Winding up a five-hour, 27-minute marathon, Mickey Rivers drove in Oscar Gamble with a two-out single in the 19th inning to bring the Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Twins. The Twins scored all their runs in the second on four hits, a walk, sacrifice and error before the Yankees began their comeback with a homer by Graig Nettles in their half of the second.

The Yankees then rallied for the tying trio in the fifth. Willie Randolph walked, Fred Stanley singled and, after a forceout by Rivers, Roy White doubled to drive in Randolph. Thurman Munson singled, scoring Rivers, and White also crossed the plate while Munson was being thrown out trying to stretch his hit into a double. The game then continued in a parade of ciphers until the 19th when Gamble walked, Randolph sacrificed and Rivers ended the game with his single. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    25, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   4 12  0
Yankees      0  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   5 16  4


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              8   1   1   1     0   0   .276      Rivers cf             9   1   3   1     0   0   .300
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .256      White rf              8   1   2   1     0   1   .271
Smalley ss            7   0   3   0     1   0   .254      Munson c              6   0   2   1     2   0   .307
Carew 1b              7   0   0   1     1   0   .321        Healy c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bostock cf            6   0   1   1     1   1   .318      Chambliss 1b          6   0   1   0     1   2   .296
  Gomez cf,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Alomar pr,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Brye ph,cf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .281      C. May lf             8   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Cubbage 3b            8   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Nettles 3b            7   1   2   1     1   1   .247
Wynegar c             8   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Gamble dh             6   1   0   0     2   1   .244
Hisle lf              8   1   2   0     0   2   .266      Randolph 2b           6   1   3   0     1   0   .263
Ford rf               6   0   0   1     1   4   .252      Stanley ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Randall 2b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .270        Locklear ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .211
  Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .228        Mason ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .180
  Terrell 2b,cf,2b    4   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               68   4  12   4     4   8             Totals               64   5  16   4     7   5

Time of Game: 5:26   Attendance: 24,351
Left on Base: Twins 12, Yankees 12
DP: Twins 4, Yankees 2
Errors: Nettles, Randolph, Mason, Figueroa
Doubles: Hisle (14), Bostock (13), White (25)
Triples: Smalley (3)
Home Runs: Nettles (22)
Stolen Bases: Carew (42), Randolph 2 (29)
Caught Stealing: Randall (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (8), Randolph (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (5)
GIDP: Hisle (9), Carew (8), C. May 2 (5), Nettles (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern                 5.1   7   4   4   4   2   1  25   4.38
Campbell                5.2   5   0   0   1   2   0  22   3.04
Johnson                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.48
Burgmeier L(6-1)        7.2   3   1   1   2   1   0  25   2.55
Totals                 18.2  16   5   5   7   5   1  73

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa                6.1   8   4   3   4   2   0  32   2.98
Tidrow                 10.2   4   0   0   0   4   0  35   2.43
Jackson W(4-1)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.83
Totals                 19    12   4   3   4   8   0  73

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun popped to third; Smalley flied out to left;
Carew walked; Carew stole second; Bostock walked; Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White popped
to shortstop; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled to right; Hisle singled [Wynegar to
second]; Hisle was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Figueroa [Hisle to second, Wynegar to third]; Ford hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Wynegar scored]; Randall singled to
shortstop [Hisle stayed at second]; Braun singled to center
[Hisle scored, Randall to second]; Smalley walked [Randall to
third, Braun to second]; Carew reached on an error by Randolph
[Smalley to second, Braun to third, Randall scored]; Bostock
forced Carew (second to shortstop) [Braun scored (unearned),
Smalley to third]; Cubbage flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; C. May popped to
shortstop; Nettles homered; Gamble grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar popped to second; Hisle popped to second;
Ford walked; Randall popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to center; Stanley out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Randolph to second]; On a bunt
Rivers singled [Randolph to third]; White flied out to left;
Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4,
Yankees 1.

TWINS 4TH: Braun reached on an error by Nettles; Smalley lined
to shortstop; Carew flied out to left; Bostock struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss walked; C. May grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second];
Nettles walked; Gamble flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 4, Yankees 1.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Wynegar lined
to second; Hisle doubled to right; Ford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph walked; Stanley singled to right [Randolph
to second]; Rivers forced Stanley (third to second) [Randolph to
third]; White doubled to left [Rivers to third, Randolph
scored]; Munson singled to center [Rivers scored, White scored
(no RBI), Munson out at second (center to first to second)];
Chambliss struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 6TH: Randall singled to third; Randall was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Braun flied out to right; Smalley
tripled to left; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: C. May singled to right; Nettles struck out; Gamble
walked [C. May to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING);
Randolph forced Gamble (first to shortstop) [C. May to third];
Randolph stole second; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 7TH: Bostock doubled to right; Cubbage flied out to right;
TIDROW REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Wynegar grounded out (first
unassisted); Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); White
singled to center [White out at second (center to first to
shortstop to first)]; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 8TH: Ford struck out; OLIVA BATTED FOR RANDALL; Oliva
grounded out (second to first); Braun grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING 2B); Chambliss
grounded out (first to pitcher); C. May flied out to left;
Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Yankees 4.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew flied
out to left; Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Gamble popped to shortstop; Randolph singled to
shortstop; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR STANLEY; Locklear singled to
center [Randolph to second]; Rivers flied out to center; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 10TH: MASON REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PLAYING SS); Cubbage
singled to center; Wynegar forced Cubbage (first to shortstop);
Hisle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees
4.

YANKEES 10TH: Munson walked; Chambliss struck out; C. May flied
out to center; Nettles singled to right [Munson to third];
Gamble was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 11TH: Ford flied out to center; Terrell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 11TH: Randolph singled to left; Randolph stole second;
Mason popped to shortstop; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to
first); White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 12TH: Smalley singled to right; Carew grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smalley out at
second]; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 12TH: JOHNSON REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Munson
singled to center; BURGMEIER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING);
Chambliss forced Munson (pitcher to shortstop); C. May grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 13TH: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 13TH: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
flied out to left; Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 14TH: Ford struck out; Terrell grounded out (third to
first); Braun popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 14TH: Mason grounded out (third to first); Rivers popped
to catcher in foul territory; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 15TH: Smalley flied out to left; Carew grounded out
(second to first); Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 15TH: GOMEZ REPLACED BOSTOCK (PLAYING CF); Munson
walked; Chambliss singled to right [Munson to third]; ALOMAR RAN
FOR CHAMBLISS; C. May reached on a fielder's choice [Munson out
at home (second to catcher), Alomar to second]; Nettles grounded
into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [C. May out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 16TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cubbage grounded
out (second to first); Wynegar reached on an error by Mason;
Hisle flied out to left; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 16TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Randolph
lined to third; Mason popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 17TH: On a bunt Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first);
Braun flied out to right; Smalley singled to right; Carew
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 17TH: GOMEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TERRELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Rivers singled to right; White
hit into a double play (left to second to first) [Rivers out at
second]; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 18TH: BRYE BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Brye singled to right;
JACKSON REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Cubbage struck out; Wynegar
popped to second; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 18TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TERRELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Alomar grounded out (shortstop to
first); C. May flied out to left; Nettles grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

TWINS 19TH: HEALY REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Ford flied out
to right; Terrell flied out to center; KUSICK BATTED FOR BRAUN;
Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 19TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Gamble walked;
Randolph out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Gamble to
second]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR MASON; Piniella popped to second;
Rivers singled to center [Gamble scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 5.