Bill Campbell, the Twins' ace reliever, broke the A. L. record for innings pitched in one season by a relief pitcher while finishing a 9-1 victory over the Rangers. Campbell worked the last two innings to raise his total to 165 2/3, eclipsing the former mark of 165 by Eddie Fisher of the White Sox in 1965. Rod Carew batted in two runs for the Twins with a homer and Mike Cubbage accounted for two more with a double. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 29, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2
Twins        1  0  0    4  3  0    0  1  x  -   9 11  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .222      Braun dh              3   2   2   0     0   0   .290
Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .286        Oliva ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Smalley ss            5   1   2   1     0   1   .257
Howell dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .256      Carew 1b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .325
Grieve lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .258      Bostock cf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .325
Thompson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Wynegar c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .260
Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Ford rf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .268
Boggs p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cubbage 3b            3   1   1   2     1   1   .258
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            2   0   0   1     1   0   .269
  Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     1   6             Totals               33   9  11   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  2,444
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Twins 5
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 1
Errors: Randle, Harrah
Doubles: Randle (11), Cubbage (17), Braun (12)
Triples: Ford (7)
Home Runs: Grieve (18), Carew (9)
Stolen Bases: Bostock (12)
Caught Stealing: Randall (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Randall (3)
GIDP: Howell (12), Carew (12)
Hit by Pitch: Burroughs (2,by Redfern)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs L(1-7)            4     7   7   3   2   3   0  20   3.49
Hargan                  1     3   1   1   0   0   1   6   3.54
Barr                    3     1   1   1   2   2   0  12   5.59
Totals                  8    11   9   5   4   5   1  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern W(8-8)          7     4   1   1   1   4   1  26   3.51
Campbell                2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.04
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   6   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Redfern (3)
Balks: Boggs (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


RANGERS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Harrah flied out to
right; Hargrove flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to right; Smalley singled to left
[Braun to third]; Carew grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Braun scored (no RBI), Smalley out at
second]; Bostock walked; Bostock stole second; Wynegar was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs was hit by a pitch; Howell grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at
second]; Grieve homered; Thompson singled to right; Beniquez
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle struck out; Ford flied out to center; Cubbage
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to right; Randle doubled to
right; Harrah made an out to second; Hargrove grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Randall walked; Randall was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Braun flied out to center; Smalley flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Howell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew made an out to third; Bostock singled; Wynegar
singled to second [Bostock to second]; Hisle flied out to center
[Bostock to third]; Ford reached on an error by Harrah [Bostock
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wynegar to second]; Cubbage doubled
to right [Wynegar scored (unearned), Ford scored (unearned),
Cubbage scored (error by Randle) (unearned)]; Randall made an
out to second; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Thompson flied out to right; Beniquez was called
out on strikes; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Braun doubled to right; Boggs balked [Braun to
third]; Smalley singled to right [Braun scored]; HARGAN REPLACED
BOGGS (PITCHING); Carew homered [Smalley scored]; Bostock
grounded out (second to first); Wynegar flied out to right;
Hisle singled to center; Ford singled to center [Hisle to
second]; Cubbage flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 8.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle walked; Harrah flied out to center; Hargrove
struck out; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 8.

TWINS 6TH: BARR REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Randall grounded out
(third to first); KUSICK BATTED FOR BRAUN; Kusick grounded out
(third to first); Smalley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 8.

RANGERS 7TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Howell struck
out; Grieve singled to left; Thompson made an out to shortstop;
Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynegar walked; Hisle forced
Wynegar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 8.

RANGERS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Randle grounded out (shortstop to
first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: Ford tripled; Cubbage walked; Randall hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Ford scored]; OLIVA BATTED FOR KUSICK; Oliva was
called out on strikes; Smalley struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 1, Twins 9.

RANGERS 9TH: OLIVA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hargrove singled
to center; Burroughs struck out; Howell struck out; Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 9.