After winning the first game, 3-2, on a homer by Dan Ford in the ninth inning, the Twins piled up 17 hits and beat the Orioles, 11-6, to complete the sweep of a doubleheader. Bill Singer was the winner of the opener, making his first start for the Twins since being obtained from the Rangers in the Blyleven deal. In the second game, Ford added to his RBI total with a pair of two-run singles, while Larry Hisle a smashed a homer with two men on base. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      6, 1976 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  5  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .338      Bumbry lf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .242
Smalley ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .222      Belanger ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .307
Carew 1b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .306      Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .285      R. Jackson cf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .261      L. May dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Braun dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Ford rf               3   2   1   1     0   1   .236      Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .201
Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .238        Blair pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .148
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stillman ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .063
                                                          Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   8   3     2   4             Totals               32   2   5   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:33
Left on Base: Twins 6, Orioles 6
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Cubbage, Singleton
Doubles: Carew (9), R. Jackson (6), Belanger (8), Singleton (4)
Home Runs: Ford (9)
Stolen Bases: Bostock (3), Hisle (7), Bumbry (11), Belanger (11)
Caught Stealing: Cubbage (1), Belanger (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall (6)
GIDP: Braun (2)
Hit by Pitch: Ford (7,by Palmer)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(5-1)           9     5   2   1   3   2   0  35   3.18
Totals                  9     5   2   1   3   2   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(6-6)           9     8   3   3   2   4   1  36   3.10
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   4   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark


TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Smalley
popped to third in foul territory; Carew flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Belanger grounded out
(second to first); Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to right; Hisle singled to center;
Braun grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hisle out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: R. Jackson doubled to center; L. May popped to
first in foul territory; Muser flied out to left; Singleton was
walked intentionally; Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ford was hit by a pitch; Cubbage singled to pitcher
[Ford to second]; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Ford to third, Cubbage to second]; Bostock struck out;
Smalley walked; Carew doubled to left [Ford scored, Cubbage
scored, Smalley to third]; Wynegar flied out to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); Belanger grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Braun flied out
to right; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage singled to right; Cubbage was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Randall made an out to first;
Bostock singled to left; Bostock stole second; Smalley singled
to shortstop [Bostock to third]; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Muser flied out to left; Singleton grounded out
(pitcher to first); Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar walked; Hisle forced Wynegar (shortstop to
second); Hisle stole second; Braun flied out to right; Ford
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Duncan struck out; Bumbry walked; Belanger doubled
[Bumbry scored]; Grich singled to shortstop [Belanger stayed at
second]; R. Jackson flied out to left; L. May grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 1.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage struck out; Randall made an out to first;
Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Muser grounded out (second to first); Singleton
flied out to center; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 1.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
singled to right [Carew to second (error by Singleton)]; Wynegar
flied out to left; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
singled to center; Bumbry stole second; Belanger reached on an
error by Cubbage [Bumbry scored (unearned) (no RBI), Belanger to
second]; Belanger stole third; Grich walked; Belanger was caught
stealing home (pitcher to catcher); R. Jackson made an out to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 2.

TWINS 9TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford homered;
Cubbage flied out to center; Randall flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: L. May made an out to second; Muser was called out
on strikes; Singleton doubled to left; BLAIR RAN FOR SINGLETON;
STILLMAN BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Stillman grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 2.