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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 0Game Played on Monday, August 2, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumA'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. |
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