George Scott hit two doubles and a homer to lead the Brewers to a 9-3 victory over the Yankees in a game halted by rain after six innings. Scott doubled and scored in the first and fourth before hitting his homer with two men on base in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 9, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    5, 1976 (Day game) at County Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  6  2
Brewers      2  0  2    1  0  4  -   9 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Joshua lf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .260
Randolph 2b           3   0   1   2     0   0   .263      Yount ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .275
  Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Scott 1b              3   3   3   3     1   0   .272
Munson dh             3   0   0   0     0   2   .313      Hegan dh              2   2   1   2     1   0   .272
Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Porter c              4   0   3   1     0   0   .227
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .295      Lezcano rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .283
Healy c               2   1   1   0     0   0   .252      G. Thomas cf          3   0   1   1     0   1   .215
  Nettles ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   1     1   0   .272
Alomar 3b             1   1   1   0     1   0   .240      Heidemann 3b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .197
  Gamble ph,rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .259      Augustine p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Velez rf              2   1   1   1     0   0   .228        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hendricks ph,c      1   0   0   0     0   1   .170
Stanley ss,2b         2   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               24   3   6   3     2   7             Totals               30   9  13   9     4   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 27,156
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Brewers 9
DP: Yankees 0, Brewers 0
Errors: Healy, Alomar
Doubles: Scott 2 (14)
Home Runs: Scott (11)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (36), Randolph (25), Yount (12)
Sacrifice Flies: G. Thomas (3)
Hit by Pitch: Hegan (1,by Ellis)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(11-6)           4     8   5   5   1   1   0  22   3.36
York                    1.2   5   4   4   2   2   1  12   5.59
Lyle                    0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.30
Totals                  6    13   9   9   4   3   1  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Augustine               4.1   6   3   3   1   2   0  20   3.22
Frisella W(3-1)         1.2   0   0   0   1   5   0   6   2.88
Totals                  6     6   3   3   2   7   0  26

Hit by Pitch: Ellis (3)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers popped to first; Randolph flied out to
right; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Joshua singled to left; Yount flied out to right;
Scott doubled to center [Joshua to third]; Hegan grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Joshua scored, Scott to third]; Porter
singled to third [Scott scored]; Lezcano flied out to right; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Healy grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 2ND: G. Thomas reached on an error by Alomar [G. Thomas
to second]; Johnson popped to pitcher; Heidemann struck out;
Joshua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Brewers 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar singled to right; Velez flied out to right;
Stanley singled to right [Alomar to second]; Rivers grounded out
(second to first) [Alomar to third, Stanley to second]; Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount flied out to left; Scott doubled to center;
Hegan was hit by a pitch; Porter singled to left [Scott to
third, Hegan to second]; Lezcano singled to left [Scott scored,
Hegan to third, Porter to second]; G. Thomas hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Hegan scored]; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to right; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); Joshua
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount singled to center;
Yount stole second; Scott walked; Hegan singled to right [Yount
scored, Scott to third]; Hegan was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Healy (catcher unassisted) [Scott out at home
(pitcher to catcher), Hegan to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Brewers 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Healy singled to shortstop; Alomar walked [Healy to
second]; Velez singled to center [Healy scored, Alomar to
second]; Stanley popped to second; Rivers singled to third
[Alomar to third, Velez to second]; Randolph singled to center
[Alomar scored, Velez scored, Rivers to second]; FRISELLA
REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Rivers stole third and Randolph
stole second; Munson struck out; Piniella struck out [Piniella
out at first (catcher to first)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
3, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 5TH: YORK REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Porter grounded out
(second to first); Lezcano singled to center; G. Thomas struck
out; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
3, Brewers 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss struck out; NETTLES BATTED FOR HEALY;
Nettles struck out; GAMBLE BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Gamble walked;
HENDRICKS BATTED FOR VELEZ; Hendricks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: MASON REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING SS); STANLEY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); NETTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
3B); GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HENDRICKS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Heidemann walked; Joshua singled to catcher
[Heidemann to second]; Yount struck out; Scott homered
[Heidemann scored, Joshua scored]; Hegan walked; Porter singled
to right [Hegan to second]; Lezcano flied out to center; G.
Thomas singled to left [Hegan to third, Porter to second]; LYLE
REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); Johnson walked [Hegan scored, Porter
to third, G. Thomas to second]; Heidemann grounded out (third to
first); Game call due to rain; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 3, Brewers 9.