Carlos May singled with two out in the 11th inning to score Willie Randolph from second base and give the Yankees a 1-0 victory over the Red Sox behind the three-hit pitching of Catfish Hunter. Randolph led off the 11th with a walk and advanced to second base on Roy White's sacrifice. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 1, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       22, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  3  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   1  5  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .345      Randolph 2b           4   1   2   0     1   0   .306
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      White lf,cf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Lynn cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .352      Munson c              3   0   1   0     2   0   .319
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Chambliss 1b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .243      C. May dh             5   0   2   1     0   1   .213
Rice dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .195
Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .274      Gamble rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Dineen cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Velez ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mason ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .197
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
                                                            Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                          Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   3   0     3   5             Totals               34   1   5   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 43,513
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Yankees 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Pole
Doubles: Lynn (4)
Stolen Bases: White (9)
Caught Stealing: Munson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: White 2 (4)
GIDP: Petrocelli (4), Rice (6)
Hit by Pitch: Nettles (1,by House)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole                    8.1   4   0   0   2   3   0  30   2.25
House L(1-2)            2.1   1   1   1   2   1   0  11   4.58
Totals                 10.2   5   1   1   4   4   0  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(4-5)          11     3   0   0   3   5   0  36   3.54
Totals                 11     3   0   0   3   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: House (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RED SOX 1ST: Miller flied out to left; Doyle struck out (catcher
to first); Lynn walked; Fisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to center; White flied out to
right; Randolph was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Pole [Randolph to second]; Munson grounded out (third to first);
Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski lined to first; Rice flied out to
center; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: C. May flied out to center; Nettles struck out;
Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli flied out to right; Burleson singled to
left [Burleson out at second (left to second)]; Miller walked;
Doyle flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dineen flied out to left; Mason grounded out
(second to first); Randolph flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn popped to third in foul territory; Fisk flied
out to center; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White walked; White stole second; Munson flied out
to right; Chambliss flied out to left; C. May was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice flied out to center; Evans struck out;
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to center; Gamble flied out to
center; Dineen lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to center; Miller grounded out
(second to first); Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Mason grounded out (second to first); Randolph
grounded out (pitcher to first); White grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn popped to second; Fisk grounded out (second to
first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson singled to center; Munson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Chambliss flied out to
center; C. May singled to second; Nettles popped to second; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice singled to center; Evans popped to catcher in
foul territory; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Gamble flied out to right; Dineen flied out to
left; Mason struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson flied out to center; Miller grounded out
(shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph singled to center; White out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Randolph to second]; Munson
walked; HOUSE REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Chambliss popped to
shortstop; C. May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 10TH: Lynn doubled to right; Fisk popped to pitcher;
Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Rice grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 10TH: Nettles was hit by a pitch; Gamble popped to
catcher in foul territory; VELEZ BATTED FOR DINEEN; Velez struck
out; PINIELLA BATTED FOR MASON; Piniella grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 11TH: WHITE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); VELEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); STANLEY REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING SS);
Evans struck out; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first);
Burleson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 11TH: Randolph walked; White out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to pitcher) [Randolph to second]; Munson was walked
intentionally; Chambliss flied out to left; C. May singled to
center [Randolph scored, Munson to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.