Breaking his personal five-game losing streak, Dave Goltz pitched seven innings and gained his first victory since June 17 when the Twins defeated the Red Sox, 5-1. After the Red Sox picked up their run in the second, the Twins took command with three in the third, two scoring on a double by Bob Randall. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      21, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Twins        0  0  3    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cooper dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Braun lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .264
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Carew 1b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .316
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   2   0     0   0   .272      Wynegar c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .295
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .253      Bostock cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .328
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .242      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Oliva dh              1   1   0   0     0   0   .200
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   1     0   0   .215        Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Miller ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Ford rf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .244
Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .251      Randall 2b            3   2   2   2     0   0   .260
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   9   1     3   2             Totals               31   5   9   5     0   1

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  7,698
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Twins 4
DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 3
Errors: Randall
Doubles: Randall (7), Braun (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Carew (4)
GIDP: Petrocelli (8), Rice (12), Evans (10)
Hit by Pitch: Oliva (2,by Wise)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(7-8)             3     4   3   3   0   1   0  14   3.99
Pole                    1.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   8   4.68
Lee                     1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   6.81
House                   2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.30
Totals                  8     9   5   5   0   1   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(8-8)            7     7   1   0   2   2   0  29   3.78
Burgmeier               0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.26
Campbell                1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.41
Totals                  9     9   1   0   3   2   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Wise (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Cooper flied out to center; Doyle popped to second;
Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; Smalley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to center; Rice struck out;
Fisk flied out to right; Evans reached on an error by Randall
[Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli singled to center
[Yastrzemski scored (unearned), Evans out at third (center to
third)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (third to first); Bostock flied
out to left; Cubbage lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Twins 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Cooper
popped to catcher in foul territory; Doyle flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Oliva was hit by a pitch; Ford singled to right
[Oliva to second]; Randall doubled to left [Oliva scored, Ford
scored]; Braun popped to second; Smalley singled to left
[Randall to third]; Carew hit a sacrifice fly to center [Randall
scored]; Wynegar singled to left [Smalley to third]; Bostock
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to left; Yastrzemski flied out to
center; Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: POLE REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Cubbage grounded out
(second to first); Oliva flied out to left; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to first; Petrocelli popped to third in foul territory;
Burleson singled to center [Evans to third]; Cooper grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Randall singled to third; Braun doubled to left
[Randall scored]; Smalley grounded out (second to first) [Braun
to third]; Carew lined to shortstop; Wynegar singled to left
[Braun scored]; LEE REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Bostock singled to
left [Wynegar to second]; Cubbage grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle flied out to right; Lynn lined to right;
Yastrzemski singled to center; Rice singled to center
[Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk forced Rice (third to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: KUSICK BATTED FOR OLIVA; Kusick grounded out (third
to first); Ford flied out to center; Randall grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans walked; Petrocelli grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second];
Burleson walked; Cooper singled to center [Burleson to third];
Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: HOUSE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Braun singled to
right; Braun was picked off first (pitcher to first); Smalley
popped to catcher in foul territory; Carew popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

RED SOX 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Lynn singled
to left; Yastrzemski forced Lynn (first to shortstop); CAMPBELL
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Rice grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Bostock grounded out
(second to first); Cubbage popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk walked; Evans grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; MILLER
BATTED FOR PETROCELLI; Miller singled to left; Burleson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.