A three-run rally in the ninth inning brought the Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. Rusty Staub doubled and scored the first run on an infield out and sacrifice fly by Aurelio Rodriguez. Dan Meyer and Tom Veryzer followed with singles and, after a wild pitch by Ed Figueroa, Gary Sutherland knocked them home with a single to win the game for the Tigers. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       11, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   4  8  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   3  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   2   0     0   2   .387      Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Johnson lf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .250      White lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .315
  Oglivie lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .323
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .338      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .375
Staub rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .343      Piniella dh           3   0   1   1     0   0   .266
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .327      Velez rf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .211
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   1     0   1   .247        Gamble ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Wockenfuss c          2   0   0   0     1   1   .318      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .192
  Meyer ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Kimm c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Veryzer ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .222        Coggins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   2     0   0   .228      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     1   5             Totals               32   3   6   3     4   1

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 12,123
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Yankees 8
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Sutherland, Stanley
Doubles: LeFlore (6), Staub (6)
Home Runs: Nettles (2)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (10)
Caught Stealing: Wockenfuss (3)
Sacrifice Hits: White (1), Piniella (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rodriguez (2)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (1,by Figueroa)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 6     2   0   0   2   0   0  23   2.50
Hiller                  1     4   3   3   1   1   1   8   3.32
Grilli W(1-1)           2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.00
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   1   1  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(2-2)         9     8   4   4   1   5   0  37   3.27
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   5   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Figueroa (1)
Wild Pitches: Figueroa (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Johnson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; White out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Rivers to second]; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Thompson singled to center; Rodriguez flied out to right;
Wockenfuss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella singled to center; 37 minute rain
delay; Velez walked [Piniella to second]; Nettles flied out
to left; Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first) [Piniella to
third, Velez to second]; Stanley walked; Rivers grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland grounded out (third to first); LeFlore doubled to
right; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White flied out to right; Munson grounded out
(second to first); Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton flied out to left; Staub flied out to left;
Thompson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to right; Velez flied out to
right; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Wockenfuss
walked; Wockenfuss was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Veryzer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph flied out to center; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first);
LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second; Johnson singled
to center [LeFlore scored, Johnson to second (on throw to
home)]; Horton grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
flied out to right; Chambliss reached on an error by Sutherland;
Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson flied out to center; Rodriguez popped to
shortstop; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: HILLER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Velez struck
out; Nettles homered; Randolph flied out to center; Stanley
singled to center; Rivers flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore reached on an error
by Stanley [LeFlore to first]; Johnson was hit by a pitch
[LeFlore to second]; Horton popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: OGLIVIE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); White
walked; Munson singled to center [White to second]; Chambliss
singled to center [White scored, Munson to third]; GRILLI
REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Piniella out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Munson scored, Chambliss to second]; GAMBLE
BATTED FOR VELEZ; Gamble flied out to center; Nettles was walked
intentionally; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 9TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Staub doubled to
right; Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Staub to third];
Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Staub scored]; MEYER
BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Meyer singled to center; Veryzer singled
to shortstop [Meyer to second]; Figueroa threw a wild pitch
[Meyer to third, Veryzer to second]; Sutherland singled to
center [Meyer scored, Veryzer scored]; LeFlore struck out; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: KIMM REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING C ); COGGINS BATTED
FOR STANLEY; Coggins flied out to center; Rivers popped to third
in foul territory; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 3.