The streaking Twins fell behind by two runs in the 12th inning but came back with a three-run rally to win the first game of a doubleheader, 8-7, before completing the sweep by defeating the Athletics in the second game, 6-2, for their seventh straight victory. After the opener went into overtime with the score tied, 4-4, the A's counted in the 10th on a run-scoring single by Gene Tenace, but the Twins picked up the equalizer in their half when Lyman Bostock singled and Steve Braun tripled. The A's then took the lead again with two runs in the 12th, only to have the Twins come back with the winning trio on consecutive singles by Mike Cubbage, Steve Brye, Steve Braun and Rod Carew, an intentional pass to Tony Oliva and a walk to Roy Smalley with the bases loaded.

In the nightcap, Cubbage and Larry Hisle combined for five hits to pace the Twins to their second victory of the day, with a triple by Cubbage and single by Hisle in the sixth inning accounting for the run that broke a 2-2 tie. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    1, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          1  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  2  -   7 10  2
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  2    1  0  3  -   8 16  5


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .273      Terrell 3b            5   2   3   0     1   0   .239
  Haney c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .226        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Campaneris ss         6   1   2   1     0   1   .253        Oliva ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .211
Baylor 1b,rf          5   0   1   1     1   1   .239        Goltz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rudi lf               6   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Randall 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     1   2   .228        Smalley ss          2   0   1   2     1   0   .240
  Lintz pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Hisle lf              5   0   1   2     0   2   .258
  McMullen 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Ford rf               6   0   1   0     0   4   .253
  Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .037      Wynegar dh,c          6   0   0   0     0   0   .290
  Sandt 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Kusick 1b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .293
Tenace c,1b           5   1   1   1     1   2   .251        Bostock ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .348
Washington rf,cf      6   2   4   1     0   1   .245        Cubbage 2b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .224
Williams dh           4   0   0   0     2   0   .212      Brye cf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .269
Garner 2b             5   0   0   0     1   2   .247      Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .348
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Braun ph,3b         2   1   2   2     0   0   .268
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carew ph,2b,1b      2   1   2   1     2   0   .320
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46   7  10   4     7  10             Totals               47   8  16   8     7   8

Time of Game: 4:22
Left on Base: A's 11, Twins 15
DP: A's 2, Twins 0
Errors: Washington, Garner, Terrell, Cubbage, Brye, Borgmann, Redfern
Doubles: Bando (12), Carew (18)
Triples: Braun (2)
Home Runs: Kusick (9)
Stolen Bases: Terrell (7), Carew (38), Campaneris 3 (36), North 2 (53), Baylor (43), Washington 2 (28), Garner (20), Lintz (24), Tenace (3), Alexander (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Brye (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hisle (7)
GIDP: Borgmann (1), Brye (4)
Hit by Pitch: McMullen (1,by Campbell)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    8.1   8   4   4   4   6   1  37   2.77
Fingers                 1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.57
Lindblad L(4-4)         1.2   4   3   3   1   2   0  10   3.40
Bahnsen                 0     1   0   0   2   0   0   3   3.16
Totals                 11    16   8   8   7   8   1  56

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern                 6.2   6   4   2   4   6   0  29   4.23
Johnson                 0.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Burgmeier               1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.13
Campbell W(12-2)        3     2   3   1   2   2   0  15   3.14
Totals                 12    10   7   3   7  10   0  54

Passed Balls: Haney (4)
Hit by Pitch: Campbell (3)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
singled; Campaneris stole second; Campaneris stole third; Baylor
walked; Baylor was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Redfern [Campaneris scored (unearned), Baylor to second]; Rudi
flied out to right; Bando struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell singled; Randall forced Terrell (pitcher to
shortstop); Hisle reached on a fielder's choice [Randall to
second (error by Garner; assist by Campaneris)]; Ford struck
out; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace lined to left; Washington singled;
Washington was picked off first (pitcher to first); Williams
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick struck out; Brye singled; Borgmann grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brye out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner was called out on strikes; North walked;
North stole second; North stole third; Campaneris struck out;
Baylor singled [North scored]; Baylor stole second; Rudi flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (second to first); Terrell
singled; Randall singled [Terrell to second]; Hisle singled to
center [Terrell scored, Randall to second]; Ford struck out;
Wynegar lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins
1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando struck out; Tenace was called out on
strikes; On a bunt Washington singled; Washington stole second
[Washington scored (error by Borgmann) (error by Brye)
(unearned)]; Williams made an out to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Kusick popped to first in foul territory; Brye
grounded out (third to first); Borgmann walked; Gomez grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins
1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner struck out; North grounded out (second to
first); Campaneris lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell singled; Terrell stole second; Randall
grounded out (third to first); Hisle struck out; Ford struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando walked; Tenace flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Kusick walked; Brye
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Kusick out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Washington singled; Washington stole second;
Williams popped to first in foul territory; Garner walked; North
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Campaneris singled to
left [Washington scored, Garner to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED
REDFERN (PITCHING); Garner stole third and Campaneris stole
second; Baylor was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: HANEY REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Borgmann struck out
but advanced to first on a passed ball; CAREW BATTED FOR GOMEZ;
Carew singled [Borgmann to second]; Terrell flied out to right;
Randall made an out to second; Hisle lined to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: CAREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SMALLEY
REPLACED RANDALL (PLAYING SS); Rudi singled; Bando doubled to
right [Rudi to third]; Tenace struck out; BURGMEIER REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Washington popped to third in foul
territory; Williams walked; Garner lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Ford lined to third; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kusick homered; Brye grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Haney lined to center; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Borgmann flied out to center; Carew walked; Terrell
walked [Carew to second]; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING);
Smalley singled to center [Carew scored, Terrell to third (error
by Washington)]; Hisle hit a sacrifice fly to center [Terrell
scored]; Ford singled [Smalley to second]; Wynegar popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 10TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando reached on an error by
Terrell; LINTZ RAN FOR BANDO; Lintz stole second; Tenace singled
[Lintz scored (unearned)]; Tenace stole second; Washington
struck out; Williams was walked intentionally; Garner forced
Williams (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 10TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING 3B); BOSTOCK BATTED
FOR KUSICK; Bostock singled; Brye out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Bostock to second]; BRAUN BATTED FOR
BORGMANN; LINDBLAD REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Braun tripled
[Bostock scored]; Carew was walked intentionally; Carew stole
second; Terrell grounded out (third to first); Smalley grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 11TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CAMPBELL
REPLACED TERRELL (PITCHING); WYNEGAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
C ); CUBBAGE REPLACED BOSTOCK (PLAYING 2B); CAREW CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Haney grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Baylor grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 11TH: Hisle struck out; Ford struck out (catcher to
first); Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Rudi struck out; McMullen was hit by a pitch;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR MCMULLEN; Alexander stole second; Tenace
walked; Washington singled to center [Alexander scored, Tenace
to second]; Williams forced Washington (third to second) [Tenace
scored (error by Cubbage) (unearned), Williams to second];
Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Twins 5.

TWINS 12TH: SANDT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 3B); Cubbage
singled; Brye singled [Cubbage to second]; Braun singled to
right [Cubbage scored, Brye to second]; BAHNSEN REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Carew doubled [Brye scored, Braun to
third]; OLIVA BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Oliva was walked
intentionally; GOLTZ RAN FOR OLIVA; Smalley walked [Braun
scored, Carew to third, Goltz to second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 7, Twins 8.