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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 6, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 6, 1976 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 25,118 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Denny Doyle | 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 |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Elliott Maddox | DH |
| Cesar Tovar | Second Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 6, 1976
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Alexander
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Alexander
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Jones
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jones
White hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Alexander
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Alexander
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Alexander
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Jones
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Jones
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Jones
Nettles is hit by the pitch. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Jones
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to third. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tovar vs. Jones
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Chambliss scores. Nettles scores. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Jones
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivers vs. Jones
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. Maddox scores. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Jones
There goes Rivers. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Rivers steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Jones
White hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piniella. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Alexander
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Alexander
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Jones
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Jones
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Jones
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Jones
Nettles hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Nettles reaches second base with a double. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Murphy
Tom Murphy now pitching. Carlos May pinch hits for Elliott Maddox.
May is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tovar vs. Murphy
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Alexander
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Alexander
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Murphy
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Murphy
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Murphy
White hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Alexander
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Alexander
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Alexander
Alexander spins and fires to second, with Stanley covering, and Fisk is picked off. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Murphy
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Murphy
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Murphy
There's a wild pitch. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Murphy
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Murphy
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Murphy
May 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 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Murphy
Tovar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Murphy
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Alexander
Jim Mason now playing shortstop. Fred Stanley now playing second base.
Hobson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Alexander
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Alexander
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Kreuger
Rick Kreuger now pitching.
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kreuger
White 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 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Kreuger
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kreuger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Alexander
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Alexander
Fisk 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. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Alexander
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Alexander
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fisk scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Alexander
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Stanley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kreuger
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Kreuger
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Kreuger
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Kreuger
May strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Alexander
Burleson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Alexander
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Jackson
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Jackson
Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Jackson
Cooper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piniella. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Doyle scores. Lynn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Kreuger
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper fields the ball and throws to Kreuger covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Kreuger
Stanley bunts towards the mound. Kreuger fields it and throws to first for the out. Mason moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Kreuger
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kreuger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Kreuger
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. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Tidrow
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Tidrow
Rick Miller pinch hits for Butch Hobson.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Tidrow
There goes Miller. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Miller steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Tidrow
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Tidrow
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1976 -- Boston at New York (N)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 5 1 1 1 Rivers M, cf 5 0 1 1
Doyle D, 2b 5 1 1 0 White R, lf 5 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 4 1 1 0 Munson T, c 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 1 0 Piniella L, rf 4 1 3 0
Fisk C, c 3 1 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 2 1 0
Cooper C, 1b 4 0 2 2 Nettles G, 3b 3 2 2 3
Rice J, dh 4 0 1 1 Maddox E, dh 1 1 1 0
Evans D, rf 4 0 2 0 May C, ph 2 0 0 0
Hobson B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Tovar C, 2b 3 0 2 2
Miller R, ph 1 0 0 0 Mason J, ss 1 0 1 0
Stanley F, ss-2b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 11 4 33 6 11 6
Boston 000 000 230 -- 5
New York 030 030 00x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Jones R (L) 2.2 5 3 3 1 1
Murphy T 2.1 3 3 3 2 0
Kreuger R 3.0 3 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (W)* 7.0 8 4 3 1 1
Jackson G 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Tidrow D (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Rivers M
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 6, New York 8
2B -- Tovar C, Evans D, Nettles G, Cooper C
HR -- Nettles G, Burleson R
SB -- Rivers M, Miller R
SH -- Stanley F
HBP -- by Jones R (Nettles G)
WP -- Murphy T
T -- 2:42
A -- 25118
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