Mickey Rivers had one hit in the opener and three in the nightcap to extend his batting streak to 20 games as the Yankees defeated the Brewers in a doubleheader, 6-2 and 10-2. In the first game, the Yankees were trailing, 2-1, when they rallied for two runs in the seventh inning on a double by Willie Randolph, a pinch-hit by Thurman Munson, single by Rivers and infield out by Oscar Gamble. Three more runs in the eighth that included a sacrifice fly by Rivers clinched the verdict.

In the nightcap, Graig Nettles hit two homers and drove in five runs, while Rivers scored three times. The victory went to Dick Tidrow, who made his first start since September 20, 1974. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      27, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Brewers      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    2  3  x  -   6 11  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   1   1   1     1   1   .264      Rivers cf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .324
Money 3b              5   0   0   0     0   4   .295      White lf              3   0   1   0     2   0   .289
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Maddox rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .258        Gamble rf           1   0   0   1     0   0   .268
Aaron dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .258      Piniella dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Lezcano lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .271      Chambliss 1b          4   2   2   1     0   0   .305
Yount ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .293      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .212
Porter c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .223      Healy c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .250
Heidemann 2b          3   0   1   1     0   2   .125      Randolph 2b           3   2   2   1     1   0   .276
  Sharp ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Moore ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .218        Munson ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .314
Augustine p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alomar pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .206
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mason ss            1   0   1   1     0   0   .150
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Austin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     4   9             Totals               32   6  11   6     5   1

Time of Game: 2:37
Left on Base: Brewers 9, Yankees 8
DP: Brewers 1, Yankees 2
Errors: Hunter
Doubles: Porter (6), Yount (8), Randolph 2 (9)
Home Runs: Joshua (2), Chambliss (7)
Caught Stealing: White (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Rivers (3)
GIDP: Carbo (2), Maddox (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Augustine L(2-4)        7     8   4   4   5   0   1  32   4.34
Sadecki                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.94
Castro                  0     3   2   2   0   0   0   3   4.08
Austin                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.06
Totals                  8    11   6   6   5   1   1  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(9-7)           8.1   9   2   2   4   7   1  36   3.57
Lyle SV(14)             0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   1.79
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   9   1  38

Passed Balls: Healy (2)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua homered; Money was called out on strikes;
Scott struck out; Carbo flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to center; White singled to center;
Maddox grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Yankees 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Aaron popped to shortstop; Lezcano lined to left;
Yount grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss grounded out
(first to pitcher); Nettles walked; Healy singled to left
[Nettles to second]; Randolph forced Healy (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Porter doubled to right; Heidemann struck out;
Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first) [Porter to third];
Money struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
grounded out (shortstop to first); White walked; Maddox lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott flied out to left; Carbo walked; Aaron
singled to right [Carbo to second]; Lezcano lined into a double
play (third to second) [Carbo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss homered;
Nettles flied to right in foul territory; Healy walked; Randolph
walked [Healy to second]; Stanley flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount doubled to center; Porter grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Yount to third]; Heidemann singled to right [Yount
scored]; Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first) [Heidemann to
second]; Money struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers popped to third; White walked; White was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Maddox flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 1.

BREWERS 6TH: GAMBLE REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING RF); Scott singled
to third; Carbo grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Scott out at second]; Aaron walked; Lezcano singled
to center [Aaron to second]; Yount struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); Nettles singled to right; Healy flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Porter popped to second; Heidemann struck out;
Joshua walked; Joshua was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Hunter [Joshua to second]; Money popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph doubled to left; MUNSON BATTED FOR
STANLEY; Munson singled to right [Randolph to third]; Rivers
singled to right [Randolph scored, Munson to third]; ALOMAR RAN
FOR MUNSON; White popped to first; Gamble grounded out (second
to first) [Alomar scored, Rivers to second]; Piniella grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Yankees 3.

BREWERS 8TH: MASON REPLACED ALOMAR (PLAYING SS); Scott flied out
to right; Carbo grounded out (second to first); Aaron flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss singled to right; SADECKI REPLACED
AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Nettles struck out; CASTRO REPLACED
SADECKI (PITCHING); Healy singled to right [Chambliss to third];
Randolph doubled to left [Chambliss scored, Healy to third];
Mason singled to center [Healy scored, Randolph to third];
AUSTIN REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); Rivers hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Randolph scored]; White flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 6.

BREWERS 9TH: Lezcano singled to left; Yount flied out to center;
Porter singled to right [Lezcano to second]; SHARP BATTED FOR
HEIDEMANN; LYLE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); MOORE BATTED FOR
SHARP; Healy allowed a passed ball [Porter to second, Lezcano to
third]; Moore walked (walk was charged to Hunter); Joshua struck
out; Money struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees
6.