Breaking a close game apart, the Twins scored four runs in the seventh inning and added four more in the ninth to defeat the Angels, 11-2. Larry Hisle homered with a man on base in the second and the Twins added a run in the fourth before the Angels picked up their pair.

The Twins then erupted in the seventh with two runs scoring on a single by Dan Ford and another on a single by Hisle for his third RBI of the game. A double by Steve Braun and single by Roy Smalley each produced two of the Twins' four runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 11, California Angels 2
Game Played on Friday, September 17, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  2  0    1  0  0    4  0  4  -  11 13  2
Angels       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              4   2   2   2     2   0   .286      Collins lf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .259
Smalley ss            4   0   2   2     0   1   .262      Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Carew 1b              4   2   1   0     1   2   .333      Bochte rf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .260
  Kusick ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Solaita 1b            3   0   0   0     2   0   .268
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Guerrero dh           1   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Bostock cf            4   2   2   1     1   0   .330        Easler pr,dh        2   1   0   0     0   0   .256
Ford rf               4   1   2   2     1   0   .269      Torres cf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .216
Hisle lf              4   2   2   3     1   1   .269      Miley ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .125
Cubbage 3b            3   1   2   1     2   0   .258      Humphrey c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Randall 2b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .266        Lopez ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hampton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chalk 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .216
                                                          Kirkwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wheelock p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36  11  13  11     8   6             Totals               33   2   6   1     6   6

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  6,248
Left on Base: Twins 10, Angels 11
DP: Twins 1, Angels 1
Errors: Smalley, Campbell, Humphrey, Kirkwood
Doubles: Ford (23), Braun (10)
Triples: Torres (3)
Home Runs: Hisle (13)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (30), Collins (28), Remy (33)
Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (4), Smalley 2 (23)
GIDP: Carew (10), Humphrey (7)
Hit by Pitch: Randall (8,by Wheelock), Guerrero (3,by Redfern)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern W(6-8)          6     4   2   2   4   5   0  26   3.97
Campbell SV(18)         3     2   0   0   2   1   0  14   3.11
Totals                  9     6   2   2   6   6   0  40

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirkwood L(6-12)        6.2   7   7   7   7   5   1  34   4.62
Scott                   1.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.35
Wheelock                1     3   4   4   1   1   0   8  36.00
Totals                  9    13  11  11   8   6   1  48

Hit by Pitch: Redfern (2), Wheelock (1)
Wild Pitches: Redfern (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to right; Smalley flied out to right;
Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins walked; Collins stole second; Remy made an
out to shortstop; Bochte struck out; Redfern threw a wild pitch
[Collins to third]; Solaita walked; Guerrero was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
singled to right; Ford flied out to left; Hisle homered [Bostock
scored]; Cubbage flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Torres struck out; Miley struck out; Humphrey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
flied out to left; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
singled to right; Remy flied out to left; Bochte singled to left
[Collins to second]; Solaita flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to right; Wynegar reached on an error
by Kirkwood on a sacrifice bunt [Carew to third]; Bostock
singled to left [Carew scored, Wynegar to second]; Ford doubled
to center [Wynegar out at home (center to second to catcher),
Bostock to third]; Hisle struck out; Cubbage was walked
intentionally; Randall forced Ford (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Guerrero was hit by a pitch; EASLER RAN FOR
GUERRERO; Torres tripled to right [Easler scored, Torres scored
(error by Smalley)]; Miley grounded out (first to pitcher);
Humphrey struck out; Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R,
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 2.

TWINS 5TH: EASLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Braun walked;
Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Braun to
second]; Carew struck out; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Collins flied out to right; Remy walked; Bochte
flied out to left; Remy stole second; Solaita grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 2.

TWINS 6TH: Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford made an
out to third; Hisle walked; Hisle stole second; Cubbage was
walked intentionally; Randall made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Easler flied out to left; Torres walked; Miley
singled to right [Torres to third]; Humphrey grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Miley out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 2.

TWINS 7TH: Braun walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Braun to second]; Carew was walked
intentionally; Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher) [Braun to
third, Carew to second]; Bostock was walked intentionally; Ford
singled to right [Braun scored, Carew scored, Bostock to third];
Hisle singled to pitcher [Bostock scored, Ford to second]; SCOTT
REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Cubbage singled to right [Ford
scored (RBI), Hisle to third (error by Humphrey), Cubbage to
second]; Randall lined to second; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
7, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Chalk singled
to center; Collins reached on an error by Campbell [Chalk to
second]; Remy forced Collins (first to shortstop) [Chalk to
third]; Bochte struck out; Solaita walked [Remy to second];
Easler grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 7, Angels 2.

TWINS 8TH: Braun singled to third; Smalley singled to center
[Braun to second]; Carew grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Braun to third, Smalley out at second];
Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Torres grounded out (second to first); Miley made an
out to second; LOPEZ BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Lopez walked; Debut
game for Carlos Lopez; Chalk singled to pitcher [Lopez to
second]; Collins forced Chalk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 2.

TWINS 9TH: HAMPTON REPLACED LOPEZ (PLAYING C ); WHEELOCK
REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Bostock grounded out (second to
first); Debut game for Gary Wheelock; Ford walked; Hisle
forced Ford (first to shortstop); Cubbage singled to center
[Hisle to third]; Randall was hit by a pitch [Cubbage to
second]; Braun doubled to right [Hisle scored, Cubbage scored,
Randall to third]; Smalley singled to right [Randall scored,
Braun scored]; KUSICK BATTED FOR CAREW; Kusick struck out; 4 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 11, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Remy grounded
out (third to first); Bochte grounded out (second to first);
Solaita grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 11, Angels 2.