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New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins

August 15, 1976 · 4:33 AM EDT

New York Yankees logoNYY97-628
Final
9Minnesota Twins logoMIN85-77

W: Jim HughesL: Sparky LyleS: Bill Campbell

Top performers

Game flow

MIN100%50%100%NYY
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Biggest lead NYY by 4 · MIN by 2 · 4 lead changes

Key plays

  • B1 +17% MINButch Wynegar singles on a to left fielder Roy White. Steve Braun scores. Rod Carew scores. Butch Wynegar to 2nd.NYY 0 · MIN 2
  • T5 +24% NYYChris Chambliss hits a home run (15). Roy White scores. Thurman Munson scores.NYY 6 · MIN 4
  • B8 +37% MINRoy Smalley singles on a to left fielder Roy White. Dan Ford scores. Bob Randall scores. Craig Kusick to 2nd.NYY 8 · MIN 8
  • B8 +27% MINRod Carew singles on a to center fielder Mickey Rivers. Craig Kusick scores. Roy Smalley to 2nd.NYY 8 · MIN 9
  • T9 +23% MINChris Chambliss grounds into a double play, second baseman Bob Randall to first baseman Rod Carew. Thurman Munson out at 2nd. Chris Chambliss out at 1st.NYY 8 · MIN 9

Team stats

NYYMIN
  • 14Hits10
  • 8Runs9
  • 1Home runs0
  • 5Walks5
  • 1Strikeouts1
  • 1Errors2
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  • 1Stolen bases0
  • .389Batting average.303
  • .463On-base %.395
  • .500Slugging.424
  • 10.13ERA7.00
  • 18Left on base13

1976 American League Standings

WLPCTGB
1NYYankees9762.610—
2KCRoyals9072.5568.5
3BAOrioles8874.54310.5
4OAAthletics8774.54011.0
5MITwins8577.52513.5
6BORed Sox8379.51215.5
7CLGuardians8178.50916.0
8LAAngels7686.46922.5
9TERangers7686.46922.5
10DETigers7487.46024.0
11MIBrewers6695.41032.0
12CWWhite Sox6497.39834.0

Game info

Venue
Metropolitan Stadium