The Twins broke a tight game apart when Larry Hisle, who was batting only .162, snapped his slump with a three-run homer in the eighth inning to a clinch 7-2 victory over the Orioles. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     25, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Twins        0  2  0    0  1  0    0  4  x  -   7 13  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             1   1   0   0     2   0   .189      Bostock cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .273
  Mora ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Hisle lf              4   1   2   3     1   1   .191
Blair cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .178      Carew 1b              4   0   2   0     1   0   .319
Grich dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .244      Braun dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .206
Singleton rf          3   0   0   1     0   1   .167      Wynegar c             3   1   2   2     2   0   .227
Muser 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Ford rf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .167
  Harper ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      McKay 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .209
DeCinces 2b           4   1   3   1     0   0   .188      Randall 2b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .167
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .116      Thompson ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .293
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .257        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Flanagan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   5   2     5   1             Totals               33   7  13   7     5   1

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  5,657
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Twins 10
DP: Orioles 2, Twins 1
Errors: DeCinces, Robinson
Doubles: DeCinces (1)
Home Runs: DeCinces (1), Wynegar (2), Hisle (1)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (5), Braun (1)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (2), Thompson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: McKay (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (1), Thompson (1)
GIDP: Robinson (1), Ford 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Ford (1,by Palmer)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(3-2)           7.1  12   7   6   5   1   2  38   3.41
Flanagan                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    13   7   6   5   1   2  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker                  0.1   0   1   1   4   0   0   5   3.79
Burgmeier W(1-0)        8.2   5   1   1   1   1   1  30   1.42
Totals                  9     5   2   2   5   1   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Blair walked;
Grich walked [Bumbry to third, Blair to second]; Singleton hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Bumbry scored, Blair to third]; Muser
walked [Grich to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING);
DeCinces forced Blair (third to catcher) [Grich to third, Muser
to second]; Robinson flied out to right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock lined to shortstop; Hisle made an out to
second; Carew walked; Braun flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Duncan flied out to left; Belanger singled to left;
Belanger was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Bumbry walked; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar homered; Ford singled to center; McKay out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ford to second]; Randall
singled to center [Ford scored]; Thompson forced Randall (second
to shortstop); Bostock singled to right [Thompson to third];
DeCinces dropped a foul fly hit by Hisle for an error; Hisle was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich grounded out (second to first); Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Muser grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew flied out to center; Braun singled to right;
Wynegar walked [Braun to second]; Ford was hit by a pitch [Braun
to third, Wynegar to second]; McKay made an out to shortstop;
Randall popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces homered; Robinson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Duncan flied out to center; Belanger flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory; Bostock
grounded out (second to first); Hisle walked; Carew grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry made an out to shortstop; Blair lined to
left; Grich singled to center; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Braun singled to left; Braun stole second; Wynegar
singled to right [Braun scored]; Ford grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Wynegar out at second]; McKay
lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Muser grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
DeCinces doubled; Robinson flied out to left; Duncan flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Randall flied out to right; Thompson singled to left;
Thompson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Bostock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Twins 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger made an out to second; MORA BATTED FOR
BUMBRY; Mora flied out to right; Blair grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: MORA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hisle singled to
left; Carew singled to right [Hisle to second]; Braun flied out
to center [Hisle to third, Carew to second]; Wynegar was walked
intentionally; Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich flied out to center; Singleton flied out to
right; HARPER BATTED FOR MUSER; Harper popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); McKay singled to
left; Randall reached on an error by Robinson [McKay to third,
Randall to second]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to left [McKay
scored]; Bostock walked; Hisle homered [Randall scored
(unearned), Bostock scored]; FLANAGAN REPLACED PALMER
(PITCHING); Carew singled to right; Braun grounded out (second
to first) [Carew to second]; Wynegar grounded out (third to
first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces singled to third; Robinson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [DeCinces out at second];
Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Twins 7.