Gary Ross lowered his earned run average to 2.91, while showing a record of only 8-15, after the Angels' righthander shut out the Twins, 6-0. The Angels took advantage of three walks, two errors and a passed ball to score three runs off Dave Goltz in the second inning. Dave Collins, who drove in a run with a single, accounted for another RBI with a grounder in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 18, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  3
Angels       0  3  0    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   6  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Collins lf            5   0   1   2     0   1   .258
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Remy 2b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .261
Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .331      Easler dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Lopez ph,dh         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Solaita 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Bochte rf             3   1   0   0     0   2   .259
Hisle lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Torres cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .213
Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Miley ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .182
Randall 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Humphrey c            4   2   2   1     0   0   .243
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chalk 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .217
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   2             Totals               30   6   6   4     6   4

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 20,843
Left on Base: Twins 5, Angels 7
DP: Twins 2, Angels 2
Errors: Wynegar, Cubbage, Randall, Miley
Doubles: Cubbage (16), Randall (14), Humphrey (9), Chalk (14)
Stolen Bases: Carew (47)
GIDP: Bostock (14), Carew (11), Easler (1), Bochte (10)
Hit by Pitch: Bochte (2,by Burgmeier)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(13-14)          3.1   4   5   4   5   2   0  19   3.47
Burgmeier               4.2   2   1   1   1   2   0  18   2.61
Totals                  8     6   6   5   6   4   0  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross W(8-15)            9     5   0   0   1   2   0  32   2.91
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   2   0  32

Passed Balls: Wynegar (10)
Hit by Pitch: Burgmeier (2)
Wild Pitches: Goltz (13)

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley flied
out to center; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins struck out; Remy walked; Easler grounded out
(second to shortstop to first) [Remy to second]; Solaita flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to left; Bostock grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bochte struck out; Torres walked; Miley walked
[Torres to second]; Humphrey reached on an error by Cubbage
[Torres scored (no RBI), Miley to second]; Wynegar allowed a
passed ball [Miley to third, Humphrey to second]; Chalk walked;
Collins singled to right [Miley scored, Humphrey scored (error
by Randall) (unearned), Chalk to second]; Remy singled to right
[Chalk to third, Collins to second]; Easler grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Remy out at second];
3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Cubbage doubled
to center; Randall grounded out (third to first); Braun flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Solaita walked; Bochte grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Solaita out at second]; Torres
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley popped to third in foul territory; Carew
walked; Carew stole second; Wynegar flied out to center [Carew
to third]; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Miley flied out to left; Humphrey doubled to center;
Chalk doubled to left [Humphrey scored]; Goltz threw a wild
pitch [Chalk to third]; Collins reached on a fielder's choice
[Chalk scored, Collins to second (error by Wynegar)]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Remy was called out on strikes;
Easler grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 5.

TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle
grounded out (second to first); Cubbage lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Solaita grounded out (second to first); Bochte was
hit by a pitch; Torres flied out to center; Miley singled to
right [Bochte to second]; Humphrey singled to right [Bochte
scored, Miley to third]; Chalk grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 6.

TWINS 6TH: Randall doubled to left; Braun grounded out (second
to first) [Randall to third]; Smalley flied out to left; Carew
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Collins flied out to center; Remy made an out to
second; LOPEZ BATTED FOR EASLER; Lopez walked; Solaita grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 6.

TWINS 7TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wynegar singled to
left; Bostock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Wynegar out at second]; Ford made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Bochte was called out on strikes; Torres flied out
to center; Miley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 6.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle struck out; Cubbage grounded out (second to
first); Randall singled to left; Braun grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Humphrey flied out to center; Chalk flied out to
center; Collins flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Angels 6.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley singled to left; Carew grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Smalley out at second];
Wynegar reached on an error by Miley; Bostock forced Wynegar
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 6.