Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees
April 20, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1976 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 5 1 1 1
Garr lf 5 0 1 0
Orta 3b 4 1 4 0
May dh 3 1 0 0
Spencer 1b 3 1 1 2
  Jones ph 0 0 0 0
  Johnson L. 1b 0 0 0 0
Downing c 4 0 2 1
Brohamer 2b 3 0 0 0
  Bradford ph 0 0 0 0
  Stein 2b 0 0 0 0
Lemon cf 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 1 0
Johnson B. p 0 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 1 0
White lf 4 1 1 0
Munson c 4 1 1 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 1
Gamble rf 4 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 2 1 0 0
Piniella dh 3 1 2 1
Randolph 2b 2 0 0 1
Mason ss 2 0 1 1
  Coggins pr 0 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 0 0 0 0
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 8 5
Chicago 004 000 0004102
New York 032 000 00x581
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (1-1) 2.0 5 5 5 1 1
  Carroll   6.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
1
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis   2.1 6 4 4 1 0
  Martinez  W (1-0) 5.0 3 0 0 3 1
  Tidrow   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Lyle  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
2

  E–Orta (2), Downing (2), Chambliss (1).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 3.  2B–Chicago Garr (1,off Ellis); Spencer (3,off Ellis), New York Piniella (3,off B Johnson).  HR–Chicago Kelly (1,3rd inning off Ellis 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Randolph (2,off B Johnson); Mason (1,off B Johnson).  SB–Orta (3,2nd base off Ellis/Munson); White (2,2nd base off B Johnson/Downing); Munson (1,2nd base off B Johnson/Downing); Rivers (5,2nd base off Carroll/Downing).  CS–Dent (1,2nd base by Lyle/Munson).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:16.  A–20,337.
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