The Yankees, who built up a 7-0 lead and won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-6, also defeated the Rangers in the second game, 6-4, when Sandy Alomar hit his first homer of the season with a man on base in the 10th inning. A homer by Carlos May wth two aboard in the fifth inning of the opener capped a four-run outburst that enabled the Yankees to withstand the Rangers' late rallies.

In the nightcap, the Yankees took a 4-1 lead, with the Texas run coming on a homer by Jeff Burroughs, before the Rangers tied the score in the eighth on four consecutive singles and an error. However, with two out in the 10th, Oscar Gamble singled and Alomar hit his homer to complete the Yankees' sweep. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, July      15, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      1  0  2    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   7 13  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  3  0    3  0  0  -   6  9  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .314      Clines lf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .315
White lf              5   3   2   1     0   0   .286      Randle 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .232
Munson c              4   0   1   0     1   0   .318      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .301
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   1     1   1   .295      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   1     1   0   .237
C. May dh             4   1   2   3     1   0   .239      Harrah ss             2   0   0   1     2   0   .276
Nettles 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .220      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .265
Gamble rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .268        Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .215        Thompson 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Mason ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .145      Lahoud dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .191
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moates cf             4   2   2   1     0   1   .292
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fahey c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .273
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  13   5     3   2             Totals               33   6   9   6     4   4

Time of Game: 2:45
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Rangers 6
DP: Yankees 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Hargrove, Howell, Perry
Doubles: Rivers (21), Clines (6), Fahey (1), Moates (4)
Triples: Lahoud (1)
Home Runs: C. May (2)
Stolen Bases: Gamble (4), White 2 (19), C. May (5)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Clines (3), Randle (2)
GIDP: Munson (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(11-6)        6.2   9   6   6   1   3   0  29   3.18
Lyle                    0     0   0   0   3   0   0   3   2.20
Tidrow SV(2)            2.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.49
Totals                  9     9   6   6   4   4   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(9-7)            4.1   8   6   5   2   0   0  22   3.49
Hargan                  3     3   1   1   1   2   1  13   3.39
Hoerner                 1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.80
Totals                  9    13   7   6   3   2   1  42

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; White singled to third
[Rivers to second]; Munson grounded into a double play (third to
third to first) [White to second, Rivers out at third];
Chambliss singled to center [White scored]; C. May grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines doubled to right; Randle singled to center
[Clines out at home (center to catcher)]; Hargrove flied out to
center; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to pitcher; Gamble forced Nettles
(first to shortstop); Gamble stole second; Alomar flied out to
center; Mason grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah flied out to center; Howell struck out;
Lahoud grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers doubled to left; White reached on an error
by Hargrove [Rivers scored]; White stole second; Munson walked;
White advanced to home (error by Howell) and Munson advanced to
second; Chambliss flied out to right; C. May grounded out (first
unassisted) [Munson to third]; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Moates flied out to center; Fahey singled to
center; Clines forced Fahey (second to shortstop); Randle forced
Clines (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Rangers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble singled to second; Alomar forced Gamble
(first to shortstop); Alomar was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Mason popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove flied out to left; Burroughs flied out to
right; Harrah walked; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers singled to first; Rivers was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Perry [Rivers to second];
White singled to right [Rivers scored]; White stole second;
Munson grounded out (first unassisted) [White to third];
Chambliss walked; HARGAN REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); C. May
homered [White scored, Chambliss scored]; Nettles was called out
on strikes; Gamble singled to second; Alomar grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Lahoud tripled to right; Moates singled to right
[Lahoud scored]; Fahey doubled to center [Moates to third];
Clines hit a sacrifice fly to left [Moates scored, Fahey to
third]; Randle hit a sacrifice fly to center [Fahey scored];
Hargrove popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Rangers 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Mason flied out to right; Rivers grounded out
(first to pitcher); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Harrah
flied out to right; Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
struck out; C. May walked; C. May stole second; Nettles grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers
3.

RANGERS 7TH: Lahoud was called out on strikes; Moates doubled to
right; Fahey flied out to left; Clines singled to left [Moates
scored]; Randle singled to center [Clines to second]; LYLE
REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Hargrove walked [Clines to third,
Randle to second]; Burroughs walked [Clines scored, Randle to
third, Hargrove to second]; Harrah walked [Randle scored,
Hargrove to third, Burroughs to second]; FREGOSI BATTED FOR
HOWELL; TIDROW REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Fregosi forced Harrah
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers
6.

YANKEES 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); Gamble
flied out to left; Alomar singled to right; HOERNER REPLACED
HARGAN (PITCHING); Mason grounded out (second to first) [Alomar
to second]; Rivers flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 7, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Lahoud grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Moates struck out; Fahey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 6.

YANKEES 9TH: White flied out to left; Munson singled to right;
Chambliss flied out to left; C. May singled to right [Munson to
third]; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 7, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Clines flied out to right; Randle grounded out
(second to first); Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 6.