Taking inspiration from Rod Carew, who knocked in three of the Twins' first five runs, Craig Kusick plated a tally with a single in the fifth inning to defeat the Angels, 6-5. Carew hit a homer and double as the Twins built up a 5-0 lead in the first two innings, but the Angels rallied to tie the score in the third with the aid of a three-run shot by Bruce Bochte. However in the fifth, Butch Wynegar walked with two out, advanced on a single by Lyman Bostock and scored the deciding run on Kusick's hit. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 5
Game Played on Friday, July      2, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  1
Twins        2  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   6  8  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            2   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Braun lf              0   1   0   1     1   0   .244
  Jones ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .203        Brye ph,rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Bonds ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Smalley ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .224
Briggs cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .267      Carew 1b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .320
Melton 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Wynegar c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .295
Davis dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Bostock cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .335
Bochte rf,lf          4   1   2   3     0   0   .264      Oliva dh              2   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Jackson 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .214        Kusick ph,dh        2   0   1   1     0   0   .273
Guerrero 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .308      Hisle rf,lf           4   1   0   0     0   0   .243
Chalk ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .232      Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
  Remy pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Randall 2b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .246
Etchebarren c         3   1   1   0     0   1   .213      Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanton ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .184        Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kirkwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   8   4     2   5             Totals               30   6   8   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  6,235
Left on Base: Angels 5, Twins 4
DP: Angels 1, Twins 0
Errors: Jackson, Hughes
Doubles: Bochte (7), Carew (14)
Triples: Smalley (1)
Home Runs: Bochte (1), Carew (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Braun (3)
GIDP: Brye (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirkwood                2     5   5   2   1   2   1  13   4.67
Hassler L(0-6)          6     3   1   1   1   1   0  21   5.13
Totals                  8     8   6   3   2   3   1  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes                  3     6   5   5   1   1   1  16   5.44
Albury W(2-1)           6     2   0   0   1   4   0  21   2.92
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   5   1  37

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


ANGELS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Briggs flied
out to center; Melton flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Braun to second]; Carew homered [Braun
scored]; Wynegar flied out to right; Bostock singled to center;
Oliva was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Davis flied out to center; Bochte doubled to center;
Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Bochte to third];
Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle reached on an error by Jackson; Cubbage was
called out on strikes; Randall singled to left [Hisle to third];
Braun hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hisle scored (unearned),
Randall to second]; Smalley tripled to center [Randall scored
(unearned)]; Carew doubled to left [Smalley scored (unearned)];
Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Etchebarren
singled to left; Collins singled to left [Etchebarren to
second]; Collins was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Hughes [Etchebarren scored, Collins to third]; Briggs singled
to center [Collins scored]; Melton flied out to center; Davis
singled to center [Briggs to third]; Bochte homered [Briggs
scored, Davis scored]; Jackson struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 3RD: HASSLER REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Bostock struck
out; Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Guerrero walked; ALBURY REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING);
Chalk flied out to center; Etchebarren struck out; JONES BATTED
FOR COLLINS; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BOCHTE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cubbage grounded out (second to first);
Randall grounded out (second to first); BRYE BATTED FOR BRAUN;
Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 5, Twins 5.

ANGELS 5TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Briggs grounded out (first to pitcher);
Melton made an out to second; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar walked; Bostock
singled to left [Wynegar to second]; KUSICK BATTED FOR OLIVA;
Kusick singled to center [Wynegar scored, Bostock to third];
Hisle flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins
6.

ANGELS 6TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bochte grounded
out (second to first); Jackson singled to left; Guerrero forced
Jackson (pitcher to shortstop to second); Chalk walked [Guerrero
to second]; Etchebarren grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Randall
singled to right; Brye grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Randall out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 5, Twins 6.

ANGELS 7TH: BONDS BATTED FOR JONES; Bonds flied out to right;
Briggs was called out on strikes; Melton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: BONDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Smalley flied out
to right; Carew flied out to left; Wynegar popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Bochte lined
to second; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 5, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick
flied out to left; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Guerrero singled to left; Chalk forced Guerrero
(first to shortstop); REMY RAN FOR CHALK; STANTON BATTED FOR
ETCHEBARREN; Stanton flied out to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 6.