The Yankees, who exploded for six runs in the first inning and rolled over the Tigers, 10-6, won the East Division title when the second-place Orioles lost a night game to the Red Sox, 1-0. Fred Stanley and Willie Randolph each batted in two runs in the Yanks' opening attack on rookie southpaw Ed Glynn.

Thurman Munson hit a homer off reliever Bill Laxton, plus a sacrifice fly, and drove in three runs. Chris Chambliss collected a homer, double and single. Chuck Scrivener accounted for most of the Tigers' scoring with a homer and single for three RBIs. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Saturday, September 25, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      6  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -  10 12  1
Tigers       0  0  0    1  2  3    0  0  0  -   6 13  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .312      Mankowski 3b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .271
  Murray cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Meyer 1b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .245
White lf              5   2   2   0     0   1   .286      Staub rf              3   1   2   0     2   0   .299
Munson c              3   1   1   3     1   0   .301      Horton dh             5   0   3   0     0   1   .261
Piniella rf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .286      Oglivie lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Chambliss 1b          5   3   3   1     0   0   .294        Lane pr,lf          2   1   0   0     0   1   .133
Nettles 3b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .245      Stanley cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Velez dh              3   1   1   0     2   1   .244      Freehan c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .274
Randolph 2b           3   1   1   2     2   0   .267      Scrivener 2b,ss       4   2   2   3     0   0   .222
Stanley ss            4   0   1   2     1   0   .238      Wagner ss             3   1   1   1     0   1   .260
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Manuel 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                          Glynn p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  10  12  10     6   3             Totals               38   6  13   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 12,814
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Tigers 9
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Chambliss, Staub
Doubles: Chambliss (32), Horton (13)
Triples: Wagner (2)
Home Runs: Munson (16), Chambliss (17), Scrivener (2)
Stolen Bases: White (31), Randolph (37)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson (10), Mankowski (1)
GIDP: Oglivie (11)
Hit by Pitch: Piniella (2,by Laxton), Oglivie (3,by Alexander)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(13-9)       5.1   7   5   4   2   1   0  25   3.36
Tidrow SV(10)           3.2   6   1   1   0   5   1  17   2.68
Totals                  9    13   6   5   2   6   1  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Glynn L(0-3)            0.2   5   6   6   1   0   0   8   6.50
Laxton                  8.1   7   4   4   5   3   2  38   4.09
Totals                  9    12  10  10   6   3   2  46

Passed Balls: Munson (11)
Hit by Pitch: Alexander (3), Laxton (6)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to left; White singled to right
[Rivers to third]; White stole second; Munson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Rivers scored]; Piniella singled to center [White
scored]; Chambliss singled to center [Piniella to second];
Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Velez walked
[Piniella to third, Chambliss to second]; Randolph singled to
left [Piniella scored, Chambliss scored, Velez to third]; LAXTON
REPLACED GLYNN (PITCHING); Randolph stole second; Stanley
singled to left [Randolph scored, Velez scored]; Rivers popped
to second; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Mankowski singled to right; Meyer singled to right
[Mankowski to second]; Staub walked [Mankowski to third, Meyer
to second]; Horton struck out; Oglivie grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White singled to center; Munson homered [White
scored]; Piniella grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Nettles flied out to right; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Freehan
flied out to left; Scrivener flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Velez struck out; Randolph walked; Stanley popped
to catcher in foul territory; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner grounded out (third to first); Mankowski
grounded out (second to first); Meyer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White struck out; Munson flied out to center;
Piniella struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to center; Horton singled to left
[Staub to second]; Oglivie flied out to right [Staub to third];
Munson allowed a passed ball [Staub scored (unearned), Horton to
second]; Stanley popped to second; Freehan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Tigers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss doubled to right [Chambliss to third
(error by Staub)]; Nettles singled to center [Chambliss scored];
Velez walked [Nettles to second]; Randolph popped to second;
Stanley forced Velez (second to shortstop) [Nettles to third];
Rivers flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 9,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: MURRAY REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Scrivener
singled to center; Wagner tripled to right [Scrivener scored];
Mankowski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wagner scored]; Meyer
grounded out (third to first); Staub walked; Horton flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 6TH: White popped to catcher in foul territory; Munson
flied out to left; Piniella was hit by a pitch; Chambliss flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie was hit by a pitch; LANE RAN FOR OGLIVIE;
Stanley flied out to right; Freehan singled to left [Lane to
second]; TIDROW REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Scrivener homered
[Lane scored, Freehan scored]; Chambliss dropped a foul fly hit
by Wagner for an error; Wagner struck out; Mankowski grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9,
Tigers 6.

YANKEES 7TH: LANE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Nettles flied out
to right; Velez flied out to center; Randolph walked; Stanley
forced Randolph (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 9, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Meyer singled to center; Staub flied out to center;
Horton singled to center [Meyer to second]; Lane flied out to
center [Meyer to third]; Stanley forced Horton (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 9, Tigers 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Murray flied out to center; White popped to third;
Munson walked; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 9, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan singled to center; Scrivener popped to
third; THOMPSON BATTED FOR WAGNER; Thompson struck out;
Mankowski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Tigers 6.

YANKEES 9TH: MANUEL REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING 2B); SCRIVENER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Chambliss homered; Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Velez singled to second;
Randolph flied out to center; Stanley walked [Velez to second];
Murray flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 10,
Tigers 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Meyer struck out; Staub singled to center; Horton
doubled to left [Staub to third]; Lane struck out; Stanley
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
10, Tigers 6.