New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
May 9, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1976 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 1 0 0
White lf 4 1 0 0
Munson c 5 0 1 2
Chambliss 1b 5 0 1 0
Gamble rf 3 0 0 0
Piniella dh 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 5 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 5 0 0 0
Mason ss 3 1 0 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 3 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 1 1 0
Tovar rf 4 0 0 0
Rudi lf 2 0 1 1
  Alexander pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Baylor 1b 4 0 1 1
Bando 3b 4 1 0 0
Williams dh 4 1 1 1
  Lintz pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 1
Garner 2b 3 0 0 0
Haney c 2 0 0 0
  McMullen ph 1 0 0 0
  Hosley c 1 0 1 0
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 6 4
New York 000 003 000 000332
Oakland 000 110 001 001460
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (3-4) 11.2 6 4 3 3 3
Totals
11.2
6
4
3
3
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez   5.0 2 3 2 3 2
  Lindblad  W (2-0) 7.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
12.0
3
3
2
4
5

  E–Munson (3), Randolph (6).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Haney (1).  2B–New York Munson (5,off Torrez), Oakland Campaneris (1,off Hunter).  HR–Oakland Williams (2,5th inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gamble (1,off Lindblad); Tovar (1,off Hunter); Lintz (1,off Hunter).  HBP–Gamble (2,by Torrez).  IBB–Piniella (3,by Lindblad).  SF–Rudi (3,off Hunter); Baylor (1,off Hunter); Campaneris (1,off Hunter).  SB–North (13,2nd base off Hunter/Munson); Baylor (7,2nd base off Hunter/Munson); Alexander (3,2nd base off Hunter/Munson).  HBP–Torrez (1,Gamble).  IBB–Lindblad (1,Piniella).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–(none), 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:32.  A–11,144.
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