Yankees @ Twins
June 16, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 9 14 0
Twins 4 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 9 14 0
Twins 4 8 1

Craig Kusick Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .277
OBP .000 .343
At Bats 0 94
Hits 0 26
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 15

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 9
Close
Metropolitan Stadium - June 16, 1976
Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Jim Mason
Roy White
Mickey Rivers
Oscar Gamble
Craig Kusick
Steve Brye
Lyman Bostock

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 9 14 0 7
Minnesota Twins 4 8 1 7
Winning Pitcher Ed Figueroa
Losing Pitcher Bill Singer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Graig Nettles
Attendance 8,801
Time of Game 2 hours 58 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sparky Lyle now pitching. Craig Kusick pinch hits for Steve Braun. Kusick hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Brye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bostock moves to second.
Bottom 9 Lyman Bostock pinch hits for Jerry Terrell. Bostock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Tony Oliva pinch hits for Bob Randall. Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Luebber fires to first and picks off Nettles.
Top 9 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May moves to second.
Top 9 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Mason fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Cubbage hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynegar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Carew hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 White hits a popup towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Steve Luebber now pitching. Mason hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Terrell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Randall hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gamble hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Nettles hits a popup towards short. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chambliss moves to third.
Top 7 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Albury fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White scores.
Top 7 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. White moves to third.
Top 7 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. White reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Ford strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynegar tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Cubbage hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble. Cubbage reaches second base with a double. Wynegar moves to third.
Bottom 6 Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Vic Albury now pitching. Rivers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mason strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Randolph. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Randolph steals second.
Top 6 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Gamble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Braun hits a line drive into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brye is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Terrell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 May 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. White scores. Munson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Chambliss takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Munson moves to second.
Top 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell misplays the ball. That's an error on Terrell. White moves to second.
Top 5 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hisle strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Rivers. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Terrell applying the tag.
Top 4 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Randall fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Mason hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Braun scores.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Figueroa covering, for the out. Braun moves to third.
Bottom 3 Braun hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Braun reaches second base with a double. Terrell scores.
Bottom 3 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Terrell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Terrell takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gamble strikes out.
Top 3 Nettles strikes out.
Top 3 May hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ford is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Hisle is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mason tags and scores.
Top 2 Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Rivers reaches second base with a double. Randolph scores. Mason moves to third.
Top 2 Mason hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph moves to second.
Top 2 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gamble strikes out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Cubbage hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Carew. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Carew steals second.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Braun strikes out. There goes Brye. The throw from Munson to Mason, and Brye is out.
Bottom 1 Brye takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 May strikes out.
Top 1 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Munson moves to third.
Top 1 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Munson moves to second.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hisle. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.