to left; Hobson singled to center [Rice to third]; Burleson reached on a fielder's choice [Rice out at home (third to catcher), Hobson to second]; Dillard popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 4TH: Stanley flied out to right; Staub struck out; Horton walked; Johnson singled to left [Horton to second]; Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski homered; Fisk singled to second; Cooper popped to left; Rice forced Fisk (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 5TH: Thompson popped to shortstop; Wagner lined to right; Scrivener flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to center; Hobson singled to right; Burleson singled to center [Hobson to second]; Dillard forced Burleson (third to second) [Hobson to third]; Lynn singled to right [Hobson scored, Dillard to third]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Dillard scored, Lynn to third]; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore struck out; Stanley flied out to center; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Cooper popped to shortstop; Rice was called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3. TIGERS 7TH: Horton singled to center; Johnson singled to right [Horton to second]; Freehan popped to right; Thompson singled to right [Horton scored, Johnson to third]; LANE BATTED FOR WAGNER; Lane forced Thompson (third to second) [Johnson scored]; Scrivener singled to center [Lane to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); LeFlore flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: GARCIA REPLACED LANE (PLAYING 2B); SCRIVENER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Hobson doubled to left; Burleson singled to right [Hobson to third]; On a bunt Dillard singled [Hobson stayed at third, Burleson to second]; HILLER REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Lynn sacrifice flied into a double play to left [Hobson scored, Burleson out at second (left to third to shortstop)]; Yastrzemski walked [Dillard to second]; Fisk popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4. TIGERS 8TH: Stanley singled to left; Staub lined to left; Horton singled to center [Stanley to third]; Johnson forced Horton (shortstop to second) [Stanley scored]; Freehan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: Cooper popped to right; Rice struck out; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4. TIGERS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (second to pitcher); MEYER BATTED FOR GARCIA; Meyer flied out to left; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR SCRIVENER; Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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