A triple play and bases-loaded triple by pinch-hitter Rod Carew featured the Twins' 13-8 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but then their five-game winning streak was stopped by the White Sox in the nightcap, 7-4. Carew hit his triple during a five-run outburst in the sixth inning. Mike Cubbage and Roy Smalley also accounted for three RBIs apiece, while Jorge Orta drove in five runs for the White Sox. In the first inning, after Orta singled to drive in two runs, Jim Spencer beat out an infield hit.

Bill Stein, attempting to sacrifice, popped to catcher Glenn Borgmann and a triple play followed. Borgmann threw to shortstop Luis Gomez, who stepped on second to double up Orta and then tagged Spencer, who was on his way to the bag. The White Sox won the nightcap with a four-run rally in the seventh inning, including a pinch-homer by Lamar Johnson with two aboard. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 13, Chicago White Sox 8 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      25, 1976 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  0    3  0  5    4  0  1  -  13 13  2
White Sox    2  0  3    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   8 14  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Hairston lf           3   3   1   1     2   1   .333
  Bostock ph,cf       1   0   0   0     2   0   .340      Garr cf               5   2   2   0     0   0   .306
Terrell 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Orta dh               4   2   3   5     0   0   .281
  Cubbage ph,3b       3   0   1   3     0   0   .229      Spencer 1b            5   0   3   0     0   0   .273
Hisle lf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .251      Stein 2b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .286
Kusick 1b             3   1   0   0     2   0   .287      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     2   0   .263
Ford rf               5   2   3   0     0   1   .253      Nordhagen rf          4   0   1   1     0   2   .233
Wynegar dh            4   3   3   0     1   1   .300      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     2   0   .251
Randall 2b            5   2   1   1     0   0   .257      Essian c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Borgmann c            3   2   1   2     2   0   .353        L. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .322
Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Downing c           1   1   1   0     0   0   .248
  Carew ph            1   1   1   3     0   0   .318      Forster p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smalley ss          2   2   2   3     0   0   .236        Barrios p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Luebber p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  13  13  12     7   5             Totals               36   8  14   8     6   4

Time of Game: 3:00
Left on Base: Twins 7, White Sox 9
DP: Twins 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Randall, Luebber, Essian
Doubles: Borgmann (3), Wynegar (16), Stein (7)
Triples: Carew (6), Orta (6), Hairston (1)
Home Runs: Smalley (2)
Stolen Bases: Ford (10), Garr (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Nordhagen (3), Orta (6)
GIDP: Essian 2 (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Luebber                 3.2   7   5   4   4   1   0  19   4.92
Albury W(3-1)           3     4   1   1   2   2   0  15   3.16
Campbell                2.1   3   2   2   0   1   0  10   3.51
Totals                  9    14   8   7   6   4   0  44

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster L(1-7)          5.1   8   7   4   2   3   0  26   4.07
Barrios                 0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   4.89
Hamilton                3.2   4   5   5   4   2   1  19   3.55
Totals                  9    13  13  10   7   5   1  47

Wild Pitches: Luebber (4), Campbell (4), Forster (5)

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


TWINS 1ST: Brye flied out to right; Terrell flied out to center;
Hisle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Hairston reached on an error by Randall; Garr
singled to right [Hairston to third]; Luebber threw a wild pitch
[Garr to second]; Orta singled to left [Hairston scored
(unearned), Garr scored]; Spencer singled to second [Orta to
second]; On a bunt Stein hit into a triple play (catcher to
shortstop to shortstop) [Orta out at third, Spencer out at
second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (third to first); Ford singled to
shortstop; Wynegar singled to third [Ford to second]; Randall
forced Wynegar (shortstop to second) [Ford to third]; Borgmann
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bell walked; Nordhagen was called out on strikes;
Dent singled to left [Bell to second]; Essian grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dent out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 3RD: Gomez struck out (catcher to first); Brye flied out
to center; Terrell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hairston walked; Garr singled to right [Hairston
to second]; Hairston was picked off second but was safe on an
error by Luebber [Hairston to third]; Garr stole second; Orta
tripled to right [Hairston scored, Garr scored]; Spencer popped
to third in foul territory; Stein doubled to center [Orta
scored]; Bell flied out to right [Stein to third]; Nordhagen
flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 5.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle singled to left; Forster threw a wild pitch
[Hisle to second]; Kusick walked; Ford forced Hisle (shortstop
to third) [Kusick to second]; Wynegar singled to center [Kusick
to third, Ford to second]; Randall forced Kusick (third to
catcher) [Ford scored (error by Essian) (unearned), Wynegar to
third, Randall to second]; Borgmann doubled to right [Wynegar
scored (unearned), Randall scored (unearned)]; Gomez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent walked; Essian grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Dent out at second]; Hairston
walked; ALBURY REPLACED LUEBBER (PITCHING); Garr popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 5.

TWINS 5TH: Brye made an out to second; Terrell grounded out
(second to first); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta lined to shortstop; Spencer singled to
center; Stein flied out to left; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 5.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick flied out to left; Ford singled to left;
Wynegar doubled to left [Ford to third]; Randall singled to
center [Ford scored, Wynegar to third]; Borgmann walked [Randall
to second]; BARRIOS REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); CAREW BATTED
FOR GOMEZ; Carew tripled to center [Wynegar scored, Randall
scored, Borgmann scored]; BOSTOCK BATTED FOR BRYE; Bostock was
walked intentionally; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR TERRELL; HAMILTON
REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Cubbage forced Bostock (second to
shortstop) [Carew scored]; Hisle forced Cubbage (shortstop to
second); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: BOSTOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CUBBAGE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SMALLEY REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING
SS); Nordhagen singled to center; Dent walked [Nordhagen to
second]; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR ESSIAN; L. Johnson was called out
on strikes; Hairston struck out; Garr flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, White Sox 5.

TWINS 7TH: DOWNING REPLACED L. JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); Kusick
walked; Ford struck out; Wynegar walked [Kusick to second];
Randall flied out to right; Borgmann walked [Kusick to third,
Wynegar to second]; Smalley singled to center [Kusick scored,
Wynegar scored, Borgmann to third]; Bostock walked [Smalley to
second]; Cubbage singled to left [Borgmann scored, Smalley
scored, Bostock to second]; Hisle forced Bostock (third
unassisted); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta singled to right; Spencer singled to right
[Orta to second]; Stein flied out to right; Bell walked [Orta to
third, Spencer to second]; Nordhagen hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Orta scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Dent flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 6.

TWINS 8TH: Kusick made an out to second; Ford singled to center;
Ford stole second; Wynegar was called out on strikes; Randall
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Downing singled to center; Campbell threw a wild
pitch [Downing to second]; Hairston tripled to center [Downing
scored]; Garr grounded out (third to first); Orta hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Hairston scored]; Spencer grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 8.

TWINS 9TH: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
homered; Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 13,
White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Stein singled to center; Bell lined to left;
Nordhagen was called out on strikes; Dent grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 13, White Sox 8.