Don Kirkwood gave up homers by Graig Nettles and Oscar Gamble but allowed only five other hits in 8 2/3 innings to gain the victory as the Angels defeated the Yankees, 5-3. When the Yankees threatened in the ninth inning, putting the potential tying runs on base with two away, Mickey Scott relieved and retired Nettles on a grounder for the final out.

Bob Jones hit a homer for the Angels, who broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh with a pass to Tony Solaita, double by Dan Briggs, single by Terry Humphrey and a wild pickoff throw to third by Thurman Munson. The Angels added an insurance run in the eighth on singles by Jerry Remy and Briggs around a stolen base. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Friday, August    20, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Angels       1  0  0    0  1  0    2  1  0  -   5  8  1
Yankees      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins dh            4   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Rivers cf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .262        Locklear pr,lf      3   1   0   0     0   0   .208
Bochte lf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .262      White lf,cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Solaita 1b            3   1   0   0     1   2   .275      Munson c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .309
Briggs cf             4   1   2   1     0   2   .241      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .299
Humphrey c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .287      C. May dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Jones rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .220        Alomar pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Jackson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .242
Chalk ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .208      Gamble rf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .249
Kirkwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .272
                                                            Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
                                                          Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   8   4     3   5             Totals               32   3   7   3     0   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 26,185
Left on Base: Angels 4, Yankees 3
DP: Angels 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Briggs, White, Munson
Doubles: Briggs (11), Rivers (27)
Home Runs: Jones (6), Nettles (20), Gamble (13)
Stolen Bases: Bochte (2), Remy (26)
Caught Stealing: Collins (9), Remy (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (4), Munson (6)
GIDP: Randolph (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirkwood W(5-9)         8.2   7   3   3   0   3   2  32   4.28
Scott SV(3)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.41
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   3   2  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(15-7)        7.2   8   5   3   3   5   1  32   2.94
Tidrow                  1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.79
Totals                  9     8   5   3   3   5   1  36

Wild Pitches: Figueroa (6)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ANGELS 1ST: Collins singled to left [Collins to second (error by
White)]; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Collins to
third]; Bochte hit a sacrifice fly to right [Collins scored
(unearned)]; Solaita struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers doubled to right; LOCKLEAR RAN FOR RIVERS;
On a bunt White singled to first [Locklear to third]; Munson hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Locklear scored]; Chambliss flied out
to center; C. May grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 2ND: LOCKLEAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WHITE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Briggs struck out; Humphrey lined to
first; Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Gamble
grounded out (first to pitcher); Randolph grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Jackson lined to shortstop; Chalk walked; Collins
forced Chalk (third to shortstop); Collins was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Locklear
grounded out (third to first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Bochte singled
to left; Bochte stole second; Solaita struck out; Figueroa threw
a wild pitch [Bochte to third]; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Chambliss was
called out on strikes; C. May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Humphrey grounded out (third to first); Jones
homered; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles homered; Gamble singled to right; Randolph
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Gamble out at second]; Stanley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Collins singled to right; Remy forced Collins (third
to second); Remy was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Bochte struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Locklear popped to second; White popped to
shortstop; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Solaita walked; Briggs doubled to right [Solaita to
third]; Humphrey singled to center [Solaita scored, Briggs
scored (error by Munson) (unearned) (no RBI), Humphrey to
second]; Jones walked; Jackson forced Jones (third to shortstop)
[Humphrey to third]; Chalk flied out to right; Collins grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss flied out to right; C. May flied out to
right; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Remy singled to center; Bochte flied out to center;
Solaita flied out to center; Remy stole second; Briggs singled
to right [Remy scored, Briggs to second (on throw to home)];
TIDROW REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Humphrey flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Gamble homered; Randolph was called out on strikes;
HENDRICKS BATTED FOR STANLEY; Hendricks grounded out (second to
first); Locklear grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 9TH: MASON REPLACED HENDRICKS (PLAYING SS); Jones flied
out to left; Jackson flied out to left; Chalk grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: White flied out to right; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chambliss singled to left; C. May singled
to center [Chambliss to third (error by Briggs)]; ALOMAR RAN FOR
C. MAY; SCOTT REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Nettles grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 3.