In a game that contrasted individual success and team failure, Dock Ellis gained his seventh straight victory as the Yankees sent the Rangers down to their 10th defeat in a row, 7-5. Graig Nettles hit a homer, double and single, driving in three runs for the Yankees, while Thurman Munson accounted for two RBIs with a pair of singles.

Ellis was lifted in the seventh inning. Dick Tidrow, the second of two Yankee relievers, gave up four runs in the ninth, three on a homer by Mike Hargrove, before ending the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Saturday, July      17, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      2  1  1    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   7 11  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  4  -   5  9  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   2   2   1     1   0   .310      Moates cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .288
White lf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .283      Clines lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Munson rf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .326      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   3     1   0   .295
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .295      Burroughs rf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .243
Nettles 3b            5   2   3   3     0   0   .236      Howell 3b             5   0   1   1     0   2   .269
Healy c               4   0   0   0     1   2   .256      Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     1   1   .268
Bernhardt dh          4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Grieve dh             3   1   0   0     1   1   .242
Alomar 2b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .224      Randle 2b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .233
Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Sundberg c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .225
  C. May ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .156        Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  11   7     5   4             Totals               37   5   9   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 32,605
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Rangers 10
DP: Yankees 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Hargrove, Barr
Doubles: Nettles (14)
Triples: Howell (2)
Home Runs: Nettles (13), Hargrove (5)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Alomar (2)
GIDP: Munson (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(11-4)           6.2   5   1   1   5   4   0  30   3.14
Jackson                 0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.34
Tidrow SV(4)            2.1   4   4   3   0   1   1  12   2.93
Totals                  9     9   5   4   5   5   1  42

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(2-5)             1.2   4   3   3   3   1   0  12   5.59
Bacsik                  5.2   7   4   4   2   3   1  25   2.91
Terpko                  1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.05
Totals                  9    11   7   7   5   4   1  42

Passed Balls: Healy (3)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers walked; Rivers was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Barr [Rivers to second]; Rivers advanced to
third (error by Hargrove); White struck out; Munson singled to
left [Rivers scored]; Chambliss walked [Munson to second];
Nettles doubled to left [Munson scored, Chambliss to third];
Healy grounded out (pitcher to first); Bernhardt grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 1ST: Moates grounded out (third to first); Clines
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers singled to right;
White walked [Rivers to second]; Munson singled to center
[Rivers scored, White to third]; BACSIK REPLACED BARR
(PITCHING); Chambliss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs popped to first in foul territory; Howell
struck out; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles singled to right; Nettles stole second;
Healy struck out; Bernhardt singled to left [Nettles to third];
Alomar out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Nettles
scored, Bernhardt to second]; Stanley lined to second; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grieve struck out; Randle grounded out (second to
first); Sundberg singled to left; Moates forced Sundberg (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers flied out to right; White walked; Munson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[White out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 4TH: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Burroughs walked; Howell struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss singled to second; Nettles homered
[Chambliss scored]; Healy walked; Bernhardt flied out to right;
Alomar popped to third in foul territory; Stanley grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah struck out; Grieve walked; Randle singled to
left [Grieve to second]; Sundberg singled to left [Grieve
scored, Randle to second]; Moates grounded out (second to
pitcher) [Randle to third, Sundberg to second]; Clines grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers
1.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); White flied
out to right; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
singled to right; Howell grounded out (first unassisted)
[Burroughs to second]; Harrah walked; Grieve popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to pitcher); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Healy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle walked; Sundberg forced Randle (shortstop to
second); Moates singled to second [Sundberg to second]; Clines
forced Moates (third to second) [Sundberg to third]; Hargrove
walked [Clines to second]; JACKSON REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING);
TIDROW REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers
1.

YANKEES 8TH: Bernhardt struck out; Alomar singled to center; C.
MAY BATTED FOR STANLEY; C. May singled to center [Alomar to
third]; Rivers singled to center [Alomar scored, C. May to
second]; TERPKO REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); White flied out to
right; Munson popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: MASON REPLACED C. MAY (PLAYING SS); Howell flied
out to left; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Grieve flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles
popped to second; Healy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Randle singled to first; Sundberg flied out to
center; Moates singled to center [Randle to second]; Clines
grounded out (second to first) [Moates to second, Randle to
third]; Hargrove homered [Randle scored, Moates scored];
Burroughs struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball;
Howell tripled to right [Burroughs scored (unearned)]; Harrah
grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 7, Rangers 5.