A bases-loaded double by Willie Randolph and triple by Mickey Rivers highlighted a seventh-inning rally that carried the Yankees to a 5-4 victory over the Twins. With the score tied, 1-1, the Yankees loaded the bases with a double by Chris Chambliss, single by Graig Nettles and pass to Otto Velez.

Randolph cleared the sacks with his double and scored what proved to be the winning run on Rivers' triple. The Twins picked up a tally in the eighth and then fell one run short when Dan Ford singled and pinch-hitter Tony Oliva smashed his first homer of the year in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    24, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   4  9  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  1    4  0  x  -   5  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .280      Rivers cf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .300
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   1   0     0   0   .257      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
  Terrell pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Munson c              4   0   3   0     0   0   .307
Smalley ss            5   1   0   0     0   2   .251      Piniella rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Carew 1b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .325      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .298
Bostock cf            3   0   0   1     0   0   .320      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .247
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .252      Velez dh              1   1   0   0     2   0   .222
Hisle lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .266        C. May ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Randolph 2b           3   1   1   3     0   0   .259
Ford rf               4   1   3   1     0   0   .256      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oliva ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .231        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bane p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     3   3             Totals               30   5   9   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 18,600
Left on Base: Twins 7, Yankees 5
DP: Twins 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Cubbage
Doubles: Ford (19), Carew (22), Chambliss 2 (24), Randolph (14)
Triples: Rivers (6)
Home Runs: Oliva (1)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (26), Rivers (38)
Caught Stealing: Ford (6), Munson (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Bostock (4)
GIDP: Chambliss (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bane L(4-6)             6     6   4   4   3   4   0  25   4.41
Campbell                2     3   1   1   0   0   0   9   3.17
Totals                  8     9   5   5   3   4   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(9-8)        8.2   8   4   4   3   2   1  36   3.13
Jackson SV(4)           0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.93
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   3   1  38

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; Smalley struck out; Carew
walked; Bostock lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; White struck out; Munson singled
to left; Piniella reached on an error by Cubbage [Munson to
second]; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage flied out to left; On a bunt Hisle singled;
Hisle stole second; Wynegar flied out to right [Hisle to third];
Ford doubled to right [Hisle scored]; Randall flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles flied out to left; Velez walked; Randolph
flied out to left; Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 3RD: Braun walked; Smalley popped to catcher in foul
territory; Carew singled to left [Braun to second]; Bostock
flied out to right [Carew to second, Braun to third]; Cubbage
walked; Hisle forced Cubbage (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers flied out to right; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson singled to center; Munson was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar lined to second; Ford popped to shortstop;
Randall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella singled to left; Chambliss grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at
second]; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 0.

TWINS 5TH: Braun flied out to right; Smalley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Velez flied out to center; Randolph lined to
pitcher; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

TWINS 6TH: Bostock flied out to center; Cubbage flied out to
left; Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers walked; Rivers stole second; White flied out
to right; Munson singled to center [Munson out at second (center
to first to second), Rivers scored (no RBI)]; Piniella grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 1.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar struck out; Ford singled to center; Ford was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Randall flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss doubled to right; Nettles singled to
right [Chambliss to third]; Velez walked [Nettles to second];
CAMPBELL REPLACED BANE (PITCHING); Randolph doubled to right
[Velez scored, Nettles scored, Chambliss scored]; Stanley out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Randolph to third]; Rivers
tripled to left [Randolph scored]; White popped to first in foul
territory; Munson flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 5.

TWINS 8TH: Braun singled to left; Smalley forced Braun
(shortstop to second); Carew doubled to right [Smalley to
third]; Bostock hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smalley scored];
Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss doubled to center; Nettles flied out to left; C. MAY
BATTED FOR VELEZ; C. May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 5.

TWINS 9TH: C. MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hisle grounded
out (second to first); Wynegar flied out to right; Ford singled
to center; OLIVA BATTED FOR RANDALL; Oliva homered [Ford
scored]; JACKSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); KUSICK BATTED
FOR BRAUN; Kusick singled to right; TERRELL RAN FOR KUSICK;
Smalley was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
4, Yankees 5.