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. New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 6Game Played on Saturday, September 25, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumYankees 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. |
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