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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 8, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 8, 1976 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Lemanczyk |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 13,966 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Dale Ford |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Stanley | Third Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
| Chuck Scrivener | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 8, 1976
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Lee
LeFlore hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lee
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Lee
Staub hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Lee
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Lemanczyk
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner misplays the ball. That's an error on Wagner. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Lemanczyk
Dillard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Lemanczyk
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lee
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lemanczyk
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Lemanczyk
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lemanczyk
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Lee
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Lee
Scrivener hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Lee
LeFlore 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 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lemanczyk
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Lemanczyk
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Lemanczyk
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burleson vs. Lemanczyk
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to home to get Rice. Hobson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dillard vs. Lemanczyk
Dillard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lee
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lee
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lee
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Lee
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Lemanczyk
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lemanczyk
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Lemanczyk
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Lemanczyk
Cooper hits a popup into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Lemanczyk
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Scrivener fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Lee
Wagner hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Lee
Scrivener hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lemanczyk
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Lemanczyk
Hobson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Lemanczyk
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dillard vs. Lemanczyk
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Lemanczyk
Lynn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hobson scores. Dillard moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Lemanczyk
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dillard scores. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Lemanczyk
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Lee
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lee
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lee
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lemanczyk
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lemanczyk
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lemanczyk
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lee
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lee
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Lee
Freehan hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Lee
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horton scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lane vs. Lee
Marvin Lane pinch hits for Mark Wagner.
Lane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scrivener vs. Lee
Scrivener hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lane moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Lemanczyk
Pedro Garcia now playing second base. Chuck Scrivener now playing shortstop.
Hobson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Hobson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Lemanczyk
Burleson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dillard vs. Lemanczyk
Dillard bunts towards the mound. Lemanczyk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lynn vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Lynn hits a fly ball for a double play. Hobson tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Hiller
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Hiller
Fisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Willoughby
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Willoughby
Staub hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Willoughby
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Willoughby
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. Stanley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Willoughby
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hiller
Cooper hits a popup into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hiller
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hiller
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Willoughby
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first, with Willoughby covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Willoughby
Dan Meyer pinch hits for Pedro Garcia.
Meyer hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Willoughby
Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Chuck Scrivener.
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Willoughby covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1976 -- Detroit at Boston (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 4 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 4 0 2 0
Stanley M, 3b 3 1 1 0 Dillard S, 2b 4 1 1 0
Staub R, rf 4 0 1 0 Lynn F, cf 3 0 1 2
Horton W, dh 3 1 2 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 1 2 2
Johnson A, lf 4 1 2 1 Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0
Freehan B, c 4 0 0 0 Cooper C, 1b 4 0 0 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Rice J, dh 4 0 1 0
Wagner M, ss 2 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0
Lane M, ph 1 0 0 1 Hobson B, 3b 3 2 3 0
Garcia P, 2b 0 0 0 0
Meyer D, ph 1 0 0 0
Scrivener C, 2b-ss 3 0 2 0
Oglivie B, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 3 9 3 33 4 11 4
Detroit 000 000 210 -- 3
Boston 000 120 10x -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lemanczyk D (L)* 6.0 11 4 4 0 1
Hiller J 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (W) 6.2 7 2 2 2 2
Willoughby J (S) 2.1 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Wagner M
DP -- Detroit 2, Boston 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, Boston 7
2B -- Hobson B
HR -- Yastrzemski C
SF -- Lynn F
T -- 1:50
A -- 13966
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