The crowd of 40,383 at "Salute to Hank Aaron Night" suffered two disappointments when Aaron not only went hitless in five trips, but the Brewers also lost to the Yankees, 5-3, in 11 innings. George Scott drove in the Brewers' runs, hitting a homer in the first inning and accounting for two RBIs with a single in the sixth.

Lou Piniella figured in the first three Yankee runs. After batting in one with a single in the first, Piniella tripled and scored on a single by Chris Chambliss in the fourth. Then in the ninth Piniella singled and gave way to pinch-runner Larry Murray, who subsequently counted the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Elliott Maddox. Graig Nettles smashed the deadlock in the 11th with his 27th homer of the season. The Yankees went on to add an insurance run on singles by Maddox and Fred Stanley and a squeeze bunt by Willie Randolph. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Friday, September 17, 1976 (Night game) at County Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  -   5 13  1
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  -   3  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .262      Joshua cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .271
White lf              5   1   2   0     1   1   .285      Yount ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Munson c              6   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Scott 1b              5   1   3   3     0   0   .277
Piniella rf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .288      Aaron dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Murray pr,rf        0   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     1   2   .291      Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Nettles 3b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .242      D. Thomas lf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Maddox cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .265        Sharp lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Tovar dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .182      Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Stanley ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Gantner 3b            3   1   0   0     0   1   .212
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Augustine p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Haas p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5  13   5     4   3             Totals               39   3   7   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 40,383
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Brewers 5
DP: Yankees 0, Brewers 2
Errors: Stanley
Doubles: D. Thomas (5), Scott (17)
Triples: Piniella (5)
Home Runs: Nettles (27), Scott (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Tovar (2), Randolph (6), Gantner (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Maddox (1)
GIDP: Nettles (8), Stanley (5)
Hit by Pitch: Lezcano (2,by Figueroa)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(19-8)       10     6   3   1   0   5   1  37   2.80
Tidrow SV(9)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.34
Totals                 11     7   3   1   0   5   1  41

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Augustine               8     9   3   3   1   2   0  32   3.26
Kobel L(0-1)            2.1   3   2   2   2   1   1  12  10.80
Haas                    0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.45
Totals                 11    13   5   5   4   3   1  48

Hit by Pitch: Figueroa (3)
Wild Pitches: Haas (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to center; White singled to
right; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to
second]; Piniella singled to left [White scored, Piniella to
second]; Chambliss struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Joshua struck out (catcher to first); Yount popped
to second; Scott homered; Aaron struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles popped to shortstop; Maddox flied out to
right; Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
popped to third; D. Thomas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Randolph
grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); Gantner
struck out; Joshua flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to center; Piniella tripled to
center; Chambliss singled to center [Piniella scored]; Nettles
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Chambliss out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Yount grounded out (third to first); Scott flied
out to center; Aaron popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Maddox flied out to right; Tovar singled to second;
Stanley grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Tovar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers
1.

BREWERS 5TH: Lezcano flied out to right; Porter struck out; D.
Thomas doubled to center [D. Thomas out at third (center to
second to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph singled to center; White singled to first
[Randolph to second]; Munson popped to first; Piniella flied out
to right; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Johnson reached on an error by Stanley; Gantner
forced Johnson (first to shortstop); Joshua singled to left
[Gantner to second]; Yount popped to second; Scott singled to
right [Joshua scored (unearned), Gantner scored (unearned)];
Aaron popped to second; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Brewers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles popped to shortstop; Maddox singled to
left; Tovar flied out to left; Stanley flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano was hit by a pitch; Porter forced Lezcano
(third to shortstop); D. Thomas struck out; Johnson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: SHARP REPLACED D. THOMAS (PLAYING LF); Randolph
flied out to center; White struck out; Munson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Gantner flied out to left; Joshua singled to
center; Yount popped to third; Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Piniella singled to right; MURRAY RAN FOR PINIELLA;
Chambliss walked [Murray to second]; KOBEL REPLACED AUGUSTINE
(PITCHING); Nettles forced Chambliss (second to shortstop)
[Murray to third]; Maddox hit a sacrifice fly to left [Murray
scored]; Tovar was walked intentionally [Nettles to second];
Stanley forced Tovar (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 3, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Aaron flied out
to left; Lezcano flied out to right; Porter flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Brewers 3.

YANKEES 10TH: Randolph flied out to right; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson singled to center; Murray walked
[Munson to second]; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 10TH: Sharp flied out to left; Johnson singled to
center; Gantner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Johnson to second]; Joshua grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Brewers 3.

YANKEES 11TH: Nettles homered; Maddox singled to center; Tovar
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Maddox to second];
HAAS REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Stanley singled to shortstop
[Maddox to third]; Randolph out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Maddox scored, Stanley to second]; Haas threw a wild
pitch [Stanley to third]; White walked; Munson grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 11TH: TIDROW REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Yount
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott doubled to center;
Aaron popped to shortstop; Lezcano flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 3.