While Pat Dobson pitched a four-hitter, the Indians took advantage of the wildness of Joe Decker and defeated the Twins, 4-1. In the sixth inning, the Indians scored their first two runs on two walks, an error, a sacrifice fly by George Hendrick and single by Alan Ashby. Two more tallies followed in the seventh on two more passes and a double by Buddy Bell. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      9, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  2    2  0  x  -   4  5  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .249      Kuiper 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .215
Braun dh              3   1   1   1     1   0   .241      Gonzalez rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .321        Carty ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .305
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .286        Waits pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Spikes rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Manning cf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .278
Brye cf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Lowenstein lf         2   1   1   0     1   0   .256
Terrell ss,2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .157        Bell ph,3b          1   0   1   2     0   0   .298
Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Robinson 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Howard pr,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  McKay ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Hendrick dh           2   0   0   1     1   0   .256
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c               4   0   2   1     0   1   .250
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blanks ss             2   0   0   0     2   0   .281
  Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pruitt 3b,lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .091
                                                          Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     1   6             Totals               26   4   5   4     8   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  5,361
Left on Base: Twins 3, Indians 8
DP: Twins 1, Indians 1
Errors: Cubbage
Doubles: Bell (5)
Home Runs: Braun (1)
Stolen Bases: Carew (24)
Caught Stealing: Hendrick (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendrick (3)
GIDP: Cubbage (3), Kuiper (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(2-5)           6     3   3   1   6   2   0  27   4.61
Burgmeier               0.2   0   1   1   1   0   0   3   0.88
Luebber                 1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   6   5.31
Totals                  8     5   4   2   8   2   0  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(6-5)           9     4   1   1   1   6   1  31   2.68
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   6   1  31

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


TWINS 1ST: Hisle struck out; Braun flied out to left; Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper walked; Gonzalez struck out; Manning
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kuiper to second]; Lowenstein
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled to left; Cubbage grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at
second]; Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Robinson flied out to center; Hendrick grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Brye grounded out (third to first); Terrell grounded
out (third to first); Randall made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Blanks walked; Pruitt flied out to center; Kuiper
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Blanks out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle struck out; Braun grounded out (second to
first); Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Manning
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lowenstein singled to center;
Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Cubbage flied out to
center; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Ashby grounded out
(first unassisted); Blanks walked; Pruitt singled to center
[Blanks to third]; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 6TH: Brye struck out; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Randall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Manning
walked; Lowenstein walked [Manning to second]; Robinson reached
on an error by Cubbage [Manning to third, Lowenstein to second];
HOWARD RAN FOR ROBINSON; Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Manning scored (unearned)]; Ashby singled to right [Lowenstein
scored (unearned), Howard to second]; Blanks lined to pitcher; 2
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

TWINS 7TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Hisle struck out;
Braun walked; Carew singled to right [Braun to third]; Carew
stole second; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Pruitt walked; BURGMEIER REPLACED DECKER
(PITCHING); Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Pruitt to second]; CARTY BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Carty was walked
intentionally; WAITS RAN FOR CARTY; Manning made an out to
shortstop; BELL BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; LUEBBER REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Bell doubled to center [Pruitt scored,
Waits scored]; Howard grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 4.

TWINS 8TH: SPIKES REPLACED WAITS (PLAYING RF); BELL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); PRUITT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Ford
flied out to left; Brye singled to center; Terrell forced Brye
(shortstop to second); OLIVA BATTED FOR RANDALL; Oliva flied to
left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians
4.

INDIANS 8TH: MCKAY REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING SS); TERRELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Hendrick walked; Ashby singled to right
[Hendrick to third]; Hendrick was caught stealing home (catcher
unassisted) [Ashby to second]; Blanks flied out to right; Pruitt
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 4.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle flied out to left; Braun homered; Carew
grounded out (second to first); Wynegar struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 4.