Butch Hobson saved the Red Sox from defeat with the tying single in the 11th inning and then scored in the 15th to beat the Orioles, 3-2. The rookie third baseman led off with a single and, after a sacrifice by Cecil Cooper, scored with two out on a single by Rick Burleson. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, October   3, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 15  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3 16  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf,lf          7   1   4   1     0   1   .251      Burleson ss           6   1   1   1     2   0   .291
Shopay c              6   1   1   0     1   0   .200      Doyle 2b              6   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Bailor dh             6   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Fisk c                7   0   3   1     0   1   .255
Singleton rf          5   0   2   1     1   0   .278      Rice lf               7   0   2   0     0   1   .282
Crowley 1b            6   0   2   0     0   1   .224      Evans rf              6   1   4   0     1   0   .242
Muser lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Darwin dh             5   0   1   0     1   2   .207
  Blair cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Hobson 3b             6   1   2   1     1   0   .234
Robinson 3b           6   0   2   0     0   0   .211      Baker 1b              3   0   2   0     0   1   .130
Dauer 2b              6   0   1   0     0   1   .103        Cooper ph,1b        2   0   0   0     1   1   .282
Garcia ss             6   0   1   0     0   1   .219      Miller cf             7   0   0   0     0   1   .283
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Flanagan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               54   2  15   2     2   4             Totals               55   3  16   3     6   8

Time of Game: 4:01   Attendance: 19,845
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Red Sox 17
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 3
Errors: Baker
Doubles: Doyle (15), Evans 2 (34)
Triples: Bailor (1)
Home Runs: Bumbry (9)
Stolen Bases: Garcia (2), Bumbry (42), Fisk (12)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Bailor (1), Darwin (1), Doyle (5), Cooper (9)
GIDP: Crowley (1), Blair (14), Hobson (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor                6.2   7   1   1   3   2   0  28   3.68
Miller                  3.2   4   1   1   0   2   0  15   2.94
T. Martinez             2.2   1   0   0   3   3   0  12   2.33
Flanagan L(3-5)         1.2   4   1   1   0   1   0   9   4.13
Totals                 14.2  16   3   3   6   8   0  64

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                  12    11   2   2   2   4   1  45   3.06
Willoughby W(3-12)      3     4   0   0   0   0   0  12   2.82
Totals                 15    15   2   2   2   4   1  57

Passed Balls: Shopay (1)
Wild Pitches: McGregor 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Greg Kosc


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to right [Bumbry out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Shopay grounded out (second to first);
Baker dropped a foul fly hit by Bailor for an error; Bailor
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Doyle
struck out (catcher to first); Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Crowley
singled to center; Muser popped to second; Robinson flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice lined to third; Evans walked; Darwin flied out
to right; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer struck out; Garcia flied out to center;
Bumbry homered; Shopay popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Baker singled to center; Miller lined to shortstop;
Burleson grounded out (second to first) [Baker to second];
McGregor threw a wild pitch [Baker to third]; Doyle grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bailor tripled to left; Singleton popped to
shortstop; Crowley struck out; Muser popped to catcher; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk flied out to center; Rice singled to left;
Evans flied out to center; Darwin walked [Rice to second];
McGregor threw a wild pitch [Rice to third, Darwin to second];
Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red
Sox 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson popped to catcher; Dauer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garcia popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Baker singled; Miller forced Baker (shortstop to
second); Burleson forced Miller (pitcher to shortstop); Doyle
doubled to right [Burleson to third]; Fisk singled to left
[Burleson scored, Doyle out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry struck out; Shopay singled to right; Bailor
singled to right [Shopay to second]; Singleton singled to left
[Shopay to third, Bailor to second]; Crowley grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Singleton out at
second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice singled to left; On a bunt Evans forced Rice
(pitcher to shortstop); Darwin singled to right [Evans to
third]; Hobson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Darwin out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Muser flied out to left; Robinson singled to left
[Robinson out at second (left to second)]; Dauer singled to
left; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED MUSER (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Baker struck out; Miller grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Burleson walked; MILLER REPLACED MCGREGOR
(PITCHING); Doyle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry flied out to left; Shopay popped to third;
Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk struck out; Rice grounded out (second to
first); Evans singled to right; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton walked; On a bunt Crowley forced
Singleton (catcher to shortstop); Blair grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Crowley out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Hobson flied out to left; COOPER BATTED FOR BAKER;
Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Miller flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 10TH: COOPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Dauer flied out to center; On a
bunt Garcia singled; Garcia stole second; Bumbry grounded out
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 10TH: Burleson flied out to right; Doyle grounded out
(first to pitcher); Fisk singled to left; Fisk stole second;
Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 11TH: Shopay walked; Bailor reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Shopay to second]; Singleton singled
to right [Shopay scored, Bailor to third]; Crowley popped to
shortstop; Blair flied into a double play (first unassisted)
[Singleton out at first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 11TH: Evans doubled to left; Darwin out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Evans to third]; Hobson singled to left
[Evans scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Cooper
struck out; Miller flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 12TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
made an out to second; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 12TH: Burleson walked; Doyle out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Burleson to second]; Fisk grounded out
(third to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 13TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Bumbry
singled to right; Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Shopay flied out to center; Bailor flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 13TH: Evans doubled to right; On a bunt Darwin made an
out to pitcher; Hobson was walked intentionally; Shopay allowed
a passed ball [Evans to third, Hobson to second]; Cooper was
walked intentionally; Miller struck out; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox
2.

ORIOLES 14TH: Singleton lined to pitcher; Crowley singled to
center; Blair flied out to right; Robinson singled to shortstop
[Crowley to second]; Dauer forced Robinson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 14TH: FLANAGAN REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Doyle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk singled to third; Rice
forced Fisk (third to second); Evans singled to left [Rice to
second]; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 15TH: Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); Bumbry
singled to left; Bumbry stole second; Shopay grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bumbry to third]; Bailor grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 15TH: Hobson singled to left; Cooper out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Hobson to second]; Miller flied out to
center; Burleson singled to center [Hobson scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.