The Twins set club records for most hits in a game with 22 and for most runs scored while rolling over the White Sox, 18-1. The former club mark for hits was 20 on five occasions and for runs 17 against the Red Sox, May 25, 1965.

The Twins scored 10 of their runs in the fifth inning on two doubles, six singles, two walks, an error and sacrifice fly. Rod Carew, who singled twice during the stanza, finished the game with four hits in five trips. Mike Cubbage batted in five runs with a single, double and triple, while Roy Smalley accounted for four RBIs with a double and homer. Dan Ford added a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 18, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 5, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Twins        3  0  1    0 10  2    2  0  x  -  18 22  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stein 3b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .284      Braun lf              3   3   2   0     3   0   .290
Garr rf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .314      Smalley ss            4   2   2   4     1   0   .262
  Hairston pr,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Carew 1b              5   3   4   1     0   0   .332
Spencer 1b            1   0   0   0     2   0   .254        Kusick 1b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Ewing 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Bostock cf            3   2   2   1     1   0   .325
L. Johnson dh         4   0   2   1     1   1   .335        Brye pr,cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Orta lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Wynegar c             5   2   2   1     1   0   .268
Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Cubbage 3b            5   1   3   5     1   0   .257
  Nordhagen c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Oliva dh              3   0   1   1     0   0   .216
Lemon cf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .239        Terrell pr,dh       3   2   1   0     0   0   .242
Brohamer 2b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .264      Ford rf               5   2   2   2     0   0   .253
Dent ss               0   0   0   0     2   0   .243      Randall 2b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .273
  Bannister ph,ss     2   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Gomez 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bane p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monroe p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     9   6             Totals               43  18  22  17     7   0

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance:  6,602
Left on Base: White Sox 13, Twins 10
DP: White Sox 0, Twins 1
Errors: Lemon
Doubles: Brohamer (11), Bostock (16), Cubbage (14), Randall (12), Smalley (16)
Triples: L. Johnson (1), Cubbage (4)
Home Runs: Smalley (3), Ford (14)
Stolen Bases: Randall (2), Carew (44)
Caught Stealing: Smalley (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Bostock (6)
GIDP: L. Johnson (8)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(9-13)      4.1  10   8   8   3   0   0  25   4.71
Vuckovich               0     3   4   4   1   0   0   4   4.71
Jefferson               2.2   8   6   6   2   0   2  18   8.15
Monroe                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   9.00
Totals                  8    22  18  18   7   0   2  52

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bane                    3.1   2   1   1   6   1   0  18   5.19
Johnson W(3-1)          3.2   2   0   0   2   4   0  14   2.74
Luebber                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.24
Campbell                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.01
Totals                  9     6   1   1   9   6   0  41

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


WHITE SOX 1ST: Stein struck out; Garr grounded out (shortstop to
first); Spencer walked; L. Johnson walked [Spencer to second];
Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Braun to second]; Carew singled to
center [Braun scored]; Bostock doubled to right [Carew to
third]; Wynegar grounded out (second to first) [Carew scored,
Bostock to third]; Cubbage doubled to center [Bostock scored];
Oliva made an out to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing made an out to second; Lemon flied out to
left; Brohamer doubled to right; Dent walked; Stein made an out
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: On a bunt Ford grounded out (catcher to first);
Randall singled to shortstop; Randall stole second; Braun lined
to center; Smalley walked; Carew forced Smalley (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr walked; Spencer flied out to center; L.
Johnson tripled to center [Garr scored]; Orta grounded out
(first to pitcher); Downing lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock singled to center; Wynegar singled to center
[Bostock to third]; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Bostock scored, Wynegar to second]; Oliva reached on a
fielder's choice [Wynegar out at third (shortstop to third)];
Ford flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon lined to center; Brohamer walked; Dent
walked [Brohamer to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED BANE (PITCHING);
Stein struck out; Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Randall flied out to left; Braun walked; Smalley
forced Braun (first to shortstop); Smalley was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Spencer walked; L. Johnson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Spencer out at second];
Orta singled to left; Downing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Carew singled to right; Bostock made an out to
second; Carew stole second; Wynegar walked; Cubbage singled to
center [Carew scored, Wynegar to second]; Oliva singled to right
[Wynegar scored, Cubbage to second]; TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA;
VUCKOVICH REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Ford singled to center
[Cubbage scored (error by Lemon), Terrell to third, Ford to
second]; Randall doubled to center [Terrell scored, Ford
scored]; Braun walked; Smalley doubled to left [Randall scored,
Braun scored]; JEFFERSON REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Carew
singled to right [Smalley to third]; Bostock lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Smalley scored]; Wynegar singled to
center [Carew to second]; Cubbage tripled to center [Carew
scored, Wynegar scored]; Terrell grounded out (pitcher to second
to first); 10 R, 9 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 14.

WHITE SOX 6TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lemon
walked; Brohamer made an out to shortstop; BANNISTER BATTED FOR
DENT; Bannister forced Lemon (third to second); Stein grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 14.

TWINS 6TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); EWING REPLACED
SPENCER (PLAYING 1B); NORDHAGEN REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING C );
Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall lined to left;
Braun walked; Smalley homered [Braun scored]; Carew singled to
center; Bostock walked [Carew to second]; BRYE RAN FOR BOSTOCK;
Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 16.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); KUSICK REPLACED
CAREW (PLAYING 1B); GOMEZ REPLACED RANDALL (PLAYING 2B); Garr
singled to left; HAIRSTON RAN FOR GARR; Ewing flied out to left;
L. Johnson struck out; Orta flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 16.

TWINS 7TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Terrell singled to right; Ford
homered [Terrell scored]; Gomez grounded out (third to first);
Braun singled to center; Smalley flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 18.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LUEBBER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Nordhagen
grounded out (third to first); Lemon walked; Brohamer singled to
right [Lemon to second]; Bannister popped to catcher in foul
territory; Stein lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 18.

TWINS 8TH: MONROE REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Kusick singled
to left; Brye flied out to left; Wynegar flied out to left;
Cubbage walked [Kusick to second]; Terrell lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 18.

WHITE SOX 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED LUEBBER (PITCHING); Hairston
grounded out (second to first); Ewing flied out to left; L.
Johnson singled to left; Orta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 18.