After scoring three runs in the third inning, the Twins picked up another tally on a homer by Steve Braun in the fourth and defeated the White Sox, 4-2. In the third, a walk, single by Braun and wild throw by Rich Gossage on a bunt resulted in the first run, with two others following on a wild pitch and single by Mike Cubbage. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      24, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  8  1
Twins        0  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Braun dh              5   2   2   1     0   1   .244
Garr rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .291      Smalley ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .225
Orta lf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .259      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .319
Kelly dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .312
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .253
Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Hisle lf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .237
Downing c             2   1   0   0     0   0   .240      Brye cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .280
  L. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .243
Brohamer 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .231      Randall 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .243
Bell 3b               3   0   2   1     0   0   .237      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gossage p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   1     1   2             Totals               31   4   7   2     6   5

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 12,790
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Twins 10
DP: White Sox 0, Twins 3
Errors: Gossage, Carew
Home Runs: Braun (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (6)
GIDP: Kelly 2 (6), Lemon (4)
Hit by Pitch: Downing (1,by Singer)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gossage L(5-6)          8     7   4   3   6   5   1  38   2.78
Totals                  8     7   4   3   6   5   1  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(6-3)           9     8   2   2   1   2   0  35   3.94
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   2   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Singer (7)
Wild Pitches: Gossage (3)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon flied out to left; Garr reached on an error
by Carew; Orta walked [Garr to second]; Kelly grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Orta out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun was called out on strikes; Smalley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer made an out to second; Dent flied out to
center; Downing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar made an out to second; Cubbage lined to
second; Hisle walked; Brye walked [Hisle to second]; Ford
grounded out (third to first); 1:03 rain delay; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
singled to center; Lemon made an out to second; Garr forced Bell
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall walked; Braun singled to center [Randall to
second]; Smalley reached on an error by Gossage on a sacrifice
bunt [Randall scored (no RBI), Braun to third, Smalley to
second]; Gossage threw a wild pitch [Braun scored, Smalley to
third]; Carew walked; Wynegar flied out to left; Cubbage singled
to right [Smalley scored (unearned), Carew to third]; Hisle was
called out on strikes; Brye grounded out (second to first); 3 R
(2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to center; Kelly grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Orta out at second];
Spencer made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Ford was called out on strikes; Randall grounded out
(shortstop to first); Braun homered; Smalley grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent flied out to left; Downing grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brohamer singled to left; Bell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Carew lined to first; Wynegar made an out to
shortstop; Cubbage made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon made an out to third; Garr struck out; Orta
singled to left; Kelly singled to center [Orta to second];
Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle struck out; Brye singled to center; Ford flied
out to center; Randall forced Brye (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent singled to center; Downing was hit by a
pitch [Dent to second]; Brohamer singled to center [Dent to
third, Downing to second]; Bell singled to right [Dent scored,
Downing to third, Brohamer to second]; Lemon grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Downing scored (no
RBI), Brohamer to third, Bell out at second]; Garr struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Smalley walked;
Carew forced Smalley (shortstop to second); Wynegar singled to
center [Carew to third]; Cubbage walked [Wynegar to second];
Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Kelly
grounded out (third to first); Spencer grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Brye struck out; Ford singled to shortstop; Randall
singled to center [Ford to second]; Braun forced Randall (first
to shortstop) [Ford to third]; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Dent flied out to left; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
DOWNING; L. Johnson grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Twins 4.