While Hal McRae and George Brett sat out, Rod Carew collected three hits in four trips in a bid for his fifth straight A. L. batting championship and sixth of his career as the Twins defeated the Royals, 3-2. McRae's average was .33078 and Brett's was .33073, while Carew raised his mark to .329.

The Twins counted all their runs in the sixth inning on singles by Steve Brye, Roy Smalley, Carew and Larry Hisle. Jamie Quirk batted in the Royals' first run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth and counted their other tally in the seventh, hitting a single and crossing the plate on a double by Dave Nelson. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Saturday, October   2, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3 12  0
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Wohlford lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
  Brye lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Smalley ss            3   1   1   0     1   1   .259      Poquette rf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Carew 1b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .329        Jones pr,rf         2   1   1   0     0   0   .216
Hisle cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .271      Quirk 3b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .248
Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .269        White pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Wynegar c             1   0   0   0     1   0   .260      Davis dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .265
  Borgmann ph,c       2   0   1   0     0   0   .246        Otis pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Wathan 1b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Kusick dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .257        D. Nelson 1b        2   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .267      Wilson cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .242
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .228
                                                            Stinson ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3  12   2     3   1             Totals               31   2  10   2     1   1

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 14,087
Left on Base: Twins 7, Royals 4
DP: Twins 2, Royals 2
Errors: Wilson
Doubles: Cubbage (19), Hisle (18), Randall (18), D. Nelson (4)
Triples: Carew (12), Poquette (10)
Stolen Bases: Carew (49)
Caught Stealing: Smalley (4), Patek (15), Wohlford (16), Jones (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cubbage (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Quirk (3)
GIDP: Cubbage (11), Ford (12), D. Nelson (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(13-10)         8.1  10   2   2   1   1   0  32   3.69
Campbell SV(20)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.01
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   1   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 5     4   0   0   2   1   0  17   3.52
Hassler L(5-12)         2     5   3   3   1   0   0  11   3.61
Pattin                  2     3   0   0   0   0   0   9   2.49
Totals                  9    12   3   3   3   1   0  37

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun popped to shortstop; Smalley walked; Smalley
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Carew singled to
center; Carew stole second; Hisle flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled to center; Rojas lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Wohlford out at first]; Poquette
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford flied out to center; Wynegar flied out to left;
Cubbage doubled to left; Kusick flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Quirk flied out to center; Davis popped to second;
Wathan singled to center; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: BRYE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); Patek flied out to
right; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle doubled
to left; Ford singled to center [Hisle out at home (center to
first to third to catcher to shortstop), Ford to second (on
throw to home)]; Ford was picked off second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (second to first); Poquette
tripled to right; JONES RAN FOR POQUETTE; Quirk hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Jones scored]; Davis singled to right; Wathan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Royals 1.

TWINS 5TH: D. NELSON REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING 1B); JONES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wynegar walked; Cubbage grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at
second]; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson flied out to right; Patek walked; Patek was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Martinez flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 1.

TWINS 6TH: HASSLER REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Randall lined to
left; Brye singled to center; Smalley singled to center [Brye to
second]; Carew singled to center [Brye scored, Smalley scored
(error by Wilson) (no RBI), Carew to third]; Hisle singled to
left [Carew scored]; Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Hisle out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford popped to second; Rojas popped to
shortstop; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 1.

TWINS 7TH: BORGMANN BATTED FOR WYNEGAR; Borgmann singled to
right; Cubbage out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Borgmann to second]; Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Randall walked; Brye popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: BORGMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Quirk singled
to right; Davis flied out to right; D. Nelson doubled to left
[Quirk scored]; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted) [D.
Nelson to third]; Patek lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 2.

TWINS 8TH: PATTIN REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Smalley popped to
third; Carew tripled to center; Hisle reached on a fielder's
choice [Carew out at home (third unassisted)]; Ford popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals
2.

ROYALS 8TH: STINSON BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Stinson grounded out
(second to first); Wohlford singled to left; Rojas flied out to
left; Wohlford was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.

TWINS 9TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Borgmann flied
out to center; Cubbage flied out to right; Kusick singled to
left; Randall doubled to left [Kusick to third]; Brye grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Jones singled to center; Jones was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Quirk singled to left; WHITE RAN
FOR QUIRK; Davis singled to center [White to second]; OTIS RAN
FOR DAVIS; CAMPBELL REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); D. Nelson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Otis out
at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.