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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 23, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 23, 1976 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 23, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 23, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Wood |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 11,920 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nick Bremigan 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: George Maloney 3B: Jim McKean |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Steve Dillard | DH |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Ralph Garr | Right Fielder |
Jorge Orta | Third Baseman |
Carlos May | DH |
Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Pete Varney | Catcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 23, 1976
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Wood
Dillard hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Wood
The ball gets by Varney for a passed ball. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Wood
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orta fields it and throws to first for the out. Dillard moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynn vs. Wood
Lynn hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Varney fields it and throws to first for the out. Dillard scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wood
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Tiant
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Tiant
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Tiant
Orta hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Wood
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Wood
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Wood
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Wood
There's a wild pitch. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Wood
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Wood
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Wood
There goes Doyle. The throw from Varney and he is safe. Doyle steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Wood
Dillard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Dillard reaches second base with a double. Doyle scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Wood
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Tiant
May hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doyle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Tiant
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Tiant
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Tiant
Brohamer hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Wood
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Wood
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Wood
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Tiant
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Varney vs. Tiant
Varney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Tiant
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Wood
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Wood
Evans bunts towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Wood
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Wood
Doyle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Wood
There goes Doyle. The throw from Varney and he is safe. Doyle steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Wood
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Tiant
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Tiant
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Tiant
May strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Wood
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Wood
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Wood
Rice hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Varney fields it and throws to first for the out. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Wood
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Tiant
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Tiant
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Tiant
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Tiant
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Wood
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields the ball and throws to Wood covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Wood
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Wood
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doyle vs. Wood
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Varney vs. Tiant
Varney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Tiant
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Tiant
Garr hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Tiant scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Tiant
Orta hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Tiant
May hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Wood
Dillard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Dillard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Wood
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Wood
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dillard moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Wood
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orta juggles the ball. That's an error on Orta. Dillard scores. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Wood
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Wood
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Vuckovich
Pete Vuckovich now pitching.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Tiant
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Tiant
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brohamer vs. Tiant
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dent vs. Tiant
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Vuckovich
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orta fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Vuckovich
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Vuckovich
Dillard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Varney vs. Tiant
Varney 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, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Tiant
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Tiant
Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Tiant
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Garr moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Tiant
May strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Tiant
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Vuckovich
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Vuckovich
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Vuckovich
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Vuckovich
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Vuckovich
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Vuckovich
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. House
Tom House now pitching.
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. House
Brohamer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. House
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/23/1976 -- Boston at Chicago (N) Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Dillard S, dh 5 2 3 1 Lemon C, cf 3 1 1 0 Burleson R, ss 5 0 1 0 Garr R, rf 4 0 1 0 Lynn F, cf 3 1 2 1 Orta J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Rice J, lf 5 1 0 1 May C, dh 4 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 5 1 1 1 Jones C, lf 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 3 3 3 Spencer J, 1b 4 0 3 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0 Brohamer J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Dent B, ss 4 0 0 0 Doyle D, 2b 4 1 2 2 Varney P, c 3 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 9 13 9 34 2 9 2 Boston 130 100 400 -- 9 Chicago 000 001 010 -- 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (W) 8.0 8 2 2 1 2 House T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wood W (L) 6.2 12 9 5 2 2 Vuckovich P 2.1 1 0 0 2 2 E -- Orta J DP -- Boston 2, Chicago 2 LOB -- Boston 7, Chicago 6 2B -- Dillard S 2, Burleson R HR -- Fisk C, Varney P, Yastrzemski C SB -- Doyle D 2 SH -- Evans D WP -- Wood W PB -- Varney P T -- 2:29 A -- 11920
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