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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 2, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 2, 1976 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 2, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Wise |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 12,182 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Terry Cooney |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Cecil Cooper | DH |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Duane Kuiper | First Baseman |
Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Rico Carty | DH |
John Lowenstein | Right Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Tommy Smith | Left Fielder |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 2, 1976
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Dobson
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuiper juggles the ball. That's an error on Kuiper. Doyle moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doyle scores. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Dobson
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Wise
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Wise
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Wise
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Wise
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dobson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Dobson
Hobson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Wise
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wise
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wise
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Dobson
Montgomery hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Dobson
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper strikes out. Fosse throws to third, and they've got Burleson trapped. The throw to Kuiper, and Burleson is tagged out for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Wise
Fosse hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Wise
Duffy bunts towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Wise
Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Wise
Blanks is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Dobson
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Wise
Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Wise
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Wise
Lowenstein 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 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dobson
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Dobson
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Dobson
Montgomery strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Dobson
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wise
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wise
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Wise
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Dobson
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuiper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. Cooper moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Dobson
Evans is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hobson vs. Dobson
Hobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Wise
Duffy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Montgomery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Wise
Kuiper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Wise
Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Wise
Manning strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Dobson
Montgomery hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Dobson
Doyle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Montgomery moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a line drive into center field. Manning picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Manning. Montgomery scores. Doyle moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doyle tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Dobson
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Wise
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Wise
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowenstein for the out. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Wise
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Wise
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dobson
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Dobson
Hobson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Hobson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montgomery vs. Dobson
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Wise
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Wise
Boog Powell pinch hits for Frank Duffy.
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Wise
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Kuiper reaches second base with a double. Fosse moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blanks vs. Wise
Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fosse tags and scores. Kuiper tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Manning vs. Wise
Manning hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Dobson
Boog Powell now playing first base. Duane Kuiper now playing second base. Larvell Blanks now playing shortstop.
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Dobson
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Wise
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Wise
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wise
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wise
Smith hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/1976 -- Boston at Cleveland (N) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Burleson R, ss 4 0 0 0 Kuiper D, 1b-2b 3 0 1 0 Doyle D, 2b 4 2 3 0 Blanks L, 2b-ss 3 0 0 1 Cooper C, dh 5 0 2 1 Manning R, cf 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 1 2 Carty R, dh 4 0 2 0 Rice J, lf 4 0 1 0 Lowenstein J, rf 4 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 4 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 2 0 0 0 Smith T, lf 4 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fosse R, c 3 1 1 0 Montgomery B, c 4 1 2 0 Duffy F, ss 1 0 0 0 Powell B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 10 3 30 1 5 1 Boston 100 000 200 -- 3 Cleveland 000 000 010 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wise R (W) 9.0 5 1 0 2 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Dobson P (L) 9.0 10 3 2 4 6 E -- Kuiper D 2, Burleson R 2, Manning R DP -- Boston 2, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Boston 10, Cleveland 6 2B -- Hobson B, Kuiper D CS -- Burleson R SH -- Duffy F SF -- Yastrzemski C, Blanks L T -- 2:41 A -- 12182
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