Two Yankees homers pinned a 2-1 defeat on Tommy Boggs, Rangers' rookie righthander, who turned in the first complete game of his major league career while dropping his third straight decision. Oscar Gamble connected off the youngster in the fifth inning for the Yankees' first hit. After the Rangers tied the score in the ninth on a walk to Toby Harrah, single by Mike Hargrove and forceout by Jeff Burroughs, Graig Nettles swung at Boggs' first pitch in the Yankees' half of the ninth and homered for the winning run. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    17, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Harrah ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .262      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Hargrove 1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .296      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   1     0   1   .233      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .297
  Moates pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .254      C. May dh             2   0   0   0     2   0   .263
Lahoud dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .203      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .244
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Gamble rf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .244
Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Beniquez cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Stanley ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Boggs p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   5   1     2   2             Totals               31   2   7   2     2   1

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 20,959
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Yankees 7
DP: Rangers 0, Yankees 0
Home Runs: Gamble (12), Nettles (19)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs L(0-3)            8     7   2   2   2   1   2  33   4.15
Totals                  8     7   2   2   2   1   2  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(8-8)        9     5   1   1   2   2   0  34   3.07
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Boggs 2 (3)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Clines singled to left; Harrah forced Clines
(second to shortstop); Hargrove singled to right [Harrah to
second]; Burroughs flied out to right; Lahoud struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; White struck out; Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell flied out to center; Randle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Beniquez singled to third; Sundberg forced
Beniquez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); C. May
walked; Boggs threw a wild pitch [C. May to second]; Nettles
popped to catcher in foul territory; Gamble popped to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Clines flied out to right; Harrah flied out to
left; Hargrove lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
flied out to center; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Lahoud flied
out to center; Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White flied out to center; Munson grounded out
(second to first); Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Beniquez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: C. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Gamble homered; Randolph
singled to center; Stanley singled to right [Randolph to third];
Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Clines lined to second; Harrah popped to catcher in
foul territory; Hargrove walked; Burroughs grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to center; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chambliss singled to left; C. May walked
[Chambliss to second]; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Lahoud flied out to center; Howell popped to first
in foul territory; Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Gamble singled to center; Boggs threw a wild pitch
[Gamble to second]; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Gamble to third]; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to
left; Clines grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to right; Munson flied out to
center; Chambliss singled to right; C. May flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Harrah walked; Hargrove singled to right [Harrah to
third]; Burroughs forced Hargrove (shortstop to second) [Harrah
scored]; MOATES RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Lahoud popped to second;
Howell singled to left [Moates to second]; Randle grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: MOATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nettles
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 2.