Catfish Hunter gained his 16th victory with the Yankees this season and 200th of his career by defeating the Brewers, 2-1, in a game shortened to 5½ innings by rain. Carlos May and Oscar Gamble singled and Jim Mason drove them home with a double for the Yankees' runs in the second. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 19, 1976 (Day game) at County Stadium
Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Brewers      0  0  0    1  0  x  -   1  5  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Joshua cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .269
White cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Yount ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Munson c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Scott 1b              2   0   0   0     0   2   .277
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Hegan dh              2   0   1   1     0   1   .246
C. May lf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Lezcano rf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Porter c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Gamble rf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .237      D. Thomas lf          2   0   1   0     0   1   .290
Locklear dh           2   0   1   0     1   0   .232      Johnson 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Mason ss              3   0   1   2     0   0   .186      Gantner 3b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               24   2   6   2     2   2             Totals               19   1   5   1     0   5

Time of Game: 1:16   Attendance:  6,887
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Brewers 3
DP: Yankees 0, Brewers 0
Doubles: Mason (7), Locklear (1)
Stolen Bases: White (29)
Hit by Pitch: C. May (5,by Slaton)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(16-14)         5     5   1   1   0   5   0  19   3.61
Totals                  5     5   1   1   0   5   0  19

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(14-13)         6     6   2   2   2   2   0  27   3.49
Totals                  6     6   2   2   2   2   0  27

Hit by Pitch: Slaton (6)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (catcher to first); White
singled to right; White stole second; Munson flied out to left;
Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: C. May singled to left; Nettles struck out; Gamble
singled to right [C. May to second]; Locklear grounded out
(first to pitcher) [C. May to third, Gamble to second]; Mason
doubled to right [C. May scored, Gamble scored]; Randolph flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hegan struck out; Lezcano struck out; Porter
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White flied out to right; Munson singled to left;
Chambliss flied out to center; C. May was hit by a pitch [Munson
to second]; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: D. Thomas struck out; Johnson flied out to left;
Gantner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble popped to shortstop; Locklear doubled to
center; Mason reached on a fielder's choice [Locklear out at
third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; Randolph struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Joshua singled to right; Yount singled to center
[Joshua to second]; Scott struck out; Hegan singled to right
[Joshua scored, Yount to third]; Yount was picked off third
(catcher to third); Lezcano flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: White grounded out (second to first); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Porter flied out to left; D. Thomas singled to
right; Johnson forced D. Thomas (pitcher to shortstop); Gantner
singled to left [Johnson to second]; Joshua flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: C. May grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
flied out to center; Gamble walked; Locklear walked [Gamble to
second]; Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Game
cancelled after 1:18 rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Brewers 1.