Bob Randall batted in five runs with two doubles and a sacrifice fly in addition to hitting a single, while Larry Hisle accounted for three RBIs with a single and homer as the Twins defeated the White Sox, 13-6. Lyman Bostock had a perfect night with 4-for-4, driving in two runs and scoring three. The Twins put the game away with a seven-run outburst in the third inning, including a double by Randall with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 13, Chicago White Sox 6
Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        2  1  7    0  2  0    0  0  1  -  13 12  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  6  0    0  0  0  -   6  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            4   3   4   2     2   0   .329      Bannister lf          5   1   1   1     0   0   .255
Randall 2b            5   1   3   5     0   1   .273      Garr rf               5   0   1   2     0   1   .299
Carew 1b              6   0   1   1     0   0   .326      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .251
Ford rf               4   2   1   1     1   1   .268      Orta dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Hisle lf              4   1   2   3     1   1   .269      Stein 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .272
Kusick dh             4   1   0   0     1   1   .251      Brohamer 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .260
Smalley ss            4   1   0   0     1   1   .259      Lemon cf              4   1   0   0     0   1   .245
Terrell 3b            0   1   0   0     1   0   .244      Dent ss               4   1   1   2     0   0   .248
  Cubbage ph,3b       4   1   1   1     0   2   .258      Essian c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .243
Borgmann c            3   2   0   0     2   1   .232      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monroe p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  13  12  13     9   8             Totals               35   6   7   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  3,026
Left on Base: Twins 8, White Sox 5
DP: Twins 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Cubbage
Doubles: Bostock (21), Randall 2 (16), Stein (14)
Triples: Bostock (9)
Home Runs: Hisle (14)
Stolen Bases: Bostock (10), Ford (16), Terrell (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Randall (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes                  4.1   5   6   5   1   1   0  20   5.02
Burgmeier W(8-1)        4.2   2   0   0   2   2   0  18   2.50
Totals                  9     7   6   5   3   3   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(1-5)           2.1   5   7   7   4   1   1  16   4.72
Jefferson               2.2   5   5   5   2   4   0  15   8.52
Monroe                  4     2   1   1   3   3   0  17   3.78
Totals                  9    12  13  13   9   8   1  48

Wild Pitches: Monroe (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled; Bostock stole second; Randall struck
out; Carew grounded out (third to first); Ford singled [Bostock
scored]; Ford stole second; Hisle singled to center [Ford
scored]; Kusick flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
grounded out (second to first); Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; Terrell
walked; Terrell stole second; Borgmann flied out to center;
Bostock doubled to left [Terrell scored]; Randall grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta flied out to center; Stein grounded out
(second to first); Brohamer popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (catcher to first); Ford walked;
Hisle homered [Ford scored]; Kusick walked; Smalley walked
[Kusick to second]; JEFFERSON REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING);
CUBBAGE BATTED FOR TERRELL; Cubbage singled [Kusick scored,
Smalley to second]; Borgmann struck out; Bostock walked [Smalley
to third, Cubbage to second]; Randall doubled [Smalley scored,
Cubbage scored, Bostock scored]; Carew singled to left [Randall
scored]; Ford struck out; 7 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 10, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Lemon flied
out to right; Dent made an out to third; Essian made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 10, White Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle made an out to shortstop; Kusick flied out to
right; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 10,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bannister grounded out (third to first); Garr
struck out; Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 10, White Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage struck out; Borgmann walked; Bostock tripled
[Borgmann scored]; Randall doubled to right [Bostock scored];
Carew grounded out (first to pitcher) [Randall to third]; Ford
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Stein
doubled to left; Brohamer walked; Lemon reached on an error by
Cubbage [Stein to third, Brohamer to second]; Dent singled to
center [Stein scored, Brohamer scored, Lemon to second]; Essian
singled [Lemon to third, Dent to second]; Bannister singled
[Lemon scored (unearned), Dent to third, Essian to second]; Garr
singled to right [Dent scored, Essian scored, Bannister to
second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); Spencer singled
to center [Bannister scored, Garr to second]; Orta lined to
shortstop; Stein walked [Garr to third, Spencer to second];
Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 6.

TWINS 6TH: MONROE REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Hisle struck
out; Kusick lined to left; Smalley lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon struck out; Dent grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Essian walked; Bannister grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 6.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Borgmann
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bostock singled; Randall
singled [Bostock to second]; Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr grounded out (third to first); Spencer
struck out; Orta singled; Stein forced Orta (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 6.

TWINS 8TH: Ford flied out to center; Hisle walked; Kusick struck
out; Smalley forced Hisle (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Brohamer flied out to left; Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 6.

TWINS 9TH: Cubbage struck out; Borgmann walked; Bostock walked
[Borgmann to second]; Monroe threw a wild pitch [Borgmann to
third, Bostock to second]; Randall hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Borgmann scored, Bostock to third]; Carew grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 13, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Essian flied out to center; Bannister flied out
to center; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 13, White Sox 6.