Luis Tiant pitched a two-hitter and Dwight Evans smashed a homer in the fifth inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 victory over the Orioles and clinch the East Division title for the Yankees. With this defeat, the Orioles dropped eight games behind the Yankees with only seven left to play. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 25, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Bumbry lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .199
Fisk c                4   0   2   0     0   1   .250      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .271
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      R. Jackson rf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Rice lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .277      L. May 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Evans cf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .239      Singleton dh          1   0   0   0     2   1   .272
Darwin rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .212      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .233
Baker dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .063      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Duncan c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .203
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     0   4             Totals               27   0   2   0     3   7

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 10,562
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Orioles 3
DP: Red Sox 2, Orioles 0
Errors: Fisk
Doubles: Fisk 2 (17)
Home Runs: Evans (17)
Stolen Bases: Rice (8), Bumbry (40)
GIDP: DeCinces (10)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(21-11)          9     2   0   0   3   7   0  30   2.92
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   7   0  30

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(8-7)         9     4   1   1   0   4   1  31   3.95
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   4   1  31

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Griffin grounded out
(third to first); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second [Bumbry to third
(error by Fisk)]; Blair flied out to right; Grich was called out
on strikes; R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice
grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May grounded out (third to first); Singleton
walked; DeCinces grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Darwin made an out to first; Baker grounded out
(third to first); Hobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; Duncan grounded out
(second to first); Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson lined to pitcher; Griffin flied out to
center; Fisk doubled to left; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
struck out; R. Jackson singled to left; L. May popped to
catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice popped to third; Evans homered; Darwin
grounded out (second to first); Baker struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton walked; DeCinces struck out; Belanger
lined into a double play (third to third to first) [Singleton
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson flied out to left; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Duncan singled to left; Bumbry flied out to left;
Blair flied out to center; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk doubled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Fisk to third]; Rice singled [Fisk stayed
at third]; Rice stole second; Evans made an out to second;
Darwin struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: R. Jackson made an out to third; L. May popped to
first; Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Baker popped to shortstop; Hobson struck out;
Burleson lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces struck out; Belanger struck out; Duncan
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Griffin flied out to left; Fisk flied out to left;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry made an out to second; Blair grounded out
(second to first); Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.