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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 23, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 23, 1976 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Singer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,558 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: George Maloney |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Carlos May | DH |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Oscar Gamble | Right Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 23, 1976
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Holtzman
Bostock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Holtzman
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Holtzman
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Carew reaches third base with a triple. Ford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hisle vs. Holtzman
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kusick vs. Holtzman
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Singer
Rivers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Singer
White hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Singer
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Holtzman
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Holtzman
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Holtzman
Cubbage hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randall vs. Holtzman
Randall hits a line drive towards right. Gamble catches it and throws to first to double up Cubbage. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Singer
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Singer
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Singer
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gamble vs. Singer
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Holtzman
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bostock for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Holtzman
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Holtzman
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Holtzman
There goes Carew. The throw from Munson and he is out, Stanley applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Singer
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Singer
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Singer
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Singer
White takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to third. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Munson vs. Singer
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Rivers scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Singer
Singer fires over to first and Carew drops the ball. That's an error on Carew. White scores. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Singer
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Singer
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Munson trying to get to home. Hisle throws the ball in to Wynegar who tags Munson, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Holtzman
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Holtzman
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Holtzman
Wynegar is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Singer
Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Singer
Gamble strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Singer
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Singer
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivers vs. Singer
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Singer fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Singer. Nettles scores. Randolph moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
White hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Holtzman
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Holtzman
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Holtzman
Randall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Burgmeier
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Burgmeier
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Burgmeier
May hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Holtzman
Bostock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Holtzman
Ford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Ford reaches second base with a double. Bostock moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. Holtzman
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Holtzman. Bostock scores. Ford moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hisle vs. Holtzman
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanley. Ford scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Holtzman
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kusick for the out. Hisle moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Holtzman
There's a wild pitch. Hisle moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynegar vs. Holtzman
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Burgmeier
Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Burgmeier
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randolph vs. Johnson
Tom Johnson now pitching.
Randolph hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bostock who is chasing the ball. Randolph reaches third base with a triple. Nettles scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Johnson
Stanley hits a popup towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivers vs. Johnson
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randolph scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Johnson
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Johnson
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivers scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Johnson
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Hughes
Jim Hughes now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Holtzman
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Holtzman
Cubbage hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Holtzman
Randall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Randall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bostock vs. Holtzman
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph misplays the ball. That's an error on Randolph. Randall scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Holtzman
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hughes
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Hughes
Gamble hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Gamble reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Hughes
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Hughes
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gamble moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivers vs. Hughes
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Hughes
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Holtzman
Lou Piniella now playing right field.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Holtzman covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Holtzman
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Holtzman
Kusick hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Hughes
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Hughes
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Hughes
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Hughes
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Hughes
Piniella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wynegar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Holtzman
Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Holtzman
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Holtzman
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1976 -- Minnesota at New York (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bostock L, cf 4 1 2 0 Rivers M, cf 4 2 2 1
Ford D, rf 4 2 1 0 White R, lf 4 2 1 0
Carew R, 1b 4 0 2 1 Munson T, c 4 0 2 3
Hisle L, lf 4 0 0 1 Chambliss C, 1b 5 0 1 1
Kusick C, dh 4 0 0 0 May C, dh 5 0 3 0
Wynegar B, c 4 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 5 3 4 1
Smalley R, ss 3 0 0 0 Gamble O, rf 4 0 1 0
Cubbage M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Piniella L, rf 1 0 0 0
Randall B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 1 2 1
Stanley F, ss 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 2 39 9 17 7
Minnesota 100 002 100 -- 4
New York 003 104 10x -- 9
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Singer B (L) 3.2 7 4 3 3 1
Burgmeier T 1.2 1 1 1 0 0
Johnson T 0.1 5 3 3 0 0
Hughes J 2.1 4 1 1 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (W) 9.0 8 4 2 1 4
E -- Carew R, Singer B, Holtzman K, Stanley F, Randolph W
DP -- Minnesota 2, New York 2
LOB -- Minnesota 4, New York 10
2B -- Nettles G 2, Ford D, Randall B, Gamble O
3B -- Carew R, Randolph W
HR -- Nettles G
CS -- Carew R
WP -- Holtzman K
T -- 2:28
A -- 17558
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