Graig Nettles homered to spark a three-run outburst in the second inning and Oscar Gamble hit for the circuit with two men on base in the seventh when the Yankees added four more runs to clinch a 9-4 victory over the Twins. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 9, Minnesota Twins 4

Game Played on Wednesday, June 16, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Yankees 1 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 - 9 14 0 Twins 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .294 Brye cf 4 0 2 0 1 1 .295 White lf 4 3 3 1 0 0 .285 Braun dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .237 Munson c 5 0 1 1 0 0 .322 Kusick ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .299 Carew 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .311 C. May dh 4 1 1 0 1 1 .235 Wynegar c 3 1 3 2 1 0 .290 Nettles 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .209 Cubbage 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Gamble rf 5 1 2 3 0 2 .271 Hisle lf 3 0 0 1 0 2 .240 Randolph 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .273 Ford rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .240 Mason ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .152 Randall 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oliva ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell ss 2 1 0 0 1 1 .192 Bostock ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .331 Singer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Albury p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Luebber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 9 14 8 4 5 Totals 33 4 8 4 4 7 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 8,801 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Twins 7 DP: Yankees 1, Twins 1 Errors: Terrell Doubles: White 2 (14), Rivers (13), Braun (6), Cubbage (1) Home Runs: Nettles (8), Gamble (6) Stolen Bases: Randolph (20), Carew (29) Caught Stealing: Rivers (3), Brye (1) Sacrifice Flies: White (3), Hisle (1) GIDP: C. May (2) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(7-4) 8.2 8 4 4 4 7 0 37 3.53 Lyle 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.05 Totals 9 8 4 4 4 7 0 38 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Singer L(5-2) 5.2 8 5 4 3 5 1 27 3.72 Albury 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 4.91 Burgmeier 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 4 1.52 Luebber 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.70 Totals 9 14 9 8 4 5 2 43 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to left; White doubled to left; Munson singled to left [White scored, Munson to second (on throw to home)]; Chambliss flied out to center [Munson to third]; C. May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Brye walked; Braun struck out while Brye was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Carew singled to pitcher; Carew stole second; Wynegar singled to right [Carew scored]; Cubbage flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 1. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles homered; Gamble struck out; Randolph walked; Mason singled to center [Randolph to second]; Rivers doubled to right [Randolph scored, Mason to third]; White hit a sacrifice fly to right [Mason scored]; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Hisle was called out on strikes; Ford was called out on strikes; Randall grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 1. YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss singled to left; C. May flied out to left; Nettles struck out; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Terrell walked; Brye grounded out (second to first) [Terrell to second]; Braun doubled to left [Terrell scored]; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher) [Braun to third]; Wynegar singled to center [Braun scored]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 3. YANKEES 4TH: Randolph walked; Mason flied out to center; Rivers forced Randolph (second unassisted); Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 3. TWINS 4TH: Hisle struck out; Ford grounded out (third to first); Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 3. YANKEES 5TH: White singled to center; Munson reached on an error by Terrell [White to second, Munson to first]; Chambliss walked [White to third, Munson to second]; C. May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [White scored (unearned) (no RBI), Munson to third, Chambliss out at second]; Nettles flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 3. TWINS 5TH: Terrell popped to catcher in foul territory; Brye was called out on strikes; Braun lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 3. YANKEES 6TH: Gamble singled to left; Randolph forced Gamble (shortstop to second); Randolph stole second; Mason struck out; ALBURY REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Rivers popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (third to first); Wynegar singled to center; Cubbage doubled to right [Wynegar to third]; Hisle hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wynegar scored]; Ford struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 4. YANKEES 7TH: White doubled to right; Munson grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; Chambliss singled to pitcher [White scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); C. May singled to second [Chambliss to third]; Nettles popped to shortstop; Gamble homered [Chambliss scored, C. May scored]; Randolph flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 4. TWINS 7TH: Randall lined to first; Terrell struck out; Brye singled to center; Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 4. YANKEES 8TH: LUEBBER REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Mason flied out to left; Rivers singled to right; White popped to first; Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 4. TWINS 8TH: Carew flied out to right; Wynegar walked; Cubbage flied out to right; Hisle forced Wynegar (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 4. YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); C. May walked; Nettles singled to shortstop [C. May to second]; Nettles was picked off first (pitcher to first); Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 4. TWINS 9TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); OLIVA BATTED FOR RANDALL; Oliva flied out to left; BOSTOCK BATTED FOR TERRELL; Bostock walked; Brye singled to center [Bostock to second]; LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); KUSICK BATTED FOR BRAUN; Kusick popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 4.

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