A homer by Oscar Gamble with two men on base in the ninth climaxed a rally by the Yankees and brought a 5-2 victory in the nightcap of a doubleheader after the A's had won the opener, 3-2. The lidlifter was settled in the second inning when the A's scored all their runs on two walks, a single by Claudell Washington, a wild pitch and single by Phil Garner.

The Yankees, trailing in the second game, 2-1, tied the score in the ninth on a one-out triple by Thurman Munson and single by Chris Chambliss. After stopping at second on a single by Carlos May, Chambliss tried to score on a single by Graig Nettles, but was thrown out. However, Gamble then came to the plate and smashed his winning homer. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, New York Yankees 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      6, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alexander rf,cf       5   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .297
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .207      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Baylor lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .214      Munson c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .320
Bando 3b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .221      Chambliss 1b          4   0   3   2     0   1   .312
Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Piniella rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .295
Tenace 1b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .200        Gamble ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Washington cf         3   1   1   1     0   0   .223      C. May dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Rudi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .186
  Mangual rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .302
Garner 2b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .260      Stanley ss            1   0   0   0     1   1   .242
Haney c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .238        Dempsey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .128
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mason ss            1   0   1   0     0   0   .163
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alomar pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                          Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   5   3     5   0             Totals               34   2   8   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:36
Left on Base: A's 7, Yankees 7
DP: A's 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: Garner (11), Munson (11)
Stolen Bases: Bando (3), Baylor (25)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(6-5)             7.1   6   2   2   2   5   0  30   2.95
Fingers SV(5)           1.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.48
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   7   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(6-4)         7.2   5   3   3   5   0   0  33   3.16
Lyle                    1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.34
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   0   0  37

Wild Pitches: Figueroa 2 (3)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Alexander grounded out (first unassisted);
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to right; White popped to first;
Munson doubled; Chambliss singled [Munson scored]; Piniella
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Williams lined to center; Bando
stole second; Tenace walked; Washington singled [Bando scored,
Tenace to second]; Figueroa threw a wild pitch [Tenace to third,
Washington to second]; Garner singled [Tenace scored, Washington
scored]; Haney grounded out (second to first) [Garner to
second]; Alexander grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: C. May grounded out (second to first); Nettles
singled; Randolph walked [Nettles to second]; Stanley was called
out on strikes; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Baylor
singled; Baylor stole second; Figueroa threw a wild pitch
[Baylor to third]; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first);
Williams grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
flied out to right; Chambliss singled; Piniella struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace popped to first in foul territory;
Washington flied out to left; Garner doubled; Haney walked;
Alexander grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: C. May flied out to center; Nettles flied out to
right; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Baylor flied out
to center; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley walked; Rivers forced Stanley (second to
shortstop); White forced Rivers (pitcher to second); Munson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees
1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Williams flied out to left; Tenace flied out to
left; Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss struck out; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); C. May grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Haney
popped to second; Alexander grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); DEMPSEY BATTED FOR STANLEY;
Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MASON REPLACED DEMPSEY (PLAYING SS); Campaneris
grounded out (second to first); Baylor singled; Bando walked
[Baylor to second]; Williams grounded out (second to pitcher)
[Baylor to third, Bando to second]; Tenace walked; LYLE REPLACED
FIGUEROA (PITCHING); RUDI BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Rudi flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: MANGUAL REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING RF); ALEXANDER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Rivers singled; White lined to
center; Munson singled [Rivers to third]; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE
(PITCHING); Chambliss singled [Rivers scored, Munson to third];
GAMBLE BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Gamble grounded out (second to
first) [Chambliss to second]; C. May popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Garner
grounded out (second to first); Haney flied out to left;
Alexander flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles struck out; Randolph struck out; Mason
singled; ALOMAR RAN FOR MASON; Alomar was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Yankees 2.