Rangers 1, Yankees 5 Box Score, Aug 16, 1976

August 16, 1976 · 7:05 PM EDT

Texas RangersTEX · 76-86TEX76-861

Final

New York YankeesNYY · 97-62NYY97-62

W: Catfish HunterL: Gaylord Perry

Top performers

MHMike Hargrove1B2-3H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterFSFred StanleySS2-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 R
Winning pitcherCHCatfish HunterP9.0IP1 ER · 3 K · W
GPGaylord PerryP7.1IP5 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcher

Game flow

NYY100%50%100%TEX

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Biggest lead NYY by 5

Key plays

B2 +11% NYYGraig Nettles doubles (19) on a to center fielder Juan Beniquez. Carlos May scores.TEX 0 · NYY 1
T3 +7% TEXJim Sundberg singles on a to center fielder Mickey Rivers. Juan Beniquez to 2nd.TEX 0 · NYY 1
T3 +7% NYYDanny Thompson flies out to first baseman Chris Chambliss.TEX 0 · NYY 1
B3 +10% NYYMickey Rivers hits an inside-the-park home run (8) on a .TEX 0 · NYY 2
B3 +8% NYYChris Chambliss doubles (21) on a to right fielder Jeff Burroughs. Thurman Munson scores.TEX 0 · NYY 3

Team stats

TEX

NYY

7Hits13
1Runs5
0Home runs2
1Walks0
3Strikeouts1

.226Batting average.371
.250On-base %.371
.258Slugging.629
5.63ERA1.00
13Left on base13

1976 American League Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1NYYankees	97	62	.610	—
2KCRoyals	90	72	.556	8.5
3BAOrioles	88	74	.543	10.5
4OAAthletics	87	74	.540	11.0
5MITwins	85	77	.525	13.5
6BORed Sox	83	79	.512	15.5
7CLGuardians	81	78	.509	16.0
8LAAngels	76	86	.469	22.5
9TERangers	76	86	.469	22.5
10DETigers	74	87	.460	24.0
11MIBrewers	66	95	.410	32.0
12CWWhite Sox	64	97	.398	34.0

Game info

Venue: Yankee Stadium I

Rangers

Batting


GCGene ClinesLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
DTDanny ThompsonSS	4	0	0	0	0	0
MHMike Hargrove1B	3	1	2	0	1	0
JBJeff BurroughsRF	4	0	2	0	0	0
RHRoy Howell3B	3	0	0	1	0	0
TGTom GrieveDH	4	0	0	0	0	2
LRLenny Randle2B	3	0	0	0	0	0
JBJuan BeníquezCF	3	0	2	0	0	0
JSJim SundbergC	3	0	1	0	0	1
Totals	31	1	7	1	1	3

2B: Hargrove

RBI: Howell

LOB: 13

Pitching


GPGaylord PerryL	7.1	13	5	1	2	35
JTJeff Terpko	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
JHJoe Hoerner	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	8.0	13	5	1	2	37

Yankees

Batting


MRMickey RiversCF	4	1	1	1	1	0
RWRoy WhiteLF	4	0	0	0	0	1
TMThurman MunsonC	4	2	3	0	0	0
CCChris Chambliss1B	4	0	3	1	0	0
CMCarlos MayDH	4	1	1	0	0	0
GNGraig Nettles3B	4	0	3	2	0	0
OGOscar GambleRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
WRWillie Randolph2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
FSFred StanleySS	3	1	2	1	1	0
Totals	35	5	13	5	2	1

2B: Chambliss, May, Nettles

HR: Rivers, Stanley

RBI: Rivers, Chambliss, Nettles 2, Stanley

CS: Munson

LOB: 13

Pitching


CHCatfish HunterW	9.0	7	1	1	3	0	42
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	3	0	42

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1976 American League Standings

Game info

Rangers

Batting

Pitching

Yankees

Batting

Pitching

1 · TEX 0–0 NYY · Tied 0–0

Yankees beat Rangers 5-1 as Stanley goes 2-for-3

Players mentioned

Texas Rangers at New York Yankees

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1976 American League Standings

Game info

Rangers

Batting

Pitching

Yankees

Batting

Pitching

1 · TEX 0–0 NYY · Tied 0–0

Yankees beat Rangers 5-1 as Stanley goes 2-for-3

Players mentioned