April 18, 1976 · 3:33 AM EST
Biggest lead MIN by 1 · NYY by 2 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 97 | 62 | .610 | — |
2KC Royals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 8.5 |
3BA Orioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 10.5 |
4OA Athletics | 87 | 74 | .540 | 11.0 |
5MI Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | 13.5 |
6BO Red Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15.5 |
7CL Guardians | 81 | 78 | .509 | 16.0 |
8LA Angels | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.5 |
9TE Rangers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.5 |
10DE Tigers | 74 | 87 | .460 | 24.0 |
11MI Brewers | 66 | 95 | .410 | 32.0 |
12CW White Sox | 64 | 97 | .398 | 34.0 |
2B: Carew
HR: Carew, Bostock, Wynegar
RBI: Carew, Braun, Bostock 2, Wynegar
LOB: 5
BB Bert BlylevenW | 8.1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 47 |
| BCBill CampbellS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TBTom Burgmeier | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 49 |
2B: Rivers, White, Munson, Piniella
3B: Piniella
RBI: Rivers, Munson, Chambliss, Nettles
SB: Rivers
LOB: 16
The Twins edged the Yankees 5-4 at Yankee Stadium I.
Bert Blyleven got the win, Catfish Hunter took the loss and Bill Campbell earned the save. Rod Carew went 2-for-4 for the Twins, while Lou Piniella went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
