With help from Sparky Lyle, who relieved in the ninth inning, Catfish Hunter gained credit for the victory when the Yankees defeated the Angels, 4-3. The save was Lyle's eighth of the season. The Yankees, after taking a 3-0 lead, had their margin shaved to a single tally when the Angels rallied for two runs in the eighth, but Oscar Gamble singled home Sandy Alomar with the Yankees' margin of victory in the home half. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, California Angels 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      9, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  9  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  1    2  1  x  -   4 10  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .311      Rivers cf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .292
Remy 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .271      White lf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .276
Bochte lf,1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Davis dh              4   0   3   1     0   0   .429      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Torres pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .184      C. May dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .231
Melton 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .198        Alomar pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .226
  Hampton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .202
Jackson 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .221      Gamble rf             2   0   2   1     2   0   .256
Stanton cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .197      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .292
Chalk ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Mason ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .157
  Jones ph,lf         0   1   0   0     1   0   .135      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alvarez ph          1   0   0   1     0   0   .083        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .170
  Guerrero ss         1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Kirkwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     2   5             Totals               31   4  10   4     4   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 21,811
Left on Base: Angels 7, Yankees 8
DP: Angels 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Jackson, Rivers
Doubles: Jackson (4), Gamble (8), Nettles (9)
Triples: Rivers (3)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (19)
Caught Stealing: Stanton (3), White (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Rivers (2)
GIDP: Mason (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirkwood L(1-6)         6     7   3   3   1   2   0  24   4.26
Scott                   0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1.74
Drago                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.70
Hassler                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.40
Hartzell                1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   2.79
Totals                  8    10   4   4   4   2   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(7-5)           8.1   8   3   3   2   5   0  34   3.47
Lyle SV(8)              0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.30
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   5   0  37

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


ANGELS 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Remy flied out to
left; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; White popped to shortstop;
Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Davis singled to right; Melton popped to second;
Jackson forced Davis (second to shortstop); Stanton was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; C. May flied out to
center; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk struck out; Etchebarren grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Gamble doubled to center; Randolph grounded out
(second to first) [Gamble to third]; Mason grounded out (first
to second); Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Yankees
Manager Billy Martin ejected by 1B umpire Larry McCoy; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Bochte flied
out to left; Davis singled to right; Melton walked [Davis to
second]; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White singled to right; White was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Munson singled to shortstop;
Chambliss lined into a double play (second to first) [Munson out
at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Stanton singled to right; Chalk popped to catcher in
foul territory; Stanton was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: C. May grounded out (first to pitcher); Nettles
flied out to left; Gamble walked; Randolph flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second; Remy
flied out to center; Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Bonds to third]; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Mason lined to shortstop; Rivers tripled to right;
White singled to right [Rivers scored]; Munson struck out;
Chambliss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Yankees 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Melton grounded out (third to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Stanton flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: C. May singled to right; Nettles doubled to right
[C. May to third]; SCOTT REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Gamble
walked; DRAGO REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Randolph singled to
third [C. May scored, Nettles to third, Gamble to second]; Mason
popped to shortstop; HASSLER REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Rivers
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nettles scored]; White walked
[Gamble to third, Randolph to second]; HARTZELL REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); Munson flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Angels 0, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 8TH: JONES BATTED FOR CHALK; Jones walked; LAHOUD BATTED
FOR ETCHEBARREN; Lahoud struck out; Bonds singled to center
[Jones to third (error by Rivers), Bonds to second]; Remy
singled to shortstop [Jones scored, Bonds to third]; Bochte
flied out to left; Davis singled to center [Bonds scored, Remy
to second]; TORRES RAN FOR DAVIS; Melton forced Torres (third to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JONES STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); BOCHTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
HAMPTON REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING C ); GUERRERO REPLACED LAHOUD
(PLAYING SS); Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
May walked; ALOMAR RAN FOR C. MAY; Nettles singled to left
[Alomar to third]; Gamble singled to left [Alomar scored,
Nettles to second]; Randolph reached on an error by Jackson
[Nettles to third, Gamble to second]; Mason grounded into a
double play (second to catcher to first) [Nettles out at home];
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 4.

ANGELS 9TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Jackson doubled
to left; Stanton grounded out (second to first) [Jackson to
third]; LYLE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); ALVAREZ BATTED FOR
JONES; Alvarez grounded out (third to first) [Jackson scored];
Guerrero singled to center; Bonds forced Guerrero (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 4.