The Yankees, who were shut out in the first game, 3-0, came back to whitewash the Tigers, 8-0, in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader and reduced their "magic number" to two for clinching the East Division title. Dave Roberts blanked the Yankees in the opener, pitching a five-hitter. A double by Mickey Stanley and single by Mark Wagner in the second inning, a homer by Rusty Staub in the third and doubles by Chuck Scrivener and Ben Oglivie in the seventh accounted for the Tigers' tallies.

The defeat was the sixth straight for the Yankees, who ended their slump in the nightcap behind the five-hit hurling of Grant Jackson. The complete game was Jackson's first since 1970 when the lefthander was with the Phillies. Graig Nettles smashed his 30th homer of the season to account for three runs in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 24, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Tigers       0  1  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Scrivener 2b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .214
White lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .287      Oglivie 1b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .291
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Staub rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .299
Piniella rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Stanley cf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .278
Maddox cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Lane lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Velez 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Wockenfuss c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .222
Healy dh              3   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .237      Wagner ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     2   3             Totals               31   3   7   3     3   3

Time of Game: 1:40
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Tigers 7
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Nettles
Doubles: Stanley (17), Scrivener (5), Oglivie (12)
Triples: Wockenfuss (2)
Home Runs: Staub (14)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (1)
GIDP: Wockenfuss (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(13-11)       8     7   3   3   3   3   1  34   3.64
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   3   1  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(15-16)        9     5   0   0   2   3   0  32   3.92
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   3   0  32

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph struck out; White grounded out (shortstop
to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Scrivener popped to first; Oglivie singled to
center; Staub flied out to center; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella popped to first; Nettles struck out;
Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley doubled to left; Lane grounded out (first
unassisted); Wockenfuss walked; Mankowski struck out; Wagner
singled to right [Stanley scored, Wockenfuss to second];
Scrivener struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy
flied out to center; Stanley walked; Randolph singled to left
[Stanley to second]; White singled to left [Stanley out at home
(left to catcher), Randolph to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Oglivie flied out to right; Staub homered; Horton
flied out to right; Stanley walked; Lane reached on an error by
Nettles [Stanley to second]; Wockenfuss flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Piniella
flied out to center; Nettles popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski flied out to center; Wagner grounded out
(pitcher to first); Scrivener flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Maddox flied out to center; Velez flied out to
right; Healy singled to center; Stanley flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Staub
grounded out (first to pitcher); Horton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); White
singled to left; Munson flied out to center; Piniella forced
White (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Lane
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Wockenfuss tripled to center;
Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox
walked; Velez singled to pitcher [Maddox to second]; Maddox was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Healy struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); Scrivener
doubled to left; Oglivie doubled to left [Scrivener scored];
Staub popped to third; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Randolph
grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Lane
walked; Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (second to second
to first) [Lane out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.