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.

The Twins began their comeback in the seventh when Rod Carew tripled to drive in one run and scored himself. With two out in the eighth, Dan Ford singled, Bob Randall walked and Craig Kusick beat out an infield hit to load the bases. Roy Smalley singled, driving in two runs to tie the score, and Carew followed with another single to bat in the Twins' winning marker. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, New York Yankees 8
Game Played on Sunday, August    15, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      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.