Rod Carew, who is in his 10th season with the Twins, winning five A. L. batting championships, smashed the first grand-slam homer of his major league career to feature an 11-3 rout of the Athletics. Carew, who hit his jackpot wallop in the second inning, also drove in another run with a double and added a single to give him three hits in five trips, raising his average to .327. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 11, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      26, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        1  5  0    2  0  0    3  0  0  -  11 17  0
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  5  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun rf              5   2   2   0     1   0   .245      North cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .289
Smalley ss            5   1   2   3     0   1   .231      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Carew 1b              5   3   3   5     0   0   .327        McMullen 2b,3b      1   0   1   0     0   0   .274
  Kusick 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Baylor lf             1   0   1   1     2   0   .215
Wynegar c             4   0   2   0     1   0   .314      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Borgmann c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bando 3b,ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Cubbage 3b            4   1   1   1     1   0   .253      Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Oliva dh              5   0   1   2     0   0   .179      Washington rf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .227
Hisle lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Sandt 2b,ss,2b        4   0   1   1     0   0   .125
Brye cf               5   2   3   0     0   1   .286      Hosley c              2   1   0   0     1   0   .161
Randall 2b            5   2   2   0     0   0   .246      P. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45  11  17  11     3   2             Totals               30   3   5   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  4,729
Left on Base: Twins 11, A's 5
DP: Twins 1, A's 0
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: Carew (13), Wynegar 2 (11), Oliva (2), Cubbage (4), Sandt (1)
Home Runs: Carew (4)
Stolen Bases: Baylor 2 (32)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (6)
GIDP: Washington (7)
Hit by Pitch: Smalley (2,by P. Mitchell)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes W(4-8)           8     5   3   3   4   2   0  32   5.10
Burgmeier               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.75
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4   2   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Mitchell L(3-5)      6.1  15  11  11   2   1   1  38   5.43
Bahnsen                 2.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  11   3.24
Totals                  9    17  11  11   3   2   1  49

Hit by Pitch: P. Mitchell (1)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (3)
Balks: Hughes (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TWINS 1ST: Braun singled; Smalley singled [Braun to second];
Carew doubled to left [Braun scored, Smalley to third]; Wynegar
grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage reached on a fielder's
choice [Smalley out at home (pitcher to catcher), Carew to
third]; Oliva lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor walked; Baylor stole
second; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle flied out to center; Brye singled; Randall
singled [Brye to second]; Braun walked [Brye to third, Randall
to second]; Smalley was hit by a pitch [Brye scored, Randall to
third, Braun to second]; Carew homered [Randall scored, Braun
scored, Smalley scored]; Wynegar doubled to right; Cubbage lined
to center; Oliva flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
6, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando flied out to center; Tenace made an out to
shortstop; Washington singled; Sandt doubled to left [Washington
scored]; Hosley flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
6, Athletics 1.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Brye flied out
to right; Randall reached on an error by Campaneris; Braun
forced Randall (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (first to pitcher); Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor singled; Baylor stole
second; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 1.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied out to center; Carew singled; Wynegar
grounded out (second to first) [Carew to second]; Cubbage
walked; Oliva doubled [Carew scored, Cubbage scored]; Hisle
singled [Oliva to third]; Brye was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando struck out; Tenace flied out to right;
Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 8, Athletics 1.

TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (first unassisted); Braun
singled; Smalley lined to center; Carew flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Sandt flied out to left; Hosley grounded out
(pitcher to first); North was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Athletics 1.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar doubled; Cubbage lined to left; Oliva made an
out to third; Hisle made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 8, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Baylor
walked; Williams flied out to center; Bando lined to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Athletics 1.

TWINS 7TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING 2B); SANDT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Brye singled; Randall singled
[Brye to second]; Braun grounded out (second to first) [Brye to
third, Randall to second]; MCMULLEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); BANDO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SANDT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Smalley singled to left [Brye scored,
Randall scored]; BAHNSEN REPLACED P. MITCHELL (PITCHING); Carew
forced Smalley (shortstop to second); Wynegar walked [Carew to
second]; Cubbage doubled to left [Carew scored, Wynegar to
third]; Oliva lined to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 11,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BORGMANN REPLACED WYNEGAR (PLAYING C ); Tenace
walked; Washington grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Tenace out at second]; Sandt grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 11, Athletics
1.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle flied out to right; Brye singled; Bahnsen threw
a wild pitch [Brye to second]; Randall flied out to left; Braun
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
11, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: KUSICK REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); Hosley
walked; North singled [Hosley to second]; McMullen singled
[Hosley to third, North to second]; Hughes balked [Hosley
scored, North to third, McMullen to second]; Baylor hit a
sacrifice fly to right [North scored, McMullen to third];
Williams popped to third in foul territory; Bando lined to left;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 11, Athletics 3.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley was called out on strikes; Kusick flied out
to center; Borgmann made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 11, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); Tenace
grounded out (second to first); Washington flied out to right;
Sandt popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 11, Athletics 3.