Led by the batting of Lyman Bostock, who collected three hits in the first game and two more in the second game, the Twins defeated the Rangers in both ends of a twi-night doubleheader, 8-5 and 8-0. The Twins rapped seven singles while scoring five runs in the fourth inning of the opener and added three runs for their winning margin on RBI singles by Rod Carew, Butch Wynegar and Bostock in the sixth.

Steve Luebber, who pitched first the 6 1/3 innings, and Tom Burgmeier, who finished, combined to post the shutout in the nightcap. The victory was the first in the majors for Luebber since August 18, 1971. Dan Ford hit a homer and single in the Twins' attack and drove in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Texas Rangers 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, July      28, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  2    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   5 13  0
Twins        0  0  0    5  0  3    0  0  x  -   8 12  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moates cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Hisle lf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .252
Clines lf             5   2   1   1     0   0   .274      Smalley ss            3   1   0   1     2   1   .227
Hargrove 1b           5   0   3   0     0   0   .298      Carew 1b              5   2   2   1     0   0   .317
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   2     1   0   .237      Wynegar c             5   1   2   1     0   0   .295
Howell 3b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .267      Bostock cf            4   1   3   2     0   0   .348
Harrah ss             4   1   1   1     1   1   .271      Cubbage 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .228
Grieve dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .239      Oliva dh              2   0   1   1     0   1   .217
Randle 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .237        Terrell pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .222
Sundberg c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .226        Kusick ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .253
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  13   5     2   5             Totals               34   8  12   8     4   3

Time of Game: 2:50
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Twins 8
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 0
Errors: Hisle, Randall
Doubles: Sundberg (17), Randle (6), Howell (17), Harrah (13), Grieve (11), Hisle (11)
Stolen Bases: Randle (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Hisle (8)
Hit by Pitch: Randall (7,by Bacsik)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan L(4-3)           3.1   7   5   5   1   2   0  18   3.30
Bacsik                  2     2   2   2   2   0   0  11   3.18
Hoerner                 0.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   5   4.78
Foucault                2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.16
Totals                  8    12   8   8   4   3   0  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes W(5-10)          5.1   9   4   4   2   3   0  26   5.74
Campbell SV(9)          3.2   4   1   0   0   2   0  16   3.33
Totals                  9    13   5   4   2   5   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Bacsik (2)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc


RANGERS 1ST: Moates grounded out (second to first); Clines
grounded out (third to first); Hargrove lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle doubled to center; Smalley struck out; Carew
flied out to right [Hisle to third]; Wynegar made an out to
catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs walked; Howell struck out; Harrah walked
[Burroughs to second]; Grieve was called out on strikes; Randle
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Oliva struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg doubled to left [Sundberg to third (error
by Hisle)]; Moates grounded out (second to first); Clines
singled to center [Sundberg scored]; Hargrove grounded out
(first unassisted) [Clines to second]; Burroughs singled to
center [Clines scored]; Howell grounded out (first unassisted);
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ford lined to center; Randall flied out to left;
Hisle walked; Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 2, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: On a bunt Harrah grounded out (catcher to first);
Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle doubled to
center; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to left; Wynegar singled to right
[Carew to second]; Bostock singled to center [Carew scored,
Wynegar to second]; Cubbage singled to center [Wynegar scored,
Bostock to second]; Oliva singled to second [Bostock scored,
Cubbage to second]; TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA; Ford flied out to
center; Randall singled to left [Cubbage scored, Terrell to
second]; BACSIK REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Hisle singled to
left [Terrell to third, Randall to second]; Smalley forced Hisle
(second to shortstop) [Terrell scored, Randall to third]; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
2, Twins 5.

RANGERS 5TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Moates struck
out; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove singled
to right; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Bostock
singled to center; Cubbage walked [Bostock to second]; KUSICK
BATTED FOR TERRELL; Kusick popped to first in foul territory;
Ford made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Twins 5.

RANGERS 6TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Howell doubled
to right; Harrah doubled to left [Howell scored]; Grieve doubled
to left [Harrah scored, Grieve out at third (left to shortstop
to third)]; Randle singled to right; CAMPBELL REPLACED HUGHES
(PITCHING); Sundberg flied out to center; Randle stole second;
Moates struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Randall was hit by a pitch; Hisle out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Randall to second]; Smalley walked;
HOERNER REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Carew singled to center
[Randall scored, Smalley to third]; Wynegar singled to center
[Smalley scored, Carew to third]; Bostock singled to center
[Carew scored, Wynegar to second]; Cubbage flied out to center;
Kusick was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
4, Twins 8.

RANGERS 7TH: Clines reached on an error by Randall [Clines to
second]; Hargrove singled to left [Clines to third]; Burroughs
forced Hargrove (third to second) [Clines scored (unearned)];
Howell flied out to right; Harrah was called out on strikes; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Ford flied out
to center; Randall flied out to left; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Grieve flied out to left; Randle grounded out
(first unassisted); Sundberg singled to center; Moates grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley walked; Smalley was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Carew flied out to left; Wynegar grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 8.

RANGERS 9TH: Clines lined to second; Hargrove singled to left;
Burroughs flied out to center; Howell singled to right [Hargrove
to second]; Harrah lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 5, Twins 8.