The Twins defeated the Athletics, 6-1, with Dave Goltz allowing four hits and notching eight strikeouts in his fourth straight complete game. Dan Ford hit his eighth homer in the fifth, snapping a 1-1 tie. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       26, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    1  1  1    2  0  1  -   6 11  1
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .342      North rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .269
Hisle lf              4   1   3   3     0   0   .245        Alexander rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     2   0   .288      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .188
Braun 3b              5   1   3   1     0   1   .238      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      McMullen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .225
Ford rf               3   2   2   1     0   1   .259      Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   2   .202
Kusick dh             3   1   0   0     1   1   .237      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .199
Randall 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .220      Washington cf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Gomez ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haney c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Hosley ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   1   .138
                                                          P. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Abbott p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  11   5     4   5             Totals               32   1   4   0     1   8

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  2,740
Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 5
DP: Twins 0, A's 1
Errors: Wynegar, Baylor
Doubles: Bostock (3), Hisle (6), McMullen (3)
Home Runs: Ford (8)
Stolen Bases: Carew 2 (16), Hisle (5), North (21)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hisle (7)
GIDP: Wynegar (3)
Hit by Pitch: Ford (4,by Todd)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(4-2)            9     4   1   0   1   8   0  33   4.17
Totals                  9     4   1   0   1   8   0  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Mitchell L(1-3)      5.1   5   3   2   2   3   1  22   5.90
Lindblad                1.1   1   2   2   2   0   0   6   2.65
Todd                    1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.41
Abbott                  1     3   1   1   0   1   0   5   6.75
Totals                  9    11   6   5   4   5   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Todd (4)
Wild Pitches: Goltz (5), P. Mitchell (2)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman


TWINS 1ST: Bostock doubled; Hisle out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Bostock to third]; Bostock was out trying to
advance to home (catcher to pitcher); Carew walked; Carew stole
second; Braun flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris popped to shortstop; Baylor grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied to left; Ford struck out; Kusick flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McMullen was called out on strikes; Williams
struck out; Bando was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall was called out on strikes; Gomez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bostock lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Washington grounded out (first unassisted);
Garner flied out to center; Haney lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Carew lined to
third; Braun singled to left [Braun to third (error by Baylor)];
P. Mitchell threw a wild pitch [Braun scored (unearned)];
Wynegar grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North singled to center; North stole second;
Campaneris struck out; Baylor was called out on strikes;
McMullen reached on an error by Wynegar [North scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Williams flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 1.

TWINS 5TH: Ford homered; Kusick was called out on strikes;
Randall grounded out (first unassisted); Gomez popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando walked; Goltz threw a wild pitch [Bando to
second]; Washington struck out; Garner grounded out (third to
first); HOSLEY BATTED FOR HANEY; Hosley popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 1.

TWINS 6TH: HOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Bostock lined to
right; Hisle singled; Hisle stole second; Carew walked; Braun
singled to right [Hisle scored, Carew to third]; LINDBLAD
REPLACED P. MITCHELL (PITCHING); Wynegar grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Braun out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (first unassisted); Campaneris
singled to left; Baylor lined to right; McMullen flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 1.

TWINS 7TH: Ford singled to left; Kusick walked [Ford to second];
Randall flied out to right; Gomez made an out to second; Bostock
walked [Ford to third, Kusick to second]; TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); Hisle singled [Ford scored, Kusick scored, Bostock
to second]; Carew forced Hisle (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams singled to right; Bando flied out to
center; Washington grounded out (first unassisted) [Williams to
second]; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 1.

TWINS 8TH: Braun singled to left; Wynegar flied to center; Ford
was hit by a pitch [Braun to second]; Kusick popped to first in
foul territory; Randall struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Hosley struck out; North grounded out (first
unassisted); Campaneris made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Athletics 1.

TWINS 9TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING RF); ABBOTT
REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Gomez singled to right; Bostock flied
to center; Hisle doubled to left [Gomez scored]; Hisle was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Carew singled; Carew
stole second; Braun struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
McMullen doubled to left; Williams struck out; Bando popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Athletics 1.