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New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers

1976-07-17 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 32605 · 2:45

New York Yankees defeated Texas Rangers 7–5. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 1st. Dock Ellis earned the win and Dick Tidrow picked up the save. Graig Nettles went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	7	11
TEX	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	5	9

W: Dock Ellis L: Steve Barr SV: Dick Tidrow

Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Dale Ford · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mickey Rivers	4	2	2	1	1	0
Roy White	3	0	0	0	2	1
Thurman Munson	5	1	2	2	0	0
Chris Chambliss	4	1	1	0	1	0
Graig Nettles	5	2	3	3	0	0
Fran Healy	4	0	0	0	1	2
Juan Bernhardt	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sandy Alomar	3	1	1	1	0	0
Fred Stanley	3	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos May	1	0	1	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Moates	5	1	2	0	0	0
Gene Clines	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Hargrove	4	1	1	3	1	0
Jeff Burroughs	4	1	1	0	1	1
Roy Howell	5	0	1	1	0	2
Toby Harrah	4	0	0	0	1	1
Tom Grieve	3	1	0	0	1	1
Lenny Randle	3	1	2	0	1	0
Jim Sundberg	4	0	2	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dock Ellis	6.2	5	5	4
Dick Tidrow	2.1	4	0	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Barr	1.2	4	3	1
Mike Bacsik	5.2	7	2	3
Jeff Terpko	1.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mickey Rivers: W
Roy White: PO1(E1).1-2
Roy White: OA.2-3(E3)#
Roy White: K
Thurman Munson: S7/L.3-H
Chris Chambliss: W.1-2
Graig Nettles: D7.2-H;1-3
Fran Healy: 13
Juan Bernhardt: 63

Bot 1

Dave Moates: 53
Gene Clines: 63
Mike Hargrove: 43

Top 2

Sandy Alomar: 13
Fred Stanley: 63
Mickey Rivers: S9/G
Roy White: W.1-2
Thurman Munson: S8/G.2-H;1-3
Chris Chambliss: 8

Bot 2

Jeff Burroughs: 3/FL
Roy Howell: K
Toby Harrah: 9

Top 3

Graig Nettles: S9/L
Fran Healy: SB2
Fran Healy: K
Juan Bernhardt: S7/G.2-3
Sandy Alomar: 34/SH.3-H;1-2
Fred Stanley: 4/L

Bot 3

Tom Grieve: K
Lenny Randle: 43
Jim Sundberg: S7/L
Dave Moates: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Mickey Rivers: 9
Roy White: W
Thurman Munson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Gene Clines: 63
Mike Hargrove: 43
Jeff Burroughs: W
Roy Howell: K

Top 5

Chris Chambliss: S4/G
Graig Nettles: HR/9.1-H
Fran Healy: W
Juan Bernhardt: 9
Sandy Alomar: 5/FL
Fred Stanley: 31

Bot 5

Toby Harrah: K
Tom Grieve: W
Lenny Randle: S7/L.1-2
Jim Sundberg: S7/L.2-H;1-2
Dave Moates: 41.2-3;1-2
Gene Clines: 53

Top 6

Mickey Rivers: 3/G
Roy White: 9
Thurman Munson: 53

Bot 6

Mike Hargrove: 43
Jeff Burroughs: S9/G
Roy Howell: 3/G.1-2
Toby Harrah: W
Tom Grieve: 3/FL

Top 7

Chris Chambliss: 41
Graig Nettles: 43
Fran Healy: K

Bot 7

Lenny Randle: W
Jim Sundberg: 64(1)/FO
Dave Moates: S4/G.1-2
Gene Clines: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Mike Hargrove: W.1-2
Jeff Burroughs: 63

Top 8

Juan Bernhardt: K
Sandy Alomar: S8/L
Carlos May: S8/G.1-3
Mickey Rivers: S8/L.3-H;1-2
Roy White: 9
Thurman Munson: 2/FL

Bot 8

Roy Howell: 7
Toby Harrah: 53
Tom Grieve: 9

Top 9

Chris Chambliss: 43
Graig Nettles: 4/F
Fran Healy: 9

Bot 9

Lenny Randle: S3/G
Jim Sundberg: 8
Dave Moates: S8/G.1-2
Gene Clines: 43.1-2;2-3
Mike Hargrove: HR/7.3-H;2-H
Jeff Burroughs: K+PB.B-1
Roy Howell: T9.1-H(UR)
Toby Harrah: 3/G

Notes & reviews

last two plays actually one play

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