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Rangers 1 @ Yankees 2
Yankee Stadium
August 17, 1976

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers, played on August 17, 1976 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees beat the visiting Rangers with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateAugust 17, 1976 
Visiting Team
Texas Rangers
R: 1 H: 5 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 1
Hits: 5
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 2 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherDoyle Alexander  
Losing PitcherTommy Boggs  
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Game Winning RBIGraig Nettles 

Game Info

DateAugust 17, 1976 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamTexas Rangers 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherTommy Boggs  
Home Starting PitcherDoyle Alexander  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance20,959 
Time of Game1 hour 57 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Marty Springstead
1B: Don Denkinger
2B: Larry Barnett
3B: Dale Ford

Texas Rangers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gene Clines  Left Fielder 
Toby Harrah  Shortstop 
Mike Hargrove  First Baseman 
Jeff Burroughs  Right Fielder 
Joe Lahoud  DH 
Roy Howell  Third Baseman 
Lenny Randle  Second Baseman 
Juan Beniquez  Center Fielder 
Jim Sundberg  Catcher 
Frank Lucchesi  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 

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Rangers 1 @ Yankees 2
Yankee Stadium
August 17, 1976

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/17/1976 -- Texas at New York (N)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Clines G, lf          4  0  1  0   Rivers M, cf          4  0  0  0   
Harrah T, ss          3  1  0  0   White R, lf           4  0  0  0   
Hargrove M, 1b        3  0  2  0   Munson T, c           4  0  0  0   
Burroughs J, rf       4  0  0  1   Chambliss C, 1b       4  0  2  0   
Moates D, pr-rf       0  0  0  0   May C, dh             2  0  0  0   
Lahoud J, dh          4  0  0  0   Nettles G, 3b         4  1  1  1   
Howell R, 3b          4  0  1  0   Gamble O, rf          3  1  2  1   
Randle L, 2b          4  0  0  0   Randolph W, 2b        3  0  1  0   
Beniquez J, cf        3  0  1  0   Stanley F, ss         3  0  1  0   
Sundberg J, c         3  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  1  5  1                        31  2  7  2

Texas            000 000 001 --  1
New York         000 010 001 --  2
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Boggs T (L)           8.0  7  2  2  2  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Alexander D (W)       9.0  5  1  1  2  2

LOB -- Texas 6, New York 7
HR -- Gamble O, Nettles G
WP -- Boggs T 2
T -- 1:57
A -- 20959

    

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