Miller's First Career Home Run Propels Champs

Bronx, NY - Rick Miller was homerless in 300+ at bats including the post season in 1975, but he'd get off the schneid in his first at bat of 1976 taking the Yankees Catfish Hunter deep to the short porch in right at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees were the best team in baseball after the All-Star Break last season while their arch rivals from Boston are the defending World Series champions. The Red Sox return Cy Young Bruce Kison (22-3, 1.92) and MVP 1B Bob Watson (.375 24HR 122RBI) to their roster this season. Kison as well as counterpart Hunter had poor spring training causing concern heading into opening day. Kison did more than Hunter today to quell their teams fears.



Boston 6, New York Y 4

4/5/1976, BOS76-NYY76, Yankee Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 Boston            1  0  2  0  0  2  1  0  0     6 17  1    13  2
1976 New York Y        0  0  0  0  1  0  0  3  0     4 10  0     6  3
 
Boston               AB  R  H BI   AVG    New York Y           AB  R  H BI   AVG
Burleson          ss  4  2  2  0  .500    White             lf  5  1  2  0  .400
 Lockwood         p   0  0  0  0  .000    Griffey           cf  4  0  1  0  .250
Miller,R          cf  5  3  3  2  .600    Munson            c   4  1  1  0  .250
Fisk              c   5  0  3  1  .600    Scott             1b  4  1  2  0  .500
Watson            1b  5  0  2  2  .400    Nettles           3b  3  0  0  0  .000
Rice              lf  3  0  1  0  .333     Holtzman         p   0  0  0  0  .000
Evans             rf  5  0  1  0  .200     Randle           ph  1  0  1  2 1.000
Remy              2b  3  1  2  0  .667    Piniella          rf  4  1  2  1  .500
 Griffin          ph  0  0  0  0  .000    Alomar            2b  3  0  1  1  .333
Brohamer          3b  5  0  2  1  .400     Lindblad         p   0  0  0  0  .000
Kison             p   3  0  0  0  .000    Dent              ss  4  0  0  0  .000
 Yastrzemski      ph  1  0  0  0  .000    Hunter            p   1  0  0  0  .000
 Cleveland        p   0  0  0  0  .000     Dobson           p   1  0  0  0  .000
 Drago            p   0  0  0  0  .000     Pagan            p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Montgomery       ph  1  0  1  0 1.000     Blomberg         1b  1  0  0  0  .000
 Duffy            pr  0  0  0  0  .000                         35  4 10  4
                     40  6 17  6
 
Boston                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Kison            W 1-0           6.0  5  1  1  1  4  85  49  1.50
Cleveland        H 1             1.2  3  3  3  0  2  23  17 16.20
Drago            H 1             0.1  2  0  0  0  0   8   5  0.00
Lockwood         S 1             1.0  0  0  0  1  0  10   4  0.00
                                 9.0 10  4  4  2  6 126  75 
 
New York Y                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Hunter           L 0-1           4.2 11  3  3  3  0 115  72  5.79
Dobson                           0.2  3  2  2  0  2  17  12 27.00
Pagan                            1.1  2  1  1  1  1  25  15  6.75
Holtzman                         1.1  0  0  0  1  0  24  12  0.00
Lindblad                         1.0  1  0  0  1  0   8   4  0.00
                                 9.0 17  6  6  6  3 189 115 
 
BOS: Yastrzemski batted for Kison in the 7th
     Griffin batted for Remy in the 9th
     Montgomery batted for Drago in the 9th
     Duffy ran for Montgomery in the 9th
     Griffin moved to 2b in the 9th
     Duffy moved to ss in the 9th
NYY: Scott moved to 3b in the 7th
     Blomberg inserted at 1b in the 7th
     Randle batted for Holtzman in the 8th
     Randle moved to 2b in the 9th
 
E-Remy. 2B-Miller,R, Fisk, Piniella, Randle. HR-Miller,R(1). SB-Miller,R(1), 
Remy(1). CS-Evans, Alomar. K-Fisk, Evans, Kison, White, Nettles, Alomar, 
Dent 2, Hunter. BB-Burleson 2, Rice 2, Remy, Griffin, Alomar, Blomberg. 
BALK-Kison. 
GWRBI: Miller,R