Relieving for the first time since May 18, 1975, Dennis Eckersley struck out Phil Roof in the ninth inning to save a victory for the Indians, who ended their five-game losing streak by defeating the Twins, 7-6. Rico Carty and Buddy Bell cracked bases-loaded singles to drive in two runs apiece and lead the Indians' attack. Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 6Game Played on Friday, July 16, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumIndians 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 - 7 10 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 - 6 12 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kuiper 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .233 Braun lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Duffy ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 .222 Brye ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Manning cf 5 0 0 1 0 1 .297 Smalley ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 .225 Carty dh 2 0 1 2 1 0 .298 Carew 1b 2 2 1 0 3 0 .324 Lowenstein pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 Wynegar c 5 2 3 3 0 1 .296 Blanks ph,dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Bostock cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .329 Hendrick lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .260 Hisle rf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .259 Powell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .194 Cubbage 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .231 Bell 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .289 Ford ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Spikes rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .237 Gomez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Ashby c 3 2 1 1 1 0 .223 Roof ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Dobson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kusick dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .306 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .260 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oliva ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell 2b,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Singer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 7 10 6 5 4 Totals 38 6 12 6 5 9 Time of Game: 3:02 Attendance: 8,962 Left on Base: Indians 6, Twins 10 DP: Indians 1, Twins 1 Errors: Bell, Wynegar Doubles: Wynegar (15), Bostock (8) Home Runs: Wynegar (7) Stolen Bases: Hisle (22) Caught Stealing: Kuiper (9), Blanks (1), Carew (12) GIDP: Bostock (5) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson W(11-7) 6 7 1 1 1 2 0 25 3.43 Kern 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 6 2.45 LaRoche 1.2 4 3 3 1 4 1 10 2.14 Eckersley SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4.93 Totals 9 12 6 6 5 9 1 43 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Singer L(8-5) 5.2 5 4 4 5 3 0 26 3.90 Burgmeier 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.22 Campbell 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 7 3.20 Totals 9 10 7 5 5 4 0 40 Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to right; Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Duffy walked; Manning struck out; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to left; Smalley flied out to center; Carew walked; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell flied out to left; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Hisle grounded out (second to first); Cubbage singled to right; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. INDIANS 3RD: Spikes singled to center; Ashby walked [Spikes to second]; Kuiper flied out to center; Duffy walked [Spikes to third, Ashby to second]; Manning forced Spikes (first to catcher) [Ashby to third, Duffy to second]; Carty singled to center [Ashby scored, Duffy scored, Manning to third]; Hendrick struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (third to first); Braun flied out to center; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0. INDIANS 4TH: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Bell flied out to left; Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to right; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wynegar struck out; Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0. INDIANS 5TH: Ashby flied out to center; Kuiper flied out to left; Duffy lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Hisle flied out to left; Cubbage made an out to third; Kusick reached on an error by Bell; Randall singled to center [Kusick to second]; Braun flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0. INDIANS 6TH: Manning flied out to left; Carty walked; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR CARTY; Hendrick singled to right [Lowenstein to second]; Powell walked [Lowenstein to third, Hendrick to second]; Bell singled to center [Lowenstein scored, Hendrick scored, Powell to second]; Spikes struck out; BURGMEIER REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Ashby made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Smalley singled to right; Carew flied out to center; Wynegar singled to right [Smalley to third]; Bostock grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 0. INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Duffy grounded out (second to first); Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Hisle singled to left; Hisle stole second; Cubbage singled to right [Hisle scored]; KERN REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Kusick walked [Cubbage to second]; OLIVA BATTED FOR RANDALL; Oliva struck out; Braun struck out; Smalley lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 1. INDIANS 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING 2B); BLANKS BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Blanks singled; Hendrick struck out while Blanks was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: Carew walked; Wynegar doubled to left [Carew to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Bostock struck out; Hisle singled to left [Carew scored, Wynegar scored]; FORD BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Ford struck out; Kusick grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 3. INDIANS 9TH: GOMEZ REPLACED FORD (PLAYING 2B); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Bell singled to left; Spikes singled to right [Bell to third]; Ashby singled to left [Bell scored, Spikes out at third (left to third), Ashby to second (on throw to 3b)]; On a bunt Kuiper singled [Ashby to third]; Duffy reached on a fielder's choice [Ashby scored (error by Wynegar; assist by Terrell) (unearned), Kuiper to second]; Manning grounded out (first to pitcher) [Kuiper scored (unearned), Duffy to third]; Blanks flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Twins 3. TWINS 9TH: Terrell struck out; BRYE BATTED FOR BRAUN; Brye struck out; Smalley singled to center; Carew walked [Smalley to second]; Wynegar homered [Smalley scored, Carew scored]; Bostock doubled to left; ECKERSLEY REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Hisle was walked intentionally; ROOF BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Roof struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Twins 6. |
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