Rookie Chet Lemon played a leading role as the White Sox defeated the Twins, 3-2. The White Sox scored in the first inning on a triple by Pat Kelly and single by Rich Coggins, but Lemon had a hand in the next two tallies, driving in a run with a single in the second and then drawing a walk in the fifth, stealing second and counting what proved to be the winning tally on a single by Jack Brohamer. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       20, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  0
White Sox    1  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .344      Kelly dh              3   1   1   0     0   2   .213
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .221        L. Johnson ph,dh    1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Braun 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .213      Coggins rf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .267
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Orta 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Ford rf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .264      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Kusick dh             2   0   0   0     0   2   .262      Downing c             3   1   1   0     0   1   .258
  Oliva ph,dh         1   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Lemon cf              2   1   1   1     1   0   .226
  Terrell pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .208
Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Gossage p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     0   8             Totals               29   3   7   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  6,999
Left on Base: Twins 5, White Sox 4
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0
Doubles: Ford (5), Downing (3), Brohamer (2)
Triples: Braun (1), Kelly (2)
Stolen Bases: Lemon 2 (4), Orta (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(1-1)          4     6   3   3   1   1   0  18   7.00
Burgmeier               4     1   0   0   1   2   0  13   0.86
Totals                  8     7   3   3   2   3   0  31

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gossage W(2-3)          9     7   2   2   0   8   0  34   2.89
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   8   0  34

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Marty Springstead


TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to left; Hisle was called out on
strikes; Carew flied out to right; Braun tripled to center
[Bostock scored]; Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly tripled to center; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Coggins singled to left [Kelly scored];
Orta hit into a double play (third to pitcher to second)
[Coggins out at second]; Rich Coggins missed 2B returning
after foul out; out on appeal; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, White Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Ford struck out; Thompson lined to right; Kusick
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer popped to first in foul territory; Dent
lined to left; Downing doubled to right; Lemon singled to right
[Downing scored]; Lemon stole second; Brohamer lined to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 3RD: Randall singled to center; Bostock singled to right
[Randall to third]; Hisle struck out; Carew was called out on
strikes; Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly was called out on strikes; Garr made an out
to third; Coggins made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar lined to right; Ford grounded out (pitcher to
first); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to right; Orta stole second; Spencer
lined to center; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Downing
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
White Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: Kusick was called out on strikes; Randall grounded
out (second to first); Bostock singled to left; Hisle lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon walked; Lemon stole second; Brohamer
doubled to right [Lemon scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED REDFERN
(PITCHING); Kelly struck out; Garr flied out to left; Coggins
walked; Orta grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Braun flied out
to left; Wynegar flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Dent
grounded out (third to first); Downing was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

TWINS 7TH: Ford doubled to left; Thompson grounded out (third to
first); OLIVA BATTED FOR KUSICK; Oliva singled to right [Ford
scored]; TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA; Randall grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Terrell to second]; Bostock grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lemon flied
out to center; Brohamer flied out to left; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
KELLY; L. Johnson singled to right [L. Johnson out at second
(first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox
3.

TWINS 8TH: L. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hisle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew flied out to center;
Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Coggins
grounded out (second to first); Orta grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 3.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar popped to catcher in foul territory; Ford
struck out; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
White Sox 3.