A run on a single by Dwight Evans and triple by Jim Rice with two out in the first inning was all that the Red Sox needed to defeat the Orioles, 1-0. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Saturday, October   2, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Burleson ss           4   0   3   0     0   0   .292
Dauer 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Miller cf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .290
R. Jackson dh         3   0   2   0     1   1   .277      Rice lf               3   0   2   1     0   0   .282
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Cooper dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .283
  Shopay pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Mora lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .218      Baker 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .050
  Bailor pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitt c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .232
Garcia ss             3   0   2   0     0   0   .231      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .194        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     4   3             Totals               27   1   6   1     1   4

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 12,753
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Red Sox 4
DP: Orioles 2, Red Sox 2
Errors: Willoughby
Doubles: Garcia (1), Burleson (27)
Triples: Rice (8)
Stolen Bases: R. Jackson (28), Garcia (1)
Caught Stealing: R. Jackson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Doyle (4)
GIDP: Singleton (14), Robinson (5), Doyle (9), Rice (18)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez L(1-2)      8     6   1   1   1   4   0  29   2.60
Totals                  8     6   1   1   1   4   0  29

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(10-9)       8     4   0   0   4   2   0  30   3.07
House                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.33
Willoughby SV(10)       0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.91
Totals                  9     5   0   0   4   3   0  34

Wild Pitches: Cleveland (6)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Steve Palermo


ORIOLES 1ST: Debut for umpire Steve Palermo; Bumbry
grounded out (first unassisted); Dauer grounded out (shortstop
to first); Muser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Doyle grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burleson out at
second]; Miller singled to center; Rice tripled to center
[Miller scored]; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: R. Jackson walked; Singleton grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [R. Jackson out at second];
Mora walked; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans flied out to right; Baker grounded out (third
to first); Whitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia lined to shortstop; Dempsey walked;
Cleveland threw a wild pitch [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry flied
out to center; Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson struck out; Burleson grounded out (third to
first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Muser flied out to left; R. Jackson singled to
right; R. Jackson stole second; Singleton flied out to center;
Mora struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Rice singled
to left; Cooper grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Rice to
second]; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Garcia
singled to center; Garcia stole second; Dempsey flied out to
right; Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Baker popped to catcher; Whitt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer grounded out (second to first); Muser
grounded out (first unassisted); R. Jackson singled to center;
R. Jackson was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop to second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson singled to center; Doyle out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Burleson to second]; Miller
walked; Rice grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Burleson out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red
Sox 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton flied out to left; Mora flied out to
center; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Cooper struck out; Evans flied out to left; Baker
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Garcia doubled to left; Dempsey struck out; Bumbry
walked; Dauer flied out to center; Muser flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Whitt flied out to center; Hobson popped to
catcher; Burleson doubled to left; Doyle grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: HOUSE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); R. Jackson
struck out; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Singleton
singled to center; SHOPAY RAN FOR SINGLETON; Mora reached on a
fielder's choice [Shopay to second (error by Willoughby)];
BAILOR RAN FOR MORA; Robinson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.