Dock Ellis, who had a record of only 8-9 with the Pirates last season, gained credit for his 10th victory with the Yankees when Carlos May drove in a run in the sixth inning to beat the White Sox, 2-1. Ralph Garr homered for the White Sox in the first.

The Yankees came back with the tying tally in their half on a double by Roy White and single by Thurman Munson. Then in the sixth, singles by White, Munson and May accounted for the deciding run. Ellis needed help from Sparky Lyle in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Friday, July      9, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Garr dh               4   1   2   1     0   0   .297      White lf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .282
Orta lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Munson c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .320
Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .244      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .277      C. May dh             2   0   1   1     1   1   .237
  Bannister pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
  L. Johnson 1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Gamble rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Alomar 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     1   1   .256      Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .213        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Essian c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     3   4             Totals               29   2   8   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 21,097
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Yankees 5
DP: White Sox 2, Yankees 0
Doubles: White (17), Chambliss (13)
Triples: Bell (3)
Home Runs: Garr (4)
Caught Stealing: Orta (5), Munson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason (6)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios                 0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   5.12
Forster L(1-6)          7.2   6   1   1   1   3   0  28   4.02
Totals                  8     8   2   2   1   3   0  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(10-4)           7.2   8   1   1   3   4   1  32   3.24
Lyle SV(17)             1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.12
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   4   1  36

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford


WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon grounded out (first to pitcher); Garr
homered; Orta singled to left; Orta was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Kelly walked; Spencer singled to right
[Kelly to second]; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers popped to third; White doubled to right;
Munson singled to center [White scored]; FORSTER REPLACED
BARRIOS (PITCHING); Chambliss struck out while Munson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Dent struck out; Brohamer grounded out (second to
first); Essian struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: C. May walked; Nettles lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [C. May out at first]; Gamble singled to
right; Alomar popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon grounded out (first unassisted); Garr
singled to center; Orta singled to center [Garr to second];
Kelly struck out; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason struck out; Rivers grounded out (second to
first); White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bell struck out; Dent flied out to left; Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
doubled to right; C. May struck out; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Essian flied out to left; Lemon singled to
center; Garr forced Lemon (second to shortstop); Orta grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Gamble flied out to center; Alomar singled to
center; Mason out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Alomar
to second]; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer
popped to third in foul territory; Bell tripled to center; Dent
walked; Bell was picked off third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: On a bunt White singled; Munson singled to left
[White to second]; Chambliss forced Munson (first to shortstop)
[White to third]; C. May singled to right [White scored,
Chambliss to second]; Nettles flied out to right; Gamble
grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Brohamer singled to right; Essian forced Brohamer
(shortstop to second); Lemon forced Essian (second to
shortstop); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Mason
grounded out (second to first); Rivers grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta lined to second; Kelly grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Spencer walked; BANNISTER RAN FOR SPENCER; LYLE
REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Bell lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: L. JOHNSON REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING 1B); White
flied out to right; Munson flied out to center; Chambliss
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Dent flied out to left; STEIN BATTED FOR
BROHAMER; Stein flied out to center; Essian grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.