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August 26, 1976

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George Brett Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .167 .337
OBP .167 .379
At Bats 6 514
Hits 1 173
• Singles 1 128
• Doubles 0 27
• Triples 0 12
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 0 56

Jim Willoughby Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 10 6
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Fenway Park - August 26, 1976
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Jim Willoughby
Carlton Fisk
Cecil Cooper
Doug Griffin
Rico Petrocelli
Rick Burleson
Carl Yastrzemski
Fred Lynn
Rick Miller
George Brett
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 13 Burleson strikes out.
Bottom 13 Petrocelli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 13 There goes Miller. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Miller steals second.
Bottom 13 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 13 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 13 Cooper strikes out.
Top 13 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willoughby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 13 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 13 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Yastrzemski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 12 Lynn hits a popup towards short. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 12 Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 12 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 11 Burleson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Petrocelli moves to second.
Bottom 11 Petrocelli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 11 Miller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 11 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. McRae reaches second base with a double. There goes Otis trying to get to home. Lynn throws the ball in to Burleson who relays the ball to Fisk, who tags Otis, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 11 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Cooper strikes out.
Bottom 10 Mark Littell now pitching. Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Jim Wohlford now playing left field. Dave Nelson now playing second base. George Brett now playing shortstop. Cookie Rojas now playing third base.Lynn hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Jim Willoughby now pitching. Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Ruppert Jones. Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Rick Kreuger now pitching. Dave Nelson pinch hits for Jamie Quirk. Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kreuger fields it and throws to first for the out. Stinson moves to second.
Top 10 Stinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 10 Doug Griffin now playing second base. Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Bobby Darwin pinch hits for Denny Doyle. Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Mingori fires to first and picks off Petrocelli.
Bottom 9 Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second.
Top 9 Brett strikes out.
Top 9 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Tom Murphy now pitching. Jones strikes out.
Bottom 8 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rice hits a line drive into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cooper hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cowens moves to second.
Top 8 Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Otis moves to second.
Top 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle misplays the ball. That's an error on Doyle.
Bottom 7 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ruppert Jones now playing left field. Cookie Rojas now playing second base. Steve Mingori now pitching. Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mingori fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out.
Top 7 Ruppert Jones pinch hits for Frank White. Jones strikes out.
Bottom 6 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White misplays the ball. That's an error on White. Miller scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Jamie Quirk now playing shortstop. Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Freddie Patek. Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. McRae reaches second base with a double. Otis goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Gura covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Fisk strikes out.
Top 5 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Cleveland covering, for the out.
Top 5 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 White strikes out.
Top 5 Patek hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Lynn fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lynn. Patek moves to third.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Doyle strikes out.
Bottom 4 Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Stinson hits a line drive into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. McRae moves to second.
Top 4 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Petrocelli strikes out.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Poquette moves to third.
Top 3 Poquette is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 White hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Doyle moves to third. Lynn moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lynn bunts towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 2 Doyle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Larry Gura now pitching. Gura fires to first and picks off Petrocelli.
Bottom 2 Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Miller reaches second base with a double. Cooper scores. Rice scores.
Bottom 2 Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Rice reaches second base with a double. Fisk scores. Cooper moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fisk moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fisk bunts towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett.
Top 2 Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Cleveland covering, for the out.
Top 2 Cowens strikes out.
Top 2 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Mayberry reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burleson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Otis strikes out.
Top 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Cleveland covering, for the out.