A disputed three-run homer by Graig Nettles in the eighth inning powered the Yankees past the Red Sox, 6-5. Nettles 25th homer, which struck the wall behind the right-center field fence, bounced back onto the field and was first ruled in play, but first base umpire Joe Brinkman finally ruled the ball had cleared the fence. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 5
Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  3  0  -   5 11  0
Yankees      0  3  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   1   1     0   1   .283      Rivers cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .309
Doyle 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .255      White lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Piniella rf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .287
Fisk c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .254      Chambliss 1b          3   2   1   0     1   1   .293
Cooper 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .293      Nettles 3b            3   2   2   3     0   0   .245
Rice dh               4   0   1   1     0   0   .265      Maddox dh             1   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Evans rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .246        C. May ph,dh        2   0   0   0     1   1   .258
Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Tovar 2b              3   0   2   2     0   0   .189
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Mason ss            1   0   1   0     0   0   .184
Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley ss,2b         2   0   0   0     1   0   .258
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kreuger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  11   4     1   2             Totals               33   6  11   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 25,118
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Yankees 8
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Rivers
Doubles: Evans (27), Cooper (19), Tovar (1), Nettles (23)
Home Runs: Burleson (7), Nettles (25)
Stolen Bases: Miller (8), Rivers (42)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (10)
GIDP: Munson (13)
Hit by Pitch: Nettles (3,by Jones)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(4-2)            2.2   5   3   3   1   1   0  15   3.06
Murphy                  2.1   3   3   3   2   0   1  12   4.25
Kreuger                 3     3   0   0   0   2   0  11   3.00
Totals                  8    11   6   6   3   3   1  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(11-8)       7     8   4   3   1   1   1  29   3.05
Jackson                 0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.85
Tidrow SV(7)            1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.30
Totals                  9    11   5   4   1   2   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Jones (1)
Wild Pitches: Murphy (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Doyle was called out
on strikes; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; White flied out to left;
Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Cooper grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss singled to center; Nettles was hit by a pitch
[Chambliss to second]; Maddox singled to right [Chambliss to
third, Nettles to second]; Tovar doubled to left [Chambliss
scored, Nettles scored, Maddox to third]; Stanley walked; Rivers
forced Stanley (second to shortstop) [Tovar to third, Maddox
scored]; Rivers stole second; White popped to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice flied out to center; Evans doubled to right;
Hobson flied out to right [Evans to third]; Burleson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson struck out; Piniella singled to center;
Chambliss forced Piniella (pitcher to shortstop); Nettles
doubled to right [Chambliss to third]; MURPHY REPLACED JONES
(PITCHING); C. MAY BATTED FOR MADDOX; C. May was walked
intentionally; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 4TH: C. MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Doyle popped to
second; Lynn grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Rivers
grounded out (third to first); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk walked; Cooper singled to left [Fisk to
second]; Fisk was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Rice
popped to shortstop; Evans forced Cooper (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); Piniella
singled to left; Murphy threw a wild pitch [Piniella to second];
Chambliss walked; Nettles homered [Piniella scored, Chambliss
scored]; C. May grounded out (second to first); Tovar singled to
right; Stanley flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 6.

RED SOX 6TH: MASON REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING SS); STANLEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Hobson singled to right; Burleson flied
out to left; Doyle forced Hobson (second to shortstop); Lynn
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: KREUGER REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Rivers singled
to right; White popped to second; Munson grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rivers out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk singled to
center [Yastrzemski scored (no RBI), Fisk to second (error by
Rivers)]; Cooper flied out to center [Fisk to third]; Rice
singled to left [Fisk scored (unearned)]; Evans flied out to
center; Hobson forced Rice (second unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella singled to right; Chambliss struck out;
Nettles flied out to right; C. May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson homered; Doyle singled to left; JACKSON
REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Lynn singled to center [Doyle to
third]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk popped to second;
Cooper doubled to right [Lynn scored, Doyle scored]; TIDROW
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Rice grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Mason singled to first; Stanley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Mason to second]; Rivers grounded out
(pitcher to first); White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Yankees 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans singled to left; MILLER BATTED FOR HOBSON;
Miller forced Evans (pitcher to shortstop); Miller stole second;
Burleson struck out; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Yankees 6.