Luis Tiant gained his 19th victory and ninth in his last 10 decisions with batting support from Rick Burleson, Carl Yastrzemski and Butch Hobson, who drove in two runs apiece as the Red Sox defeated the Tigers, 8-3. Jim Rice added a homer to the Red Sox scoring.

Mark Fidrych, who started for the Tigers, lasted only 2 2/3 innings before making his earliest exit in 26 appearances this season. The Red Sox picked up a run in each of the first two stanzas and then chased Fidrych during a five-run outburst in the third. Two homers, one by Willie Horton with a man on base and the other by Ben Oglivie, accounted for the Tiger tallies. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Friday, September 17, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      1  1  5    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   8  9  1
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   2   2     1   0   .286      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Dillard 2b            4   1   0   0     1   1   .287      Oglivie cf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .277
Miller cf,lf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Staub rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .302
Yastrzemski lf        2   0   1   2     0   0   .268      Horton dh             4   1   1   2     0   1   .261
  Lynn pr,cf          3   1   0   0     0   1   .315      Johnson lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Fisk c                4   0   1   0     1   1   .246      Stanley 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Whitt c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scrivener 2b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .229
Cooper 1b             4   1   0   1     0   1   .292      Wagner ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .260
  Baker 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mankowski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Rice dh               4   2   2   1     0   1   .263      Kimm c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Evans rf              2   2   1   0     1   1   .237      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .221        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8   9   8     4   6             Totals               33   3   6   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 20,371
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Tigers 5
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Hobson, Johnson
Doubles: Miller (10), Rice (20), Evans (29), Kimm (8)
Triples: Stanley (1)
Home Runs: Rice (21), Horton (13), Oglivie (14)
Stolen Bases: Dillard (5)
GIDP: Dillard (5), Stanley (6)
Hit by Pitch: Evans (6,by Fidrych)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(19-11)          9     6   3   3   2   6   2  35   3.09
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   6   2  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych L(16-9)         2.2   7   7   6   2   1   0  19   2.46
Laxton                  6.1   2   1   1   2   5   1  22   3.95
Totals                  9     9   8   7   4   6   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Fidrych (3)
Wild Pitches: Fidrych (5)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Dillard
walked; Dillard stole second; Miller reached on an error by
Johnson [Dillard to third, Miller to second]; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first) [Dillard scored (unearned),
Miller to third]; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Oglivie popped
to shortstop; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cooper struck out; Rice grounded out (second to
first); Evans was hit by a pitch; Fidrych threw a wild pitch
[Evans to second]; Hobson singled to center [Evans scored];
Burleson singled to center [Hobson to third]; Dillard forced
Burleson (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to right; Johnson walked; Stanley
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller doubled to center; Yastrzemski singled to
center [Miller scored]; LYNN RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Fisk singled
to right [Lynn to third]; Cooper forced Fisk (shortstop
unassisted) [Lynn scored]; Rice doubled to center [Cooper to
third]; Evans was walked intentionally; Hobson grounded out
(third to first) [Cooper scored, Rice to third, Evans to
second]; Burleson singled to center [Rice scored, Evans scored];
LAXTON REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING); Dillard was called out on
strikes; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: MILLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LYNN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Scrivener walked; Wagner struck out; Kimm
struck out; Meyer popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Miller flied out to center; Lynn grounded out
(first unassisted); Fisk walked; Cooper lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Oglivie flied out to left; Staub singled to right;
Horton homered [Staub scored]; Johnson popped to center; Stanley
tripled to right; Scrivener flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice struck out; Evans doubled to center; Hobson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Wagner singled to left; Kimm doubled to right
[Wagner to third]; Meyer popped to third; Oglivie struck out;
Staub popped to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Tigers 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Dillard grounded out (third to first); Miller
grounded out (second to first); Lynn lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton struck out; Johnson reached on an error by
Hobson; Stanley forced Johnson (shortstop to second); Scrivener
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk was called out on strikes; Cooper popped to
shortstop; Rice homered; Evans struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 8, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Wagner flied out to right; Kimm grounded out (third
to first); Meyer lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
8, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson popped to third in foul territory; Burleson
walked; Dillard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 8, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: BAKER REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING 1B); Oglivie homered;
Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Horton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller popped to second; Lynn struck out; Fisk
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: WHITT REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Stanley grounded
out (pitcher to first); Scrivener struck out; MANKOWSKI BATTED
FOR WAGNER; Mankowski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 8, Tigers 3.