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September 29, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 9 9 3
Red Sox 6 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 9 9 3
Red Sox 6 9 1

Cecil Cooper Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .288
OBP .250 .309
At Bats 4 441
Hits 1 127
• Singles 1 84
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 1 78

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 21
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Fenway Park - September 29, 1976
Out
Sparky Lyle
Fran Healy
Otto Velez
Sandy Alomar
Graig Nettles
Jim Mason
Carlos May
Larry Murray
Lou Piniella
Cecil Cooper

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 9 9 3 3
Boston Red Sox 6 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Catfish Hunter
Losing Pitcher Luis Tiant
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Graig Nettles
Attendance 23,980
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Bottom 9 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Top 9 Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Carlton Fisk now catching. Bob Heise now playing second base. Jim Willoughby now pitching. Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jack Baker pinch hits for Denny Doyle. Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burleson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Hobson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Ernie Whitt. Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Fran Healy now catching. Sparky Lyle now pitching. Darwin strikes out.
Top 8 Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller moves to third.
Bottom 7 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murray. Miller reaches second base with a double. Doyle goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Piniella 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 7 May hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nettles tags and scores.
Top 7 Velez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third.
Top 7 Nettles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Nettles reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hobson hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Larry Murray now playing center field. Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cesar Tovar pinch hits for Gene Locklear. Tovar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Whitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mason hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Alomar strikes out.
Bottom 5 Darwin strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller scores. Cooper moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doyle scores. Miller moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Bottom 5 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar misplays the ball. That's an error on Alomar.
Bottom 5 Lou Piniella now playing right field. Otto Velez now playing first base. Burleson strikes out.
Top 5 Hendricks 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 5 Lou Piniella pinch hits for Oscar Gamble. Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 May hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nettles tags and scores. Chambliss tags and moves to second.
Top 5 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third.
Top 5 Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Darwin. Nettles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Darwin strikes out.
Top 4 White hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Locklear hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bobby Darwin now playing right field. Mason strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rice hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cooper hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a line drive to center field. White throws towards Mason. Mason fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mason. Hobson scores. Burleson goes all the way around to score. Miller moves to third.
Bottom 3 Doyle strikes out.
Bottom 3 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Hobson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble who is chasing the ball. Hobson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Alomar strikes out.
Top 3 Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. Yastrzemski moves to third.
Bottom 2 Rice hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar misplays the ball. That's an error on Alomar. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 2 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Rick Jones now pitching. Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson.
Top 2 Nettles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 2 White takes first base on ball four. Alomar moves to third. Locklear moves to second.
Top 2 Locklear hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendricks scores. Alomar moves to second.
Top 2 Mason hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hendricks moves to third.
Top 2 Alomar takes first base on ball four. Hendricks moves to second.
Top 2 Hendricks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nettles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Locklear hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.