Twins 3, Indians 4 Box Score, Aug 28, 1976

August 28, 1976 · 7:05 PM EDT

Minnesota TwinsMIN · 85-77MIN85-773

Final

Cleveland IndiansCLE · 81-78CLE81-78

W: Tom BuskeyL: Jim Hughes

Top performers

RCRod Carew1B4-7H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterRCRico CartyDH2-7H-AB2 RBI
Winning pitcherTBTom BuskeyP2.0IP0 ER · 1 K · W
JHJim HughesP2.0IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcher

Game flow

CLE100%50%100%MIN

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Biggest lead MIN by 2 · CLE by 1 · 1 lead change

Key plays

B9 +24% CLERico Carty singles on a to right fielder Dan Ford. Duane Kuiper scores. Larvell Blanks to 3rd. Ron Pruitt to 2nd.MIN 3 · CLE 2
T10 +29% MINLarry Hisle triples (3) on a to right fielder Tommy Smith.MIN 3 · CLE 3
T10 +26% CLERod Carew reaches on a fielder's choice out, second baseman Duane Kuiper to catcher Ray Fosse. Larry Hisle out at home.MIN 3 · CLE 3
B17 +29% CLEGeorge Hendrick triples (3) on a to right fielder Dan Ford.MIN 3 · CLE 3
B17 +35% CLEWild pitch by pitcher Jim Hughes. George Hendrick scores.MIN 3 · CLE 4

Team stats

MIN

CLE

17Hits13
3Runs4
5Walks2
13Strikeouts6
1Errors1

0Stolen bases3
.288Batting average.220
.344On-base %.246
.373Slugging.254
2.16ERA1.59
27Left on base19

1976 American League Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1NYYankees	97	62	.610	—
2KCRoyals	90	72	.556	8.5
3BAOrioles	88	74	.543	10.5
4OAAthletics	87	74	.540	11.0
5MITwins	85	77	.525	13.5
6BORed Sox	83	79	.512	15.5
7CLGuardians	81	78	.509	16.0
8LAAngels	76	86	.469	22.5
9TERangers	76	86	.469	22.5
10DETigers	74	87	.460	24.0
11MIBrewers	66	95	.410	32.0
12CWWhite Sox	64	97	.398	34.0

Game info

Venue: Cleveland Municipal Stadium

Twins

Batting


LHLarry HisleLF	7	0	1	1	0	0
RSRoy Smalley IIISS	8	1	2	0	0	5
RCRod Carew1B	7	1	4	0	1	0
LBLyman BostockCF	7	0	2	2	1	1
TOTony OlivaDH	3	0	1	0	0	0
MCMike Cubbage3B	5	0	2	0	2	1
DFDan FordRF	6	1	2	0	0	2
BRBob Randall2B	6	0	2	0	0	0
GBGlenn BorgmannC	6	0	0	0	1	2
JTJerry TerrellLF	0	0	0	0	0	0
JHJim HughesP	0	0	0	0	0	0
LGLuis GómezPR	0	0	0	0	0	0
SBSteve BraunPH	1	0	1	0	0	0
CKCraig KusickPH	1	0	0	0	0	1
BWButch WynegarC	2	0	0	0	0	1
SBSteve BryeLF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	59	3	17	3	5	13

2B: Smalley III, Carew, Cubbage

3B: Hisle

RBI: Hisle, Bostock 2

CS: Carew 2

LOB: 27

Pitching


BCBill Campbell	6.0	3	0	1	4	32
BSBill Singer	8.0	7	3	0	2	33
TBTom Burgmeier	0.0	0	0	1	0	4
TJTom Johnson	0.1	2	0	0	0	3
VAVic Albury	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
JHJim HughesL	2.0	1	1	0	0	7
Totals	16.2	13	4	2	6	80

Guardians

Batting


DKDuane Kuiper2B	7	1	2	0	0	0
LBLarvell BlanksSS	7	1	1	0	0	0
JLJohn LowensteinCF	3	1	1	0	0	0
RCRico CartyDH	7	0	2	2	0	0
BPBoog Powell1B	5	0	1	1	1	1
GHGeorge HendrickCF	7	1	1	0	0	1
BBBuddy Bell3B	7	0	1	0	0	1
TSTommy SmithRF	7	0	2	0	0	0
RFRay FosseC	6	0	1	0	0	2
FDFrank DuffyPH	0	0	0	0	0	0
RPRon PruittLF	3	0	1	0	1	1
Totals	59	4	13	3	2	6

3B: Hendrick

RBI: Carty 2, Powell

SB: Lowenstein, Smith, Pruitt

LOB: 19

Pitching


DLDave LaRoche	3.2	1	0	1	5	24
JKJim Kern	4.0	2	0	1	5	28
PDPat Dobson	7.1	13	3	0	2	36
TBTom BuskeyW	2.0	1	0	3	1	20
Totals	17.0	17	3	5	13	108

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1976 American League Standings

Game info

Twins

Batting

Pitching

Guardians

Batting

Pitching

1 · MIN 2–0 CLE · MIN leads 2–0

Guardians outlast Twins 4-3 as Carty goes 2-for-7

Players mentioned

Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1976 American League Standings

Game info

Twins

Batting

Pitching

Guardians

Batting

Pitching

1 · MIN 2–0 CLE · MIN leads 2–0

Guardians outlast Twins 4-3 as Carty goes 2-for-7

Players mentioned