Although knocked out in the eighth inning after giving up 14 hits, Fergie Jenkins received credit for the 200th victory of his career when the Red Sox outlasted the Indians, 8-7. The Red Sox scored all their runs in the first four frames, counting what proved to be the deciding tally in the fourth on a double by Fred Lynn, single by Carl Yastrzemski and forceout by Jim Rice. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 7
Game Played on Tuesday, July      27, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  3  0    0  1  0    1  2  0  -   7 16  1
Red Sox      3  3  1    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 11  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .255      Doyle 2b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .230
  Blanks ph,2b        1   0   1   2     0   0   .299      Fisk c                4   1   1   1     0   1   .239
Duffy ss              5   0   1   2     0   0   .225      Lynn cf               3   3   2   2     1   0   .314
Manning cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .288        Miller cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Carty dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .321      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   3   1     0   0   .269
  Lowenstein pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Rice dh               4   1   1   2     0   1   .259
Hendrick lf           4   1   1   1     1   1   .271      Cooper 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .279
Powell 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .200      Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .252
Bell 3b               5   0   1   1     0   3   .286      Burleson ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .257
Spikes rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Dillard 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .278
Fosse c               4   2   4   0     0   0   .330      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eckersley p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   7  16   7     1   4             Totals               35   8  11   8     2   7

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 20,969
Left on Base: Indians 9, Red Sox 5
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Fosse, Yastrzemski
Doubles: Bell (14), Duffy (7), Fosse 2 (3), Evans (21), Lynn (16), Dillard (8)
Home Runs: Hendrick (18), Fisk (10)
Stolen Bases: Rice (6), Cooper (2)
Caught Stealing: Dillard (4)
GIDP: Duffy (9)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(6-3)            1.2   5   6   6   2   2   1  12   4.01
Hood                    3.1   6   2   2   0   0   0  16   4.80
Eckersley               2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6   4.74
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.50
Totals                  8    11   8   8   2   7   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(9-8)          7    14   7   7   1   3   1  36   3.39
Lee                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.52
Murphy SV(2)            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.22
Totals                  9    16   7   7   1   4   1  43

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to right; Duffy lined to left;
Manning singled to center [Kuiper to second]; Carty made an out
to first; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Doyle struck out; Fisk homered; Lynn walked;
Yastrzemski singled to center [Lynn to third]; Rice forced
Yastrzemski (shortstop to second) [Lynn scored]; Rice stole
second; Cooper singled to right [Rice scored]; Cooper stole
second; Evans struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red
Sox 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell singled to left; Bell doubled to left
[Powell scored]; Spikes grounded out (pitcher to first); Fosse
singled to right [Bell to third]; Kuiper reached on a fielder's
choice [Bell out at home (first to catcher), Fosse to second];
Duffy doubled to left [Fosse scored, Kuiper scored, Duffy to
third (error by Yastrzemski)]; Manning lined to shortstop; 3 R,
4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Burleson walked; Dillard singled to right [Burleson
to second]; Doyle grounded out (second to first) [Burleson to
third, Dillard to second]; Fisk made an out to shortstop; Lynn
singled to center [Burleson scored, Dillard scored, Lynn to
second (on throw to home)]; HOOD REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski singled to right [Lynn scored]; Rice singled to
center [Yastrzemski to second]; Cooper grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 3RD: Carty flied out to right; Hendrick flied out to
left; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans doubled to center; Burleson flied out to
center [Evans to third]; Dillard reached on a fielder's choice
[Evans scored]; Dillard was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Doyle popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 7.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell struck out; Spikes flied out to right; Fosse
singled to center; Kuiper singled to center [Fosse to second];
Duffy made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3,
Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk made an out to second; Lynn doubled to center;
Yastrzemski singled [Lynn to third]; Rice forced Yastrzemski
(shortstop to second) [Lynn scored]; Cooper lined to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
flied out to center; Hendrick homered; Powell grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard doubled to left;
Dillard was picked off second but was safe on an error by Fosse
[Dillard to third]; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell flied out to center; Spikes flied out to
right; Fosse doubled to left; Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 6TH: ECKERSLEY REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Fisk struck
out; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING CF); Duffy flied out
to left; Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Carty singled
to left; Hendrick walked [Carty to second]; Powell singled
[Carty scored, Hendrick to third]; Bell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice was called out on strikes; Cooper was called
out on strikes; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
5, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Spikes singled to left; Fosse doubled to left
[Spikes to third]; LEE REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); BLANKS
BATTED FOR KUIPER; Blanks singled to center [Spikes scored,
Fosse scored]; Duffy grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Blanks out at second]; Manning grounded out
(catcher unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox
8.

RED SOX 8TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LAROCHE
REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Burleson lined to second; Dillard
made an out to second; Doyle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 9TH: MURPHY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Carty singled to
left; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR CARTY; Hendrick forced Lowenstein
(second to shortstop); Powell flied out to center; Bell struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 8.