Doyle Alexander, who had lost chances for no-hitters in the late innings of three previous games this season, retired 20 batters in succession before Rusty Staub singled in the seventh, but the righthander went on to pitch the Yankees to a 1-0 triumph over the Tigers. Alex Johnson singled in the ninth for the Tigers' only other hit. The Yankees scored in the third when Mickey Rivers singled following a double by Sandy Alomar. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 1, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Monday, August    2, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  5  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .329      Rivers cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .307
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .223      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Staub rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Munson dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Piniella rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Oglivie lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Healy c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Wockenfuss c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Alomar 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .245
  Johnson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .199      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     0   5             Totals               28   1   5   1     1   1

Time of Game: 1:46   Attendance: 22,245
Left on Base: Tigers 1, Yankees 4
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Wockenfuss
Doubles: Alomar (3)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (10)
GIDP: LeFlore (7), White (7)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(10-11)        8     5   1   1   1   1   0  29   3.67
Totals                  8     5   1   1   1   1   0  29

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(6-7)        9     2   0   0   0   5   0  28   3.03
Totals                  9     2   0   0   0   5   0  28

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Veryzer flied out to right;
Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers popped to shortstop; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to left; Thompson flied out to
left; Oglivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to right; Wockenfuss flied out
to center; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar
doubled; Stanley grounded out (second to first) [Alomar to
third]; Rivers singled [Alomar scored]; White struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
struck out; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to center; Piniella singled;
Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton was called out on strikes; Thompson flied out
to left; Oglivie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar
singled; Alomar stole second [Alomar to third (error by
Wockenfuss)]; Stanley reached on a fielder's choice [Alomar out
at home (pitcher to catcher)]; Rivers popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez popped to second; Wockenfuss flied out to
center; Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Munson flied
out to center; Piniella flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Veryzer flied out to
center; Staub singled; Horton forced Staub (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles flied out to
left; Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Oglivie
popped to catcher in foul territory; Rodriguez flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
walked; Rivers singled [Stanley to second]; White grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Rivers out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 9TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Johnson singled;
MEYER BATTED FOR GARCIA; Meyer struck out; LeFlore grounded into
a double play (second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.