Entering the game with an earned run average of 0.43, Bill Travers allowed six runs on seven hits in 1 1/3 innings before being removed as the Brewers lost to the Twins, 13-2. After picking up a run in the first, the Twins erupted for six in the second.

Travers, after giving up a pair on a double by Bob Randall, left the mound with the bases loaded and the Twins proceeded to add four more after Bill Champion relieved on a hit batsman, walk and single by Butch Wynegar. Craig Kusick, who came out of the game with four RBIs to his credit, homered in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 13, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       8, 1976 (Day game) at County Stadium
Twins        1  6  0    1  0  2    0  3  0  -  13 15  3
Brewers      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf,rf            6   0   0   0     0   1   .050      Money 3b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .290
Hisle lf              4   4   2   0     2   1   .253      Yount ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .321
Carew 1b              4   2   3   1     1   0   .333        Johnson ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ford rf               4   1   1   1     0   2   .221      Scott 1b              3   0   2   2     0   0   .230
  Bostock pr,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .345        Hegan 1b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Kusick dh             4   3   2   4     0   0   .360      Aaron dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Wynegar c             4   0   2   2     1   0   .209      Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .193
McKay 3b              5   1   3   3     0   1   .224      Lezcano cf            2   0   0   0     1   1   .293
Thompson ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .258        Sharp ph,cf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .130
  Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Darwin rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .184
  Gomez ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Moore lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .208
Randall 2b            5   1   1   2     0   0   .200      Garcia 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .188
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  13  15  13     4   5             Totals               31   2   4   2     7   2

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 21,619
Left on Base: Twins 7, Brewers 10
DP: Twins 2, Brewers 1
Errors: McKay 2, Randall, Garcia
Doubles: Randall (1), McKay (2)
Triples: Carew (1)
Home Runs: Kusick (2)
Stolen Bases: Ford (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Scott (2)
GIDP: Gomez (1), Porter (2), Garcia (1)
Hit by Pitch: Kusick (1,by Champion), Ford (2,by Murphy)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker W(2-2)           8     4   2   1   6   1   0  34   3.19
Campbell                1     0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.32
Totals                  9     4   2   1   7   2   0  39

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers L(2-1)          1.1   7   6   6   1   2   0  12   2.86
Champion                0.2   1   1   1   1   1   0   5   4.70
Castro                  3     2   1   1   0   1   1  11   6.75
Hausman                 2     3   2   2   1   1   0   9   5.40
Murphy                  2     2   3   3   1   0   0  10  12.15
Totals                  9    15  13  13   4   5   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Champion (1), Murphy (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Brye flied out to center; Hisle singled to right;
Carew singled [Hisle to second]; Ford struck out; Kusick singled
to left [Hisle scored, Carew to third]; Wynegar lined to third;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Money reached on an error by McKay; Yount walked
[Money to second]; Scott singled to center [Money scored
(unearned), Yount to third]; Aaron made an out to catcher;
Porter grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Scott out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Brewers 1.

TWINS 2ND: McKay singled to center; Thompson singled to right
[McKay to third]; Randall doubled to right [McKay scored,
Thompson scored]; Brye was called out on strikes; Hisle singled
to center [Randall to third]; Carew walked [Hisle to second];
CHAMPION REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING); Ford struck out; Kusick
was hit by a pitch [Randall scored, Hisle to third, Carew to
second]; Wynegar walked [Hisle scored, Carew to third, Kusick to
second]; McKay singled to left [Carew scored, Kusick scored,
Wynegar to second]; Thompson flied out to right; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 7, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano walked; Darwin walked [Lezcano to second];
Moore made an out to shortstop; Garcia grounded into a double
play (second to second to first) [Darwin out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Brewers 1.

TWINS 3RD: CASTRO REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Randall flied
out to center; Brye flied out to left; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Money flied out to left; Yount grounded out (third
to first); Scott singled to center; Aaron singled to left [Scott
to second]; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Brewers 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Ford flied out
to right; Kusick homered; Wynegar grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano grounded out (second to first); Darwin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Brewers 1.

TWINS 5TH: McKay doubled to left; Thompson grounded out (second
to first) [McKay to third]; Randall reached on a fielder's
choice [McKay out at home (third to catcher)]; Brye grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Garcia walked; Money singled to right [Garcia to
third]; Yount made an out to second; Scott hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Garcia scored]; Aaron reached on an error by McKay
[Money to third]; Porter forced Aaron (second to shortstop); 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Brewers 2.

TWINS 6TH: HAUSMAN REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); JOHNSON REPLACED
YOUNT (PLAYING SS); Hisle walked; Carew singled to right [Hisle
to second]; Ford singled to left [Hisle scored, Carew out at
third (left to third to shortstop)]; Ford stole second; Kusick
made an out to third; Wynegar singled to center [Ford scored];
McKay struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 10, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Lezcano struck out; Darwin grounded out (third to
first); Moore walked; Garcia flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 10, Brewers 2.

TWINS 7TH: OLIVA BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Oliva grounded out (first
to pitcher); Randall lined to shortstop; Brye grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 10, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: GOMEZ REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING SS); Money popped to
catcher in foul territory; Johnson grounded out (second to
first); Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
10, Brewers 2.

TWINS 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 1B); MURPHY REPLACED
HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Hisle walked; Carew tripled to left [Hisle
scored]; Ford was hit by a pitch; BOSTOCK RAN FOR FORD; Kusick
forced Bostock (shortstop to second) [Carew scored]; Wynegar
singled to right [Kusick to third]; McKay reached on a fielder's
choice [Kusick scored (RBI), Wynegar to second]; Gomez grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [McKay out at
second]; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 13, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: BOSTOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BRYE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Aaron grounded out (third to first);
Porter flied out to right; SHARP BATTED FOR LEZCANO; Sharp
walked; Darwin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
13, Brewers 2.

TWINS 9TH: SHARP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Randall grounded
out (second to first); Brye flied out to center; Hisle lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 13, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Moore grounded
out (second to first); Garcia made an out to shortstop; Money
walked; Johnson reached on an error by Randall [Money to
second]; Hegan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 13,
Brewers 2.