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Sunday August 1, 1976
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Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 1, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's          0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  2
Twins        1  0  0    0  1  3    0  1  x  -   6 12  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Braun dh              3   1   1   1     2   0   .269
  McMullen lf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Smalley ss            3   1   2   1     0   0   .244
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     2   1   .251      Carew 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .320
Baylor rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .242      Wynegar c             4   0   1   1     1   0   .289
Rudi lf,cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .343
Bando 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .226      Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .230
Tenace 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Hisle lf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .263
Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Garner 2b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .245      Randall 2b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .260
Haney c               2   1   2   0     1   0   .235      Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  North ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .273        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Newman c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     5   4             Totals               34   6  12   5     3   1

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 22,921
Left on Base: A's 11, Twins 10
DP: A's 0, Twins 1
Errors: Garner, Haney, Cubbage 2
Doubles: Tenace (10), Rudi (20), Carew (19)
Triples: Cubbage (2)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (37), Braun (7)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley 2 (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (10), Garner (3)
Hit by Pitch: Carew (1,by Lindblad)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(2-3)           5     9   4   4   2   1   0  25   5.26
Lindblad                3     3   2   1   1   0   0  15   3.39
Totals                  8    12   6   5   3   1   0  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes                  5.2   6   2   2   4   1   0  27   5.61
Johnson W(1-0)          3.1   2   0   0   1   3   0  13   0.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Lindblad (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Washington flied out to left; Campaneris walked;
Baylor singled [Campaneris to second]; Campaneris stole third;
Rudi struck out; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun grounded out (second to first); Smalley
singled; Carew doubled to center [Smalley scored]; Wynegar
walked; Bostock flied out to center [Carew to third]; Cubbage
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Williams
lined to shortstop; Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: MCMULLEN REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING LF); RUDI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); On a bunt Hisle singled; Hisle
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ford lined to
center; Randall flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Haney singled [Haney to second (error by
Cubbage)]; McMullen lined into a double play (center to second)
[Haney out at second]; Campaneris reached on an error by
Cubbage; Baylor singled [Campaneris to second]; Rudi forced
Campaneris (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Braun walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Braun to second]; Carew lined to center;
Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando made an out to second; Tenace grounded out
(second to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock lined to center; Cubbage singled; Hisle
singled [Cubbage to second]; Ford was called out on strikes;
Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner flied out to right; Haney singled;
McMullen singled [Haney to second]; Campaneris walked [Haney to
third, McMullen to second]; Baylor lined out on a sacrifice fly
to left [Haney scored]; Rudi flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Braun singled; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Braun to second]; Carew flied out to center [Braun
to third]; Wynegar singled [Braun scored]; Bostock lined to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando walked; Tenace doubled to left [Bando to
third]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); Garner hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Bando scored]; Haney walked; JOHNSON
REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); McMullen struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage tripled to right; Hisle singled [Cubbage
scored]; LINDBLAD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Ford lined to left
[Hisle to second]; Randall singled [Hisle to third]; Braun
reached on a fielder's choice [Randall to third (error by
Garner; assist by Bando), Hisle scored]; Braun stole second
[Randall scored (error by Haney) (unearned)]; Smalley lined to
center [Braun to third]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 3
R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris struck out; Baylor flied out to left;
Rudi doubled to right; Bando grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Bostock lined to left;
Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Williams
singled; Garner struck out; NORTH BATTED FOR HANEY; North walked
[Williams to second]; LINTZ RAN FOR NORTH; McMullen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins
5.

TWINS 8TH: NEWMAN REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING C ); Hisle made an out
to first; Ford made an out to shortstop; Randall singled; Braun
walked [Randall to second]; Smalley singled to left [Randall
scored, Braun to second]; Carew was hit by a pitch [Braun to
third, Smalley to second]; Wynegar flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first);
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Twins
6.



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