Graig Nettles drove in five runs with two homers and Lou Piniella batted in four while collecting four singles to account for the Yankees' scoring in a 9-3 victory over the Twins. The Yankees put the game away in the first inning when Piniella knocked in two runs with his first single and Nettles homered with two men on base. Nettles' other homer came with one aboard in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Friday, August    13, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      5  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  2  -   9 13  1
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .303      Brye lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .266
White lf              4   2   3   0     1   0   .269      Braun dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Munson c              4   1   0   0     1   1   .306      Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .321
Piniella rf           5   2   4   4     0   0   .277      Bostock cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .327
Chambliss 1b          5   1   1   0     0   1   .295      Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .274
C. May dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Cubbage 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .238
Nettles 3b            4   2   2   5     0   1   .233      Smalley ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .261      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Stanley ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Randall 2b            4   0   3   1     0   0   .259
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bane p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  13   9     2   5             Totals               35   3  10   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 20,746
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Twins 7
DP: Yankees 2, Twins 1
Errors: Piniella
Doubles: Chambliss (20), Randall (10), Smalley (11)
Home Runs: Nettles 2 (17)
Stolen Bases: White (22), Munson (13), Rivers (37)
GIDP: Chambliss (6), Braun (5), Brye (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(15-6)        7     8   2   2   1   4   0  28   2.91
Lyle                    2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   2.24
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   4   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bane L(4-4)             0.2   4   5   5   1   0   1   7   4.42
Johnson                 6.1   4   0   0   1   4   0  23   1.17
Campbell                2     5   4   4   0   1   1  11   3.42
Totals                  9    13   9   9   2   5   2  41

Passed Balls: Wynegar (8)
Wild Pitches: Bane (4), Johnson (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White
singled to left; Bane threw a wild pitch [White to second];
Munson was walked intentionally; White stole third and Munson
stole second; Piniella singled to center [White scored, Munson
scored]; Chambliss doubled to right [Piniella to third]; C. May
grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles homered [Piniella
scored, Chambliss scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED BANE (PITCHING);
Randolph struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye singled to center; Braun grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Brye out at second]; Carew
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
5, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Stanley flied out to right; Rivers singled to
right; Rivers stole second; White grounded out (second to first)
[Rivers to third]; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock singled to pitcher; Wynegar singled to right
[Bostock to third (error by Piniella)]; Cubbage singled to left
[Bostock scored, Wynegar to second]; Smalley flied out to left;
Ford was called out on strikes; Randall singled to center
[Wynegar scored, Cubbage to second]; Brye was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Piniella singled to center; Chambliss grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at
second]; C. May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Braun struck out; Carew singled to third; Bostock
grounded out (first unassisted) [Carew to second]; Wynegar
struck out [Wynegar out at first (catcher to first)]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
struck out; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage flied out to left; Smalley grounded out
(first to pitcher); Ford popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 5, Twins 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); White
singled to pitcher; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [White to
second]; Munson struck out; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Randall singled to third; Brye grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Randall out at second]; Braun flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); C. May
grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew walked; Bostock grounded out (second to first)
[Carew to second]; Wynegar flied out to center; Cubbage grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Twins 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Stanley
singled to right; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted)
[Stanley to second]; White walked; Johnson threw a wild pitch
[Stanley to third, White to second]; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley grounded out (third to first); Ford grounded
out (third to first); Randall doubled to right; Brye flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

YANKEES 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Piniella
singled to left; Chambliss struck out; C. May lined to right;
Nettles homered [Piniella scored]; Randolph flied out to right;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Braun singled to
center; Carew popped to third in foul territory; Bostock popped
to third in foul territory; Wynegar grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Stanley singled to right; Rivers forced Stanley
(first to shortstop); White singled to right [Rivers to third,
White to second (on throw to 3b)]; Munson flied out to right;
Piniella singled to left [Rivers scored, White scored];
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 9, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Cubbage walked; Smalley doubled to center [Cubbage
scored]; Ford flied out to right; Randall grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brye flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 9, Twins 3.