Backed by a 13-hit attack, Luis Tiant gained his third straight victory when the Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 9-2. Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk whacked homers for the Red Sox, Yaz' blow coming with two men on base. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, April     23, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      1  3  0    1  0  0    4  0  0  -   9 13  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dillard dh            5   2   3   1     0   1   .500      Lemon cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .184
Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Garr rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Lynn cf               3   1   2   1     2   0   .424      Orta 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .294
Rice lf               5   1   0   1     0   0   .250      May dh                4   0   0   0     0   2   .125
Fisk c                5   1   1   1     0   1   .350      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Yastrzemski 1b        3   3   3   3     2   0   .306      Spencer 1b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .364
Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Doyle 2b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .237      Varney c              3   1   1   1     0   0   .308
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  13   9     4   4             Totals               34   2   9   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 11,920
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, White Sox 6
DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 2
Errors: Orta
Doubles: Dillard 2 (2), Burleson (1)
Home Runs: Fisk (3), Yastrzemski (2), Varney (2)
Stolen Bases: Doyle 2 (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (1)
GIDP: Rice (4), Brohamer (2), Dent (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(3-0)            8     8   2   2   1   2   1  32   1.88
House                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.40
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   2   1  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(2-2)             6.2  12   9   5   2   2   2  33   2.48
Vuckovich               2.1   1   0   0   2   2   0  10   6.75
Totals                  9    13   9   5   4   4   2  43

Passed Balls: Varney (1)
Wild Pitches: Wood (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


RED SOX 1ST: Dillard singled to center; Varney allowed a passed
ball [Dillard to second]; Burleson grounded out (third to first)
[Dillard to third]; Lynn grounded out (catcher to first)
[Dillard scored (unearned)]; Rice made an out to second; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk homered; Yastrzemski walked; Evans struck out;
Wood threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle singled to center
[Yastrzemski scored]; Doyle stole second; Dillard doubled to
left [Doyle scored]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May lined to second; Jones flied out to center;
Spencer singled to right; Brohamer made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn walked; Rice grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; Fisk flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Varney
popped to catcher in foul territory; Lemon popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Evans out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Yastrzemski to second];
Petrocelli flied out to left; Doyle singled to center
[Yastrzemski scored]; Doyle stole second; Dillard grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Orta flied
out to center; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
White Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson flied out to right; Lynn singled to right;
Rice grounded out (catcher to first) [Lynn to second]; Fisk
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Jones flied out to right; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted); Brohamer singled to center; Dent forced
Brohamer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
5, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled to first; Evans popped to third
in foul territory; Petrocelli singled to center [Yastrzemski to
second]; Doyle hit into a double play (first to shortstop to
third) [Yastrzemski out at third, Petrocelli out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Varney homered; Lemon walked; Garr grounded out
(pitcher unassisted) [Lemon to second]; Orta made an out to
shortstop; May flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Dillard doubled to left; Burleson flied out to
center; Lynn singled to right [Dillard to third]; Rice reached
on an error by Orta [Dillard scored, Lynn to second]; Fisk
struck out; Yastrzemski homered (unearned) [Lynn scored
(unearned), Rice scored (unearned)]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED WOOD
(PITCHING); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Jones singled to left; rain started during
bottom of the 7th inning; Spencer singled to right [Jones to
second]; Brohamer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Jones to third, Spencer out at second];
Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9,
White Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Doyle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Varney made an out to second; Lemon singled to
center; Garr singled to right [Lemon to second]; Orta singled to
right [Lemon scored, Garr to third]; May struck out; Jones
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 9, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson doubled to left; Lynn walked; Rice flied
out to right; Fisk flied out to right [Burleson to third];
Yastrzemski walked [Lynn to second]; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 9, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HOUSE REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Spencer singled
to right; Brohamer popped to catcher in foul territory; Dent
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Spencer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, White
Sox 2.