A Metropolitan Stadium crowd of 30,425, largest of the season for the Twins, saw the home club succumb to Tigers' rookie Mark Fidrych, 8-3. Fidrych trailed, 3-0, until Rusty Staub smashed a homer with two aboard to tie the score in the sixth inning.

Then, in the same stanza, the Tigers took the lead with a run on a double by Jason Thompson and single by Aurelio Rodriguez. Ron LeFlore hit a two-run homer in the seventh and Staub accounted for his fourth RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      20, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  4    3  1  0  -   8 14  1
Twins        0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   2   2   2     1   0   .330      Braun lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .261
Veryzer ss            4   2   2   0     1   2   .213      Smalley ss            3   0   1   0     1   1   .226
Staub rf              4   1   3   4     0   0   .309      Carew 1b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .319
Horton dh             5   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Thompson 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .225      Bostock cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .329
Oglivie lf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .225
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Hisle rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .253
  Stanley lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Oliva dh              4   1   4   1     0   0   .204
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   1   1     0   1   .248      Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Garcia 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kimm c                4   2   3   0     0   0   .258        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hughes p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  14   8     3   5             Totals               34   3  10   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 30,425
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Twins 7
DP: Tigers 3, Twins 1
Errors: Garcia, Carew, Wynegar
Doubles: Thompson (8), Kimm (5)
Home Runs: Staub (7), LeFlore (3)
Stolen Bases: Bostock (5)
Caught Stealing: Oglivie (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (7)
GIDP: Rodriguez (13), Smalley (7), Wynegar (11), Hisle (4)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(11-2)         9    10   3   3   2   2   0  37   1.71
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   2   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(8-6)           6     7   4   4   1   4   1  26   3.99
Campbell                0     3   3   3   0   0   1   3   3.47
Burgmeier               1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.28
Hughes                  2     2   1   1   2   0   0   9   5.73
Totals                  9    14   8   8   3   5   2  43

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
struck out; Staub singled; Horton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun singled; Smalley grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Braun out at second]; Carew flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson lined to center; Oglivie walked; Oglivie
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Bostock was
called out on strikes; Cubbage lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Garcia struck out; On a bunt Kimm singled; LeFlore
reached on an error by Carew [Kimm to second]; LeFlore was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Wynegar [Kimm to
third]; Veryzer struck out; Staub popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle walked; Oliva singled [Hisle to second];
Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hisle to
third, Oliva to second]; Braun singled [Hisle scored, Oliva to
third]; Smalley walked [Braun to second]; Carew reached on a
fielder's choice [Oliva scored, Braun to third, Smalley to
second (error by Garcia)]; Wynegar grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 2 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton flied out to center; Thompson grounded out
(first unassisted); Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock singled; Bostock stole second; Cubbage made
an out to third; Hisle flied out to center; Oliva singled to
right [Bostock scored]; Randall flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Garcia grounded
out (pitcher to first); Kimm flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley struck
out; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled; Veryzer singled [LeFlore to
second]; Staub homered [LeFlore scored, Veryzer scored]; Horton
flied out to right; Thompson doubled to right; Oglivie lined to
first; Rodriguez singled to center [Thompson scored]; Garcia
made an out to second; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar singled; Bostock flied out to center; Cubbage
singled [Wynegar to second]; Hisle grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 3.

TIGERS 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Kimm doubled to
center; LeFlore homered [Kimm scored]; Veryzer singled;
BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Staub singled [Veryzer
to second]; Horton was called out on strikes; Thompson singled
to center [Veryzer scored, Staub to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR
OGLIVIE; Johnson flied out to center; Rodriguez lined to right;
3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Oliva singled;
Randall forced Oliva (shortstop to second); Braun forced Randall
(shortstop to second); Smalley singled [Braun to second]; Carew
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7,
Twins 3.

TIGERS 8TH: HUGHES REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Garcia
grounded out (third to first); Kimm singled; LeFlore walked
[Kimm to second]; Veryzer walked [Kimm to third, LeFlore to
second]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kimm scored];
Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 8, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Bostock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Twins 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson flied out to left; Stanley singled;
Rodriguez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8,
Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle flied out to center; Oliva singled; Randall
flied out to center; Braun popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Twins 3.