New York Yankees vs Cincinnati Reds
October 16, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 16, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 1, Cincinnati Reds 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Piniella dh 3 1 1 0
  May ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 1
Maddox rf 2 0 1 0
  Gamble ph 1 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 2 0 0 0
Stanley ss 1 0 0 0
  Velez ph 1 0 0 0
  Mason ss 0 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 2 0 0 1
Griffey rf 4 1 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 1
Perez 1b 4 0 3 1
Driessen dh 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 1 2 0
Bench c 3 1 2 1
Geronimo cf 3 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0
Gullett p 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 4
New York 010 000 000151
Cincinnati 101 001 20x5101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (0-1) 6.0 9 5 5 2 1
  Lyle   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
2
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett  W (1-0) 7.1 5 1 1 3 4
  Borbon   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
4

  E–Chambliss (1), Geronimo (1).  DP–New York 2, Cincinnati 2.  2B–New York Piniella (1,off Gullett), Cincinnati Perez (1,off Alexander); Geronimo (1,off Lyle).  3B–New York Maddox (1,off Gullett), Cincinnati Concepcion (1,off Alexander); Bench (1,off Alexander).  HR–Cincinnati Morgan (1,1st inning off Alexander 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Nettles (1,off Gullett); Rose (1,off Alexander).  HBP–Chambliss (1,by Gullett).  CS–Rivers (1,2nd base by Gullett/Bench); Perez (1,2nd base by Alexander/Munson).  SB–Griffey (1,2nd base off Alexander/Munson).  WP–Lyle (1).  HBP–Gullett (1,Chambliss).  U–Lee Weyer (NL), Lou DiMuro (AL), Bill Williams (NL), Bill Deegan (AL), Dave Phillips (AL), Bruce Froemming (NL).  T–2:10.  A–54,826.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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