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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 1, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on August 1, 1976 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Jones |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 29,127 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Al Clark 3B: Larry McCoy |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | DH |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Juan Bernhardt | Third Baseman |
| Otto Velez | First Baseman |
| Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Cecil Cooper | DH |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 1, 1976
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Jones
Rivers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Rivers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Jones
White bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Jones
Munson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Jones
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Jones
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Ellis
Burleson hits a line drive towards short. Stanley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ellis
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bernhardt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Ellis
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernhardt vs. Jones
Bernhardt hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Jones
Velez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Velez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Jones
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Velez moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Jones
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivers vs. Jones
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Ellis
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ellis
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ellis
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jones
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Jones
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Jones
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ellis
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Ellis
Hobson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Ellis
Montgomery hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Jones
Healy hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernhardt vs. Jones
Bernhardt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Jones
Velez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Ellis
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Ellis
Doyle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piniella. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Ellis
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Ellis
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Ellis
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doyle scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Ellis
There goes Rice. The throw from Healy and he is out, Stanley applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Jones
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Jones
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Jones
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Jones
White takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Jones
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ellis
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ellis
Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Ellis
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montgomery vs. Ellis
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Jones
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Healy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernhardt vs. Lee
There goes Healy. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Healy steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bernhardt vs. Lee
Bernhardt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Lee
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Lee
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Ellis
Graig Nettles now playing third base.
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ellis
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Ellis
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Ellis
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lee
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Lee
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Lee
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Lee
Munson hits a popup into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ellis
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Ellis
Miller bunts towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Ellis
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Nettles. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hobson vs. Ellis
Hobson hits a popup into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montgomery vs. Ellis
Montgomery hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lee
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Lee
There's a wild pitch. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. Lee
Healy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Lee
Nettles bunts towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Lee
Velez hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Lee
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Ellis
Chris Chambliss now playing first base.
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Ellis
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Cooper bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and has Burleson trapped. There's the throw to Stanley who tags Burleson for the out. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Lyle
Yastrzemski hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alomar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Lyle
Rice takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Petrocelli vs. Lyle
Rico Petrocelli pinch hits for Rick Miller.
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lee
Bobby Darwin now playing right field. Dwight Evans now playing center field.
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Lee
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Lee
Munson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lyle
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Lyle
Hobson takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montgomery vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burleson vs. Tidrow
Burleson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Burleson reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Hobson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Tidrow
Doyle hits a line drive into center field. Rivers picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rivers. Burleson moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Tidrow
Cooper is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1976 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 5 1 1 0 Burleson R, ss 4 2 2 2
White R, lf 3 0 1 0 Doyle D, 2b 5 1 4 0
Munson T, dh 5 1 1 2 Cooper C, dh 3 0 0 1
Piniella L, rf 4 2 3 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 0 1
Healy F, c 4 0 2 2 Rice J, lf 3 0 2 1
Bernhardt J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 2 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 0 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, ph 1 0 0 0
Velez O, 1b 4 0 1 0 Darwin B, rf 0 0 0 0
Chambliss C, 1b 0 0 0 0 Evans D, rf-cf 3 1 1 0
Alomar S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 3 1 0 0
Stanley F, ss 3 0 2 0 Montgomery B, c 4 0 0 0
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35 4 11 4 32 5 9 5
New York 200 001 010 -- 4
Boston 000 200 003 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis D* 7.0 7 2 2 1 2
Lyle S+ 1.0 0 2 2 3 0
Tidrow D (L) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Jackson G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Jones R# 5.0 6 3 3 2 1
Lee B (W) 4.0 5 1 1 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Nettles G, Rivers M
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- New York 8, Boston 9
2B -- Rivers M, Velez O, Doyle D, Evans D, Piniella L, Burleson R
HR -- Munson T
SB -- Healy F
CS -- Rice J
SH -- White R, Miller R, Nettles G
SF -- Cooper C, Yastrzemski C
WP -- Lee B
T -- 2:44
A -- 29127
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