Twins 4, Yankees 5 Box Score, Aug 25, 1976

August 25, 1976 · 7:05 PM EDT

Minnesota TwinsMIN · 85-77MIN85-774

Final

New York YankeesNYY · 97-62NYY97-62

W: Grant JacksonL: Tom Burgmeier

Top performers

RSRoy Smalley IIISS3-7H-AB3BTop hitterGNGraig Nettles3B2-7H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 R
Winning pitcherGJGrant JacksonP2.0IP0 ER · 2 K · W
TBTom BurgmeierP7.2IP1 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcher

Game flow

NYY100%50%100%MIN

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

Key plays

T12 +19% NYYRod Carew grounds into a double play, second baseman Willie Randolph to shortstop Jim Mason to first baseman Chris Chambliss. Roy Smalley out at 2nd. Rod Carew out at 1st.MIN 4 · NYY 4
B15 +19% NYYChris Chambliss singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dan Ford. Thurman Munson to 3rd.MIN 4 · NYY 4
B15 +19% MINCarlos May reaches on a fielder's choice out, second baseman Jerry Terrell to catcher Butch Wynegar. Thurman Munson out at home. Sandy Alomar to 2nd.MIN 4 · NYY 4
B15 +21% MINGraig Nettles grounds into a double play, shortstop Roy Smalley to first baseman Rod Carew. Carlos May out at 2nd. Graig Nettles out at 1st.MIN 4 · NYY 4
B19 +38% NYYMickey Rivers singles on a to center fielder Steve Brye. Oscar Gamble scores.MIN 4 · NYY 5

Team stats

MIN

NYY

12Hits16
4Runs5
0Home runs1
4Walks7
8Strikeouts5
0Errors4

1Stolen bases2
.176Batting average.250
.222On-base %.324
.235Slugging.313
2.41ERA1.42
26Left on base32

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	8	1	1	1	0	0
RSRoy Smalley IIISS	7	0	3	0	1	0
RCRod Carew1B	7	0	0	1	1	0
LBLyman BostockCF	6	0	1	1	1	1
MCMike Cubbage3B	8	0	1	0	0	1
BWButch WynegarC	8	1	1	0	0	0
LHLarry HisleLF	8	1	2	0	0	2
DFDan FordRF	6	0	0	1	1	4
BRBob Randall2B	3	1	2	0	0	0
CKCraig KusickPH	1	0	0	0	0	0
LGLuis Gómez2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
SBSteve BryeCF	1	0	1	0	0	0
TOTony OlivaPH	1	0	0	0	0	0
JTJerry Terrell2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	68	4	12	4	4	8

2B: Bostock, Hisle

3B: Smalley III

RBI: Braun, Carew, Bostock, Ford

SB: Carew

CS: Randall

LOB: 26

Pitching


BCBill Campbell	5.2	5	0	1	2	0	29
PRPete Redfern	5.1	7	4	4	2	1	41
TBTom BurgmeierL	7.2	3	1	2	1	0	33
TJTom Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	18.2	16	5	7	5	1	104

Yankees

Batting


MRMickey RiversCF	9	1	3	1	0	0	0
RWRoy WhiteRF	8	1	2	1	0	0	1
TMThurman MunsonC	6	0	2	1	0	2	0
CCChris Chambliss1B	6	0	1	0	0	1	2
CMCarlos MayLF	8	0	1	0	0	0	0
GNGraig Nettles3B	7	1	2	1	1	1	1
OGOscar GambleDH	6	1	0	0	0	2	1
WRWillie Randolph2B	6	1	3	0	0	1	0
FSFred StanleySS	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
FHFran HealyC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SASandy Alomar Sr.1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
GLGene LocklearPH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
JMJim MasonSS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
LPLou PiniellaPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	64	5	16	4	1	7	5

2B: White

HR: Nettles

RBI: Rivers, White, Munson, Nettles

SB: Randolph 2

LOB: 32

Pitching


DTDick Tidrow	10.2	4	0	0	4	43
EFEd Figueroa	6.1	8	3	4	2	48
GJGrant JacksonW	2.0	0	0	0	2	10
Totals	19.0	12	3	4	8	101

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 outlast Twins 5-4 as Nettles goes 2-for-7

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 outlast Twins 5-4 as Nettles goes 2-for-7

Players mentioned