Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
May 12, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1976 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 0 1 1
Meyer lf 2 1 0 0
  Freehan ph 1 0 0 0
  Manuel pr,2b 0 1 0 0
  Scrivener ph 1 0 0 0
Horton dh 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 3 0 1 1
Thompson 1b 4 0 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0
Wockenfuss c 2 1 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 1 1 0
Sutherland 2b 1 0 0 0
  Oglivie ph 0 0 0 0
  Stanley ph,lf 2 1 1 2
Bare p 0 0 0 0
  Laxton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 3 2 2 0
White lf 3 1 1 1
Munson c 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 0 0
Gamble rf 4 1 1 1
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 2
Piniella dh 4 1 3 1
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0
Mason ss 3 0 1 0
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 5
Detroit 100 000 500674
New York 400 300 00x7101
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bare  L (2-2) 0.2 4 4 1 1 0
  Laxton   7.1 6 3 1 1 5
Totals
8.0
10
7
2
2
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (4-0) 6.0 5 4 4 6 3
  Lyle  SV (6) 3.0 2 2 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
6
5
6
5

  E–LeFlore 2 (2), Wockenfuss (1), Laxton (1), Lyle (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Detroit LeFlore (7,off Ellis); Veryzer (1,off Ellis); Stanley (2,off Lyle), New York Randolph (3,off Laxton).  HR–New York Nettles (3,1st inning off Bare 1 on, 2 out); Piniella (2,4th inning off Laxton 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Rivers (13,2nd base off Bare/Wockenfuss).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:19.  A–14,575.
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