With two out in the ninth inning, Roy White singled for his fourth hit of the game, sparking a four-run rally that gave the Yankees an 8-4 victory over the Athletics. The Yankees began their rally with two walks, forcing the exit of Jim Todd, but Rollie Fingers, ace of the A's bullpen, failed in relief.

After Mickey Rivers grounded into a forceout at second, White hit his single, driving in two runs to break a 4-4 tie. Another run scored on a double by Thurman Munson and when Phil Garner threw wildly on the relay from the outfield, the final tally counted. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       8, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      1  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  4  -   8 12  2
A's          0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   3   2   0     0   0   .316      North cf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .309
White lf              5   1   4   2     0   0   .341      Tovar rf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .118
Munson c              4   1   2   2     0   0   .333      Rudi lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .306
Chambliss 1b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .391      Baylor 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .159
Gamble rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .241      Bando 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .200
Piniella dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      McMullen dh           3   1   2   0     0   0   .200
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .186        Lintz pr,dh         0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Randolph 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .308      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   1     1   0   .193
Mason ss              3   1   1   1     1   1   .238      Garner 2b             4   1   2   3     0   0   .247
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haney c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .256
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hosley ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   2   .167
                                                          Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Norris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  12   6     3   3             Totals               35   4   8   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  8,687
Left on Base: Yankees 5, A's 8
DP: Yankees 0, A's 0
Errors: Munson, Tidrow, North, Baylor, Garner
Doubles: Nettles (5), Chambliss (4), Gamble (3), Rivers (5), Munson (4), Garner (7)
Home Runs: Mason (1), Garner (1)
Stolen Bases: Lintz 2 (5)
Caught Stealing: White (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Randolph (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis                   7.2   8   4   4   3   4   1  34   2.50
Tidrow W(2-0)           1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.93
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   5   1  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  4.2   8   4   3   1   0   1  21   6.39
Norris                  2.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   9   6.75
Lindblad                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.68
Todd L(1-1)             0.2   0   2   2   2   0   0   4   3.57
Fingers                 0.2   2   2   1   0   0   0   4   5.00
Totals                  9    12   8   6   3   3   1  40

Wild Pitches: Ellis (1), Lindblad (1)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers reached on an error by Baylor [Rivers to
first]; White singled to right [Rivers to third]; White was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Munson hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Rivers scored (unearned)]; Chambliss flied out to
left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Tovar
walked; Rudi singled to left [Tovar to second]; Baylor forced
Rudi (third to second) [Tovar to third]; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Gamble flied out to left; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); Nettles doubled to left; Randolph walked;
Nettles was out trying to advance to third (pitcher to third); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McMullen grounded out (third to first);
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Garner doubled to
right; Ellis threw a wild pitch [Garner to third]; Haney flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason homered; Rivers flied out to center; White
singled to pitcher; White was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Munson lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North flied out to left; Tovar lined to third;
Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss doubled to center; Gamble doubled to
right [Chambliss scored]; Piniella flied out to right [Gamble to
third]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); Randolph
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
singled to left; McMullen singled to left [Bando to second];
Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; Garner homered
[Bando scored, McMullen scored]; Haney singled to left; North
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Mason grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers
singled to center; White singled to center [Rivers scored (error
by North) (no RBI), White to second]; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); NORRIS REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING);
Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Athletics 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble popped to third in foul territory; Piniella
struck out; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); McMullen
singled to second; LINTZ RAN FOR MCMULLEN; Lintz stole second;
Campaneris walked; Garner popped to catcher in foul territory;
HOSLEY BATTED FOR HANEY; Hosley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 7TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOSLEY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Randolph grounded out (third to first); Mason
struck out; Rivers doubled to right; White grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar
flied out to left; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson singled to left; LINDBLAD REPLACED NORRIS
(PITCHING); Lindblad threw a wild pitch [Munson to second];
Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher) [Munson to third];
Gamble struck out; TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Baylor flied out to left; Bando struck out; Lintz
walked; Lintz stole second [Lintz to third (error by Munson)];
Campaneris singled to center [Lintz scored]; TIDROW REPLACED
ELLIS (PITCHING); Campaneris was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Tidrow [Campaneris to third]; Garner grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Athletics 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles walked; Randolph out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Nettles to second]; Mason walked; FINGERS
REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Rivers forced Mason (third to second)
[Nettles to third]; White singled to right [Nettles scored,
Rivers scored, White to second (on throw to home)]; Munson
doubled to right [White scored, Munson scored (error by Garner)
(unearned)]; Chambliss flied out to left; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Hosley struck out; North walked; Tovar popped to
third in foul territory; Rudi popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Athletics 4.