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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 4, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 4, 1976 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 4, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 4, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 14,924 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Al Clark |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Cecil Cooper | DH |
Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
Willie Horton | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Pedro Garcia | Second Baseman |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 4, 1976
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Ruhle
Burleson hits a fly ball towards left. Johnson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Johnson. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Ruhle
Doyle bunts towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruhle covering, for the out. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynn vs. Ruhle
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Ruhle
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Ruhle
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Jenkins
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Jenkins
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Montgomery and he is out, Burleson applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Jenkins
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Jenkins
Horton takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Jenkins
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Ruhle
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ruhle
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Ruhle
Hobson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Ruhle
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Jenkins
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Jenkins
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Jenkins
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Veryzer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Jenkins
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hobson. Veryzer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LeFlore vs. Jenkins
LeFlore strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Ruhle
Burleson hits a popup into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ruhle
Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Ruhle
Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Ruhle
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Jenkins
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Jenkins
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ruhle
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Ruhle
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ruhle
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Ruhle
Hobson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore who is chasing the ball. Hobson reaches third base with a triple. Miller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montgomery vs. Ruhle
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruhle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jenkins
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Jenkins
Rodriguez hits a popup into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Jenkins
Freehan hits a line drive into left field. Rice picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rice. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Jenkins
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Jenkins
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Ruhle
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ruhle
Doyle hits a line drive towards short. Veryzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Ruhle
Lynn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Ruhle
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Jenkins
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson 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, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Jenkins
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ruhle
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Ruhle
Cooper hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Crawford
Jim Crawford now pitching.
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Crawford
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Crawford
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Jenkins
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jenkins
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Jenkins
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Jenkins
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Crawford
Burleson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Crawford
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford juggles the ball. That's an error on Crawford. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Crawford
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Crawford
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Jenkins
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Jenkins
Dan Meyer pinch hits for Pedro Garcia.
Meyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Jenkins
LeFlore 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 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Crawford
Jerry Manuel now playing second base.
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Crawford
Cooper bunts towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Crawford
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hobson vs. Crawford
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Jenkins
Staub is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Jenkins
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Jenkins
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Crawford
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Crawford
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Crawford
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Jenkins
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Montgomery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Jenkins
Freehan hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Jenkins
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Jenkins
Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Jerry Manuel.
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oglivie for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/4/1976 -- Boston at Detroit (N) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Burleson R, ss 5 0 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 0 0 0 Doyle D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Johnson A, lf 4 0 2 0 Lynn F, cf 4 1 3 1 Staub R, rf 3 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Horton W, dh 3 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 4 1 2 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Cooper C, dh 3 1 1 2 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Miller R, rf 3 1 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 1 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 0 2 1 Veryzer T, ss 4 0 2 0 Montgomery B, c 4 0 0 0 Garcia P, 2b 2 0 0 0 Meyer D, ph 1 0 0 0 Manuel J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Oglivie B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 8 4 33 1 7 1 Boston 000 112 000 -- 4 Detroit 000 100 000 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Jenkins F (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 5 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Ruhle V (L)* 5.0 6 4 4 2 1 Crawford J 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th E -- Johnson A, Burleson R, Hobson B, Rice J, Crawford J DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Boston 7, Detroit 8 2B -- Veryzer T 3B -- Hobson B HR -- Thompson J, Lynn F, Cooper C CS -- LeFlore R SH -- Doyle D, Cooper C HBP -- by Jenkins F (Staub R) T -- 1:57 A -- 14924
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