The Twins struck for two runs in the eighth inning, following a 61-minute rain delay, to defeat the Royals, 4-3. Tony Oliva doubled, scoring Lyman Bostock who had walked. Oliva advanced to third on a wild relay throw by Frank White, then scored on Larry Hisle's sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Monday, June      28, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford rf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .252      Braun lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Otis cf               4   0   1   1     1   2   .308        Brye ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Brett 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .359      Smalley ss            2   0   0   0     2   0   .226
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .248      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .322
McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .339      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Solaita dh            2   0   0   0     2   0   .246      Bostock cf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .331
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .220      Oliva dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .182
Patek ss              3   1   1   0     1   1   .284        Terrell pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .217
Martinez c            2   1   0   0     1   1   .275      Cubbage 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .255
  Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Ford rf               2   0   1   1     0   1   .244
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hisle rf,lf         0   0   0   1     0   0   .241
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            2   0   1   1     1   0   .247
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   7   2     6   7             Totals               27   4   6   4     6   1

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  6,170
Left on Base: Royals 8, Twins 9
DP: Royals 0, Twins 0
Errors: White
Doubles: Otis (17), Oliva (3)
Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (37), Wohlford (13), Braun (2)
Caught Stealing: McRae (7), Wohlford (5), Carew (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (4), Randall (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Brett (5), Hisle (4)
Hit by Pitch: Wynegar (2,by Leonard), Ford (8,by Leonard)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 7     5   2   2   3   1   0  30   3.08
Littell L(3-3)          0.2   1   2   1   3   0   0   6   2.98
Hall                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.48
Totals                  8     6   4   3   6   1   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer                  7     5   3   3   6   5   0  30   3.93
Campbell W(8-2)         2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.45
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   7   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Leonard 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: Singer (4)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford was called out on strikes; Otis flied out
to right; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to left; Braun stole second; Smalley
flied out to left; Carew popped to third in foul territory;
Wynegar lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins
0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; McRae flied out to right;
Solaita walked; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock singled to left; Oliva popped to third in
foul territory; Cubbage singled to right [Bostock to second];
Ford singled to center [Bostock scored, Cubbage to third];
Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Cubbage
scored, Ford to second]; Braun grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Martinez lined to
first; Wohlford singled to left [Patek to third]; Wohlford stole
second; Otis walked; Brett hit a sacrifice fly to right [Patek
scored, Wohlford to third]; Singer threw a wild pitch [Wohlford
scored, Otis to second]; Mayberry walked; McRae flied out to
right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew
walked; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Wynegar was hit by a pitch; Bostock forced Wynegar (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Solaita grounded out (first unassisted); White
grounded out (third to first); Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
lined to right; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Twins 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez walked; Wohlford out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Martinez to second]; Otis doubled to right
[Martinez scored]; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mayberry flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); Braun made an
out to third; Smalley walked; Carew forced Smalley (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 2.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to left; McRae was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Solaita walked; White forced
Solaita (second to shortstop); Patek singled to right [White to
third]; Patek stole second; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Bostock
lined to first; Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford singled to left; Wohlford was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Otis struck out; Brett
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage flied out to left; Ford was hit by a pitch;
Randall singled to left [Ford to second]; Braun popped to
catcher in foul territory; Smalley walked [Ford to third,
Randall to second]; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 2.

ROYALS 8TH: HISLE REPLACED FORD (PLAYING RF); CAMPBELL REPLACED
SINGER (PITCHING); Mayberry singled to right; McRae flied to
right in foul territory; Solaita flied out to center; White
singled to left [Mayberry to second]; Patek struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Wynegar flied
out to center; Bostock walked; Oliva doubled to right [Bostock
scored, Oliva to third (error by White)]; TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA;
Cubbage was walked intentionally; Hisle hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Terrell scored (unearned), Cubbage to second (on throw to
home)]; Randall walked; HALL REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); BRYE
BATTED FOR BRAUN; Brye flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.

ROYALS 9TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BRYE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); HISLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); QUIRK
BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Quirk grounded out (catcher to first);
Wohlford flied out to center; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.