New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Monday, August 16, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  0
Yankees      0  1  2    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   5 13  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Rivers cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .300
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Hargrove 1b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .293      Munson c              4   2   3   0     0   0   .314
Burroughs rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .235      Chambliss 1b          4   0   3   1     0   0   .296
Howell 3b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .251      C. May dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Nettles 3b            4   0   3   2     0   0   .244
Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Gamble rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Beniquez cf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .260      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .219      Stanley ss            3   1   2   1     0   0   .275
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   7   1     1   3             Totals               35   5  13   5     0   1

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 21,621
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Yankees 6
DP: Rangers 0, Yankees 2
Doubles: Hargrove (23), C. May (10), Nettles (19), Chambliss (21)
Home Runs: Rivers (8), Stanley (1)
Caught Stealing: Munson (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Howell (3)
GIDP: Grieve (14), Burroughs (17)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(11-10)          7.1  13   5   5   0   1   2  33   3.47
Hoerner                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.65
Terpko                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.47
Totals                  8    13   5   5   0   1   2  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(14-12)         9     7   1   1   1   3   0  33   3.54
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   3   0  33

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


RANGERS 1ST: Clines grounded out (second to first); Thompson
flied out to center; Hargrove singled to shortstop; Burroughs
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White struck
out; Munson singled to right; Munson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell grounded out (second to first); Grieve was
called out on strikes; Randle popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); C. May
doubled to left; Nettles doubled to center [C. May scored];
Gamble flied out to center [Nettles to third]; Randolph grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees
1.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez singled to left; Sundberg singled to
center [Beniquez to second]; Clines flied out to right [Beniquez
to third]; Thompson popped to first in foul territory; Hargrove
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley flied out to center; Rivers hit an inside
the park homer to center; White grounded out (second to first);
Munson singled to left; Chambliss doubled to right [Munson
scored]; C. May grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs singled to left; Howell made an out to
third; Grieve grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble
grounded out (third to first); Randolph flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle flied out to center; Beniquez singled to
shortstop; Sundberg flied out to left; Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees
3.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley homered; Rivers grounded out (second to
first); White flied out to left; Munson grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hargrove walked; Burroughs grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss singled to center; C. May forced
Chambliss (second to shortstop); Nettles singled to center [C.
May out at third (center to third), Nettles to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Grieve
struck out; Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Stanley
singled to left; Rivers grounded out (first to second) [Stanley
to second]; White reached on a fielder's choice [Stanley out at
third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 4.

RANGERS 8TH: On a bunt Beniquez grounded out (third to first);
Sundberg was called out on strikes; Clines grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson singled to left; Chambliss singled to left
[Munson to second]; C. May flied out to left [Munson to third];
Nettles singled to right [Munson scored, Chambliss to second];
HOERNER REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Gamble popped to first in
foul territory; TERPKO REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Randolph
flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Thompson flied out to center; Hargrove doubled to
right; Burroughs singled to left [Hargrove to third]; Howell hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Hargrove scored]; Grieve forced
Burroughs (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Yankees 5.