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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1976-09-17 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 20371 · 2:09

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 8–3. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 3rd. Luis Tiant earned the win. Willie Horton went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	9
DET	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	6

W: Luis Tiant L: Mark Fidrych SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Nestor Chylak · 1B: Jim Evans · 2B: Joe Brinkman · 3B: Greg Kosc · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rick Burleson	4	0	2	2	1	0
Steve Dillard	4	1	0	0	1	1
Rick Miller	5	1	1	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski	2	0	1	2	0	0
Carlton Fisk	4	0	1	0	1	1
Cecil Cooper	4	1	0	1	0	1
Jim Rice	4	2	2	1	0	1
Dwight Evans	2	2	1	0	1	1
Butch Hobson	4	0	1	2	0	0
Fred Lynn	3	1	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dan Meyer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Oglivie	4	1	1	1	0	1
Rusty Staub	4	1	1	0	0	1
Willie Horton	4	1	1	2	0	1
Alex Johnson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Stanley	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chuck Scrivener	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mark Wagner	3	0	1	0	0	1
Bruce Kimm	3	0	1	0	0	1
Phil Mankowski	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luis Tiant	9.0	6	2	6

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Fidrych	2.2	7	2	1
Bill Laxton	6.1	2	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rick Burleson: 13
Steve Dillard: W
Rick Miller: SB2
Rick Miller: E7/F.2-3;B-2
Carl Yastrzemski: 43.3-H(UR);2-3
Carlton Fisk: 53

Bot 1

Dan Meyer: 43
Ben Oglivie: 6/P
Rusty Staub: K

Top 2

Cecil Cooper: K
Jim Rice: 43
Dwight Evans: HP
Butch Hobson: WP.1-2
Butch Hobson: S8.2-H
Rick Burleson: S8.1-3
Steve Dillard: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Willie Horton: 9
Alex Johnson: W
Mickey Stanley: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Rick Miller: D8
Carl Yastrzemski: S8.2-H
Carlton Fisk: S9.1-3
Cecil Cooper: 6(1)/FO.3-H
Jim Rice: D8.1-3
Dwight Evans: IW
Butch Hobson: 53.3-H;2-3;1-2
Rick Burleson: S8.3-H;2-H
Steve Dillard: K/C

Bot 3

Chuck Scrivener: W
Mark Wagner: K
Bruce Kimm: K
Dan Meyer: 4/P

Top 4

Rick Miller: 8
Fred Lynn: 3/G
Carlton Fisk: W
Cecil Cooper: 9/L

Bot 4

Ben Oglivie: 7
Rusty Staub: S9/L
Willie Horton: HR/7.1-H
Alex Johnson: 8/P
Mickey Stanley: T9
Chuck Scrivener: 8

Top 5

Jim Rice: K
Dwight Evans: D8
Butch Hobson: 13
Rick Burleson: 3/FL

Bot 5

Mark Wagner: S7
Bruce Kimm: D9/L.1-3
Dan Meyer: 5/P
Ben Oglivie: K
Rusty Staub: 2/P

Top 6

Steve Dillard: 53
Rick Miller: 43
Fred Lynn: 4/L

Bot 6

Willie Horton: K
Alex Johnson: E5/TH
Mickey Stanley: 64(1)/FO
Chuck Scrivener: 7

Top 7

Carlton Fisk: K/C
Cecil Cooper: 6/P
Jim Rice: HR/7
Dwight Evans: K

Bot 7

Mark Wagner: 9
Bruce Kimm: 53
Dan Meyer: 4/L

Top 8

Butch Hobson: 5/FL
Rick Burleson: W
Steve Dillard: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Ben Oglivie: HR/9
Rusty Staub: 2/FL
Willie Horton: 63
Alex Johnson: 9

Top 9

Rick Miller: 4/P
Fred Lynn: K
Carlton Fisk: 53

Bot 9

Mickey Stanley: 13
Chuck Scrivener: K
Phil Mankowski: 9