A solo homer by Dan Ford in the ninth inning carried the Twins past the Rangers, 4-3, for their first victory for new manager Gene Mauch. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     11, 1976 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  8  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   3  7  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oliva 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randle lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Terrell 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .308
Ford rf               4   1   1   1     1   2   .154      Hargrove 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .000
Carew 1b              3   2   2   0     2   0   .273      Harrah ss             3   1   2   1     1   0   .333
Hisle lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .231      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .417
Braun dh              3   1   0   0     2   1   .125      Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .091
Wynegar c             4   0   1   1     1   0   .273        Moates pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bostock cf            3   0   2   1     1   0   .400        Cubbage 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McKay 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Grieve dh             4   1   1   0     0   3   .250
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Smalley 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ellis ph,c          2   0   1   1     0   0   .500
                                                          Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     7   5             Totals               34   3   7   2     4   8

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 11,781
Left on Base: Twins 11, Rangers 8
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Hargrove
Doubles: Carew 2 (2), Bostock (1), Harrah (1)
Triples: Harrah (1)
Home Runs: Ford (1)
Stolen Bases: Moates (1)
Caught Stealing: Carew (1)
Sacrifice Hits: McKay (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   7     5   1   1   3   6   0  29   1.29
Campbell W(1-1)         2     2   2   2   1   2   0   9   7.36
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   8   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer                  5.2   6   3   3   2   3   0  25   4.76
Hargan                  1.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   0.00
Hoerner                 0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   0.00
Terpko L(0-1)           1.2   2   1   1   1   1   1   8   5.40
Totals                  9     8   4   4   7   5   1  42

Wild Pitches: Campbell (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


TWINS 1ST: Oliva flied out to left; Ford struck out (catcher to
first); Carew doubled to left; Hisle singled to right [Carew
scored]; Braun struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: TERRELL REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING 2B); Randle
grounded out (second to first); Beniquez walked; Hargrove forced
Beniquez (shortstop to second); Harrah doubled [Hargrove to
third]; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to right; Bostock doubled to left;
McKay grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bostock to third];
Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell grounded out (second to first); Grieve
struck out; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
struck out; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
flied out to right; Beniquez singled to left; Hargrove grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers
0.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah flied out to left; Burroughs singled to
left; Howell lined to left; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock walked; McKay out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Bostock to second]; Thompson flied out to
center; Terrell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg
struck out; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Ford flied out to left; Carew doubled to left; Hisle
flied out to left; Braun walked; Wynegar singled to right [Carew
scored, Braun to third]; Bostock singled to right [Braun scored,
Wynegar to second]; HARGAN REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); McKay
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hargrove struck out; Harrah walked; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Terrell
popped to shortstop; Ford walked; Carew walked [Ford to second];
Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell flied out to right; Grieve singled to left;
Smalley walked [Grieve to second]; ELLIS BATTED FOR SUNDBERG;
Ellis singled to center [Grieve scored, Smalley to second];
Randle flied out to left; Beniquez forced Ellis (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 1.

TWINS 8TH: ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HOERNER REPLACED
HARGAN (PITCHING); Braun walked; Wynegar walked [Braun to
second]; Bostock flied out to left; TERPKO REPLACED HOERNER
(PITCHING); McKay was called out on strikes; Thompson flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Hargrove
walked; Harrah tripled [Hargrove scored]; Campbell threw a wild
pitch [Harrah scored]; Burroughs flied out to center; Howell
singled to center; MOATES RAN FOR HOWELL; Moates stole second;
Grieve struck out; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 3.

TWINS 9TH: CUBBAGE REPLACED MOATES (PLAYING 3B); Terrell lined
to second; Ford homered; Carew walked; Carew was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Hisle singled to left; Braun reached
on an error by Hargrove [Hisle to third]; Wynegar popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers
3.

RANGERS 9TH: Ellis popped to third in foul territory; Randle
grounded out (second to first); Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 3.