A triple by George Hendrick to lead off the 17th inning and a wild pitch by Jim Hughes with two out brought the Indians a 4-3 victory over the Twins in a four-hour, 55-minute game. The Twins held a 3-1 lead going into the last half of the ninth when the Indians rallied to tie the score.

Duane Kuiper and Larvell Blanks singled and after Ron Pruitt walked to load the bases, runs scored on a single by Rico Carty and sacrifice fly by Boog Powell. In the 17th, after Hendrick hit his triple, Hughes retired Tommy Smith and Buddy Bell, holding Hendrick at third, before uncorking his wild pitch to Ray Fosse with a count of no balls and two strikes. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    28, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3 17  1
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   4 13  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle lf              7   0   1   1     0   0   .262      Kuiper 2b             7   1   2   0     0   0   .268
  Terrell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Blanks ss             7   1   1   0     0   0   .282
  Hughes p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lowenstein cf         3   1   1   0     0   0   .196
Smalley ss            8   1   2   0     0   5   .259        Duffy ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Carew 1b              7   1   4   0     1   0   .326        Pruitt ph,lf        3   0   1   0     1   1   .264
Bostock cf            7   0   2   2     1   1   .319      Carty dh              7   0   2   2     0   0   .306
Oliva dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Powell 1b             5   0   1   1     1   1   .219
  Gomez pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Hendrick lf,cf        7   1   1   0     0   1   .271
  Braun ph,dh         1   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Bell 3b               7   0   1   0     0   1   .288
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Smith rf              7   0   2   0     0   0   .234
  Wynegar ph,dh,c     2   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Fosse c               6   0   1   0     0   2   .314
Cubbage 3b            5   0   2   0     2   1   .250      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ford rf               6   1   2   0     0   2   .252        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randall 2b            6   0   2   0     0   0   .271        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            6   0   0   0     1   2   .275        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brye pr,lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               59   3  17   3     5  13             Totals               59   4  13   3     2   6

Time of Game: 4:55   Attendance:  6,071
Left on Base: Twins 13, Indians 8
DP: Twins 2, Indians 2
Errors: Borgmann, Dobson
Doubles: Carew (23), Cubbage (12), Smalley (15)
Triples: Hisle (3), Hendrick (3)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (7), Smith (3), Pruitt (2)
Caught Stealing: Carew 2 (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Ford (5), Randall (15), Terrell (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (7)
GIDP: Cubbage (9), Blanks (9), Hendrick (12)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer                  8     7   3   3   0   2   0  29   4.17
Burgmeier               0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2.55
Campbell                6     3   0   0   1   4   0  21   2.92
Johnson                 0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.44
Albury                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.97
Hughes L(7-11)          2     1   1   1   0   0   0   7   5.23
Totals                 16.2  13   4   4   2   6   0  62

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  7.1  13   3   3   0   2   0  32   3.47
LaRoche                 3.2   1   0   0   1   5   0  11   2.16
Kern                    4     2   0   0   1   5   0  15   2.50
Buskey W(5-3)           2     1   0   0   3   1   0   9   3.72
Totals                 17    17   3   3   5  13   0  67

Wild Pitches: Campbell (5), Hughes (6), Kern (5)

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


TWINS 1ST: Hisle grounded out (catcher to first); Smalley
singled to center; Carew doubled to left [Smalley to third];
Bostock singled to right [Smalley scored, Carew scored, Bostock
out at second (right to shortstop)]; Oliva made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage singled to right; Ford out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Cubbage to second]; Randall singled
[Cubbage to third]; Borgmann made an out to shortstop; Hisle
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to left; Powell grounded out
(second to first); Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley flied out to center; Carew singled to right;
Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bostock
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell made an out to second; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Fosse flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva flied out to left; Cubbage doubled to right;
Ford struck out; Randall lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper singled to center; Blanks grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at
second]; Lowenstein singled; Lowenstein stole second; Carty
singled to right [Lowenstein scored, Carty out at second (right
to first to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Hisle lined
to third; Smalley doubled to left; Carew grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Powell singled to left; Hendrick forced Powell
(first to shortstop); Bell grounded out (third to first)
[Hendrick to second]; Smith lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

TWINS 6TH: Bostock flied out to left; Oliva singled to center;
GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA; Cubbage grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Gomez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Fosse flied out
to left; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to third to first); Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Indians 1.

TWINS 7TH: Ford singled to right; Randall singled to left [Ford
to third]; Borgmann flied out to left; Hisle forced Randall
(shortstop to second) [Ford scored]; Hisle was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Dobson [Hisle to second]; Smalley
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Carty
flied out to right; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 1.

TWINS 8TH: Carew singled to center; Bostock flied out to right;
BRAUN BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Braun singled to left [Carew to second];
LAROCHE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Cubbage lined into a double
play (left to second) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Bell flied out to center; Smith
singled to center; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 1.

TWINS 9TH: Ford made an out to second; Randall grounded out
(shortstop to first); Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper singled to left; Blanks singled to left
[Kuiper to second]; DUFFY BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; BURGMEIER
REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); PRUITT BATTED FOR DUFFY; Pruitt
walked [Kuiper to third, Blanks to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Carty singled to right [Kuiper scored,
Blanks to third, Pruitt to second]; Powell hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Blanks scored]; Hendrick grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Carty out at second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 10TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HENDRICK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Hisle tripled to right; Smalley struck
out; Carew reached on a fielder's choice [Hisle out at home
(second to catcher)]; Carew was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 10TH: Bell struck out; Smith singled to center; Smith
stole second [Smith to third (error by Borgmann)]; Fosse struck
out; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 11TH: Bostock struck out; KUSICK BATTED FOR BRAUN; Kusick
struck out; Cubbage walked; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 11TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pruitt struck out; Carty
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 12TH: KERN REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Randall grounded
out (third to first); Borgmann struck out; Hisle grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 12TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
flied out to center; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 13TH: Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew singled to
left; Kern threw a wild pitch [Carew to second]; Bostock was
walked intentionally; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR KUSICK; Wynegar struck
out; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians
3.

INDIANS 13TH: WYNEGAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Smith flied
out to left; Fosse struck out; Kuiper flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 14TH: Ford singled to center; Randall out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Ford to second]; Borgmann popped to
first in foul territory; Hisle grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 14TH: Blanks flied out to left; Pruitt singled to right;
Pruitt stole second; Campbell threw a wild pitch [Pruitt to
third]; TERRELL REPLACED HISLE (PLAYING LF); Carty grounded out
(first unassisted); Jerry Terrell brought in as a fifth
infielder; Powell was walked intentionally; Powell advanced
to second because of defensive indifference [Powell to second];
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 15TH: Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew flied out
to left; Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 15TH: JOHNSON REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Bell singled
to center; On a bunt Smith popped to first in foul territory;
Fosse singled to center [Bell to second]; ALBURY REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Kuiper made an out to shortstop; HUGHES
REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 16TH: BUSKEY REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Wynegar grounded
out (first unassisted); Cubbage walked; Ford flied out to right;
Randall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 16TH: Pruitt grounded out (second to first); Carty flied
out to left; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 17TH: Borgmann walked; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Borgmann to second]; BRYE RAN FOR BORGMANN;
Smalley struck out; Carew was walked intentionally; Bostock
singled to left [Brye out at home (left to catcher), Carew to
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 17TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WYNEGAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HUGHES REPLACED TERRELL (PITCHING);
Hendrick tripled to right; Bell flied out to left; Smith
grounded out (second to first); Hughes threw a wild pitch
[Hendrick scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 4.