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Sunday April 18, 1976
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Lyman Bostock and Butch Wynegar each hit his first major league homer, connecting in succession off Catfish Hunter in the ninth inning, to lift the Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Yankees. Earlier in the game, Rod Carew also homered for the Twins. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 5, New York Yankees 4

Game Played on Sunday, April 18, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Twins        1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5  8  0
Yankees      2  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oliva 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rivers cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .273
  Terrell 2b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .154      White lf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .276
Carew 1b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .300      Munson c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .290
Braun dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .182      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .290
Hisle lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .233      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .174
Bostock cf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .333      Gamble rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .368
Wynegar c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .207      Piniella dh           4   1   2   0     0   0   .529
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   4   .121      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .273
McKay 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .214      Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Thompson ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kusick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Gomez ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   5     1   5             Totals               35   4  10   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 25,330
Left on Base: Twins 4, Yankees 7
DP: Twins 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: Carew (5), Rivers (1), Munson (1), Piniella (2), White (3)
Triples: Piniella (2)
Home Runs: Carew (1), Bostock (1), Wynegar (1)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hisle (1), Thompson (1), Mason (1)
Hit by Pitch: Gamble (1,by Blyleven)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(1-1)         8.1  10   4   4   1   4   0  36   2.16
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.25
Campbell SV(2)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.76
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   4   0  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(1-2)           9     8   5   5   1   5   3  36   3.60
Totals                  9     8   5   5   1   5   3  36

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (1)
Wild Pitches: Campbell (2)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


TWINS 1ST: Oliva popped to catcher; Carew doubled to right;
Braun singled to center [Carew scored]; Hisle out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Braun to second]; Bostock popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: TERRELL REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING 2B); Rivers doubled
to left; Rivers stole third; White grounded out (pitcher to
first); Munson doubled to right [Rivers scored]; Chambliss
singled to center [Munson scored]; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted) [Chambliss to second]; Gamble grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Ford struck
out; McKay lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella doubled to center; Randolph was called out
on strikes; Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Terrell
grounded out (third to first); Carew homered; Braun made an out
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: White doubled to right; Munson flied out to right;
Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted) [White to third];
Nettles singled to center [White scored]; Gamble was hit by a
pitch [Nettles to second]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle popped to catcher; Bostock grounded out (first
to pitcher); Wynegar singled to center; Ford struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
singled to right; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted) [Mason
to second]; White popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
2, Yankees 3.

TWINS 5TH: McKay walked; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [McKay to second]; Terrell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson flied out to right; Chambliss grounded out
(first unassisted); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Yankees 3.

TWINS 6TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Hisle flied
out to left; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble flied out to center; Piniella tripled to
left; Randolph walked; Mason struck out; Rivers singled to
center [Piniella scored, Randolph to third, Rivers out at second
(center to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 4.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford struck
out; McKay popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: White was called out on strikes; Munson flied out
to center; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Yankees 4.

TWINS 8TH: KUSICK BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Kusick flied out to
right; Terrell struck out; Carew grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING SS); Nettles
grounded out (first to pitcher); Gamble made an out to
shortstop; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Yankees 4.

TWINS 9TH: Braun flied out to center; Hisle singled to center;
Bostock homered [Hisle scored]; Wynegar homered; Ford struck
out; McKay singled to center; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph singled to shortstop; Mason out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Randolph to second]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Rivers flied out to center;
CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Campbell threw a wild
pitch [Randolph to third]; White popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Yankees 4.



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