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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 4, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 4, 1976 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 25,793 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
| Rick Miller | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | DH |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Joe Lis | First Baseman |
| Ron Pruitt | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 4, 1976
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Dobson
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Dobson
Lynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Lee
Duffy 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Lee
Fosse hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Lee
Blanks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Lee
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fosse scores. Blanks moves to third. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Lee
Robinson hits a line drive towards first. Cooper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Dobson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Miller moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montgomery vs. Dobson
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Montgomery vs. Dobson
Montgomery strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hobson vs. Dobson
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Lee
Lis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Lee
Pruitt hits a line drive into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Lee
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Lee
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Dobson
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Dobson
Lynn hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Lee
Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Lee
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Lee
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lee
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Lee
Lis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dobson
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Dobson
Montgomery strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Dobson
Hobson hits a fly ball into left field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Lee
Pruitt hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Lee
Spikes 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Lee
Duffy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Lee
Fosse hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Duffy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Lee
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. Fosse goes all the way around to score. Blanks moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Lee
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Lee
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Dobson
Doyle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spikes. Doyle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Dobson
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to third. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lis vs. Lee
Lis hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pruitt vs. Lee
Pruitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spikes vs. Lee
Spikes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. Pruitt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Pole
Dick Pole now pitching. Tommy Smith pinch runs for Charlie Spikes.
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dobson
Tommy Smith now playing right field.
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dobson
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Dobson
Montgomery hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Dobson
Hobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Pole
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Pole
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Pole
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Pole
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Frank Robinson.
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Dobson
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Dobson
Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pole
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Pole
Lis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Pole
Pruitt 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
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Dobson
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montgomery vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Montgomery strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Kern
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Kern
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burleson for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1976, game 2 -- Boston at Cleveland (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 5 0 1 0 Duffy F, ss 4 1 1 0
Doyle D, 2b 4 0 3 0 Fosse R, c 4 2 3 1
Lynn F, cf 3 0 1 0 Blanks L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, dh 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf 2 0 1 1
Cooper C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Robinson F, dh 3 0 0 0
Miller R, lf 3 0 1 0 Lowenstein J, ph 1 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 4 0 1 0 Bell B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Montgomery B, c 4 0 1 0 Lis J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Hobson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pruitt R, lf 4 0 1 0
Spikes C, rf 3 0 1 1
Smith T, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 0 8 0 33 4 10 3
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland 100 021 00x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (L) 5.1 10 4 3 1 0
Pole D 2.2 0 0 0 1 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson P (W)* 8.0 8 0 0 2 6
Kern J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Burleson R
DP -- Boston 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Cleveland 7
2B -- Doyle D, Bell B
SB -- Evans D, Miller R
T -- 2:23
A -- 25793
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