Craig Kusick's 10th home run of the season, with two out in the ninth inning, lifted the Twins past the White Sox, 3-2, and gave Bill Campbell his 15th victory, the major league high for relievers. Dan Ford belted his 15th homer in the second. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  1
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .313      Brye cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Stein 3b              5   0   2   0     0   2   .286      Randall 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .273
Spencer 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .254      Carew 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Orta lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Ewing dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .105      Ford rf               4   1   2   2     0   1   .255
  L. Johnson ph,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .335      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
  Kelly ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Kusick dh             3   1   2   1     1   1   .258
Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   2   .255      Smalley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Dent ss               3   1   2   0     1   0   .246      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lemon cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .242        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barrios p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2  11   2     1   5             Totals               32   3   9   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  6,587
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Twins 5
DP: White Sox 1, Twins 0
Errors: Kravec
Doubles: Garr (19), Lemon (11), Spencer (10), Randall (13), Ford (22)
Home Runs: Ford (15), Kusick (10)
Caught Stealing: Orta (7), Carew (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Garr (4), Spencer (7)
GIDP: Smalley (11)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec                  7     8   2   2   1   3   1  28   2.77
Barrios L(3-8)          1.2   1   1   1   0   2   1   6   4.53
Totals                  8.2   9   3   3   1   5   2  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer                  7    10   2   2   0   3   0  30   3.98
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.34
Campbell W(15-4)        1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.97
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   5   0  38

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr doubled to center; Stein grounded out
(pitcher to first); Spencer flied out to center [Garr to third];
Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye made an out to second; Randall struck out; Carew
singled to center; Hisle forced Carew (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Ewing grounded out (second to first); Downing
struck out; Brohamer singled to left; Dent singled to left
[Brohamer to second]; Lemon forced Dent (second unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford homered; Wynegar flied out to center; Kusick
singled to left; Smalley grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Kusick out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein was
called out on strikes; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye
singled to center; Brye was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Kravec [Brye to second]; Randall flied out to center;
Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to center; Ewing struck out; Orta
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Downing singled
to left; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle struck out; Ford grounded out (third to first);
Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent singled to center; Lemon doubled to left
[Dent to third]; Garr hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dent scored];
Stein singled to right [Lemon to third]; Spencer out on a
sacrifice fly to right in foul territory [Lemon scored, Stein to
second]; Orta lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
2, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Kusick struck out; Smalley popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cubbage singled to left; Brye popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Ewing grounded out (second to first); Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Randall doubled to left; Carew singled to left
[Randall to third]; Carew was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second to first); Hisle grounded out
(third to first); Ford doubled to left [Randall scored]; Wynegar
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon
grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Kusick walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Kusick to second]; Cubbage grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Kusick to third]; Brye flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Stein singled to right; Spencer doubled to right
[Stein to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Orta
popped to third in foul territory; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR EWING;
CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR L.
JOHNSON; Kelly reached on a fielder's choice [Stein out at home
(third to catcher), Spencer to third]; Downing struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BARRIOS REPLACED
KRAVEC (PITCHING); Randall flied out to left; Carew lined to
center; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Brohamer made an out to shortstop; Dent walked;
Lemon singled to left [Dent to second]; Garr forced Dent (third
unassisted) [Lemon to second]; Stein struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Ford struck out; Wynegar grounded out (second to
first); Kusick homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Twins 3.