A four-run rally in the eighth inning carried the Twins to a 6-2 victory over the White Sox. With the Twins trailing, 2-1, an infield hit by Rod Carew, walk to Butch Wynegar and single by Lyman Bostock produced the tying tally. Tony Oliva followed with a single to put the Twins ahead, 3-2. Their two other runs in the stanza counted on a single by Bob Randall and infield out by Steve Braun. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, July      23, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  4  1  -   6 10  1
White Sox    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .261      Nordhagen rf          3   0   0   1     0   0   .227
Smalley ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Garr cf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .296
Carew 1b              5   2   2   1     0   0   .316      Orta lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Wynegar c             2   0   1   0     2   0   .294      Kelly dh              1   0   0   0     1   0   .251
  Terrell pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .216        Bradford ph,dh      2   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Borgmann c          1   0   1   1     0   0   .364      L. Johnson 1b         2   0   1   0     1   0   .336
Bostock cf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .331        Bannister pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Oliva dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .222        Spencer 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Brye pr,dh          1   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Stein 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Cubbage 3b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .216      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     2   1   .241      Downing c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .244
Randall 2b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .258      Dent ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  10   6     7   4             Totals               33   2   8   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 10,126
Left on Base: Twins 11, White Sox 7
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Braun
Doubles: Borgmann (1), Dent (10)
Stolen Bases: Ford (9), Carew (36), Orta (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Nordhagen (2)
GIDP: Orta (10)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes                  4     5   2   2   2   0   0  19   5.68
Burgmeier W(4-0)        5     3   0   0   0   3   0  17   2.09
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   3   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios L(2-4)          7     4   3   3   6   2   0  31   4.78
Hamilton                2     6   3   3   1   2   0  13   3.03
Totals                  9    10   6   6   7   4   0  44

Balks: Barrios (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: rain delay before start of game; Braun lined
to second; Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
singled to center; Orta forced Garr (shortstop to second); Orta
stole second; Kelly walked; L. Johnson forced Kelly (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled to left; Bostock singled to center
[Wynegar to second]; Oliva flied out to center; Cubbage forced
Bostock (second to shortstop) [Wynegar to third]; Ford made an
out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Stein singled to right; Bell flied out to left;
Downing singled to right [Stein to third]; Dent doubled to right
[Stein scored, Downing to third]; Nordhagen hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Downing scored, Dent to third (error by Braun)]; Garr
made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White
Sox 2.

TWINS 3RD: Randall walked; Braun singled to catcher [Randall to
second]; Barrios balked [Randall to third, Braun to second];
Smalley struck out; Carew grounded out (first unassisted)
[Randall scored, Braun to third]; Wynegar grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox
2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta flied to left in foul territory; Kelly
grounded out (first unassisted); L. Johnson walked; Stein flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock lined to pitcher; Oliva flied out to center;
Cubbage walked; Ford popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bell made an out to first; Downing singled to
second; Dent flied out to left; Nordhagen flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: Randall was called out on strikes; Braun grounded out
(second to first); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); Garr
singled to left; Orta grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; BRADFORD BATTED FOR
KELLY; Bradford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 6TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Carew grounded
out (third to first); Wynegar walked; Bostock flied out to left;
Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: L. Johnson singled to left; BANNISTER RAN FOR L.
JOHNSON; Stein forced Bannister (pitcher to shortstop); Bell was
called out on strikes; Downing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: SPENCER REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING 1B); Cubbage
popped to third in foul territory; Ford walked; Randall popped
to catcher in foul territory; Ford stole second; Braun walked;
Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent flied out to center; Nordhagen made an out
to first; Garr singled to left; Orta flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: Carew singled to center; Carew stole second; Wynegar
walked; TERRELL RAN FOR WYNEGAR; HAMILTON REPLACED BARRIOS
(PITCHING); Bostock singled to center [Carew scored, Terrell to
second]; Oliva singled to left [Terrell scored, Bostock to
second]; BRYE RAN FOR OLIVA; Cubbage forced Brye (second
unassisted) [Bostock to third]; Ford walked [Cubbage to second];
Randall singled to right [Bostock scored, Cubbage to third, Ford
to second]; Braun forced Randall (shortstop to second) [Cubbage
scored, Ford to third]; Smalley flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BORGMANN
REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING C ); Bradford grounded out (shortstop
to first); Spencer flied out to left; Stein flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: Carew singled to left; Borgmann doubled to left
[Carew scored]; Bostock struck out; Brye singled to right
[Borgmann to third]; Cubbage lined to left; Ford struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bell struck out; Downing grounded out (second to
first); Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
White Sox 2.