Three errors on one play in the fourth inning helped the Yankees defeat the Tigers, 7-6. The Yanks, who opened with four runs in the first, two on a homer by Graig Nettles, started the fourth with a circuit clout by Lou Piniella. Jim Mason and Mickey Rivers followed with one-out singles. New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 6Game Played on Wednesday, May 12, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium ITigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 - 6 7 4 Yankees 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x - 7 10 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .373 Rivers cf 3 2 2 0 1 1 .308 Meyer lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .188 White lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .315 Freehan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Munson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Manuel pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 Chambliss 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .360 Scrivener ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Gamble rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .226 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .195 Staub rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .342 Piniella dh 4 1 3 1 0 0 .289 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .321 Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Mason ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .229 Wockenfuss c 2 1 0 0 2 2 .292 Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .227 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutherland 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .224 Oglivie ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Stanley ph,lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 .417 Bare p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Laxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 6 7 5 6 5 Totals 33 7 10 5 2 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 14,575 Left on Base: Tigers 5, Yankees 4 DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 2 Errors: LeFlore 2, Wockenfuss, Laxton, Lyle Doubles: LeFlore (7), Veryzer (1), Stanley (2), Randolph (3) Home Runs: Nettles (3), Piniella (2) Stolen Bases: Rivers (13) GIDP: Meyer (2), Thompson (2) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bare L(2-2) 0.2 4 4 1 1 0 1 7 3.31 Laxton 7.1 6 3 1 1 5 1 28 1.56 Totals 8 10 7 2 2 5 2 35 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis W(4-0) 6 5 4 4 6 3 0 26 3.00 Lyle SV(6) 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 12 2.08 Totals 9 7 6 5 6 5 0 38 Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to right [LeFlore out at third (right to second to third)]; Meyer walked; Horton flied out to center; Staub walked [Meyer to second]; Thompson singled to center [Meyer scored, Staub to third, Thompson to second (on throw)]; Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers walked; Rivers stole second; White singled to center [Rivers scored, White out at second (center to first to second)]; Munson grounded out (third to first); Chambliss reached on an error by LeFlore [Chambliss to third]; Gamble singled to center [Chambliss scored (unearned)]; Nettles homered (unearned) [Gamble scored (unearned)]; Piniella singled to center; LAXTON REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Randolph doubled to left [Piniella to third]; Mason struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss walked; Veryzer doubled to right [Wockenfuss to third]; Sutherland popped to catcher in foul territory; LeFlore struck out; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 2ND: Rivers singled to shortstop; Rivers was picked off first (pitcher to first); White struck out; Munson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4. TIGERS 3RD: Horton flied out to left; Staub lined to first; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; Gamble grounded out (second to first); Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss was called out on strikes; Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella homered; Randolph grounded out (second to first); Mason singled to center; Rivers singled to second [Mason to second]; White reached on an error by LeFlore [Mason out at home (center to catcher), Rivers scored (error by Wockenfuss) (unearned), White scored (error by Laxton) (unearned)]; Munson flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 7. TIGERS 5TH: Sutherland walked; LeFlore forced Sutherland (shortstop to second); Meyer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 7. YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Gamble struck out; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 7. TIGERS 6TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to center; Thompson grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 7. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella singled to center; Randolph was called out on strikes; Mason popped to shortstop; Rivers was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 7. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez singled to center; Wockenfuss walked [Rodriguez to second]; Veryzer walked [Rodriguez to third, Wockenfuss to second]; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; LYLE REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); STANLEY BATTED FOR OGLIVIE; Stanley doubled to left [Rodriguez scored, Wockenfuss scored, Veryzer to third]; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first) [Veryzer scored]; FREEHAN BATTED FOR MEYER; Freehan reached on an error by Lyle [Stanley scored (no RBI), Freehan to first]; MANUEL RAN FOR FREEHAN; Horton singled to right [Manuel to third]; Staub grounded out (first to second to pitcher) [Manuel scored (unearned), Horton to second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 7. YANKEES 7TH: MANUEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); White walked; Munson flied out to center; Chambliss forced White (first to shortstop); Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 7. TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss struck out; Veryzer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 7. YANKEES 8TH: Nettles popped to shortstop; Piniella flied out to center; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 7. TIGERS 9TH: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); SCRIVENER BATTED FOR MANUEL; Scrivener struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 7. |
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