Only one out away from a no-hitter, Steve Luebber had his bid spoiled and then needed last-out help from Bill Campbell to wrap up the Twins' 3-1 victory over the Rangers. Roy Howell wrecked the 27-year-old righthander's hitless performance with a single and reached third when Lyman Bostock allowed the ball to get past him in center field.

Mike Hargrove followed with a single to drive in the Rangers' run before Campbell took over and struck out Jeff Burroughs to end the game. Singles by Steve Braun and Rod Carew, plus an infield out by Butch Wynegar, accounted for the Twins' initial tally in the first. Larry Hisle provided the winning blow with a homer after a single by Mike Cubbage in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    7, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  2
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  2  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              4   1   3   0     1   0   .282      Clines lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Smalley ss            5   0   0   0     0   2   .241      Thompson 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Carew 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .322        Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Wynegar c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .278      Howell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Bostock cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .331      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .292
Cubbage 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .232      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Hisle lf              3   1   2   2     1   0   .259      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Ford rf               3   0   1   0     1   2   .251      Grieve dh             2   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Moates ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Luebber p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                          Boggs p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3  10   3     3   5             Totals               30   1   2   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 11,954
Left on Base: Twins 8, Rangers 4
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Bostock, Randall
Home Runs: Hisle (9)
Stolen Bases: Carew (39), Hisle 2 (25), Ford (13)
Caught Stealing: Carew (15), Ford (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall (13), Wynegar (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Luebber W(3-2)          8.2   2   1   0   2   2   0  31   3.35
Campbell SV(12)         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.12
Totals                  9     2   1   0   2   3   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs L(0-2)            5     6   3   3   1   3   1  20   4.96
Bacsik                  2     3   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.55
Hoerner                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.71
Terpko                  1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   1.63
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   5   1  38

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to center; Smalley struck out; Carew
singled to right [Braun to third]; Carew stole second; Wynegar
grounded out (second to first) [Braun scored, Carew to third];
Carew was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines flied out to center; Thompson flied out to
center; Howell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); Cubbage made
an out to third; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Burroughs
grounded out (third to first); Harrah flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ford walked; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Ford to second]; Ford was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Braun singled to right; Smalley struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grieve flied out to center; Beniquez flied to right
in foul territory; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Wynegar flied
out to center; Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Clines flied out to right; Thompson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Howell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage singled to right; Hisle homered [Cubbage
scored]; Ford struck out; Randall made an out to third; Braun
singled to center; Smalley flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Burroughs
made an out to shortstop; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 0.

TWINS 6TH: BACSIK REPLACED BOGGS (PITCHING); Carew singled to
center; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Carew
to second]; Bostock was called out on strikes; Cubbage grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Grieve flied to right in foul territory; Beniquez
flied out to right; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle singled to center; Ford singled to left [Hisle
to second]; Hisle stole third and Ford stole second; Randall
reached on a fielder's choice [Hisle out at home (shortstop to
catcher)]; Braun grounded out (second to first) [Ford to third,
Randall to second]; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Clines was called out on strikes; Thompson walked;
Howell flied out to center; Hargrove walked [Thompson to
second]; Burroughs reached on an error by Randall [Thompson to
third, Hargrove to second]; Harrah popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 0.

TWINS 8TH: HOERNER REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Carew grounded
out (second to first); Wynegar flied out to center; Bostock
singled to left; Cubbage flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: MOATES BATTED FOR GRIEVE; Moates grounded out
(second to first); Beniquez struck out; Sundberg made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 0.

TWINS 9TH: TERPKO REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Hisle walked;
Ford struck out; Hisle stole second; Randall flied out to left;
Braun walked; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Clines grounded out (second to first); RANDLE
BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Randle flied out to right; Howell singled
to center [Howell to third (error by Bostock)]; Hargrove singled
to right [Howell scored (unearned)]; CAMPBELL REPLACED LUEBBER
(PITCHING); Burroughs struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Rangers 1.