| Posting his fourth shutout of the season, Ed Figueroa yielded only three singles and pitched the Yankees to an 8-0 victory over the Brewers. The Yankees' attack included homers by Graig Nettles and Otto Velez. [The Sporting News] |
New York Yankees 8, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Yankees 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 x - 8 12 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Joshua cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Tovar dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .186 Bowling cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Blomberg ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yount ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 White cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .273 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Munson c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .303 Hegan rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Piniella rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .286 Porter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Carbo dh 3 0 1 0 0 2 .238 Nettles 3b 3 2 1 1 0 0 .246 D. Thomas lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Velez lf 3 2 2 2 1 0 .242 Gantner 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Randolph 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .269 Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Stanley ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .255 Augustine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Haas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kobel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 3 0 1 6 Totals 35 8 12 8 2 3 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 12,965 Left on Base: Brewers 4, Yankees 6 DP: Brewers 0, Yankees 0 Doubles: White (26), Munson (23), Velez (4) Home Runs: Nettles (26), Velez (2) Hit by Pitch: Nettles (4,by Kobel) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Augustine L(8-10) 4 8 5 5 1 1 1 20 3.26 Haas 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 12 3.00 Kobel 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 6 18.00 Totals 8 12 8 8 2 3 2 38 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(17-8) 9 3 0 0 1 6 0 31 2.96 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 6 0 31 Hit by Pitch: Kobel (1) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman BREWERS 1ST: Joshua struck out; Yount flied out to right; Scott popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Tovar grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (second to first); Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0. BREWERS 2ND: Hegan grounded out (first unassisted); Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella popped to shortstop; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0. BREWERS 3RD: D. Thomas singled to right; Gantner forced D. Thomas (first to shortstop); Johnson forced Gantner (second to shortstop); Joshua flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Velez grounded out (third to first); Randolph singled to left; Stanley popped to second; Tovar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0. BREWERS 4TH: Yount flied out to left; Scott walked; Hegan forced Scott (second to shortstop); Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: White doubled to left; Munson doubled to left [White scored]; Piniella singled to center [Munson scored, Piniella out at second (center to shortstop)]; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles homered; Velez walked; Randolph was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 3. BREWERS 5TH: Carbo struck out; D. Thomas struck out; Gantner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Stanley singled to left; Tovar singled to first [Stanley to second]; White singled to center [Stanley scored, Tovar to third]; HAAS REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to second, Tovar scored]; Debut game for Moose Haas; Piniella struck out; Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 5. BREWERS 6TH: Johnson struck out; Joshua singled to center; Yount popped to shortstop; Scott forced Joshua (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles flied out to left; Velez doubled to left; Randolph singled to center [Velez scored]; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Randolph to second]; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR TOVAR; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 6. BREWERS 7TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hegan was called out on strikes; Porter flied out to left; Carbo singled to center; D. Thomas forced Carbo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 6. YANKEES 7TH: White flied out to center; Munson singled to center; Piniella struck out; Chambliss popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 6. BREWERS 8TH: Gantner flied out to left; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Joshua grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 6. YANKEES 8TH: BOWLING REPLACED JOSHUA (PLAYING CF); KOBEL REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Nettles was hit by a pitch; Velez homered [Nettles scored]; Randolph popped to third; Stanley walked; Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted) [Stanley to second]; White flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 8. BREWERS 9TH: Yount popped to third in foul territory; Scott grounded out (third to first); Hegan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 8.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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