After playing two seasons at Shea Stadium, where they shared quarters with the Mets, the Yankees returned to rebuilt Yankee Stadium and proceeded to wallop the Twins, 11-4, before an enthusiastic crowd of 52,613, The turnout was largest for a Yankee home opener in 30 years. The Twins got off to a 4-0 lead before the Yankees went on a rally that reached a climax with six runs in the eighth inning, including two-run singles by Mickey Rivers and Chris Chambliss. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 11, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Thursday, April     15, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Yankees      0  0  1    4  0  0    0  6  x  -  11 14  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell 2b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .150      Rivers cf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .261
Ford rf               5   1   2   2     0   2   .154      White lf              4   0   0   1     1   0   .316
Carew 1b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .273      Munson c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Hisle lf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .261      Chambliss 1b          5   0   2   2     0   0   .261
Kusick dh             0   0   0   1     0   0   .250      Nettles 3b            4   2   1   0     1   2   .176
  Braun ph,dh         3   0   1   1     0   0   .133      Gamble rf             4   2   3   2     0   0   .462
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Randolph 2b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .267
McKay 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Coggins dh            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brye cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .100        Piniella ph,dh      2   2   1   1     1   0   .600
Thompson ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .190      Mason ss              1   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Velez ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .500
  Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley ss          1   1   0   1     1   1   .400
  Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     3   6             Totals               37  11  14  11     4   3

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 52,613
Left on Base: Twins 8, Yankees 6
DP: Twins 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Ford, Munson, Randolph
Doubles: Terrell (1), Mason (1), Gamble (2)
Triples: Gamble (1)
Home Runs: Ford (2)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (1), Brye (1), Carew (4), Randolph (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Kusick (1)
GIDP: Munson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hisle (1,by R. May)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   3.1   6   4   4   1   1   0  16   4.35
Albury L(0-1)           1.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   8   3.00
Luebber                 2.1   3   5   5   2   1   0  12  10.13
Burgmeier               0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   5  13.50
Totals                  8    14  11  11   4   3   0  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May                  2.1   2   4   2   3   2   1  13   7.71
Tidrow W(1-0)           5     4   0   0   0   4   0  19   0.00
Lyle SV(1)              1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     8   4   2   3   6   1  39

Passed Balls: Wynegar (1)
Hit by Pitch: R. May (1)
Wild Pitches: Albury (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Terrell walked; Ford homered [Terrell scored]; Carew
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hisle was hit by a pitch; Hisle
stole second [Hisle to third (error by Randolph)]; Kusick hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Hisle scored (unearned)]; Wynegar made
an out to second; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to shortstop; Wynegar allowed a
passed ball [Rivers to second]; White grounded out (second to
first) [Rivers to third]; Munson grounded out (third to first);
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: McKay struck out; Brye singled to left; Brye stole
second; Thompson made an out to shortstop; Terrell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles struck out; Gamble singled to first;
Randolph forced Gamble (second to shortstop); Coggins flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ford struck out; Carew walked; Carew stole second
[Carew to third (error by Munson)]; Hisle walked; TIDROW
REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); BRAUN BATTED FOR KUSICK; Braun
forced Hisle (first to shortstop) [Carew scored (unearned)];
Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mason doubled to
right; Rivers singled to right [Mason to third]; White forced
Rivers (first to shortstop) [Mason scored]; Munson grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [White out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

TWINS 4TH: McKay made an out to shortstop; Brye grounded out
(pitcher to first); Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
walked; Gamble tripled to right [Nettles scored]; Randolph
singled to left [Gamble scored]; ALBURY REPLACED GOLTZ
(PITCHING); PINIELLA BATTED FOR COGGINS; Randolph stole second;
Piniella singled to left [Randolph scored]; VELEZ BATTED FOR
MASON; Albury threw a wild pitch [Piniella to second]; Velez
singled to left [Piniella scored]; Rivers flied out to right;
White grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 5.

TWINS 5TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); STANLEY
REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING SS); Terrell doubled to left; Ford flied
out to left; Carew struck out; Hisle flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson flied out to left; Chambliss singled to
center; Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Gamble
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
4, Yankees 5.

TWINS 6TH: Braun flied out to left; Wynegar flied out to left;
McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: LUEBBER REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Randolph flied
out to center; Piniella flied out to right; Stanley struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 5.

TWINS 7TH: Brye flied out to left; Thompson singled to center;
Terrell struck out; Ford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White flied
out to left; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 5.

TWINS 8TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle singled
to center; Braun singled to center [Hisle to second]; LYLE
REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Wynegar popped to second in foul
territory; McKay forced Braun (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles
singled to right; Gamble doubled to left [Nettles scored];
Randolph singled to right [Gamble to third, Randolph to second
(error by Ford)]; Piniella was walked intentionally; Stanley
walked [Gamble scored, Randolph to third, Piniella to second];
BURGMEIER REPLACED LUEBBER (PITCHING); Rivers singled to right
[Randolph scored, Piniella scored, Stanley to second]; White
walked [Stanley to third, Rivers to second]; Munson made an out
to shortstop; Chambliss singled to right [Stanley scored, Rivers
scored, White to third]; Nettles struck out; 6 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 11.

TWINS 9TH: Brye flied out to right; Thompson singled to right;
Terrell flied out to center; Ford singled to shortstop [Thompson
to second]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 11.