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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 12, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 12, 1976 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 12, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 12, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Thomas |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 24,819 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Art Frantz |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
Rico Carty | DH |
George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
Tommy Smith | Left Fielder |
Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Orlando Gonzalez | First Baseman |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Steve Dillard | 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 |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 12, 1976
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tiant
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Tiant
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Thomas
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Thomas
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Thomas
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Tiant
Hendrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Tiant
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Tiant
Spikes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn who is chasing the ball. Spikes reaches third base with a triple. Carty goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashby vs. Tiant
Ashby hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Thomas
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Thomas
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Thomas
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Thomas
Rice hits a popup towards first. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tiant
Gonzalez hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tiant
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Thomas
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Thomas
Hobson bunts in front of the plate. Ashby juggles the ball. That's an error on Ashby. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Thomas
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Burleson reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Hobson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Thomas
Dillard bunts towards first. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first, with Kuiper covering, for the out. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynn vs. Thomas
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burleson scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Thomas
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lynn moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Raich
Eric Raich now pitching.
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it and throws to second for the out. Lynn scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Raich
There goes Fisk. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Fisk steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Raich
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fisk scores. Cooper moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Raich
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Tiant
Blanks hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Tiant
Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tiant
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Raich
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Raich
Hobson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Raich
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Raich
Dillard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Raich
Lynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Lynn reaches second base with a double. Burleson scores. Dillard moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Raich
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Dillard scores. Lynn scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Raich
Rick Miller pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski.
Fisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick who is chasing the ball. Fisk reaches third base with a triple. Miller scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Raich
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Tiant
Rick Miller now playing left field.
Spikes hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Tiant
Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Tiant
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Raich
Ron Pruitt now playing third base.
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Raich
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Raich
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Raich
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pruitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Tiant
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Tiant
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Tiant
Joe Lis pinch hits for Rico Carty.
Lis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Parker
Alfredo Griffin now playing shortstop. Harry Parker now pitching.
Dillard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pruitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Parker
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Parker
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Tiant
Hendrick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tiant
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Tiant
Spikes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Tiant
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Parker
Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Carlton Fisk.
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Parker
Jack Baker pinch hits for Cecil Cooper.
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Parker
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pruitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tiant
Ernie Whitt now catching. Jack Baker now playing first base.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pruitt vs. Tiant
Pruitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffin vs. Tiant
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lis vs. Tiant
Lis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Parker
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Parker
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Parker
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Tiant
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tiant
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Tiant
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/12/1976 -- Cleveland at Boston (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 5 2 2 2 Bell B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Dillard S, 2b 3 1 1 0 Pruitt R, 3b 1 0 0 0 Lynn F, cf 4 2 2 2 Blanks L, ss 3 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 2 2 Griffin A, ss 1 0 0 0 Miller R, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Carty R, dh 2 1 1 0 Fisk C, c 3 2 2 3 Lis J, ph 2 0 0 0 Whitt E, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Hendrick G, cf 4 2 2 2 Cooper C, 1b 3 0 1 1 Smith T, lf 4 0 0 0 Baker J, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Spikes C, rf 4 0 1 1 Rice J, dh 4 1 1 1 Ashby A, c 3 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 3 1 0 0 Gonzalez O, 1b 3 0 1 0 Hobson B, 3b 3 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 6 3 34 11 11 11 Cleveland 010 100 100 -- 3 Boston 015 410 00x -- 11 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Thomas S (L) 2.1 4 6 3 1 0 Raich E 2.2 7 5 5 0 1 Parker H 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (W) 9.0 6 3 3 1 6 E -- Ashby A LOB -- Cleveland 4, Boston 2 2B -- Burleson R, Lynn F, Yastrzemski C, Gonzalez O 3B -- Spikes C, Fisk C HR -- Fisk C, Hendrick G 2, Rice J SB -- Fisk C SH -- Hobson B, Dillard S T -- 2:08 A -- 24819
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