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Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox

1976-07-08 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 25970 Β· 82Β°F Β· 2:40

Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 8–4. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Rick Jones earned the win and Reggie Cleveland picked up the save. Carl Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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BOS20202011813

W: Rick Jones   L: Dave Goltz   SV: Reggie Cleveland

Umpires β€” HP: Dave Phillips Β· 1B: Rich Garcia Β· 2B: Lou DiMuro Β· 3B: Bill Kunkel Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Steve Brye300100
Rod Carew412000
Larry Hisle411200
Craig Kusick412001
Dan Ford201000
Butch Wynegar200110
Roy Smalley400001
Mike Cubbage300000
Bob Randall311001
Lyman Bostock200000

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Cecil Cooper400000
Denny Doyle311001
Fred Lynn432110
Carl Yastrzemski422310
Carlton Fisk513200
Jim Rice401101
Dwight Evans201120
Butch Hobson300000
Rick Burleson302010
Bobby Darwin100001
Doug Griffin111000

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dave Goltz4.1741
Jim Hughes0.2101
Tom Burgmeier1.0301
Steve Luebber0.2010
Vic Albury1.1200

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rick Jones5.0712
Reggie Cleveland4.0001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Steve Brye: 9
  • Rod Carew: D7
  • Larry Hisle: 63
  • Craig Kusick: S6.2XH(62)

Bot 1

  • Cecil Cooper: 7
  • Denny Doyle: S7/L
  • Fred Lynn: W.1-2
  • Carl Yastrzemski: S8/L.2-H;1-2
  • Carlton Fisk: 8
  • Jim Rice: HP.2-3;1-2
  • Dwight Evans: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Butch Hobson: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

  • Dan Ford: 3/P
  • Butch Wynegar: W
  • Roy Smalley: FC5.1-3(E5/TH2)
  • Mike Cubbage: 36(1)1/GDP

Bot 2

  • Rick Burleson: S7/L
  • Cecil Cooper: 5/FL
  • Denny Doyle: CS2(24)
  • Denny Doyle: K/C

Top 3

  • Bob Randall: T9/L
  • Steve Brye: 8/SF.3-H
  • Rod Carew: 9
  • Larry Hisle: 7/L

Bot 3

  • Fred Lynn: S7/G
  • Carl Yastrzemski: HR/9.1-H
  • Carlton Fisk: S7
  • Jim Rice: 8/L
  • Dwight Evans: 5(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 4

  • Craig Kusick: D7/L
  • Dan Ford: S5.2-3
  • Butch Wynegar: 9/SF.3-H
  • Roy Smalley: K
  • Mike Cubbage: 3/G

Bot 4

  • Butch Hobson: 63
  • Rick Burleson: W
  • Cecil Cooper: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 5

  • Bob Randall: K/C
  • Steve Brye: 53
  • Rod Carew: S7/L
  • Larry Hisle: HR/7.1-H
  • Craig Kusick: 53

Bot 5

  • Denny Doyle: 63
  • Fred Lynn: E6.B-1
  • Carl Yastrzemski: SB2
  • Carl Yastrzemski: W
  • Carlton Fisk: D7/G.2-H(UR);1-H
  • Jim Rice: K
  • Dwight Evans: S5/G.2-3
  • Butch Hobson: 7/P

Top 6

  • Lyman Bostock: 43
  • Butch Wynegar: 9
  • Roy Smalley: 9

Bot 6

  • Rick Burleson: S7/G
  • Cecil Cooper: 14/SH.1-2
  • Bobby Darwin: K
  • Fred Lynn: E4.2-3
  • Carl Yastrzemski: 3/L

Top 7

  • Mike Cubbage: 8
  • Bob Randall: 9
  • Steve Brye: 8

Bot 7

  • Carlton Fisk: T8/L
  • Jim Rice: D9/L.3-H
  • Dwight Evans: W
  • Butch Hobson: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Rick Burleson: FC5.3XH(52);2-3
  • Cecil Cooper: SB2
  • Cecil Cooper: 6/P

Top 8

  • Rod Carew: 53
  • Larry Hisle: 63
  • Craig Kusick: K/C

Bot 8

  • Doug Griffin: D9
  • Fred Lynn: D9/L.2-H
  • Carl Yastrzemski: 2/FL
  • Carlton Fisk: 8/P
  • Jim Rice: 4/P

Top 9

  • Lyman Bostock: 7
  • Butch Wynegar: 4/P
  • Roy Smalley: 7