Thurman Munson, who opened the ninth inning with a double, scored the winning run on a throwing error by Jack Brohamer when the Yankees beat the White Sox, 3-2. Brohamer erred trying to throw out Chris Chambliss after a drag bunt. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, July      19, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  7  1
White Sox    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .307      Garr cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .293
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Spencer 1b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .269
Munson dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .322      Orta lf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .288
Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .299      Kelly dh              2   1   1   0     2   1   .256
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .230        L. Johnson ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Bernhardt rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     1   1   .270
Healy c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Nordhagen rf          3   0   0   1     0   1   .273
Alomar 2b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .229      Dent ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Stanley ss            1   0   0   0     1   0   .205      Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .239
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Essian c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brett ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Downing c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                          Forster p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   2     2   4             Totals               34   2   9   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 11,544
Left on Base: Yankees 4, White Sox 12
DP: Yankees 1, White Sox 2
Errors: White, Brohamer
Doubles: Bernhardt (1), Munson (17), Garr (12)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Nordhagen (1)
GIDP: White (6), Brett (1)
Hit by Pitch: Brohamer (3,by Figueroa)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(12-6)        8     9   2   2   4   3   0  37   3.13
Lyle SV(18)             1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.19
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5   3   0  41

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster                 7     5   2   2   0   3   0  25   3.89
Hamilton L(4-5)         2     2   1   1   2   1   0   9   2.69
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   4   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Figueroa (2)
Wild Pitches: Forster (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Larry McCoy


YANKEES 1ST: 1:25 rain delay before start of game; Rivers
struck out; White singled to center; Munson popped to first;
Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to third; Spencer flied out to
right; Orta singled to right [Garr to third]; Kelly struck out;
Bell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles lined to third; Bernhardt grounded out
(second to first); Healy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent
singled to shortstop; Brohamer flied out to left; Essian singled
to left [Dent to second]; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar singled to left; Stanley out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Alomar to second]; Rivers singled to
left [Alomar scored]; White grounded into a double play (second
to second to first) [Rivers out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: On a bunt Spencer singled; Orta flied out to
left; Kelly singled to right [Spencer to third]; Bell singled to
right [Spencer scored, Kelly to third]; Nordhagen hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Kelly scored]; Dent singled to center
[Bell to second]; Brohamer flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
lined to shortstop; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Essian flied out to center; Garr flied out to
right; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Bernhardt flied out to right; Healy flied out to
center; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta flied out to center; Kelly walked; Kelly was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Bell walked; Nordhagen
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Stanley flied out to right; Rivers grounded out
(pitcher to first); White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent popped to second; Brohamer was hit by a
pitch; Essian grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brohamer to
second]; Garr lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
White Sox 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson flied out to center; Chambliss singled to
left; Nettles struck out; Bernhardt doubled to left [Chambliss
scored]; Forster threw a wild pitch [Bernhardt to third]; Healy
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox
2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Orta
flied out to left; Kelly walked; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Alomar
walked; Stanley walked [Alomar to second]; Rivers popped to
second; White struck out while Alomar was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox
2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Dent
reached on an error by White; Brohamer walked [Dent to second];
BRETT BATTED FOR ESSIAN; Brett grounded into a double play
(shortstop to shortstop to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 9TH: DOWNING REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING C ); Munson doubled
to center; On a bunt Chambliss singled [Munson scored (error by
Brohamer)]; Nettles popped to second; Bernhardt forced Chambliss
(second to shortstop); Healy popped to first in foul territory;
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Garr doubled to center; LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA
(PITCHING); Spencer popped to shortstop; Orta walked; L. JOHNSON
BATTED FOR KELLY; L. Johnson flied out to left; Bell flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 2.