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Wednesday September 22, 1976
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Jim Rice and Carlton Fisk batted in two runs apiece to lead the Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Brewers. Rice, who collected four hits, drove in a run with a single in the first inning and plated another with a double in the fifth. Fisk homered with a man on base in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Brewers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  1
Red Sox      1  0  0    1  1  0    1  2  x  -   6  9  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .267      Burleson ss           3   2   1   0     2   0   .286
Yount ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Dillard 2b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .270
Scott 1b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .278      Fisk c                5   2   1   2     0   0   .247
Hegan dh              4   0   1   0     1   1   .242      Yastrzemski dh        2   0   1   0     1   1   .271
Lezcano rf            5   1   3   2     0   1   .290        Griffin pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .195
D. Thomas lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .260        Lynn ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Moore c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .194      Rice lf               5   0   4   2     0   0   .276
Johnson 2b            4   0   3   0     0   1   .280      Evans cf,rf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .238
Gantner 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Darwin rf             2   0   1   0     0   1   .215
  Aaron ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Cooper ph,1b        1   0   0   0     1   1   .287
  Heidemann pr,3b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .199      Baker 1b              0   0   0   1     1   0   .000
Augustine p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller cf           1   0   0   1     1   1   .274
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
                                                          Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  10   2     4   6             Totals               33   6   9   6     7   8

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 11,796
Left on Base: Brewers 11, Red Sox 12
DP: Brewers 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Gantner, Hobson 2
Doubles: Scott (20), Darwin (8), Rice 2 (24)
Triples: Johnson (3)
Home Runs: Fisk (16)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (4), Burleson (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Baker (1)
Hit by Pitch: Yastrzemski (1,by Augustine)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Augustine L(8-12)       4.2   5   3   2   3   3   0  24   3.27
Rodriguez               3.1   4   3   3   4   5   1  18   3.63
Totals                  8     9   6   5   7   8   1  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole W(6-5)             7.1  10   3   2   3   4   0  34   4.33
Willoughby SV(8)        1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.99
Totals                  9    10   3   2   4   6   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Augustine (4)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua singled to center; Yount flied out to left;
Scott doubled to right [Joshua to third]; Hegan was walked
intentionally; Lezcano singled to right [Joshua scored, Scott
scored, Hegan out at third (right to third)]; D. Thomas grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Dillard made an out to shortstop;
Fisk made an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski singled to right
[Burleson to third]; Rice singled to right [Burleson scored,
Yastrzemski to second]; Evans flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
tripled to right; Gantner flied out to right; Joshua grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Darwin struck out; Baker walked; Hobson flied out
to left; Burleson forced Baker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount made an out to second; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hegan singled to right; Lezcano grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 3RD: Dillard made an out to third; Fisk flied out to
center; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
2, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 4TH: D. Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore
flied out to left; Johnson singled to left; Gantner forced
Johnson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to left; Darwin doubled to right [Evans to third]; Baker
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Evans scored]; Hobson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red
Sox 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Joshua grounded out (first unassisted); Yount
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott walked; Hegan was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard
was called out on strikes; Fisk reached on an error by Gantner
[Fisk to second]; Yastrzemski was hit by a pitch; Rice doubled
to left [Fisk scored (unearned), Yastrzemski to third]; Evans
walked; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); COOPER BATTED
FOR DARWIN; Cooper struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Brewers 2, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 6TH: COOPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MILLER REPLACED
BAKER (PLAYING CF); EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Lezcano singled to center; D. Thomas struck out; Moore flied out
to center; Johnson singled to left [Lezcano to third]; Johnson
stole second; Gantner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Hobson was called
out on strikes; Burleson singled to right; Dillard grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Joshua lined to shortstop; Yount was called out on
strikes; Scott singled to center; Hegan flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (catcher to first); Yastrzemski
walked; GRIFFIN RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Rice doubled [Griffin to
third]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper was
walked intentionally; Miller walked [Griffin scored, Rice to
third, Cooper to second]; Hobson forced Miller (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 8TH: GRIFFIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lezcano
singled to right; D. Thomas was called out on strikes; Moore
walked [Lezcano to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED POLE (PITCHING);
Johnson struck out; AARON BATTED FOR GANTNER; Aaron reached on
an error by Hobson [Lezcano scored (error by Hobson) (unearned),
Moore to third, Aaron to second]; HEIDEMANN RAN FOR AARON;
Joshua was walked intentionally; Yount grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: HEIDEMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Burleson
walked; On a bunt Dillard struck out; Burleson stole second;
Fisk homered [Burleson scored]; LYNN BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Lynn
popped to third in foul territory; Rice singled to shortstop;
Evans struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 6.

BREWERS 9TH: LYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Scott flied out
to center; Hegan grounded out (second to first); Lezcano struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 6.



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