August 26, 1977 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Ken ClayL: Roger MoretS: Sparky Lyle
Biggest lead TEX by 4 · NYY by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1KC Royals | 102 | 60 | .630 | — |
2NY Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | 2.0 |
3BA Orioles | 97 | 64 | .602 | 4.5 |
4BO Red Sox | 97 | 64 | .602 | 4.5 |
5TE Rangers | 94 | 68 | .580 | 8.0 |
6CW White Sox | 90 | 72 | .556 | 12.0 |
7MI Twins | 84 | 77 | .522 | 17.5 |
8DE Tigers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 28.0 |
9LA Angels | 74 | 88 | .457 | 28.0 |
10CL Guardians | 71 | 90 | .441 | 30.5 |
11MI Brewers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 35.0 |
12SE Mariners | 64 | 98 | .395 | 38.0 |
13OA Athletics | 63 | 98 | .391 | 38.5 |
14TO Blue Jays | 54 | 107 | .335 | 47.5 |
3B: Harrah
HR: Hargrove, Harrah
RBI: Hargrove, Harrah 4
SB: Washington
CS: Beníquez
LOB: 13
2B: Piniella, Randolph
3B: Nettles, Randolph
HR: Piniella
RBI: Rivers, Nettles, Munson, Piniella 2, Randolph
SB: Jackson
LOB: 19
The Yankees edged the Rangers 6-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Ken Clay got the win, Roger Moret took the loss and Sparky Lyle earned the save. Lou Piniella went 3-for-3 for the Yankees, while Toby Harrah went 2-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
