While Dock Ellis restricted the Angels to six hits, Mickey Rivers, Roy White and Fred Stanley rapped three apiece to lead the Yankees to an 8-1 victory. Rivers drove in two runs with a triple in the second inning and two more with a single in the third. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, California Angels 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    28, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees      1  4  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   8 13  0
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   3   4     0   1   .305      Collins dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
White lf              4   0   3   2     1   0   .273      Remy 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Munson c              2   1   0   0     0   0   .301      Bochte lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
  Hendricks c         2   0   1   0     0   1   .179      Solaita 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .297      Briggs cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
C. May dh             5   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Humphrey c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Nettles 3b            5   2   2   0     0   0   .245      Jones rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .226
Gamble rf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .241      Guerrero ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .277
Randolph 2b           3   2   0   0     2   1   .258      Jackson 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Stanley ss            5   1   3   1     0   0   .265      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Overy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  13   8     4   5             Totals               32   1   6   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 16,883
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Angels 8
DP: Yankees 1, Angels 0
Errors: Briggs
Doubles: Chambliss (25)
Triples: Rivers (7)
GIDP: Briggs (5)
Hit by Pitch: Munson (9,by Ryan), Humphrey (4,by Ellis)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(13-6)           9     6   1   0   3   2   0  36   3.35
Totals                  9     6   1   0   3   2   0  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(10-17)           2     5   5   5   2   1   0  14   3.99
Drago                   4     6   2   2   1   2   0  19   5.31
Overy                   3     2   1   1   1   2   0  12   5.68
Totals                  9    13   8   8   4   5   0  45

Passed Balls: Munson (5)
Hit by Pitch: Ellis (4), Ryan (5)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; White walked; Munson
forced White (shortstop to second); Chambliss doubled to center
[Munson scored, Chambliss to third (error by Briggs)]; C. May
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins grounded out (first unassisted); Remy
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochte grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Angels 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to center; Gamble walked [Nettles
to second]; Randolph struck out; Stanley singled to center
[Nettles scored, Gamble to second]; Rivers tripled to center
[Gamble scored, Stanley scored]; White singled to right [Rivers
scored]; Munson was hit by a pitch [White to second]; Chambliss
flied out to center; C. May flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita walked; Briggs grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Solaita out at second]; Humphrey
singled to right; Munson allowed a passed ball [Humphrey to
second]; Jones singled to right [Humphrey scored (unearned)];
Guerrero forced Jones (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Angels 1.

YANKEES 3RD: DRAGO REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Nettles singled to
right; Gamble struck out; Randolph walked [Nettles to second];
Stanley singled to pitcher [Nettles to third, Randolph to
second]; Rivers singled to right [Nettles scored, Randolph
scored, Stanley to second]; White flied out to right; Munson
popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: HENDRICKS REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins grounded out (first
to pitcher); Remy walked; Bochte grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to center; C. May flied out to
right; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Solaita popped to shortstop; Briggs grounded out
(first unassisted); Humphrey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Gamble flied out to left; Randolph popped to first;
Stanley singled to right; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Jones struck out; Guerrero singled to right; Jackson
flied out to center; Collins grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 1.

YANKEES 6TH: White singled to right; Hendricks singled to right
[White to second]; Chambliss flied out to left; C. May forced
Hendricks (shortstop to second) [White to third]; Nettles flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Bochte walked;
Solaita singled to center [Bochte to third]; Briggs was called
out on strikes; Humphrey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 1.

YANKEES 7TH: OVERY REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Gamble grounded
out (second to first); Randolph walked; Stanley flied out to
right; Rivers singled to center [Randolph to second]; White
singled to right [Randolph scored, Rivers to third]; Hendricks
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Guerrero lined
to third; Jackson singled to shortstop; Collins grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Angels 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss popped to third; C. May struck out;
Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Remy popped to second; Bochte popped to third in
foul territory; Solaita grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Angels 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Briggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Humphrey
was hit by a pitch; Jones forced Humphrey (first to shortstop);
Guerrero singled to center [Jones to second]; Jackson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8, Angels 1.