A homer by Jack Brohamer and triple by Jorge Orta accounted for a 4-3 victory in the first game before the White Sox also won the second game of a doubleheader with the Twins, 9-5. The White Sox put together four walks and a single by Brian Downing for two runs in the first inning of the lidlifter and added their other pair in the fourth when Brohamer homered and Orta drove in Chet Lemon with his triple.

In the nightcap, Jim Essian and Brohamer each batted in two runs with a double and Orta homered with a man on base, hitting safely in his ninth straight game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, June      23, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  5  0
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  5  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lemon cf              3   2   2   0     2   0   .301      Braun dh              2   2   2   0     2   0   .243
Garr rf               3   1   0   0     2   0   .294      Smalley ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .234
Orta lf               5   0   1   1     0   2   .250      Carew 1b,2b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .316
Kelly dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Wynegar c             2   0   0   1     1   0   .309
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Dent ss               3   0   0   1     1   0   .265        Kusick ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Downing c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .242      Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Brohamer 2b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .217      Brye cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   2   .219      Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .243
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Terrell 2b,3b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .210
                                                          Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   5   4     8   5             Totals               30   3   5   3     5   1

Time of Game: 2:36
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Twins 6
DP: White Sox 0, Twins 0
Doubles: Lemon (4), Smalley (5)
Triples: Orta (4)
Home Runs: Brohamer (4), Carew (3)
Caught Stealing: Braun (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynegar (2)
Hit by Pitch: Spencer (1,by Albury)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson W(4-7)       7.1   5   3   3   4   1   1  30   5.59
Forster SV(1)           1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.26
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   1   1  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(2-7)           1.1   1   2   2   6   2   0  11   5.28
Burgmeier               3.2   3   2   2   0   1   1  14   1.79
Albury                  4     1   0   0   2   2   0  16   3.86
Totals                  9     5   4   4   8   5   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Albury (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon walked; Garr walked [Lemon to second]; Orta
struck out; Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lemon to
third, Garr to second]; Spencer walked; Dent walked [Lemon
scored, Garr to third, Spencer to second]; Downing singled to
shortstop [Garr scored, Spencer to third, Dent to second];
Brohamer was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun walked; Smalley doubled to right [Braun to
third]; Carew flied out to left; Wynegar hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Braun scored]; Cubbage flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bell flied out to right; Lemon walked; Garr
walked [Lemon to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING);
Orta flied out to left; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); Brye flied out
to center; Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent
flied out to center; Downing grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Randall made an out to second; Braun singled to
right; Braun was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Smalley grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Brohamer homered; Bell was called out on strikes;
Lemon singled to left; Garr flied out to right; Orta tripled to
center [Lemon scored]; Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Wynegar flied
out to center; Cubbage popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Spencer popped to first in foul territory; Dent
flied out to right; Downing made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle made an out to shortstop; Brye flied out to
center; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
4, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: ALBURY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Brohamer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell walked; Lemon doubled to
left [Bell to third]; Garr flied out to right; Orta struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: OLIVA BATTED FOR RANDALL; Oliva flied out to center;
Braun walked; Smalley singled to center [Braun to second]; Carew
made an out to third; Wynegar walked [Braun to third, Smalley to
second]; Cubbage flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 4, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: TERRELL REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING 2B); Kelly
grounded out (third to first); Spencer was hit by a pitch; Dent
flied out to left; Downing walked [Spencer to second]; Brohamer
forced Downing (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Brye grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ford walked; Terrell flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Lemon made an out
to second; Garr flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Braun singled to center; Smalley struck out; Carew
homered [Braun scored]; FORSTER REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING);
Wynegar grounded out (third to first); KUSICK BATTED FOR
CUBBAGE; Kusick walked; Hisle made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CAREW CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Orta made an out to second; Kelly grounded out (second to
first); Spencer made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Brye flied out to right; Ford grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first); Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 3.