Aided by George Hendrick, who hit his first two homers of the season, the Indians defeated the Twins, 7-5. However, the Indians did not clinch their victory until the seventh inning when singles by Doug Howard and Duane Kuiper and a sacrifice fly by Rick Manning produced the final three runs. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     27, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  1  2    1  0  0    3  0  0  -   7  9  1
Twins        0  0  3    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   1   2   2     0   1   .289      Bostock cf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .297
Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .205        Brye ph,cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .400      Hisle lf              5   1   3   2     0   2   .231
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Hendrick lf           3   2   2   2     1   0   .225      Braun dh              4   0   2   2     0   1   .237
Spikes rf             2   1   0   0     2   1   .265        Kusick ph,dh        0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Ashby c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .303        Terrell pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Howard 1b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .273      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     1   1   .229
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Ford rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .151
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 3b              4   1   1   0     1   3   .213
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            5   0   2   0     0   1   .273
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson ss           2   2   1   0     2   0   .302
                                                          Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7   9   7     4   5             Totals               38   5  12   5     6   9

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  3,424
Left on Base: Indians 4, Twins 12
DP: Indians 0, Twins 1
Errors: Spikes, Wynegar
Doubles: Manning (2), Braun (2), McKay (1), Hisle (1)
Triples: Wynegar (1)
Home Runs: Hendrick 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Howard (1), Manning (2)
Caught Stealing: Braun (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Manning (1)
GIDP: Howard (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby                   3.1   7   5   5   3   2   0  19   7.50
Brown W(1-0)            3.2   4   0   0   2   5   0  17   2.45
LaRoche SV(2)           2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    12   5   5   6   9   0  44

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(0-2)            6     7   7   7   2   5   2  26   9.16
Campbell                3     2   0   0   2   0   0  12   1.80
Totals                  9     9   7   7   4   5   2  38

Wild Pitches: Goltz (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan


INDIANS 1ST: Manning struck out (catcher to first); Kuiper was
called out on strikes; Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock flied out to left; Hisle struck out; Carew
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty struck out; Hendrick homered; Spikes flied
out to center; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Braun singled; Braun was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Wynegar tripled to right; Ford grounded
out (second to first); McKay struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Howard singled; Howard stole second; Goltz threw a
wild pitch [Howard to third]; Duffy was called out on strikes;
Manning singled to left [Howard scored]; Kuiper flied out to
left; Manning stole second [Manning to third (error by
Wynegar)]; Bell singled to right [Manning scored]; Carty forced
Bell (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins
0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
walked; Bostock singled to left [Thompson to third]; Hisle
singled to right [Thompson scored, Bostock to third]; Carew
flied to left; Braun doubled to right [Bostock scored, Hisle
scored]; Wynegar walked; Ford grounded out (first to pitcher); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick homered; Spikes struck out; Ashby walked;
Howard grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Ashby out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: McKay doubled to left; Randall grounded out (second
to pitcher) [McKay to third]; Thompson walked; Bostock singled
to right [McKay scored, Thompson to third]; BROWN REPLACED BIBBY
(PITCHING); Hisle singled to right [Thompson scored, Bostock to
third (error by Spikes), Hisle to second]; Carew was walked
intentionally; Braun struck out; Wynegar struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy flied to left; Manning lined to shortstop;
Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Ford flied out to center; McKay was called out on
strikes; Randall singled to left; Thompson singled to right
[Randall to second]; Bostock struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 4, Twins 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Carty flied out
to center; Hendrick popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle struck out; Carew grounded out (second to
first); Braun flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
4, Twins 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes walked; Ashby singled to right [Spikes to
third]; Howard singled to left [Spikes scored, Ashby to second];
CAMPBELL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Duffy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashby to third, Howard to second];
Manning hit a sacrifice fly to left [Ashby scored]; Kuiper
singled to center [Howard scored]; Bell forced Kuiper (third to
second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded
out (shortstop to first); McKay walked; Randall singled [McKay
to second]; Thompson made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Indians 7, Twins 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Carty flied out to right; Hendrick walked; Spikes
walked [Hendrick to second]; Spikes was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Ashby flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); BRYE BATTED FOR
BOSTOCK; Brye lined to shortstop; Hisle doubled to center; Carew
flied out to center; KUSICK BATTED FOR BRAUN; Kusick walked;
TERRELL RAN FOR KUSICK; Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 5.

INDIANS 9TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BRYE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Howard made an out to second; Duffy grounded
out (shortstop to first); Manning doubled to left; Kuiper flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Ford popped to first in foul territory; McKay was
called out on strikes; Randall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 7, Twins 5.