Two rookies -- Jason Thompson and Mark Fidrych -- took leading roles as the Tigers defeated the Twins, 7-3. Thompson drove in three runs with a homer in the third inning and accounted for his fourth RBI with a single in the seventh. Fidrych picked up his sixth victory in seven decisions, although failing to go the route for the first time. John Hiller relieved in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      20, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  1  3    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   7 12  0
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3 11  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   3   1     0   2   .356      Bostock rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .331
Veryzer ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .204        Ford ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Meyer lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Braun dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Staub rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .314        Roof ph,dh          1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Thompson 1b           5   1   2   4     0   0   .223      Carew 1b,2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Johnson dh            4   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Wynegar c             5   1   3   0     0   0   .303
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   2   1     0   1   .261      Cubbage 3b            2   1   0   0     2   1   .257
Garcia 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .201        McKay ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Kimm c                3   1   0   0     1   0   .254      Hisle lf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .245
Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brye cf               3   0   2   2     1   0   .308
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Terrell ss            4   0   2   1     0   1   .215
                                                          Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .226
                                                            Kusick ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .270
                                                          Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  12   7     1   3             Totals               35   3  11   3     7   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 11,916
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Twins 12
DP: Tigers 1, Twins 0
Doubles: Rodriguez (8), LeFlore (14), Brye (6), Wynegar (7)
Home Runs: Thompson (8)
Caught Stealing: Bostock (3), Carew (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (5)
GIDP: Terrell (2)
Hit by Pitch: Veryzer (2,by Singer)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(6-1)          7.1   9   3   3   6   2   0  34   2.07
Hiller SV(6)            1.2   2   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.35
Totals                  9    11   3   3   7   5   0  42

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(5-3)           7    10   7   7   1   1   1  33   4.13
Luebber                 1.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.53
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.51
Totals                  9    12   7   7   1   3   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Singer (6)
Wild Pitches: Singer (3)
Balks: Singer (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to right; Veryzer grounded out
(third to first) [LeFlore to second]; Meyer made an out to
shortstop; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to center; Bostock was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Braun grounded out
(second to first); Carew singled to left; Carew was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to center; Johnson singled to
center; Singer threw a wild pitch [Johnson to second]; Rodriguez
doubled to left [Johnson scored]; Garcia popped to first in foul
territory; Kimm made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to left; Cubbage grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hisle walked; Brye walked [Hisle to second];
Terrell singled to right [Hisle scored, Brye to third]; Randall
walked [Terrell to second]; Bostock forced Randall (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore struck out; Veryzer singled to center; Meyer
singled to center [Veryzer to second]; Staub popped to third in
foul territory; Thompson homered [Veryzer scored, Meyer scored];
Johnson flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Braun flied out to center; Carew grounded out (second
to first); Wynegar singled to left; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Garcia
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kimm walked; LeFlore doubled
to right [Kimm scored]; Veryzer flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (second to first); Brye lined to
shortstop; Terrell singled to left; Randall forced Terrell
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Meyer flied out to right; Staub grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock struck out; Braun grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
5, Twins 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
singled to right; Garcia flied out to right; Kimm forced
Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
5, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar singled to right; Cubbage walked [Wynegar to
second]; Hisle flied out to left [Wynegar to third]; Brye
singled to left [Wynegar scored, Cubbage to second]; Terrell
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Brye
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 2.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore singled to center; Veryzer was hit by a
pitch [LeFlore to second]; Meyer made an out to shortstop;
Singer balked [LeFlore to third, Veryzer to second]; Staub hit a
sacrifice fly to left [LeFlore scored, Veryzer to third];
Thompson singled to center [Veryzer scored]; Johnson forced
Thompson (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7,
Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
singled to right; Braun flied out to left; Carew flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 2.

TIGERS 8TH: LUEBBER REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Rodriguez was
called out on strikes; Garcia flied out to left; Kimm grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar grounded out (third to first); Cubbage
walked; Hisle walked [Cubbage to second]; Brye doubled to right
[Cubbage scored, Hisle to third]; HILLER REPLACED FIDRYCH
(PITCHING); Terrell struck out; KUSICK BATTED FOR RANDALL;
Kusick walked; FORD BATTED FOR BOSTOCK; Ford was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 3.

TIGERS 9TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KUSICK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); CAREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); LeFlore
struck out; Veryzer singled to center; Meyer popped to third in
foul territory; Staub singled to left [Veryzer to second];
BURGMEIER REPLACED LUEBBER (PITCHING); Thompson made an out to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: ROOF BATTED FOR BRAUN; Roof singled to left; Carew
flied out to left; Wynegar doubled to right [Roof to third];
MCKAY BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; McKay struck out; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 3.