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Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees

August 23, 1976 · 7:05 PM EDT

Minnesota Twins logoMIN85-774
Final
9New York Yankees logoNYY97-62

W: Ken HoltzmanL: Bill Singer

Top performers

Game flow

NYY100%50%100%MIN
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Biggest lead MIN by 1 · NYY by 5 · 1 lead change

Key plays

  • T1 +15% MINRod Carew triples (9) on a to left fielder Roy White. Dan Ford scores.MIN 1 · NYY 0
  • T2 +11% NYYBob Randall lines into a double play, right fielder Oscar Gamble to first baseman Chris Chambliss. Mike Cubbage out at 2nd. Bob Randall out at 1st.MIN 1 · NYY 0
  • B2 +14% MINOscar Gamble grounds into a double play, second baseman Bob Randall to shortstop Roy Smalley to first baseman Rod Carew. Graig Nettles out at 2nd. Oscar Gamble out at 1st.MIN 1 · NYY 0
  • B3 +18% NYYThurman Munson singles on a to right fielder Dan Ford. Fred Stanley scores. Mickey Rivers scores. Roy White to 3rd.MIN 1 · NYY 2
  • T6 +12% MINRod Carew reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by pitcher Ken Holtzman. Lyman Bostock scores. Dan Ford to 3rd. Missed catch error by pitcher Ken Holtzman.MIN 2 · NYY 4

Team stats

MINNYY
  • 8Hits17
  • 4Runs9
  • 0Home runs1
  • 1Walks4
  • 4Strikeouts2
  • 2Errors3
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  • .235Batting average.436
  • .257On-base %.488
  • .353Slugging.641
  • 9.00ERA2.00
  • 11Left on base25

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
Yankee Stadium I