Nailing Mark Fidrych for two-run homers, Roy White and Oscar Gamble batted the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Tigers before a crowd of 44,909. The Tigers picked up two runs in the first inning before White hit his round-tripper to tie the score in the third. The Tigers regained the lead with an RBI single by Willie Horton in the fourth, but Graig Nettles singled for the Yankees in the seventh and Gamble followed with his game-winning homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    3, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Yankees      0  0  2    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   4  8  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     1   2   .327      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Veryzer ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .226      White lf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .272
Staub rf              1   1   0   0     4   0   .307      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .317
Horton dh             4   0   1   1     1   0   .280      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .237      C. May dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .234
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Gamble rf             3   1   3   2     0   0   .261
Kimm c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Alomar 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Freehan ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Stanley ss            2   1   1   0     1   0   .255
  Manuel pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .197        York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   2     9   4             Totals               32   4   8   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 44,909
Left on Base: Tigers 16, Yankees 5
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Nettles, Alomar, Stanley
Home Runs: White (9), Gamble (11)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (39), Johnson (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Kimm (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Garcia (5,by York)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych L(11-4)         7     8   4   4   1   3   2  30   1.97
Hiller                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.51
Totals                  8     8   4   4   1   4   2  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa                2     2   2   0   4   0   0  13   2.93
York                    1     3   1   1   2   1   0   9   2.25
Jackson W(3-1)          6     2   0   0   3   3   0  24   3.32
Totals                  9     7   3   1   9   4   0  46

Hit by Pitch: York (1)
Wild Pitches: York (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; LeFlore stole second; Veryzer flied
out to center; Staub walked; Horton reached on an error by
Nettles [LeFlore scored (error by Alomar) (unearned) (no RBI),
Staub to third, Horton to second]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Staub scored (unearned)]; Johnson walked; Rodriguez
flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; White grounded out (first
unassisted); Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kimm lined to third; Garcia walked; LeFlore popped
to first in foul territory; Veryzer singled [Garcia to third];
Staub walked [Veryzer to second]; Horton flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); C. May
singled; Nettles flied out to center; Gamble singled [C. May to
third]; Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: YORK REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Thompson grounded
out (second to first); Johnson singled; Johnson stole second;
York threw a wild pitch [Johnson to third]; Rodriguez flied out
to left; Kimm walked; Garcia was hit by a pitch [Kimm to
second]; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley singled; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Stanley to second]; White homered [Stanley scored];
Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Veryzer singled; Staub walked [Veryzer to second];
Horton singled [Veryzer scored, Staub to second]; JACKSON
REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); Thompson forced Staub (catcher to
third) [Horton to second]; Johnson forced Thompson (third to
second) [Horton to third]; Rodriguez was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: C. May flied out to right; Nettles popped to
second; Gamble singled; Alomar forced Gamble (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kimm flied out to center; Garcia flied out to right;
LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers
flied out to center; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Horton walked;
Thompson struck out; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson was called out on strikes; Chambliss flied
out to left; C. May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez singled; Kimm out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rodriguez to second]; Garcia flied out to
left; LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles singled; Gamble homered [Nettles scored];
Alomar flied out to right; Stanley walked; Rivers flied out to
center; White singled [Stanley to third]; Munson struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer flied out to right; Staub walked; Horton
flied out to center; Thompson singled [Staub to second]; Johnson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: HILLER REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING); Chambliss was
called out on strikes; C. May popped to third; Nettles flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez popped to shortstop; FREEHAN BATTED FOR
KIMM; Freehan reached on an error by Stanley; MANUEL RAN FOR
FREEHAN; STANLEY BATTED FOR GARCIA; Stanley flied out to right;
LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 4.