Dan Ford drove in both of the Twins' runs in support of Bill Singer, who pitched a five-hitter and defeated the Orioles, 2-0. Ford hit a sacrifice fly for the first run after the Twins had loaded the bases on singles by Lyman Bostock, Mike Cubbage and Larry Hisle in the second inning. Cubbage doubled in the fifth, stopped at third on a single by Hisle and scored the Twins' other run on a single by Ford. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    11, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .277      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Smalley ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .244      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .319      R. Jackson rf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .266
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .273      L. May dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Bostock cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .326      Singleton lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .237      Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Hisle lf              4   0   4   0     0   0   .267      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Ford rf               3   0   1   2     0   1   .248      Duncan c              0   0   0   0     2   0   .201
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .254        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .140
                                                          Belanger ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .266
                                                          Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2  11   2     1   5             Totals               29   0   5   0     2   2

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 12,228
Left on Base: Twins 6, Orioles 4
DP: Twins 2, Orioles 3
Doubles: Cubbage (9), Smalley (10)
Stolen Bases: R. Jackson (19)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (9), Bumbry (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (4)
GIDP: Carew (7), Ford (10), Bostock (8), Bumbry (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(9-8)           9     5   0   0   2   2   0  31   3.97
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   2   0  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(13-3)         3.1   8   2   2   0   3   0  17   2.66
Holdsworth              5.2   3   0   0   1   2   0  18   0.49
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   5   0  35

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to right; Smalley struck out; Carew
singled to left; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Grich singled to left; R.
Jackson forced Grich (shortstop to second); R. Jackson stole
second; L. May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock singled to left; Cubbage singled to second
[Bostock to second]; Hisle singled [Bostock to third, Cubbage to
second]; Ford hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bostock scored];
Randall popped to first in foul territory; Braun struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Muser
grounded out (second to first); DeCinces lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley singled to center; Carew grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smalley out at
second]; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan walked; Belanger flied out to left; Bumbry
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Duncan out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock lined to right; Cubbage doubled to right;
Hisle singled to left [Cubbage to third]; Ford singled [Cubbage
scored, Hisle to second]; HOLDSWORTH REPLACED GARLAND
(PITCHING); Randall made an out to second; Braun grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich flied out to left; R. Jackson popped to third
in foul territory; L. May made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley doubled to left; Carew flied out to center
[Smalley to third]; Wynegar grounded out (second to first);
Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Muser
grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Hisle
singled to center; Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Hisle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Duncan walked; Belanger singled to left [Duncan to
second]; Bumbry forced Belanger (first to shortstop) [Duncan to
third]; Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Orioles 0.

TWINS 7TH: Randall flied out to right; Braun was called out on
strikes; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: R. Jackson singled to center; L. May popped to
third in foul territory; Singleton lined into a double play
(third to first) [R. Jackson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

TWINS 8TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
walked; Bostock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Muser grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces
flied out to center; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Crowley popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 9TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING C ); Cubbage flied
out to center; Hisle singled to center; Hisle was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Ford was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Belanger singled to center; Bumbry flied out to
left; Grich flied out to center; R. Jackson singled to center
[Belanger to third]; L. May lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 2, Orioles 0.