Ed Figueroa joined teammates Catfish Hunter and Dock Ellis as a 10-game winner when the Yankees defeated the White Sox, 5-0, before a Jacket Day crowd of 53,160. Figueroa yielded only three hits. The Yankees clinched their decision when Oscar Gamble rapped a two-run homer in the second inning. Mickey Rivers also accounted for two runs with a double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      11, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Yankees      0  2  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   5  8  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lemon cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Rivers cf             5   0   1   2     0   0   .310
Garr dh               4   0   1   0     0   2   .302      White lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Orta lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Munson c              3   1   2   0     1   0   .319
Kelly rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .251      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .296
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      C. May dh             3   0   0   1     0   0   .233
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Nettles 3b            2   1   1   0     2   0   .221
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Gamble rf             2   2   2   2     2   0   .263
Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Essian c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Mason ss              4   1   0   0     0   2   .149
  Brett ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Downing c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knapp p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   3   0     2   4             Totals               31   5   8   5     6   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 53,160
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Yankees 9
DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Kelly, Mason
Doubles: Munson (16), Chambliss (14), White (18), Rivers (20)
Home Runs: Gamble (8)
Sacrifice Flies: C. May (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(7-8)       3     3   3   3   3   0   1  15   4.73
Hamilton                4     4   0   0   1   2   0  17   2.70
Knapp                   0     0   2   2   2   0   0   2   5.27
Vuckovich               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.86
Totals                  8     8   5   5   6   2   1  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(10-6)        9     3   0   0   2   4   0  33   2.94
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   4   0  33

Wild Pitches: Hamilton (2)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon reached on an error by Mason; Garr struck
out; Orta flied out to left; Kelly forced Lemon (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; White grounded out (first
unassisted); Munson doubled to right [Munson to third (error by
Kelly)]; Chambliss walked; C. May forced Chambliss (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer lined to shortstop; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles walked; Gamble homered [Nettles scored];
Alomar flied out to left; Mason popped to third; Rivers grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Brohamer flied out to center; Essian grounded out
(third to first); Lemon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (second to first); Munson
walked; Chambliss doubled to right [Munson to third]; C. May hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Munson scored, Chambliss to third];
Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr singled to shortstop; Orta flied out to
center; Kelly walked [Garr to second]; Spencer flied out to
center; Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: HAMILTON REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Gamble
singled to shortstop; Alomar lined to shortstop; Mason was
called out on strikes; Rivers flied to right in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); Essian grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: White doubled to left; Munson popped to first in
foul territory; Chambliss flied out to left; C. May grounded out
(second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees
3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon struck out; Garr struck out; Orta singled
to right; Kelly flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles singled to right; Hamilton threw a wild
pitch [Nettles to second]; Gamble walked; Alomar flied out to
left [Nettles to third]; Mason struck out; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Spencer flied out to left; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: White flied out to center; Munson singled to
center; Chambliss flied out to right; C. May popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Brohamer flied out to right; BRETT BATTED FOR
ESSIAN; Brett flied out to center; Lemon walked; Garr forced
Lemon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: DOWNING REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING C ); KNAPP REPLACED
HAMILTON (PITCHING); Nettles walked; Gamble walked [Nettles to
second]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Alomar forced
Nettles (pitcher to third) [Gamble to second]; Mason forced
Alomar (second to shortstop) [Gamble to third]; Rivers doubled
to center [Gamble scored, Mason scored]; White lined to first; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta flied out to left; Kelly singled to center;
Spencer forced Kelly (second to shortstop); Bell flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 5.