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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 17, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 17, 1976 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 11,757 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Al Clark 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Ron Luciano |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Bernie Carbo | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Jerry Manuel | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Kimm | Catcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 17, 1976
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Coleman
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Coleman
Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Coleman
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. Coleman
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Tiant
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Tiant
There goes Johnson. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Tiant
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Coleman
Carbo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Coleman
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Coleman
Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Coleman
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Tiant
Veryzer 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 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Coleman
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Coleman
Miller hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of LeFlore who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple. Burleson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Coleman
Cooper hits a line drive into right field. Staub picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Staub. Miller scores. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Coleman
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Coleman
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Coleman
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Coleman
Evans hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on LeFlore. Cooper scores. Carbo moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Petrocelli vs. Laxton
Bill Laxton now pitching.
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Tiant
Deron Johnson now playing first base.
Manuel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kimm vs. Tiant
Kimm is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Tiant
LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Manuel moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Laxton
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Laxton
Burleson is hit by the pitch. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Laxton
Miller bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to third. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Laxton
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Laxton
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manuel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yastrzemski is thrown out after the base hit. Doyle scores. Burleson scores. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Tiant
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veryzer vs. Tiant
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Laxton
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Laxton
Jim Rice pinch hits for Bernie Carbo.
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Laxton
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Laxton
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Laxton
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Tiant
Jim Rice now playing left field.
Manuel strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimm vs. Tiant
Kimm hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Tiant
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Laxton
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Laxton
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Laxton
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Tiant
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Laxton
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Laxton
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Laxton
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fisk picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Fisk. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Tiant
Veryzer hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meyer vs. Tiant
Dan Meyer pinch hits for Jerry Manuel.
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kimm vs. Tiant
Kimm hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Laxton
Gary Sutherland now playing second base.
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Laxton
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Laxton
Bob Heise pinch runs for Rico Petrocelli.
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heise moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burleson vs. Laxton
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Laxton
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heise scores. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Laxton
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Tiant
Bob Heise now playing third base.
LeFlore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Tiant
Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Laxton
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Laxton covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Laxton
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Laxton
Rice is hit by the pitch. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Laxton
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heise vs. Laxton
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Tiant
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Tiant
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heise fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1976 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Miller R, cf 4 1 2 2 LeFlore R, cf 4 0 1 0
Cooper C, 1b 2 1 2 1 Johnson A, lf 4 0 2 0
Johnson D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Horton W, dh 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, dh 5 0 1 2 Staub R, rf 3 0 0 0
Fisk C, c 4 1 1 1 Thompson J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Carbo B, lf 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Rice J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 4 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 5 0 2 1 Manuel J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Meyer D, ph 1 0 0 0
Heise B, pr-3b 1 1 0 0 Sutherland G, 2b 0 0 0 0
Doyle D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Kimm B, c 3 0 0 0
Burleson R, ss 3 2 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 12 7 30 0 5 0
Boston 003 210 010 -- 7
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W) 9.0 5 0 0 4 7
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J (L) 2.2 6 3 3 1 2
Laxton B 6.1 6 4 4 2 4
E -- Staub R, LeFlore R, Fisk C
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 7
2B -- Cooper C, Burleson R
3B -- Miller R
HR -- Fisk C
SB -- Johnson A
SH -- Miller R
HBP -- by Laxton B (Burleson R), by Laxton B (Rice J)
T -- 2:41
A -- 11757
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