When Dave Pagan became ill during the night, Rudy May stepped in as substitute starter with only two days of rest and pitched the Yankees to a 1-0 victory over the Tigers. The Yanks scored all their runs on homers. Roy White hit for the circuit with two men on base in the sixth inning and Thurman Munson followed with another round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       30, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .295      LeFlore cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .379
White lf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .276      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .184
Munson c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .312      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
xChambliss 1b         2   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Piniella dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .302      Johnson lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .290
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .185      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .233
Dempsey rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .132      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .309      Wockenfuss c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Stanley ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .232      Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .194
R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Laxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     3   8             Totals               26   0   4   0     2   3

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 16,038
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Tigers 1
DP: Yankees 4, Tigers 0
Errors: Wockenfuss 2
Home Runs: White (4), Munson (6)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (3), Johnson (2)
GIDP: Staub 2 (10), Wockenfuss (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May W(4-2)           9     4   0   0   2   3   0  28   3.59
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   3   0  28

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Laxton L(0-3)           5     4   4   4   2   4   2  21   3.71
Crawford                4     3   0   0   1   4   0  16   3.63
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   8   2  37

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; White flied out to
center; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Veryzer flied to right in
foul territory; Staub grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss reached on catcher's interference by
Wockenfuss; Piniella struck out; Nettles struck out; Dempsey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to right; Johnson singled to left;
Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to shortstop; Randolph was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to third; Wockenfuss grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Rodriguez out at second];
Sutherland flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White flied to left in foul territory; Munson flied
out to center; Chambliss walked; Piniella flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore walked; Veryzer lined into a double play
(second to first) [LeFlore out at first]; Staub grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles popped to third in foul territory; Dempsey
flied out to center; Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton popped to first in foul territory; Johnson
struck out; Thompson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Stanley walked; On a bunt Rivers singled [Stanley
to third (error by Wockenfuss)]; White homered [Stanley scored,
Rivers scored]; Munson homered; CRAWFORD REPLACED LAXTON
(PITCHING); Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Piniella singled to left; Nettles lined to second; Dempsey
walked [Piniella to second]; Randolph forced Dempsey (shortstop
to second); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez popped to first; Wockenfuss singled to
center; Sutherland forced Wockenfuss (first to shortstop);
LeFlore forced Sutherland (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
popped to shortstop; White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Veryzer walked; Staub grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Veryzer out at second]; Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson singled to center; Chambliss grounded out
(first unassisted) [Munson to second]; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Thompson
struck out; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Dempsey struck out; Randolph was called out on
strikes; Stanley singled to center; Rivers lined to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
popped to shortstop; LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.