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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 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 September 3, 1976 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1976 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 3, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jackie Brown |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 7,280 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Bob Heise | Shortstop |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Smith | Right Fielder |
| John Lowenstein | Center Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 3, 1976
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Brown
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Brown
Doyle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lynn vs. Brown
Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hobson tags and scores. Doyle tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Brown
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doyle tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Brown
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Brown
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Fisk goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Brown
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tiant
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Tiant
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Brown
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Brown
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Brown
Hobson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Tiant
Hendrick hits a popup towards short. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Brown
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Brown
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Brown
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Brown
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Lynn scores. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Brown
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. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Brown
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tiant
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Tiant
Fosse hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Tiant
Duffy bunts in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Kuiper reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Tiant
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Thomas
Stan Thomas now pitching.
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Thomas
Heise hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Thomas
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Thomas
Doyle hits a line drive towards the mound. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Tiant
Lowenstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Tiant
There goes Lowenstein. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Lowenstein steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Tiant
There goes Lowenstein. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Lowenstein steals third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendrick vs. Tiant
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowenstein scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Tiant
Bell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Thomas
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Thomas
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Thomas
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Tiant
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Tiant
Duffy hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Tiant
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Thomas
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Thomas
Rice hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Thomas
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Tiant
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Tiant
Powell hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Thomas
Heise 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, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Thomas
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Thomas
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Thomas covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Tiant
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Tiant
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Tiant
Duffy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. LaRoche
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. LaRoche
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tiant
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Tiant
Lowenstein hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Tiant
Alan Ashby pinch hits for Boog Powell.
Ashby 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 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. LaRoche
Alan Ashby now playing first base.
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. LaRoche
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. LaRoche
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Tiant
Hendrick 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, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tiant
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Tiant
Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lis vs. Tiant
Joe Lis pinch hits for Frank Duffy.
Lis hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuiper vs. Tiant
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Tiant
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1976 -- Boston at Cleveland (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Hobson B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 2 1
Doyle D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Smith T, rf 5 0 0 0
Lynn F, cf 2 1 0 1 Lowenstein J, cf 4 2 2 1
Yastrzemski C, lf 3 1 1 1 Carty R, dh 4 0 2 0
Fisk C, c 4 1 2 2 Powell B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Cooper C, 1b 4 0 1 1 Ashby A, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Rice J, dh 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, lf 4 0 2 1
Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 1 2 0
Heise B, ss 3 0 1 0 Fosse R, c 4 0 1 0
Duffy F, ss 2 0 0 0
Lis J, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 5 7 5 36 3 11 3
Boston 302 000 000 -- 5
Cleveland 001 100 010 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W) 9.0 11 3 3 1 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Brown J (L) 3.0 6 5 5 1 3
Thomas S 4.0 1 0 0 0 0
LaRoche D 2.0 0 0 0 0 5
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 3, Cleveland 8
2B -- Doyle D, Cooper C, Fisk C, Kuiper D
HR -- Lowenstein J
SB -- Lowenstein J 2
SH -- Duffy F
SF -- Lynn F, Yastrzemski C
T -- 2:27
A -- 7280
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