The Twins, behind the pitching of Steve Luebber and hitting of Butch Wynegar, trimmed the Athletics, 3-0, and completed a sweep of the five-game series. Wynegar's two-run double in the first inning sent the Twins on the way to their eighth victory in succession. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Monday, August    2, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  4
Twins        2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   2   0     0   1   .253      Braun lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
Baylor rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .242      Smalley ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .245
Rudi cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .261      Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .320
Williams dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .210      Wynegar c             3   0   1   2     1   0   .290
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .224      Bostock cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .339
Tenace 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .252      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Garner 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .248      Hisle rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
McMullen lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .260      Oliva dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .213
Newman c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .156      Randall 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
  North ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Luebber p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   8   0     6   4             Totals               32   3   7   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 14,833
Left on Base: A's 11, Twins 9
DP: A's 1, Twins 2
Errors: Campaneris 2, Newman, Torrez
Doubles: Garner (17), Wynegar (17)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (5)
GIDP: McMullen (1), Baylor (10), Cubbage (8)
Hit by Pitch: Bostock (1,by Torrez)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(8-10)          8     7   3   2   2   3   0  36   3.22
Totals                  8     7   3   2   2   3   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Luebber W(2-2)          9     8   0   0   6   4   0  38   3.76
Totals                  9     8   0   0   6   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Torrez (4)
Wild Pitches: Torrez (4)
Balks: Luebber (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Baylor
singled; Luebber balked [Baylor to second]; Baylor was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Rudi lined to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun singled; Smalley reached on a fielder's choice
[Braun to second (error by Newman)]; Carew out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Braun to third, Smalley to second];
Wynegar doubled to right [Braun scored, Smalley scored
(unearned)]; Bostock was hit by a pitch; Cubbage forced Bostock
(first to shortstop) [Wynegar to third]; Hisle forced Cubbage
(shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams grounded out (second to first); Bando
walked; Tenace walked [Bando to second]; Garner flied out to
right; McMullen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva flied out to center; Randall singled; Braun
flied out to left; Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman walked; Campaneris singled [Newman to
second]; Baylor flied out to center; Rudi struck out; Williams
walked [Newman to third, Campaneris to second]; Bando flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled; Carew was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Torrez [Carew to third]; Wynegar made an out
to shortstop; Bostock was called out on strikes; Cubbage lined
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace lined to left; Garner singled; McMullen
singled [Garner to second]; Newman forced McMullen (second to
shortstop) [Garner to third]; Campaneris lined to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: On a bunt Hisle singled; Torrez threw a wild pitch
[Hisle to second]; Oliva singled to center [Hisle scored];
Randall forced Oliva (pitcher to shortstop); Braun grounded out
(first unassisted) [Randall to second]; Smalley walked; Carew
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Baylor walked; Rudi walked [Baylor to second];
Williams flied out to center; Bando was called out on strikes;
Tenace popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar reached on an error by Campaneris; Bostock
flied out to left; Cubbage grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Garner doubled to left; McMullen singled [Garner
to third]; Newman was called out on strikes; Campaneris struck
out; Baylor lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle lined to right; Oliva struck out; Randall lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi flied out to right; Williams grounded out
(second to first); Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Braun lined to second; Smalley singled; Carew
grounded out (second to first) [Smalley to second]; Wynegar
walked; Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace singled; Garner flied out to right;
McMullen grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Cubbage lined to left; Hisle reached on an error by
Campaneris; Oliva grounded out (second to first) [Hisle to
second]; Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: NORTH BATTED FOR NEWMAN; North popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Campaneris singled; Baylor grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Campaneris
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 3.