Butch Wynegar hit two solo homers and Rod Carew drove in three runs with a triple and homer to power the Twins to a 6-3 victory over the White Sox, who lost their eighth straight game. Wynegar hit his first homer in the second inning. Carew's triple followed a pass to Roy Smalley in the third. The Twins then erupted for four runs in the sixth, including Wynegar's second homer and Carew's clout with a man on base. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  1  1    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   6 11  0
White Sox    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Bannister cf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .263
Smalley ss            4   2   1   0     1   1   .259        Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Carew 1b              5   1   3   3     0   0   .329      Garr rf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .298
Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Orta lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Wynegar c             4   2   2   2     0   0   .266      Spencer 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .253
Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .261      L. Johnson dh         4   0   1   0     0   1   .319
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Stein 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .275
Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Randall 2b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .273      Dent ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .248
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Essian c              2   0   1   0     1   0   .246
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                          B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     2   4             Totals               34   3   9   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  3,458
Left on Base: Twins 6, White Sox 7
DP: Twins 2, White Sox 1
Doubles: Spencer 2 (12)
Triples: Carew (11), Stein (2)
Home Runs: Wynegar 2 (10), Carew (8)
GIDP: Hisle (11), Stein (7), L. Johnson (10)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(12-9)          8.1   9   3   3   3   3   0  35   3.78
Campbell SV(19)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.10
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   4   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(9-16)      5.2   9   6   6   1   2   3  27   4.74
Vuckovich               3.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  12   4.60
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   4   3  39

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to left; Smalley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew singled to right; Bostock grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister singled to right; On a bunt Garr forced
Bannister (third to shortstop); Orta forced Garr (shortstop to
second); Spencer forced Orta (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar homered; Cubbage grounded out (second to
first); Ford grounded out (third to first); Hisle grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson singled to shortstop; Stein grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [L. Johnson out at
second]; Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall made an out to first; Braun grounded out
(first unassisted); Smalley walked; Carew tripled to right
[Smalley scored]; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent grounded out (third to first); Essian flied
out to center; Bannister grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Cubbage struck out
(catcher to first); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr walked; Orta grounded out (first unassisted)
[Garr to second]; Spencer doubled to right [Garr scored]; L.
Johnson struck out; Stein singled to center [Spencer scored];
Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, White Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle struck out; Randall grounded out (third to
first); Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Essian
singled to left; Bannister singled to center [Essian to second];
Garr struck out; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 2, White Sox 2.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley singled to left; Carew homered [Smalley
scored]; Bostock flied out to left; Wynegar homered; Cubbage
singled to center; Ford flied out to center; Hisle singled to
right [Cubbage to third]; Randall singled to right [Cubbage
scored, Hisle to second]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED B. JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Braun singled to shortstop [Hisle to third, Randall
to second]; Smalley was called out on strikes; 4 R, 7 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Spencer doubled to right; L. Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stein made an out to first; Brohamer flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Bostock
grounded out (second to first); Wynegar made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent flied out to left; Essian walked; Bannister
was called out on strikes; Garr forced Essian (second
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: Cubbage singled to center; Ford walked [Cubbage to
second]; Hisle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Cubbage to third, Ford out at second]; Randall struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta walked; Spencer lined to right; L. Johnson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Orta out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Smalley lined
to left; Carew popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Stein tripled to center; Brohamer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dent singled to third [Stein scored];
EWING BATTED FOR ESSIAN; CAMPBELL REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING);
Ewing grounded out (first unassisted) [Dent to second]; KELLY
BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Kelly struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 6, White Sox 3.