New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
August 12, 1976 Box Score

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

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New York Yankees 12, Minnesota Twins 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 1 3 2
  Piniella lf 1 0 0 0
White lf,cf 5 1 1 1
Munson c 2 3 1 0
  Hendricks c 1 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 5 1 2 3
  Velez 1b 1 0 0 0
May dh 4 1 3 2
Nettles 3b 5 1 2 0
Gamble rf 4 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 5 3 3 1
Stanley ss 5 1 1 1
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 12 16 10
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Braun dh 5 1 2 3
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Carew 1b 3 0 2 1
  Kusick 1b 1 0 0 0
Bostock cf 4 1 2 0
Cubbage 3b 4 1 1 0
Wynegar c 3 0 1 1
Hisle lf 4 1 1 0
Ford rf 3 1 0 0
Randall 2b 2 0 0 0
  Oliva ph 1 0 0 0
  Terrell 2b 1 0 0 0
Luebber p 0 0 0 0
  Albury p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
New York 021 405 00012160
Minnesota 100 000 310595
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (13-12) 9.0 9 5 5 2 7
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Luebber  L (3-3) 3.2 7 7 6 3 1
  Albury   2.0 8 5 5 2 2
  Johnson   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Hughes   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
12
11
5
6

  E–Carew (13), Wynegar (14), Ford (7), Randall (16), Luebber (3).  2B–New York C May (8,off Luebber); Rivers (26,off Luebber); Chambliss (19,off Albury); Randolph (11,off Albury), Minnesota Hisle (12,off Hunter).  3B–New York C May (2,off Albury), Minnesota Braun (3,off Hunter).  HBP–Munson (8,by Luebber); Rivers (3,by Albury).  SB–Munson (12,2nd base off Luebber/Wynegar); Randolph (26,2nd base off Luebber/Wynegar); Braun (8,2nd base off Hunter/Munson); Bostock (8,2nd base off Hunter/Munson).  HBP–Luebber (1,Munson); Albury (2,Rivers).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:58.  A–20,597.
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