Blowing up in the 10th inning, Mark Fidrych loaded the bases, hit Dan Ford with a pitch and then gave up three more runs to go down to defeat as the Twins triumphed over the Tigers, 7-3. The Tigers counted their runs in the first, two scoring on a double by Rusty Staub, but the Twins came back with a two-run homer by Steve Brye in the second before tying the score in the seventh on singles by Lyman Bostock and Brye around a sacrifice and a grounder by Larry Hisle.

In the 10th, with one out, Bob Randall and Steve Braun singled for the Twins. Roy Smalley also singled, but Randall was thrown out at the plate by Ron LeFlore. Fidrych then walked Rod Carew intentionally to load the bases before hitting Ford with a pitch to force in the tie-breaking tally. Upset, the Tigers' rookie righthander gave up a two-run single by Butch Wynegar and run-scoring double by Bostock before the inning ended. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    21, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    4  -   7 12  0
Tigers       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3  8  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .281      LeFlore cf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .330
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Meyer lf              2   1   0   0     3   0   .259
Smalley ss            4   1   1   0     1   0   .258      Oglivie rf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .269
Carew 1b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .320      Staub dh              4   1   3   2     1   0   .313
Oliva dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Thompson 1b           4   0   1   1     1   1   .230
  Ford pr,dh,rf       1   1   0   1     0   0   .251      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     1   1   .240
Wynegar c             5   0   1   2     0   0   .264      Kimm c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .257
Bostock cf            5   2   3   1     0   0   .318      Wagner ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .429
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .195
Brye rf,lf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .279        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Terrell 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Manuel 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Hisle ph            1   0   0   1     0   0   .268      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Randall 2b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hughes p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  12   7     2   1             Totals               36   3   8   3     6   8

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 34,760
Left on Base: Twins 6, Tigers 10
DP: Twins 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Garcia 2
Doubles: Bostock (11), Staub (22), Oglivie (9), Wagner (1)
Home Runs: Brye (1)
Stolen Bases: Bostock (9)
Caught Stealing: Ford (5), Hisle (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Cubbage (1), Kimm (6)
GIDP: Smalley (9), Oglivie (6)
Hit by Pitch: Ford (10,by Fidrych)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern                 6     6   3   3   4   6   0  28   4.21
Albury                  1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.09
Hughes W(7-10)          1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   5.27
Campbell                1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   3.22
Totals                 10     8   3   3   6   8   0  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych L(14-5)        10    12   7   7   2   1   1  43   2.22
Totals                 10    12   7   7   2   1   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Fidrych (2)
Balks: Redfern (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun lined to center; Smalley walked; Carew reached
on an error by Garcia [Smalley to second]; Oliva grounded out
(first unassisted) [Smalley to third, Carew to second]; Wynegar
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Meyer walked; Oglivie singled
[Meyer to second]; Staub doubled to left [Meyer scored, Oglivie
scored]; Thompson singled to center [Staub scored]; Rodriguez
walked [Thompson to second]; Kimm struck out; Wagner struck out;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock singled; Bostock stole second; Cubbage was
called out on strikes; Brye homered [Bostock scored]; Terrell
grounded out (second to first); Braun grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Garcia was called out on strikes; LeFlore was called
out on strikes; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Carew
grounded out (second to first); Oliva grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Oglivie doubled to left; Staub flied out to left
[Oglivie to third]; Thompson was walked intentionally; Rodriguez
struck out; Kimm flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Bostock
flied out to right; Cubbage singled; Brye grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Wagner popped to first in foul territory; Garcia
grounded out (third to first); LeFlore grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
flied out to right; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Meyer walked; Oglivie flied out to left; Staub
singled [Meyer to second]; Redfern balked [Meyer to third, Staub
to second]; Thompson flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TWINS 6TH: Carew lined to shortstop; Oliva singled; FORD RAN FOR
OLIVA; Wynegar flied out to left; Ford was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Kimm grounded out
(third to first); Wagner doubled to left; Garcia flied out to
center; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TWINS 7TH: Bostock singled; Cubbage out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Bostock to second]; Brye singled [Bostock
to third]; HISLE BATTED FOR TERRELL; Hisle forced Brye (third to
second) [Bostock scored]; Hisle was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: RANDALL REPLACED HISLE (PLAYING 2B); ALBURY REPLACED
REDFERN (PITCHING); Meyer lined to first; Oglivie flied out to
center; Staub singled; Thompson made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 3.

TWINS 8TH: Braun singled; Smalley grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Braun out at second]; Carew
reached on an error by Garcia; Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez singled; Kimm out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Rodriguez to second]; HUGHES REPLACED ALBURY
(PITCHING); Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); JOHNSON
BATTED FOR GARCIA; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 3.

TWINS 9TH: MANUEL REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); Bostock grounded out (second to
first); Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Meyer
walked; Oglivie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Tigers 3.

TWINS 10TH: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall
singled; Braun singled [Randall to second]; Smalley singled to
center [Randall out at home (center to catcher), Braun to third,
Smalley to second (on throw to home)]; Carew was walked
intentionally; Ford was hit by a pitch [Braun scored, Smalley to
third, Carew to second]; Wynegar singled to center [Smalley
scored, Carew scored, Ford to second]; Bostock doubled to right
[Ford scored, Wynegar to third]; Cubbage grounded out (shortstop
to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 10TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); FORD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BRYE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Staub walked; Thompson struck out; Rodriguez flied out to right;
Kimm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Tigers 3.