Twins 4, Yankees 5 Box Score, Aug 24, 1976

August 24, 1976 · 7:05 PM EDT

Minnesota TwinsMIN · 85-77MIN85-774

Final

New York YankeesNYY · 97-62NYY97-62

W: Doyle AlexanderL: Eddie BaneS: Grant Jackson

Top performers

TOTony OlivaPH1-1H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterMRMickey RiversCF1-3H-AB3B · 1 RBI · 1 R
Winning pitcherDADoyle AlexanderP8.2IP4 ER · 2 K · W
EBEddie BaneP6.0IP4 ER · 4 K · LLosing pitcher
SaveGJGrant JacksonP0.1IP0 ER · 1 K · S

Game flow

NYY100%50%100%MIN

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Biggest lead MIN by 1 · NYY by 4 · 1 lead change

Key plays

T2 +11% MINDan Ford doubles (19) on a to right fielder Lou Piniella. Larry Hisle scores.MIN 1 · NYY 0
B4 +10% MINChris Chambliss grounds into a double play, second baseman Bob Randall to shortstop Roy Smalley to first baseman Rod Carew. Lou Piniella out at 2nd. Chris Chambliss out at 1st.MIN 1 · NYY 0
B6 +10% NYYThurman Munson singles on a line drive to center fielder Lyman Bostock. Mickey Rivers scores. Thurman Munson out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Lyman Bostock to first baseman Rod Carew to second baseman Bob Randall.MIN 1 · NYY 1
B7 +11% NYYChris Chambliss doubles (23) on a to right fielder Dan Ford.MIN 1 · NYY 1
B7 +12% NYYWillie Randolph doubles (14) on a to right fielder Dan Ford. Chris Chambliss scores. Graig Nettles scores. Otto Velez scores.MIN 1 · NYY 4

Team stats

MIN

NYY

9Hits9
4Runs5
1Home runs0
3Walks3
3Strikeouts4
1Errors0

1Stolen bases1
.265Batting average.300
.324On-base %.364
.412Slugging.467
5.63ERA4.00
12Left on base11

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

Twins

Batting


SBSteve BraunDH	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
RSRoy Smalley IIISS	5	1	0	0	0	0	2
RCRod Carew1B	3	0	2	0	0	1	0
LBLyman BostockCF	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
MCMike Cubbage3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
LHLarry HisleLF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
BWButch WynegarC	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
DFDan FordRF	4	1	3	1	0	0	0
BRBob Randall2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
CKCraig KusickPH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
JTJerry TerrellPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTony OlivaPH	1	1	1	2	1	0	0
Totals	34	4	9	4	1	3	3

2B: Carew, Ford

HR: Oliva

RBI: Bostock, Ford, Oliva 2

SB: Hisle

CS: Ford

LOB: 12

Pitching


BCBill Campbell	2.0	3	1	0	0	9
EBEddie BaneL	6.0	6	4	3	4	42
Totals	8.0	9	5	3	4	51

Yankees

Batting


MRMickey RiversCF	3	1	1	1	1	1
RWRoy WhiteLF	4	0	0	0	0	1
TMThurman MunsonC	4	0	3	0	0	0
LPLou PiniellaRF	4	0	1	0	0	0
CCChris Chambliss1B	4	1	2	0	0	1
GNGraig Nettles3B	4	1	1	0	0	1
OVOtto VelezDH	1	1	0	0	2	0
WRWillie Randolph2B	3	1	1	3	0	0
FSFred StanleySS	2	0	0	0	0	0
CMCarlos MayPH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	5	9	4	3	4

2B: Chambliss 2, Randolph

3B: Rivers

RBI: Rivers, Randolph 3

SB: Rivers

CS: Munson

LOB: 11

Pitching


DADoyle AlexanderW	8.2	8	4	3	2	1	49
GJGrant JacksonS	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	4
Totals	9.0	9	4	3	3	1	53

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1976 American League Standings

Game info

Twins

Batting

Pitching

Yankees

Batting

Pitching

1 · MIN 0–0 NYY · Tied 0–0

Yankees edge Twins 5-4 as Rivers goes 1-for-3

Players mentioned

Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1976 American League Standings

Game info

Twins

Batting

Pitching

Yankees

Batting

Pitching

1 · MIN 0–0 NYY · Tied 0–0

Yankees edge Twins 5-4 as Rivers goes 1-for-3

Players mentioned