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Friday May 14, 1976
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In a game that looked like a sandlot performance, the Twins defeated the Angels, 6-4. There were 13 walks in the contest, plus four wild pitches, two balks, two hit batmen, one passed ball and four errors. Butch Wynegar made the difference for the Twins on offense, driving in two runs with a double and scoring twice. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 4

Game Played on Friday, May 14, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Twins        0  0  1    2  3  0    0  0  0  -   6  7  2
Angels       0  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .359      Remy 2b               4   0   3   0     1   0   .256
Hisle lf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .232      Chalk ss,3b           4   0   0   0     0   4   .248
Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .309        Torres ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Braun dh              2   2   0   0     2   0   .217      Bonds rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .354
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Bochte 1b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .298
Wynegar c             4   2   2   2     1   0   .240      Melton dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .208
Ford rf               5   0   2   0     0   3   .232      Stanton cf            3   1   0   0     0   1   .230
Thompson ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .235      Alvarez lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Randall 2b            2   1   1   0     2   0   .283      Garrett c             3   0   0   1     1   1   .125
McKay 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .228      Jackson 3b            1   0   0   1     0   0   .100
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Ramirez ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
                                                          Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   7   4     9   7             Totals               34   4   8   3     4   6

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 11,522
Left on Base: Twins 10, Angels 10
DP: Twins 1, Angels 0
Errors: Carew, McKay, Chalk, Ryan
Doubles: Wynegar (1), Ford (3)
Stolen Bases: Ford (3), Remy (10)
Caught Stealing: Remy (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanton (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (1)
GIDP: Bonds (2)
Hit by Pitch: Thompson (1,by Hartzell), Melton (2,by Goltz)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(1-2)            9     8   4   2   4   6   0  41   5.85
Totals                  9     8   4   2   4   6   0  41

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan                    3.1   2   3   2   6   5   0  17   3.63
Hartzell L(0-1)         1.1   1   3   3   2   1   0   8   3.12
Scott                   4.1   4   0   0   1   1   0  18   0.00
Totals                  9     7   6   5   9   7   0  43

Passed Balls: Garrett (2)
Hit by Pitch: Goltz (1), Hartzell (1)
Wild Pitches: Goltz 2 (4), Hartzell 2 (2)
Balks: Goltz (1), Ryan (1)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Debut for umpire Durwood Merrill; Bostock was
called out on strikes; Hisle flied out to center; Carew walked;
Ryan balked [Carew to second]; Carew was picked off second but
was safe on an error by Ryan [Carew to third]; Braun grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Remy singled to second; Remy was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Chalk struck out but advanced to
first on a wild pitch; Bonds grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Chalk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford struck
out; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels
0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bochte singled to left; Melton was hit by a pitch
[Bochte to second]; Stanton reached on an error by Carew on a
sacrifice bunt [Bochte to third, Melton to second]; Alvarez
singled to left [Bochte scored, Melton to third, Stanton to
second]; Garrett forced Alvarez (second to shortstop) [Melton
scored, Stanton to third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Stanton scored (unearned)]; Remy singled to right [Garrett to
third]; Chalk struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 3.

TWINS 3RD: Randall walked; McKay walked [Randall to second];
Bostock flied out to left; Hisle singled to center [Randall
scored, McKay to second]; McKay was picked off second (pitcher
to second); Carew struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
singled to center; Goltz threw a wild pitch [Bochte to second];
Melton walked; Stanton struck out; Goltz balked [Bochte to
third, Melton to second]; Alvarez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.

TWINS 4TH: Braun walked; Wynegar walked [Braun to second]; Ford
was called out on strikes; Thompson singled to center [Braun
scored, Wynegar to second]; Randall walked [Wynegar to third,
Thompson to second]; HARTZELL REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Garrett
allowed a passed ball [Wynegar scored (unearned), Thompson to
third, Randall to second]; McKay flied to right in foul
territory; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Garrett struck out; Jackson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Remy walked; Remy stole second; Chalk struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 3.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle walked; Carew flied out to left; Hartzell threw
a wild pitch [Hisle to second]; Braun walked; Wynegar doubled to
center [Hisle scored, Braun scored, Wynegar to third (error by
Chalk)]; Hartzell threw a wild pitch [Wynegar scored]; Ford was
called out on strikes; Thompson was hit by a pitch; SCOTT
REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Randall singled to center
[Thompson to second]; McKay walked [Thompson to third, Randall
to second]; Bostock flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 6, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Bochte walked;
Melton singled to left [Bochte to second]; Stanton reached on an
error by McKay [Bochte scored (unearned), Melton to third];
Alvarez popped to second; Garrett walked [Stanton to second];
LAHOUD BATTED FOR JACKSON; Lahoud flied out to right; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 4.

TWINS 6TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING SS); CHALK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Hisle was called out on strikes; Carew
flied out to center; Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy singled to left; Chalk struck out; Bonds forced
Remy (second to shortstop); Bochte grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 4.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Ford doubled to left;
Ford stole third; Thompson grounded out (third to first);
Randall lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Melton popped to first in foul territory; Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alvarez flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 4.

TWINS 8TH: McKay flied out to center; Bostock lined to third;
Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 6, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Garrett flied out to right; Ramirez grounded out
(third to first); Remy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 4.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); KUSICK BATTED
FOR BRAUN; Kusick grounded out (third to first); Wynegar singled
to left; Ford singled to pitcher [Wynegar to second]; Thompson
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 4.

ANGELS 9TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); TORRES BATTED
FOR CHALK; Torres grounded out (second to first); Bonds singled
to center; Bochte popped to third in foul territory; Melton
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
6, Angels 4.



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