Butch Wynegar lined into the first triple play of the major league season in the fifth inning, then hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Twins beat the Indians, 7-2. With runners at first and second bases in the fifth Wynegar lined to reliever Stan Thomas who threw to Frank Duffy, doubling Larry Hisle. Duffy's relay caught Dan Ford off first. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Monday, June      7, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    0  3  0    0  3  0  -   7 11  3
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     1   0   .294
Terrell ss            5   1   1   1     0   0   .186      Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .222
Carew 1b              3   2   1   0     2   0   .314      Manning cf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .287
Hisle lf              5   0   1   2     0   1   .259      Hendrick lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .258
Ford rf               3   1   2   1     2   0   .249      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Wynegar c             4   1   1   2     0   1   .288      Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Kusick dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .284      Howard 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
McKay 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Spikes rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .225
Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Duffy ss              2   1   1   0     0   0   .221
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gonzalez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                          Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  11   7     5   2             Totals               35   2   9   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  5,919
Left on Base: Twins 7, Indians 9
DP: Twins 2, Indians 0
Errors: Terrell, McKay 2, Hendrick
Doubles: Kusick (6), Terrell (3), Spikes (5)
Home Runs: Wynegar (6), Kusick (6), Manning (4)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (8), Carew (20), Manning (8)
Caught Stealing: McKay (2), Ford (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Kuiper (1)
GIDP: Bell (4), Manning (4)
Hit by Pitch: McKay (4,by Thomas), Randall (2,by Thomas), Duffy (2,by Goltz)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(6-2)            9     9   2   1   1   4   1  38   4.26
Totals                  9     9   2   1   1   4   1  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(0-1)            4     7   4   4   4   1   0  21   3.27
Thomas                  5     4   3   3   1   1   2  20   2.70
Totals                  9    11   7   7   5   2   2  41

Passed Balls: Wynegar (5)
Hit by Pitch: Goltz (2), Thomas 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Waits (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Brye walked; Terrell forced Brye (first to
shortstop); Carew walked [Terrell to second]; Hisle forced Carew
(third to second) [Terrell to third]; Hisle stole second; Ford
walked; Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Bell to second]; Manning singled to left [Bell to
third]; Manning stole second; Hendrick grounded out (third to
first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay
singled to left; Randall singled to left [McKay to second]; Brye
forced Randall (second to shortstop) [McKay to third]; McKay was
caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ashby flied out to center; Howard singled to left;
Spikes flied out to right; Duffy was hit by a pitch [Howard to
second]; Bell walked [Howard to third, Duffy to second]; Kuiper
forced Bell (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins
0, Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Carew walked;
Waits threw a wild pitch [Carew to second]; Hisle flied out to
right; Ford singled to left [Carew scored]; Ford was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning homered; Hendrick struck out; Carty flied
out to right; Ashby flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Indians 1.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar struck out; Kusick doubled to center; McKay
grounded out (third to first); Randall grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); Spikes
doubled to left; Duffy reached on an error by McKay; Bell
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Duffy
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 1.

TWINS 5TH: Brye singled to center; Terrell doubled to left [Brye
scored]; Carew singled to left [Terrell to third]; THOMAS
REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Carew stole second; Hisle singled to
left [Terrell scored, Carew scored, Hisle to second (error by
Hendrick)]; Ford walked; Wynegar lined into a triple play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hisle out at second, Ford out
at first]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
singled to right; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Manning to second]; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Manning to
third]; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 1.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick flied out to right; McKay grounded out (third
to first); Randall flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Ashby grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Howard
grounded out (pitcher to first); Spikes grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 1.

TWINS 7TH: Brye flied out to center; Terrell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy singled to center; Bell singled [Duffy to
third (error by McKay)]; Kuiper hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Duffy scored (unearned)]; Manning grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 2.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle struck out; Ford singled to left; Wynegar
homered [Ford scored]; Kusick homered; McKay was hit by a pitch;
Randall was hit by a pitch [McKay to second]; Brye flied out to
center; Terrell flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick struck out; Carty grounded out (third to
first); Ashby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 7, Indians 2.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Hisle grounded
out (third to first); Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Howard reached on an error by Terrell; Spikes
struck out; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR DUFFY; Gonzalez singled to
center [Howard to second]; Debut game for Orlando
Gonzalez; Bell grounded out (second to first) [Howard to
third, Gonzalez to second]; Kuiper grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 2.