Capping a 4-for-4 night, Thurman Munson drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to give the Yankees a 4-2 victory over the Twins. Before providing the Yanks' winning margin, Munson tied the score at 2-2 with a homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      15, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   4  8  0
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .291      Brye cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .286
White lf              2   0   0   1     2   0   .276      Braun dh              4   1   1   0     0   2   .236
Munson c              4   1   4   3     0   0   .324      Carew 1b,2b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .312
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .279
C. May dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .234      Cubbage 3b            2   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .204        Roof ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Gamble rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Hisle lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .243
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Ford rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Mason ss              2   1   0   0     1   0   .147      Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .296        Oliva ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Kusick ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Terrell ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .197
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   4     4   4             Totals               29   2   6   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  9,772
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Twins 4
DP: Yankees 2, Twins 0
Errors: Redfern
Doubles: Rivers (12), Brye (4)
Home Runs: Munson (8)
Stolen Bases: Munson (8), White (14)
Caught Stealing: Nettles (4)
Sacrifice Flies: White (2), Carew (2), Cubbage (1)
GIDP: Ford (7), Kusick (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(6-4)            6.1   5   2   2   2   2   0  25   3.78
Lyle SV(9)              2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.06
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   3   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(1-3)          6.1   6   4   3   3   3   1  27   6.75
Burgmeier               1.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.11
Campbell                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.56
Totals                  9     8   4   3   4   4   1  38

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Rivers was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Redfern [Rivers to third];
White hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rivers scored (unearned)];
Munson singled to center; Munson stole second; Chambliss flied
out to left; C. May was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye doubled to right; Braun singled to left [Brye to
third]; Carew hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brye scored];
Wynegar singled to right [Braun to third]; Cubbage hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Braun scored]; Hisle flied out to center;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles walked; Nettles was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Gamble lined to right; Randolph was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Ford grounded out (second to first); Randall flied
out to left; Terrell walked; Brye forced Terrell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason flied out to center; Rivers grounded out
(shortstop to first); White walked; White stole second; Munson
singled to second [White to third]; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Braun was called out on strikes; Carew grounded out
(first unassisted); Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 2.

YANKEES 4TH: C. May flied out to left; Nettles flied out to
right; Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle
singled to third; Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Hisle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Twins 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph flied out to left; Mason grounded out
(second to first); Rivers doubled to right; White flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); Terrell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson homered; Chambliss flied out to left; C. May
struck out; Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Braun flied out to left; Carew flied to left in foul
territory; Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Gamble singled to right; Randolph popped to
shortstop; Mason walked [Gamble to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED
REDFERN (PITCHING); Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory;
White walked [Gamble to third, Mason to second]; Munson singled
to right [Gamble scored, Mason scored, White to third];
Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage singled to right; Hisle walked [Cubbage to
second]; Ford struck out; OLIVA BATTED FOR RANDALL; LYLE
REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); KUSICK BATTED FOR OLIVA; Kusick
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Cubbage out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

YANKEES 8TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CAREW CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); C. May grounded out (second to first);
Nettles struck out; Gamble singled to right; Randolph grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Brye singled
to center; Braun was called out on strikes; Carew popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

YANKEES 9TH: PINIELLA BATTED FOR MASON; CAMPBELL REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Piniella grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rivers popped to first in foul territory; White popped
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING SS); Wynegar
grounded out (pitcher to first); ROOF BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Roof
grounded out (third to first); Hisle popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.