The Twins rallied to wipe out a four-run deficit and gain a 9-8 victory over the Yankees, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. Chris Chambliss homered with two men on base in the fifth inning when the Yankees scored five times to take an 8-4 lead. Minnesota Twins 9, New York Yankees 8Game Played on Sunday, August 15, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumYankees 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 - 8 14 1 Twins 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 x - 9 10 2 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .300 Braun dh 1 1 1 0 1 0 .281 White lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .275 Kusick ph,dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Munson c 4 1 3 0 1 0 .310 Smalley ss 3 1 2 2 1 0 .245 Chambliss 1b 5 1 1 3 0 1 .292 Carew 1b 4 2 2 2 1 0 .325 C. May dh 3 0 1 0 2 0 .265 Bostock cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .324 Nettles 3b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .239 Wynegar c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .271 Gamble rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .243 Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Randolph 2b 4 2 2 2 0 0 .264 Brye ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Stanley ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .267 Hisle lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ford rf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .247 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall 2b 2 1 0 1 1 0 .255 Singer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hughes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 8 14 7 5 1 Totals 33 9 10 8 5 1 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 22,535 Left on Base: Yankees 6, Twins 7 DP: Yankees 0, Twins 4 Errors: Nettles, Bostock, Singer Doubles: Randolph (12) Triples: Ford (4), Carew (8) Home Runs: Chambliss (15) Stolen Bases: Randolph (27) Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (14) Sacrifice Flies: Randall (1) GIDP: Chambliss 2 (8), Randolph (8) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis 1.1 4 4 4 3 0 0 11 3.40 Jackson 6.1 3 4 4 2 1 0 25 3.28 Lyle L(6-7) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 2.33 Totals 8 10 9 9 5 1 0 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Singer 4 7 5 4 3 1 0 21 4.09 Burgmeier 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 1 5 2.37 Hughes W(6-10) 3.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 12 5.28 Campbell SV(13) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.39 Totals 9 14 8 7 5 1 1 41 Wild Pitches: Jackson (2) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); White grounded out (second to first); Munson walked; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Braun walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Braun to second]; Carew walked; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted) [Braun to third, Carew to second]; Wynegar singled to left [Braun scored, Carew scored, Wynegar to second (on throw to home)]; Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2. YANKEES 2ND: C. May lined to shortstop; Nettles singled to right; Gamble singled to right [Nettles to second]; Randolph singled to right [Nettles scored, Gamble to third]; Randolph stole second; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers singled to shortstop [Gamble scored, Randolph to third]; Rivers was picked off first but was safe on an error by Singer [Randolph scored (unearned), Rivers to second]; White grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: Hisle singled to third; Ford tripled to center [Hisle scored]; Randall hit a sacrifice fly to left [Ford scored]; Braun singled to shortstop; Smalley walked [Braun to second]; JACKSON REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Carew flied out to center; Bostock flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 4. YANKEES 3RD: Munson singled to center; Chambliss lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Munson out at second]; C. May walked; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 4. TWINS 3RD: Wynegar flied out to right; Cubbage lined to left; Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 4. YANKEES 4TH: Gamble walked; Randolph forced Gamble (shortstop to second); Stanley forced Randolph (shortstop to second); Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 4. TWINS 4TH: Ford walked; Randall forced Ford (third to shortstop); KUSICK BATTED FOR BRAUN; Kusick lined to center; Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 4. YANKEES 5TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); White singled to center; Munson singled to left [White to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Chambliss homered [White scored, Munson scored]; C. May singled to center; Nettles singled to right [C. May out at third (right to third), Nettles to second (on throw to 3b)]; Gamble popped to catcher in foul territory; Randolph doubled to left [Nettles scored]; HUGHES REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Stanley singled to left [Randolph scored, Stanley out at second (left to catcher to second)]; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 4. TWINS 5TH: Carew flied out to center; Bostock popped to second; Wynegar lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 4. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers flied out to center; White walked; Munson reached on an error by Bostock [White to second, Munson to first]; Chambliss grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 4. TWINS 6TH: Cubbage flied to left in foul territory; Hisle flied out to center; Ford reached on an error by Nettles; Randall flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 4. YANKEES 7TH: C. May walked; Nettles singled to right [C. May to second]; Gamble popped to third; Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 4. TWINS 7TH: Kusick grounded out (third to first); Smalley singled to center; Carew tripled to right [Smalley scored]; Jackson threw a wild pitch [Carew scored]; Bostock was called out on strikes; Wynegar lined to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 6. YANKEES 8TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 6. TWINS 8TH: BRYE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Brye flied out to center; Hisle lined to right; Ford singled to left; Randall walked [Ford to second]; LYLE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Kusick singled to shortstop [Ford to third, Randall to second]; Smalley singled to left [Ford scored, Randall scored, Kusick to second]; Carew singled to center [Kusick scored, Smalley to second]; Bostock flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 9. YANKEES 9TH: GOMEZ REPLACED FORD (PLAYING 3B); BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CAMPBELL REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); Munson singled to left; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to first) [Munson out at second]; C. May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 9. |
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