Dan Ford smashed a pair of two-run homers and Bill Singer threw a four-hitter as the Twins gained a 4-0 victory to drop the Athletics 4½ games behind the Royals in the West Division race. Ford's first shot followed a single by Rod Carew in the fourth inning and his second drive came after a single by Lyman Bostock in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 16, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .284      North cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   3   .260      Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .333      Baylor dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Bostock cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .328      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Ford rf               4   2   2   4     0   2   .268      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Fairly 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Campaneris ss         1   0   0   0     2   0   .266
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     1   8             Totals               29   0   4   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  4,587
Left on Base: Twins 4, A's 6
DP: Twins 1, A's 1
Triples: Randall (4)
Home Runs: Ford 2 (19)
Stolen Bases: Braun (11), Carew (46)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (16), North (26)
GIDP: Bostock (13), North (7)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (4,by Singer), Baylor (15,by Singer)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(11-9)          9     4   0   0   2   3   0  33   3.80
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   3   0  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(8-6)          5.2   6   4   4   1   5   2  24   3.44
Todd                    2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.87
Fingers                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.51
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   8   2  35

Hit by Pitch: Singer 2 (11)

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun singled; Braun stole second; Smalley was called
out on strikes; Carew popped to third in foul territory; Wynegar
walked; Bostock forced Wynegar (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled; Washington grounded out (shortstop
to first) [North to second]; North was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Baylor made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford struck out; Hisle flied out to left; Cubbage
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi lined to center; Bando made an out to first;
Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall flied out to left; Braun struck out; Smalley
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fairly singled; Garner forced Fairly (pitcher to
shortstop); Campaneris flied out to center; North forced Garner
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics
0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled; Carew stole second; Wynegar grounded
out (pitcher to second to first) [Carew to third]; Bostock flied
out to left; Ford homered [Carew scored]; Hisle grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Washington struck out; Baylor grounded out (third
to first); Rudi singled; Bando was hit by a pitch [Rudi to
second]; Tenace grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage flied out to left; Randall tripled to left;
Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Garner
singled; Campaneris walked [Garner to second]; North was called
out on strikes; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Athletics 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew lined to second; Wynegar grounded out (first to
pitcher); Bostock singled; Ford homered [Bostock scored]; TODD
REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Hisle struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi
grounded out (third to first); Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 0.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Randall
lined to pitcher; Braun made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace flied out to center; Fairly struck out;
Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Athletics 0.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley flied out to left; Carew singled; Wynegar
singled [Carew to second]; Bostock grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris walked; North grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Campaneris out at second];
Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 0.

TWINS 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Ford was called out
on strikes; Hisle singled; Hisle was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Cubbage was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Baylor was hit by a pitch; Rudi grounded out
(third to first) [Baylor to second]; Bando made an out to
second; Tenace lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Athletics 0.