Lyman Bostock rapped four hits, scoring two runs and driving in one, to lead the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Rangers in a game stopped by rain in the top half of the eighth inning. Tom Grieve homered for the Rangers in the second. The Twins knotted the count with singles by Bostock and Butch Wynegar around a passed ball in the fourth. The tie-breaking tallies followed in the fifth on a single by Steve Braun, triple by Bostock and single by Larry Hisle. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  -   3  8  0
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  x  -   1  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .287      Clines lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Smalley ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .328      Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Bostock cf            4   2   4   1     0   0   .331      Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Hisle lf              2   0   2   1     1   0   .265      Howell 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Wynegar c             2   0   1   1     1   0   .269      Grieve dh             3   1   1   1     0   0   .249
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Randle 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Beniquez cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Sundberg c            1   0   1   0     1   0   .222
Luebber p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boggs p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Skok                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   3   8   3     3   0             Totals               25   1   7   1     1   0

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  3,777
Left on Base: Twins 8, Rangers 4
DP: Twins 2, Rangers 0
Doubles: Bostock (17)
Triples: Bostock (8)
Home Runs: Grieve (15)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Hisle (11), Smalley (19)
GIDP: Clines 2 (15)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Luebber W(4-4)          7     7   1   1   1   0   1  26   4.04
Totals                  7     7   1   1   1   0   1  26

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs L(1-5)            7     8   3   3   3   0   0  32   3.36
Totals                  7     8   3   3   3   0   0  32

Passed Balls: Sundberg (6)
Wild Pitches: Boggs (6)

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


TWINS 1ST: 1:17 rain delay before start of game; Braun
flied out to left; Rangers coach Sid Hudson ejected by HP
Umpire Richie Garcia sometime in first inning; Smalley
grounded out (first unassisted); Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines singled to center; Harrah grounded out
(first unassisted) [Clines to second]; Hargrove flied out to
left; Burroughs singled to left [Clines out at home (left to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock singled to second; Hisle out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bostock to second]; Wynegar walked;
Cubbage forced Wynegar (first to shortstop) [Bostock to third];
Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell flied out to left; Grieve homered; Randle
singled to right; Beniquez singled to right [Randle to second];
Sundberg walked [Randle to third, Beniquez to second]; Clines
grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Randle out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (second to first); Smalley walked; Carew flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory;
Hargrove flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock singled to center; Sundberg allowed a passed
ball [Bostock to second]; Hisle walked; Wynegar singled to
center [Bostock scored, Hisle to second]; Cubbage flied out to
center; Ford made an out to second; Randall grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Howell flied out to center; Grieve grounded out
(third to first); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 1.

TWINS 5TH: Braun singled to center; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Braun to second]; Carew grounded out
(second to first) [Braun to third]; Bostock tripled to center
[Braun scored]; Hisle singled to second [Bostock scored]; Hisle
stole second; Boggs threw a wild pitch [Hisle to third]; Wynegar
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Sundberg
singled to center; Clines grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 3, Rangers 1.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage flied out to right; Ford flied out to center;
Randall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah flied out to center; Hargrove flied out to
center; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Rangers 1.

TWINS 7TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley lined
to second; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell singled to right; Grieve flied out to right;
Randle grounded out (first unassisted) [Howell to second];
Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Rangers 1.

TWINS 8TH: Bostock doubled to right; Hisle singled to left
[Bostock to third]; SKOK REPLACED BOGGS (PITCHING);; The game
was called due to rain; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Rangers 1.