Luis Tiant pitched a three-hitter and gained his 20th victory of the season as the Red Sox won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-1, but their seven-game winning streak was stopped by the Brewers in the nightcap, 3-1. Tiant did not allow a hit for 6 1/3 innings before George Scott tripled and scored the Brewers' run on an infield out by Mike Hegan. Cecil Cooper hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox.

Rick Kreuger, who pitched the second game for the Red Sox, also hurled hitless ball for 6 1/3 innings, although giving up one run, until the Brewers broke a 1-1 tie with a pass to Dan Thomas, a sacrifice and single by Jack Heidemann. Ernie Whitt accounted for the Red Sox run with a homer in the fifth for his first major league hit. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  1    1  4  x  -   7  8  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Lezcano rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .288      Dillard 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .279      Miller cf             1   1   0   0     2   0   .271
Hegan dh              4   0   0   1     0   2   .241      Yastrzemski dh        3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Porter c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .212        Lee pr,dh           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Thomas lf          3   0   0   0     0   3   .279      Fisk c                3   1   1   2     0   0   .247
Yount ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Cooper 1b             4   1   1   3     0   2   .290
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Rice lf               3   2   2   0     1   1   .267
Gantner 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hobson 3b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .236
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   3   1     1  12             Totals               28   7   8   7     5   5

Time of Game: 2:18
Left on Base: Brewers 3, Red Sox 5
DP: Brewers 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Porter, Tiant 2
Doubles: Rice 2 (22), Hobson (7)
Triples: Scott (5)
Home Runs: Cooper (15)
Stolen Bases: Lezcano (13), Miller (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (3), Miller (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (4)
GIDP: Johnson (7), Burleson (14)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas L(0-1)             6.1   4   3   2   4   5   0  27   2.70
Castro                  1     2   3   3   1   0   0   5   3.57
Kobel                   0.2   2   1   1   0   0   1   4  11.25
Totals                  8     8   7   6   5   5   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(20-11)          9     3   1   1   1  12   0  31   3.02
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1  12   0  31

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua flied out to right; Lezcano grounded out
(third to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Dillard made an out to first;
Miller flied out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hegan popped to left; Porter struck out; D. Thomas
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
flied out to center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount flied out to right; Johnson popped to left;
Gantner lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans was called out on strikes; Hobson struck out;
Burleson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Joshua lined to left; Lezcano walked; Scott struck
out; Lezcano stole second; Hegan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Dillard singled to left; Miller walked [Dillard to
second]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Dillard to third, Miller to second];
Cooper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Porter was called out on strikes; D. Thomas struck
out; Yount popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice doubled to left; Evans flied out to right
[Rice to third]; Hobson doubled to left [Rice scored]; Burleson
grounded out (second to first) [Hobson to third]; Dillard
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Johnson lined to center; Gantner struck out; Joshua
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller walked; Miller stole second [Miller to third
(error by Porter)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted);
Fisk hit a sacrifice fly to center [Miller scored (unearned)];
Cooper struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red
Sox 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano was called out on strikes; Scott tripled to
center; Hegan grounded out (second to first) [Scott scored];
Porter flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice walked; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Rice to second]; Hobson singled to left [Rice
scored]; CASTRO REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Burleson grounded into
a double play (second to first) [Hobson out at second]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 8TH: D. Thomas struck out; Yount singled to right;
Johnson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Yount out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Dillard singled to left; Miller out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Dillard to second]; Yastrzemski
walked; LEE RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Fisk singled to left [Dillard
scored, Lee to second]; KOBEL REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); Cooper
homered [Lee scored, Fisk scored]; Rice doubled to left; Evans
flied out to center; Hobson flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 7.

BREWERS 9TH: LEE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Gantner singled to
right; Joshua made an out to shortstop; Lezcano reached on an
error by Tiant [Gantner to third (error by Tiant), Lezcano to
second]; Scott struck out; Hegan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 7.