Steve Braun capped two rallies with run-scoring singles as the Twins came from behind to defeat the Angels, 7-5. The Angels held a 3-0 lead behind the three-hit pitching of Paul Hartzell before the Twins erupted for four runs in the seventh inning on five singles, including one by Braun. The Angels tied the score in their half, but the Twins pulled away to stay with three runs in the eighth on two walks, a single by Larry Hisle, an error and single by Braun. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, California Angels 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 19, 1976 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    4  3  0  -   7 10  3
Angels       0  0  1    0  2  0    1  0  1  -   5  6  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              4   0   3   2     1   0   .288      Collins dh            4   0   2   2     1   1   .261
Smalley ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Remy 2b               3   0   1   2     1   0   .261
Carew 1b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .328      Briggs rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Bostock cf            5   1   0   0     0   0   .323      Solaita 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Cubbage 3b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .258      Bochte lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .259
Wynegar c             3   2   1   1     1   0   .264      Torres cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Ford rf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .268      Humphrey c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Hisle lf              4   2   1   1     0   0   .267        Melton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .210
Randall 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .270        Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Oliva ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .220      Chalk 3b              1   3   0   0     2   0   .217
  Gomez pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Nordbrook ss          1   1   0   0     1   0   .200
  Brye ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Easler ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .255
  Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Luebber p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  10   6     3   2             Totals               30   5   6   4     6   4

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  7,895
Left on Base: Twins 7, Angels 7
DP: Twins 1, Angels 0
Errors: Smalley, Luebber 2, Remy 2, Nordbrook
Doubles: Smalley (18)
Triples: Easler (1)
Stolen Bases: Braun (12), Collins (29)
Caught Stealing: Braun (4), Randall (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (11), Nordbrook (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Remy (4)
GIDP: Briggs (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Luebber                 6     3   4   3   4   1   0  26   4.09
Campbell W(16-5)        3     3   1   1   2   3   0  13   3.11
Totals                  9     6   5   4   6   4   0  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell                6.1   8   4   3   1   0   0  28   2.67
Monge L(5-7)            1.1   0   2   1   2   1   0   6   3.52
Verhoeven               0     2   1   0   0   0   0   3   3.68
Scott                   1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.23
Totals                  9    10   7   4   3   2   0  41

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun walked; Braun was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Smalley doubled to right; Carew flied
out to left; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins struck out; Remy grounded out (second to
first); Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Wynegar
grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita grounded out (second to first); Bochte
grounded out (second to first); Torres made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall
singled to center; Randall was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Braun singled to second; Smalley reached on an
error by Remy [Braun to second]; Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Humphrey made an out to second; Chalk walked;
Nordbrook walked [Chalk to second]; Nordbrook was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Luebber [Chalk scored,
Nordbrook to second]; Collins walked; Remy forced Collins
(shortstop to second) [Nordbrook to third]; Briggs flied out to
right; 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Solaita flied out to center; Bochte grounded out
(second to first); Torres popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Hisle lined to
shortstop; Randall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Humphrey singled to center; Chalk reached on an
error by Luebber on a sacrifice bunt [Humphrey to second];
Nordbrook forced Humphrey (third to shortstop) [Chalk to
second]; Collins singled to center [Chalk scored (unearned),
Nordbrook to third (error by Smalley), Collins to second]; Remy
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nordbrook scored, Collins to
third]; Briggs flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 6TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Smalley
grounded out (second to first); Carew flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Solaita flied to left in foul territory; Bochte
singled to left; Torres flied out to right; Humphrey flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 7TH: Bostock reached on an error by Remy; Cubbage singled
to center [Bostock to second]; Wynegar singled to right [Bostock
scored (unearned), Cubbage to second]; Ford singled to center
[Cubbage scored, Wynegar to second]; Hisle forced Ford
(shortstop to second) [Wynegar to third]; OLIVA BATTED FOR
RANDALL; Oliva singled to right [Wynegar scored, Hisle to
second]; GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA; Braun singled to center [Hisle
scored, Gomez to third]; MONGE REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING);
Smalley popped to first in foul territory; Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Chalk walked;
CAMPBELL REPLACED LUEBBER (PITCHING); Nordbrook out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Chalk to second]; Collins
singled to right [Chalk scored]; Collins stole second; Remy
walked; Briggs grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to pitcher) [Remy out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
4, Angels 4.

TWINS 8TH: Bostock flied out to center; Cubbage struck out;
Wynegar walked; Ford walked [Wynegar to second]; VERHOEVEN
REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Hisle singled to left [Wynegar
scored, Ford to third, Hisle to second (on throw)]; BRYE BATTED
FOR GOMEZ; Brye reached on an error by Nordbrook [Ford scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Hisle to third]; Braun singled to right
[Hisle scored (unearned), Brye to third]; SCOTT REPLACED
VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); Braun stole second; Smalley struck out; 3
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED BRYE (PLAYING 2B); Solaita struck
out; Bochte walked; Torres flied out to right; MELTON BATTED FOR
HUMPHREY; Melton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7,
Angels 4.

TWINS 9TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING C ); Carew flied
out to center; Bostock made an out to shortstop; Cubbage
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Chalk flied out to center; EASLER BATTED FOR
NORDBROOK; Easler tripled to right; Collins flied out to center;
Remy singled to center [Easler scored]; Briggs struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 5.