New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
May 8, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1976 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, Oakland Athletics 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 3 2 0
White lf 5 1 4 2
Munson c 4 1 2 2
Chambliss 1b 5 1 1 0
Gamble rf 4 0 1 1
Piniella dh 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0
Randolph 2b 2 0 0 0
Mason ss 3 1 1 1
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 0 0
Tovar rf 4 0 0 0
Rudi lf 5 0 1 0
Baylor 1b 4 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 1 1 0
McMullen dh 3 1 2 0
  Lintz pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Campaneris ss 3 0 1 1
Garner 2b 4 1 2 3
Haney c 2 0 1 0
  Hosley ph,c 2 0 0 0
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Norris p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
New York 101 110 0048122
Oakland 000 300 010483
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis   7.2 8 4 4 3 4
  Tidrow  W (2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott   4.2 8 4 3 1 0
  Norris   2.1 2 0 0 0 2
  Lindblad   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Todd  L (1-1) 0.2 0 2 2 2 0
  Fingers   0.2 2 2 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
6
3
3

  E–Munson (2), Tidrow (1), North (1), Baylor (3), Garner (8).  2B–New York Nettles (5,off Abbott); Chambliss (4,off Abbott); Gamble (3,off Abbott); Rivers (5,off Norris); Munson (4,off Fingers), Oakland Garner (7,off Ellis).  HR–New York Mason (1,3rd inning off Abbott 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Garner (1,4th inning off Ellis 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Randolph (3,off Todd).  SF–Munson (2,off Abbott).  CS–White (3,2nd base by Abbott/Haney).  SB–Lintz 2 (5,2nd base off Ellis/Munson 2).  WP–Ellis (1), Lindblad (1).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–(none), 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:55.  A–8,687.
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