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The Red Sox did not come close to repeating the previous year's success. An off-season contract dispute with Fred Lynn was a distraction. In early May, a brawl with the New York Yankees led to a shoulder injury for Bill Lee, one of their best pitchers and a 17-game winner in 1975; Lee would be out until mid-1977, and his loss was keenly felt.
During a brawl in a game against the Boston Red Sox on May 20, 1976, Nettles, who was on second base at the onset of the brawl, tackled Boston pitcher Bill Lee from behind. When it appeared that the dust had settled and the brawl was over, Lee confronted Nettles for tackling him from behind and said something about Nettles’s sister.
The Yankees–Red Sox rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) ... Piniella, Fisk brawl Yankees lose 1976 World Series: 1977: Red Sox: 8–7: Yankees, 6–2
Fisk's .481 slugging percentage while with the Red Sox is the tenth best in that club's long history. Fisk was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000, choosing the Boston Red Sox cap for his plaque, although he played for more seasons with the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox retired his uniform number 72 on September 14, 1997.
May 16, 1976: Larry Gura was traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Royals for Fran Healy. [1] May 18, 1976: Ken Brett and Rich Coggins were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Carlos May. [4] June 8, 1976: Pat Tabler was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. [5]
Before the June 15, 1976, trading deadline, Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley, anticipating the impact of free agency, contacts the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. He proposes a trade to the Red Sox that involves Joe Rudi, Rollie Fingers, Vida Blue, Gene Tenace and Sal Bando in exchange for Fred Lynn, Carlton Fisk and minor league ...
Lee briefly left the Red Sox after pitching in a 10–9 win at home over California on June 12 but returned a few days later; however, during the home stretch, when the Red Sox were battling the Yankees for the pennant, Zimmer refused to pitch Lee. The Red Sox lost the pennant in a one-game playoff with the Yankees. [11]
There was a close AL East pennant race in 1972, when the Tigers and Orioles were joined by the Yankees and Red Sox in contending for the division title. [88] With Detroit winning, those players hostile to Martin remained silent. The season came down to a three-game set between the Tigers and Red Sox, with Boston a half game ahead.