After a quick kayo of Eddie Bane in the first inning, Tom Johnson relieved and pitched 8 1/3 sterling stanzas to receive credit for the Twins' 8-4 victory over the Brewers. Bane was rapped for three runs on four hits before being removed.

The Twins came back to tie the score and then took command of the game with four runs in the sixth. Steve Braun singled, took second on an infield out and scored the tie-breaker on a single by Rod Carew. Consecutive singles by Lyman Bostock, Butch Wynegar, Mike Cubbage and Larry Hisle then added three runs. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 2, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Brewers      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 10  3
Twins        1  0  1    0  1  4    0  1  x  -   8 17  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Yount ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Braun dh              2   3   2   0     3   0   .287
Moore c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .195      Smalley ss            6   0   1   0     0   2   .256
Scott 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .270      Carew 1b              4   1   3   1     1   0   .327
Lezcano rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .291      Bostock cf            4   2   3   2     1   0   .325
Money dh              3   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Wynegar c             5   2   4   2     0   0   .268
  Sharp pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Cubbage 3b            4   0   2   1     0   2   .252
D. Thomas lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Hisle lf              5   0   1   2     0   0   .265
Sutherland 2b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Ford rf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .251
  Porter ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Randall 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Joshua cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .260      Bane p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Heidemann 3b          2   0   1   0     0   1   .213        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Johnson 3b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Rodriguez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   4     0   7             Totals               40   8  17   8     5   6

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  3,386
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Twins 15
DP: Brewers 0, Twins 0
Errors: Yount, D. Thomas, Joshua
Doubles: Yount (15), D. Thomas (1), Johnson (3), Bostock (14)
Triples: Moore (4)
Caught Stealing: Carew (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Money (6), Cubbage (2)
Hit by Pitch: Braun (1,by Rodriguez)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rodriguez               4     8   3   3   3   5   0  23   3.53
Castro L(3-4)           2     6   4   4   0   0   0  12   3.10
Broberg                 2     3   1   1   2   1   0  12   4.89
Totals                  8    17   8   8   5   6   0  47

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bane                    0.2   4   3   3   0   1   0   6   5.30
Johnson W(2-1)          8.1   6   1   1   0   6   0  31   2.98
Totals                  9    10   4   4   0   7   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Rodriguez (3)
Wild Pitches: Bane (6), Johnson (2)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Yount doubled to left; Moore tripled to right
[Yount scored]; Scott singled [Moore scored]; Bane threw a wild
pitch [Scott to second]; Lezcano struck out; Money grounded out
(third to first); D. Thomas doubled to left [Scott scored];
Debut game for Dan Thomas; JOHNSON REPLACED BANE (PITCHING);
Sutherland flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun singled; Smalley was called out on strikes;
Carew singled to right [Braun to third]; Carew was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bostock walked; Wynegar
singled to center [Braun scored, Bostock to third]; Cubbage
struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Twins 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first); Heidemann
struck out; Yount flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (catcher to first); Ford flied out
to right; Randall grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Moore grounded out (third to first); Scott made an
out to second; Lezcano flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Braun walked; Smalley singled to left [Braun to
third]; Carew walked [Smalley to second]; Bostock singled [Braun
scored, Smalley to third, Carew to second]; Wynegar made an out
to shortstop; Cubbage struck out; Hisle forced Bostock
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Money flied out to right; D. Thomas struck out;
Sutherland singled; Joshua struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Ford struck out; Randall singled; Braun was hit by a
pitch [Randall to second]; Smalley struck out; Carew lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Heidemann singled; Yount made an out to shortstop;
Moore grounded out (first unassisted) [Heidemann to second];
Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock doubled to left; Wynegar singled to center
[Bostock scored]; CASTRO REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Cubbage
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wynegar to second];
Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wynegar to third]; Ford
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Twins 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Lezcano singled; Money out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Lezcano to second]; D. Thomas flied out to
center [Lezcano to third]; Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
singled; Smalley grounded out (second to first) [Braun to
second]; Carew singled to center [Braun scored, Carew to third
(error by Joshua)]; Bostock singled [Carew scored]; Wynegar
singled [Bostock to third]; Cubbage singled [Bostock scored,
Wynegar to second]; Hisle singled to left [Wynegar scored,
Cubbage to third (error by D. Thomas)]; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 6 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 7.

BREWERS 7TH: Joshua struck out; HEGAN BATTED FOR HEIDEMANN;
Hegan grounded out (second to first); Yount popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING 3B); BROBERG REPLACED
CASTRO (PITCHING); Randall made an out to shortstop; Braun
walked; Smalley flied out to left; Carew singled [Braun to
second]; Bostock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 3, Twins 7.

BREWERS 8TH: Moore lined to left; Scott struck out; Lezcano
singled; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Lezcano to second]; Money
singled to left [Lezcano scored]; SHARP RAN FOR MONEY; D. Thomas
made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: SHARP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wynegar singled;
Cubbage singled to left [Wynegar to third]; Hisle forced Cubbage
(second to shortstop) [Wynegar scored]; Ford struck out; Randall
reached on an error by Yount [Hisle to second]; Braun walked
[Hisle to third, Randall to second]; Smalley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 8.

BREWERS 9TH: PORTER BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; Porter grounded out
(second to first); Joshua struck out; Johnson doubled to left;
Yount flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Twins 8.