After the White Sox gained a 2-1 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, the second game turned into a scoring spree with the Red Sox winning, 11-7. In the opener, the White Sox registered the deciding run in the ninth when Pat Kelly doubled and Bill Stein singled.

Bob Montgomery led the Red Sox in the nightcap, driving in five runs, three with a homer in the second inning and two with a bases-loaded double in the fifth. Montgomery also scored himself on a single by Rick Burleson, who finished the twin-bill with seven hits in 10 times at bat. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    17, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   3   0     0   0   .267      Orta dh               5   0   0   0     0   2   .276
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .184      Kelly lf              4   1   3   1     1   0   .250
  Doyle ph,2b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Stein 3b              4   0   1   1     1   2   .287
Lynn cf               5   0   1   1     0   2   .304      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   0     1   0   .254      Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .266        Garr pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .233        Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .249      Hairston rf           1   0   0   0     2   0   .304
Petrocelli dh         2   0   0   0     1   1   .208      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     1   1   .241
  Cooper ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Brohamer 2b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .252
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .190      Lemon cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   1  10   1     2  11             Totals               31   2   9   2     6   6

Time of Game: 2:40
Left on Base: Red Sox 11, White Sox 12
DP: Red Sox 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Stein
Doubles: Evans (25), Brohamer (10), Kelly (14)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (13)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (5), Downing (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lemon (4), Hairston (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               7     6   1   1   5   5   0  31   3.45
Murphy L(3-6)           1.1   3   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.30
Totals                  8.1   9   2   2   6   6   0  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec                  7     9   1   1   2  10   0  32   1.29
Carroll W(4-4)          2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.19
Totals                  9    10   1   1   2  11   0  39

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Larry McCoy


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; Griffin singled to left
[Burleson to second]; Lynn singled to left [Burleson scored,
Griffin to second]; Yastrzemski walked [Griffin to third, Lynn
to second]; Rice struck out; Fisk struck out; Evans struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Orta struck out; Kelly singled to right; Kelly
stole second; Stein struck out; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli popped to first in foul territory;
Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson singled to
right; Burleson was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hairston flied out to right; Dent walked; Brohamer grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox
0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Lynn was
called out on strikes; Yastrzemski singled to right; Rice
singled to center [Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon singled to right; Orta grounded out (second
to first) [Lemon to second]; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Lemon to third]; Stein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli was
called out on strikes; Hobson singled to center; Burleson
singled to right [Hobson to second]; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer singled to right; Downing forced Spencer
(third to second); Downing was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Hairston walked; Dent grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Brohamer doubled to right; Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Orta struck out; Kelly singled to center
[Brohamer scored, Kelly to second (on throw to home)]; Stein
popped to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk struck out; Evans doubled to center;
Petrocelli walked; Hobson was called out on strikes; Burleson
reached on an error by Stein [Evans to third, Petrocelli to
second]; Griffin lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox
1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Spencer lined to right; Downing grounded out
(second to first); Hairston walked; Dent flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Brohamer singled to left; Lemon out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brohamer to second]; Orta
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly was walked
intentionally; Stein walked [Brohamer to third, Kelly to
second]; Spencer lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox
1, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Fisk flied out
to left; Evans was called out on strikes; COOPER BATTED FOR
PETROCELLI; Cooper lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: COOPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MURPHY
REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Downing singled to second; GARR
RAN FOR DOWNING; Hairston out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Garr to second]; Dent was called out on strikes;
Brohamer was walked intentionally; Lemon grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: ESSIAN REPLACED GARR (PLAYING C ); Hobson popped to
second; Burleson popped to first in foul territory; DOYLE BATTED
FOR GRIFFIN; Doyle singled to shortstop; Lynn grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Orta grounded
out (second to first); Kelly doubled to left; Stein singled to
center [Kelly scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White
Sox 2.