A loser of three previous decisions, Don Kirkwood scattered seven hits and pitched the Angels to a 5-1 victory over the Twins. The Angels, after scoring twice in the third inning, one run coming on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Bonds, counted twice more in the seventh without the benefit of a hit on three walks and two hit batsmen. Bonds got credit for his second RBI in the game when hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       16, 1976 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2
Angels       0  0  2    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   5  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Remy 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .311      Torres cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .206
Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Bonds rf              2   0   0   2     0   1   .337
Wynegar c             2   0   2   0     2   0   .272      Lahoud lf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .178
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .259        Stanton ph,lf       0   0   0   1     1   0   .231
Kusick dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .270      Bochte 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Thompson ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Melton dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .205
Randall 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Etchebarren c         4   0   2   1     0   0   .266
McKay 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .237      Chalk ss              3   2   1   0     1   0   .255
Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jackson 3b            3   2   1   0     0   0   .125
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kirkwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   7   1     2   5             Totals               28   5   8   4     4   2

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  9,522
Left on Base: Twins 8, Angels 7
DP: Twins 3, Angels 0
Errors: Wynegar, Hughes
Triples: Melton (1)
Stolen Bases: Remy (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (1)
GIDP: Etchebarren (4), Chalk 2 (4)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (2,by Hughes), Bonds (2,by Hughes)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes L(0-3)           6.2   6   4   2   3   2   0  30   4.84
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.15
Luebber                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   6.75
Totals                  8     8   5   3   4   2   0  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirkwood W(1-3)         9     7   1   1   2   5   0  36   5.26
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Hughes 2 (4)

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


TWINS 1ST: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
singled to left; Braun grounded out (first to pitcher) [Carew to
second]; Wynegar was walked intentionally; Ford was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Torres grounded
out (first unassisted); Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick struck out; Thompson singled to right; Randall
grounded out (third to first) [Thompson to second]; McKay
singled to left [Thompson scored, McKay to second (on throw to
home)]; Hisle made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Lahoud singled to left; Bochte flied out to center;
Melton singled to left [Lahoud to second]; Etchebarren grounded
into a double play (third to third to first) [Lahoud out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew struck out; Braun grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Wynegar walked; Ford forced Wynegar (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk singled to center; Jackson singled to left
[Chalk to second]; Remy reached on an error by Hughes on a
sacrifice bunt [Chalk scored (unearned) (no RBI), Jackson to
third, Remy to second]; Torres grounded out (third to first);
Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to left [Jackson scored (unearned)];
Lahoud walked; Bochte grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 4TH: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
grounded out (third to first); Randall flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Melton grounded out (second to first); Etchebarren
singled to center; Chalk grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Etchebarren out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 5TH: McKay grounded out (third to first); Hisle singled to
third; Carew flied out to center; Braun flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Jackson flied out to center; Remy singled to center;
Torres struck out; Remy stole second [Remy to third (error by
Wynegar)]; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar singled to left; Ford made an out to second;
Kusick made an out to first; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Lahoud grounded out (first unassisted); Bochte lined
to first; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 7TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay
singled to pitcher; Hisle forced McKay (shortstop to second);
Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to first); Chalk
walked; Jackson was hit by a pitch [Chalk to second]; Remy flied
out to center; Torres walked [Chalk to third, Jackson to
second]; Bonds was hit by a pitch [Chalk scored, Jackson to
third, Torres to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING);
STANTON BATTED FOR LAHOUD; Stanton walked [Jackson scored,
Torres to third, Bonds to second]; Bochte grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 4.

TWINS 8TH: STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Braun flied out
to right; Wynegar singled to right; Ford struck out; Kusick
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: LUEBBER REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Melton
tripled to center; Etchebarren singled to right [Melton scored];
Chalk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Etchebarren out at second]; Jackson flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 5.

TWINS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Randall
grounded out (second to first); McKay flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 5.