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Monday July 19, 1976
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Bob Randall singled, producing one run, and Lyman Bostock singled for two more in a three-run sixth inning that enabled the Twins to edge the Tigers, 6-5. Larry Hisle hit a three-run homer for the Twins in the third. Bill Freehan, Pedro Garcia, Mickey Stanley and Willie Horton homered for the Tigers. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 5

Game Played on Monday, July 19, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers       0  0  1    1  0  2    0  1  0  -   5  8  0
Twins        0  0  3    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   6 11  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .328      Bostock cf            5   1   2   2     0   0   .330
Veryzer ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Hisle lf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .255
Staub rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .303      Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .322
Horton dh             2   1   1   1     2   0   .298      Kusick dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Ford rf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .243
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .248      Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Stanley lf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .269      Randall 2b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .258
Freehan c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .292      Smalley ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Garcia 2b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .211      Cubbage 3b            2   1   0   0     0   1   .224
  Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .254        Brye ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terrell 3b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .216
  Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bane p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     4   2             Totals               33   6  11   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  5,005
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Twins 7
DP: Tigers 0, Twins 1
Errors: Cubbage
Doubles: Kusick (11)
Home Runs: Garcia (3), Freehan (3), Stanley (1), Horton (8), Hisle (8)
Stolen Bases: Ford (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (10)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(9-9)          5.1  10   6   6   2   3   1  28   3.74
Grilli                  2.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   9   6.12
Totals                  8    11   6   6   3   3   1  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bane                    5.2   5   4   4   4   0   3  25   2.73
Campbell W(11-2)        3.1   3   1   1   0   2   1  13   3.18
Totals                  9     8   5   5   4   2   4  38

Wild Pitches: Bane (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Veryzer grounded out (second to
first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub lined into a double play
(second to shortstop) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton lined to left; Thompson popped to third in
foul territory; Rodriguez walked; Stanley grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick struck out; Ford singled; Ford stole second;
Wynegar reached on a fielder's choice [Ford out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Randall made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan lined to left; Garcia homered; LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); Veryzer reached on an error by
Cubbage; Staub walked [Veryzer to second]; Bane threw a wild
pitch [Veryzer to third, Staub to second]; Horton was walked
intentionally; Thompson forced Horton (shortstop to second); 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley singled; Cubbage forced Smalley (pitcher to
shortstop); Bostock singled [Cubbage to second]; Hisle homered
[Cubbage scored, Bostock scored]; Carew singled; Kusick doubled
to right [Carew to third]; Ford was walked intentionally;
Wynegar popped to first in foul territory; Randall flied out to
center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley
grounded out (third to first); Freehan homered; Garcia flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
struck out; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 3.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore lined to second; Veryzer flied out to
center; Staub singled to left [Staub out at second (left to
second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle struck out; Carew grounded out (first to
pitcher); Kusick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton walked; Thompson forced Horton (shortstop to
second); Rodriguez forced Thompson (pitcher to second); Stanley
homered [Rodriguez scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED BANE (PITCHING);
Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Ford singled; Wynegar singled [Ford to second];
Randall singled to left [Ford scored, Wynegar to second];
Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wynegar to
third, Randall to second]; BRYE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Brye walked;
Bostock singled to right [Wynegar scored, Randall scored, Brye
to second]; GRILLI REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Hisle popped to
catcher in foul territory; Carew walked [Brye to third, Bostock
to second]; Kusick forced Carew (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 6.

TIGERS 7TH: TERRELL REPLACED BRYE (PLAYING 3B); Garcia singled;
LeFlore forced Garcia (shortstop to second); Veryzer made an out
to shortstop; Staub struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynegar popped
to third in foul territory; Randall grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton homered; Thompson struck out; Rodriguez
singled; Stanley forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); Freehan
lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Terrell
singled; Terrell was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 5, Twins 6.

TIGERS 9TH: OGLIVIE BATTED FOR GARCIA; Oglivie made an out to
third; LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Veryzer grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins
6.



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