Although playing only three innings before leaving the game with a groin injury, Carl Yastrzemski knocked in four runs with a homer and single to start the Red Sox off to a 5-4 victory over the Tigers. The veteran star homered with Rick Miller and Fred Lynn on base in the first inning and knocked in Steve Dillard with a single in the third. The Red Sox added what proved to be their deciding marker in the eighth when Lynn walked, Jim Rice singled and Cecil Cooper grounded into a fielder's choice. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 18, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      3  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  6  0
Tigers       0  2  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   4 13  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .277      Lane cf               3   0   2   1     2   0   .235
Dillard 2b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .279      Oglivie 1b            5   0   2   0     0   3   .280
Lynn cf               2   2   1   0     2   0   .315      Staub rf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Yastrzemski dh        2   1   2   4     0   0   .271      Horton dh             5   0   1   0     0   0   .260
  Rice pr,dh          2   0   1   0     0   1   .264        Kimm pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Cooper 1b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .289      Johnson lf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .268
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .235      Stanley 3b            4   2   3   0     0   0   .285
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Freehan c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .271
Whitt c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Scrivener 2b,ss       3   1   1   0     1   1   .230
  Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wagner ss             3   0   0   1     0   1   .250
  Montgomery c        1   0   0   0     0   1   .242        Meyer ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Heise ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .265        Manuel 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   6   5     4   6             Totals               38   4  13   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 12,156
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Tigers 10
DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 0
Doubles: Freehan 2 (9), Stanley (14)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (21), Johnson (6)
Stolen Bases: Miller (10)
GIDP: Horton (12)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(4-7)              6.1   9   3   3   3   4   1  30   6.00
Willoughby              1.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   7   3.04
House                   0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   4.36
Murphy SV(8)            0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.34
Totals                  9    13   4   4   3   6   1  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(9-12)           2.1   3   4   4   2   1   1  12   3.92
Crawford                6.2   3   1   1   2   5   0  25   3.99
Totals                  9     6   5   5   4   6   1  37

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


RED SOX 1ST: Miller walked; Dillard popped to second; Miller
stole second; Lynn walked; Yastrzemski homered [Miller scored,
Lynn scored]; Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Evans was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: Lane walked; Oglivie singled to right [Lane to
second]; Staub forced Oglivie (first to shortstop) [Lane 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.  Red Sox
3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Whitt popped
to shortstop; Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Johnson homered; Stanley singled to center; Freehan
doubled to left [Stanley to third]; Scrivener struck out; Wagner
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stanley scored, Freehan to
third]; Lane walked; Oglivie struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller singled to center; Dillard forced Miller
(shortstop to second); Lynn singled to right [Dillard to third];
CRAWFORD REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled to left
[Dillard scored, Lynn to second]; RICE RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI;
Cooper flied out to right [Lynn to third]; Evans forced Rice
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 3RD: RICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Staub popped to
first; Horton flied out to center; Johnson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson flied out to center; Whitt was called out on
strikes; Heise flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley singled to third; Freehan flied out to
center; Scrivener walked [Stanley to second]; Wagner struck out;
Lane flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Tigers 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller lined to center; Dillard lined to second;
Lynn popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie struck out; Staub flied out to center;
Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice struck out; Cooper grounded out (first
unassisted); Evans walked; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Stanley
doubled to left; Freehan doubled to center [Stanley scored];
Scrivener flied out to center; Wagner grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 7TH: BAKER BATTED FOR WHITT; Baker grounded out (third
to first); Heise grounded out (second to first); Miller grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers
3.

TIGERS 7TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING C ); Lane singled
to left; Oglivie singled to first [Lane to second]; Staub popped
to left; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Horton popped to
catcher in foul territory; Johnson forced Oglivie (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Dillard grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn
walked; Rice singled to left [Lynn to third]; Cooper forced Rice
(second to shortstop) [Lynn scored]; Evans struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley flied out to left; Freehan grounded out
(third to first); Scrivener singled to left; MEYER BATTED FOR
WAGNER; Meyer singled to left [Scrivener to second]; Lane
singled to left [Scrivener scored, Meyer to second]; HOUSE
REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Oglivie struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 9TH: MANUEL REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 2B); SCRIVENER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Hobson lined to left; Montgomery
struck out; Heise singled to right; Miller flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub struck out; MURPHY REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING);
Horton singled to left; KIMM RAN FOR HORTON; Johnson lined into
a double play (second to first) [Kimm out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 4.