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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1976-09-18 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 12156 · 2:16
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 5–4. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 1st. Bill Lee earned the win and Tom Murphy picked up the save. Carl Yastrzemski went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| DET | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
W: Bill Lee L: Vern Ruhle SV: Tom Murphy
Umpires — HP: Jim Evans · 1B: Joe Brinkman · 2B: Greg Kosc · 3B: Nestor Chylak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Miller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Dillard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Lynn | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Cecil Cooper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dwight Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Butch Hobson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ernie Whitt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Heise | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Rice | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Lane | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Ben Oglivie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Rusty Staub | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Horton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Johnson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Stanley | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Scrivener | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Wagner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dan Meyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Lee | 6.1 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
 Jim Willoughby | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom House | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Murphy | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vern Ruhle | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Crawford | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rick Miller: W
- Steve Dillard: 4/P
- Fred Lynn: SB2
- Fred Lynn: W
- Carl Yastrzemski: HR/9.2-H;1-H
- Cecil Cooper: 3/G
- Dwight Evans: K/C
Bot 1
- Marv Lane: W
- Ben Oglivie: S9/L.1-2
- Rusty Staub: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Willie Horton: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Butch Hobson: 53
- Ernie Whitt: 6/P
- Bob Heise: 63
Bot 2
- Alex Johnson: HR/9
- Mickey Stanley: S8
- Bill Freehan: D7/L.1-3
- Chuck Scrivener: K
- Mark Wagner: 63.3-H;2-3
- Marv Lane: W
- Ben Oglivie: K
Top 3
- Rick Miller: S8/L
- Steve Dillard: 64(1)/FO
- Fred Lynn: S9.1-3
- Carl Yastrzemski: S7/L.3-H;1-2
- Cecil Cooper: 9.2-3
- Dwight Evans: 6(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Rusty Staub: 3/P
- Willie Horton: 8
- Alex Johnson: 43
Top 4
- Butch Hobson: 8
- Ernie Whitt: K/C
- Bob Heise: 9/FL
Bot 4
- Mickey Stanley: S5
- Bill Freehan: 8
- Chuck Scrivener: W.1-2
- Mark Wagner: K
- Marv Lane: 8
Top 5
- Rick Miller: 8/L
- Steve Dillard: 4/L
- Fred Lynn: 2/FL
Bot 5
- Ben Oglivie: K
- Rusty Staub: 8
- Willie Horton: 53
Top 6
- Jim Rice: K
- Cecil Cooper: 3/G
- Dwight Evans: W
- Butch Hobson: K/C
Bot 6
- Alex Johnson: 43
- Mickey Stanley: D7/G
- Bill Freehan: D8/L.2-H
- Chuck Scrivener: 8
- Mark Wagner: 3/G
Top 7
- Jack Baker: 53
- Bob Heise: 43
- Rick Miller: 43
Bot 7
- Marv Lane: S7/G
- Ben Oglivie: S3.1-2
- Rusty Staub: 7/P
- Willie Horton: 2/FL
- Alex Johnson: 64(1)/FO
Top 8
- Steve Dillard: 13
- Fred Lynn: W
- Jim Rice: S7.1-3
- Cecil Cooper: 46(1)/FO.3-H
- Dwight Evans: K
Bot 8
- Mickey Stanley: 7
- Bill Freehan: 53
- Chuck Scrivener: S7/G
- Dan Meyer: S7.1-2
- Marv Lane: S7/G.2-H;1-2
- Ben Oglivie: K
Top 9
- Butch Hobson: 7/L
- Bob Montgomery: K
- Bob Heise: S9/L
- Rick Miller: 7
Bot 9
- Rusty Staub: K
- Willie Horton: S7/G
- Alex Johnson: 4(B)3(1)/LDP