A loser of six straight decisions with the Twins since September 24, 1975, including five this year, Jim Hughes gained his first victory of the season, defeating the Rangers, 5-1. Hughes pitched 6 2/3 innings before allowing a double by Tom Grieve for the first of the Rangers' three hits. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       29, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  0
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  x  -   5 11  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Bostock cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .342
Fregosi dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Hisle lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .247
Hargrove 1b           2   1   1   0     1   0   .324      Carew 1b              3   1   2   1     1   1   .293
Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Braun 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .241
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Ford rf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .256
Grieve lf             1   0   1   0     2   0   .277      Kusick dh             4   2   2   0     0   0   .265
Smalley 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Gomez ss              3   0   2   2     1   0   .261
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fahey c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   0     3   6             Totals               31   5  11   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  6,112
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Twins 7
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 2
Errors: Carew
Doubles: Grieve (7), Hargrove (8), Randall (2), Gomez (1)
Stolen Bases: Grieve (2), Carew 2 (18), Gomez (1)
Caught Stealing: Bostock (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall (4)
GIDP: Smalley (4), Burroughs (8)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (4,by Hughes)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan L(1-2)           6.2   7   3   3   4   3   0  29   2.33
Hoerner                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.24
Terpko                  1     3   2   2   0   0   0   5   3.00
Totals                  8    11   5   5   4   3   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes W(1-5)           9     3   1   1   3   6   0  33   5.45
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   6   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Hughes (5)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz


RANGERS 1ST: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Fregosi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to center; Hisle popped to first in
foul territory; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Carew walked; Carew stole second; Braun singled to
left [Carew scored]; Wynegar flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah lined to third; Burroughs grounded out
(pitcher to first); Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Ford was called out on strikes; Kusick grounded out
(third to first); Randall doubled to center; Gomez lined to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Grieve walked; Smalley flied out to left; Grieve
stole second; Sundberg struck out; Beniquez flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle flied
out to center; Carew singled to left; Carew stole second; Braun
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
was hit by a pitch; Harrah grounded out (second to first)
[Hargrove to second]; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar popped to first in foul territory; Ford
walked; Ford was picked off first (pitcher to first); Kusick
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Grieve
walked; Smalley grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Grieve out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (pitcher to first); Gomez
singled to right; Gomez stole second; Bostock flied out to left;
Hisle walked; Carew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg reached on an error by Carew; Beniquez
lined to right; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Sundberg to second]; Hargrove walked; Harrah was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynegar flied
out to center; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Howell
grounded out (second to first); Grieve doubled to right; Smalley
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Kusick singled to center; Randall out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Kusick to second]; Gomez walked;
Bostock forced Gomez (second to shortstop) [Kusick to third];
Hisle singled to left [Kusick scored, Bostock to third]; HOERNER
REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); On a bunt Carew singled [Bostock
scored, Hisle to second]; Braun flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 3.

RANGERS 8TH: CUBBAGE BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Cubbage struck out;
Beniquez flied out to left; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: FAHEY REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING C ); TERPKO REPLACED
HOERNER (PITCHING); Wynegar flied out to left; Ford singled to
center; Kusick singled to shortstop [Ford to second]; Randall
flied out to left; Gomez doubled to right [Ford scored, Kusick
scored, Gomez out at third (right to second to catcher to
third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove doubled to center; Harrah singled
[Hargrove to third]; Burroughs grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Hargrove scored (no RBI), Harrah out
at second]; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 5.