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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 3, 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 3, 1976 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 3, 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 3, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 10,187 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
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 | Second Baseman |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
Rico Carty | DH |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 3, 1976
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Eckersley
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Eckersley
Doyle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Eckersley
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Tiant
Manning strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Tiant
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Eckersley
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Eckersley
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Eckersley
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Eckersley
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tiant
Bell 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, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Eckersley
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Eckersley
Montgomery hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Eckersley
Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Tiant
Spikes 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 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Tiant
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Tiant
Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Eckersley
Doyle 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Eckersley
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Eckersley
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Tiant
Manning hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Manning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Tiant
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Eckersley
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Eckersley
Miller bunts towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Eckersley
Evans strikes out. There goes Rice. The throw from Ashby and Rice is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tiant
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Tiant
Spikes strikes out. There goes Bell. The throw from Montgomery to second, and Bell is out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Tiant
Ashby hits a popup towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Eckersley
Hobson 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: ---
Montgomery vs. Eckersley
Montgomery is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Eckersley
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Eckersley
There goes Burleson. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Kuiper applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Tiant
Duffy hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper 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 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Tiant
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Eckersley
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Eckersley
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Eckersley
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Eckersley
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Tiant
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Eckersley
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eckersley
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Eckersley
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tiant
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Tiant
Spikes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Tiant
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Eckersley
Montgomery hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Eckersley
Burleson hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Eckersley
Doyle 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
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Tiant
Duffy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper bunts towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out. Duffy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Tiant
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Tiant
Lowenstein hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Eckersley
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Eckersley
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Eckersley
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Kuiper applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Eckersley
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Murphy
Tom Murphy now pitching.
Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Murphy
Rick Waits pinch runs for Rico Carty.
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Murphy
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Murphy
Ron Pruitt pinch runs for Boog Powell. Tommy Smith pinch hits for Charlie Spikes.
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pruitt tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/3/1976 -- Boston at Cleveland (N) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Burleson R, ss 3 0 0 0 Kuiper D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Doyle D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Manning R, cf 4 0 1 0 Cooper C, dh 4 0 0 0 Lowenstein J, lf 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 3 0 1 0 Rice J, lf 4 0 2 0 Waits R, pr 0 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 2 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0 Pruitt R, pr 0 1 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Montgomery B, c 3 0 0 0 Spikes C, rf 3 0 0 0 Smith T, ph 0 0 0 1 Ashby A, c 3 0 0 0 Duffy F, ss 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 0 3 0 31 1 5 1 Boston 000 000 000 0 -- 0 Cleveland 000 000 000 1 -- 1 2 outs when winning run was scored. Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L 9.0 3 0 0 1 3 Murphy T (L) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Eckersley D (W) 10.0 3 0 0 2 6 DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Boston 2, Cleveland 4 2B -- Manning R CS -- Rice J, Bell B, Burleson R, Yastrzemski C SH -- Miller R, Kuiper D SF -- Smith T T -- 2:15 A -- 10187
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