Getting two RBIs from Thurman Munson, the Yankees posted a 3-1 victory to pull 11½ games ahead of the second-place Orioles in the East Division standings. Willie Randolph singled in the third inning, stole second, moved up on a safe bunt by Fred Stanley and scored the Yankees' first run on a single by Munson. New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 1Game Played on Friday, September 3, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumYankees 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 11 1 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .305 Bumbry cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 White lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Munson c 4 0 2 2 0 0 .305 R. Jackson rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .279 Chambliss 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .297 L. May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 C. May dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .260 Singleton lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .240 DeCinces 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .235 Gamble rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Mora dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Randolph 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Belanger ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Alomar 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .180 Stanley ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .269 Duncan c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Muser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Garland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 3 11 3 1 3 Totals 32 1 6 1 3 2 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 17,988 Left on Base: Yankees 10, Orioles 7 DP: Yankees 2, Orioles 0 Errors: Stanley Doubles: Rivers (30), Chambliss 2 (27), R. Jackson (23) Stolen Bases: Randolph (31) Sacrifice Hits: White (9) Sacrifice Flies: Munson (8) GIDP: Belanger (5), Singleton (9) Hit by Pitch: C. May (4,by Garland) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis W(14-6) 8.2 6 1 1 3 2 0 34 3.23 Tidrow SV(5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.38 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 2 0 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garland L(15-6) 9 11 3 3 1 3 0 40 2.73 Totals 9 11 3 3 1 3 0 40 Passed Balls: Munson (7) Hit by Pitch: Garland (5) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Marty Springstead YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; White flied out to right; Munson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Grich popped to second; R. Jackson singled to center; Munson allowed a passed ball [R. Jackson to second]; L. May singled to shortstop [R. Jackson to third]; Singleton forced L. May (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); C. May was hit by a pitch; Nettles flied out to center; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces singled to right; Mora forced DeCinces (third to second); Belanger grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Mora out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to left; Randolph stole second; On a bunt Stanley singled [Randolph to third]; Rivers forced Stanley (pitcher to shortstop); White struck out; Munson singled to left [Randolph scored, Rivers to second]; Willie Randolph injured; Chambliss flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: ALOMAR REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); Duncan made an out to second; Bumbry flied out to left; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0. YANKEES 4TH: C. May grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles walked; Gamble singled [Nettles to second]; Alomar forced Gamble (first to shortstop) [Nettles to third]; Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: R. Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); L. May reached on an error by Stanley; Singleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [L. May out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers doubled to right; White out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rivers to third]; Munson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored]; Chambliss doubled; C. May flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces walked; Mora flied out to center; Belanger walked [DeCinces to second]; Duncan flied out to right [DeCinces to third]; Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 0. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles flied out to right; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar singled to center; Stanley singled to left [Alomar to third]; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Grich flied out to center; R. Jackson flied out to left; L. May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 0. YANKEES 7TH: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss doubled to left; C. May singled to left [Chambliss scored]; Nettles flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); DeCinces made an out to shortstop; Mora lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0. YANKEES 8TH: Gamble popped to catcher; Alomar lined to left; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); MUSER BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Muser grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry singled to center; Grich walked [Bumbry to second]; R. Jackson doubled to right [Bumbry scored, Grich to third]; L. May lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. YANKEES 9TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED MUSER (PLAYING C ); Rivers struck out; White flied out to right; Munson singled to center; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton flied out to left; DeCinces made an out to second; Mora singled to left; TIDROW REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. |
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