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.

Ron LeFlore then dropped a fly by Roy White, but recovered in time to throw Mason out at the plate. Catcher John Wockenfuss, thinking there were three out, rolled the ball to the mound, allowing Rivers to score. Bill Laxton retrieved the ball and threw wildly past third, enabling White to romp home with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Wednesday, May       12, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       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.