After hitting a homer in the first inning, Fred Lynn doubled in the third to ignite a five-run outburst that carried the Red Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Orioles. Lynn's two-baser and singles by Jim Rice, Carlton Fisk and Carl Yastrzemski accounted for two tallies. Then, after a walk to Rico Petrocelli loaded the bases, Denny Doyle cleared the sacks with a double. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     11, 1976 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  0
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Bumbry lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .182
Lynn cf               4   2   2   1     1   1   .462      Blair cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .273
Evans rf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .182
Rice lf               4   1   2   0     1   2   .250      L. May 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .200
Fisk c                4   1   2   1     0   0   .300      Grich 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .500
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   1     0   1   .167      Muser dh              4   0   1   2     0   0   .273
Johnson dh            2   0   0   0     2   1   .333      Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Dillard pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hendricks c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Petrocelli 3b         3   1   0   0     1   0   .111      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   3     0   1   .333        Harper ph           0   0   0   0     1   0  1.000
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bailor ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Flanagan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   8   6     6   7             Totals               32   2   8   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 13,418
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Orioles 6
DP: Red Sox 2, Orioles 1
Doubles: Lynn (1), Doyle (1), Grich (1)
Home Runs: Lynn (1)
Stolen Bases: Doyle (2), Blair (1)
Caught Stealing: Lynn (1)
GIDP: Blair (1), Bumbry (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(1-0)            7     7   2   2   3   1   0  28   2.57
Cleveland               2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   2   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(0-1)          2.2   6   6   6   3   1   1  17  20.25
Flanagan                6.1   2   0   0   3   6   0  23   0.00
Totals                  9     8   6   6   6   7   1  40

Wild Pitches: Flanagan (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson made an out to shortstop; Lynn homered;
Evans walked; Rice singled to left [Evans to second]; Fisk made
an out to first; Yastrzemski struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Blair
singled to left; Blair stole second; Singleton was called out on
strikes; L. May walked; Grich lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Johnson walked; Petrocelli flied out to center;
Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher) [Johnson to second];
Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Muser made an out to second; Robinson made an out
to third; Hendricks grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn doubled to left; Evans grounded out (third to
first); Rice singled to left [Lynn to third]; Fisk singled to
left [Lynn scored, Rice to second]; Yastrzemski singled to left
[Rice scored, Fisk to second]; Johnson flied out to center;
Petrocelli walked [Fisk to third, Yastrzemski to second];
FLANAGAN REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Doyle doubled to right
[Fisk scored, Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli scored]; Burleson
struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to left; Bumbry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blair singled to left [Blair out at second
(left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rice walked; Fisk singled to left
[Rice to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton made an out to shortstop; L. May singled
to left; Grich doubled to left [L. May to third]; Muser singled
to center [L. May scored, Grich scored]; Robinson flied out to
left; Hendricks grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Johnson struck out; Petrocelli flied out to right;
Doyle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger made an out to shortstop; Bumbry singled
to center; Blair grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Bumbry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
struck out; Evans popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton singled to right; L. May grounded out
(catcher to first) [Singleton to second]; Grich walked; Muser
grounded out (first unassisted) [Singleton to third, Grich to
second]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice struck out; Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Hendricks popped to first in foul territory; HARPER
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Harper walked; Bumbry grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harper out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 8TH: BAILOR REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING SS); Johnson
walked; DILLARD RAN FOR JOHNSON; Flanagan threw a wild pitch
[Dillard to second]; Petrocelli grounded out (second to first)
[Dillard to third]; Doyle reached on a fielder's choice [Dillard
out at home (first to catcher)]; Doyle stole second; Burleson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CLEVELAND
REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Blair struck out; Singleton grounded
out (shortstop to first); L. May grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn walked; Evans lined to center; Rice struck out
while Lynn was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich singled to center; Muser lined to center;
Robinson flied to right in foul territory; Hendricks grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles
2.