Twins 8-2 Tigers (May 4, 1976)

MIN

DET

1

0

1

2

1

0

3

5

0

4

0

5

0

6

0

7

2

0

8

0

9

0

1

R

8

2

H

12

E

2

0

W: B. Blyleven

L: D. Roberts

MIN

Team Stats

DET

2

HR

0

8

R

2

12

H

12

2

SB

1

LOB

.308

AVG

.324

.357

OBP

.405

.487

SLG

.405

2.00

ERA

8.00

6

K

5

BB

3

Current Series

Twins

5

Tigers

4

Game 1

Final

Twins

8

Tigers

2

Game 2

Final

1976 AL West

MIN DET

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Royals	90	72	.556
Athletics	87	74	.540	2.5
Twins	85	77	.525	5.0
Angels	76	86	.469	14.0
Rangers	76	86	.469	14.0
White Sox	64	97	.398	25.5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	97	62	.610
Orioles	88	74	.543	10.5
Red Sox	83	79	.512	15.5
Indians	81	78	.509	16.0
Tigers	74	87	.460	24.0
Brewers	66	95	.410	32.0

Game Summary

The Detroit Tigers were easily defeated by the Minnesota Twins, 8 to 2, on May 5, 1976.

Game Info

May 4, 1976

MIN

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Lyman Bostock L. Bostock CF	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Larry Hisle L. Hisle LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Rod Carew R. Carew 1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0
Dan Ford D. Ford RF	5	2	2	4	1	0	0	2
Craig Kusick C. Kusick DH	4	2	3	3	1	0	0	1
Butch Wynegar B. Wynegar PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Thompson D. Thompson SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Roof P. Roof C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave McKay D. McKay 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Bob Randall B. Randall 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	39	8	12	8	2	2	3	5

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore CF	4	2	3	0	1	1	0
Alex Johnson A. Johnson LF	5	0	1	2	0	0	0
Willie Horton W. Horton DH	3	0	1	0	0	2	2
Rusty Staub R. Staub RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bill Freehan B. Freehan C	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez 3B	4	0	3	0	0	0	1
Tom Veryzer T. Veryzer SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
Ben Oglivie B. Oglivie PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Scrivener C. Scrivener SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Sutherland G. Sutherland 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Meyer D. Meyer PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	2	12	2	1	5	6

Batting

2B: C. Kusick

HR: D. Ford, C. Kusick

TB: L. Bostock 2, R. Carew 2, D. Ford 5, L. Hisle, C. Kusick 7, D. McKay, P. Roof

RBI: D. Ford 4, C. Kusick 3, D. McKay

Baserunning

SB: L. Bostock, R. Carew

Batting

2B: A. Rodriguez

3B: R. LeFlore

TB: W. Horton, A. Johnson, R. LeFlore 5, A. Rodriguez 4, R. Staub 2, J. Thompson, T. Veryzer

RBI: A. Johnson 2

GIDP: G. Sutherland, J. Thompson

Baserunning

SB: R. LeFlore

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven (W)	9.0	12	2	2	5	6	0	2.00
Totals	9.0	12	2	2	5	6	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dave Roberts D. Roberts (L)	6.2	9	8	8	2	3	2	10.80
Steve Grilli S. Grilli	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Mark Fidrych M. Fidrych	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	8	8	3	5	2

Batters faced: B. Blyleven 42

Batters faced: M. Fidrych 5, S. Grilli 6, D. Roberts 31

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Lyman Bostock L. Bostock CF	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Larry Hisle L. Hisle LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Rod Carew R. Carew 1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0
Dan Ford D. Ford RF	5	2	2	4	1	0	0	2
Craig Kusick C. Kusick DH	4	2	3	3	1	0	0	1
Butch Wynegar B. Wynegar PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Thompson D. Thompson SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Roof P. Roof C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave McKay D. McKay 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Bob Randall B. Randall 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	39	8	12	8	2	2	3	5

Batting

2B: C. Kusick

HR: D. Ford, C. Kusick

TB: L. Bostock 2, R. Carew 2, D. Ford 5, L. Hisle, C. Kusick 7, D. McKay, P. Roof

RBI: D. Ford 4, C. Kusick 3, D. McKay

Baserunning

SB: L. Bostock, R. Carew

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven (W)	9.0	12	2	2	5	6	0	2.00
Totals	9.0	12	2	2	5	6	0

Batters faced: B. Blyleven 42

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore CF	4	2	3	0	1	1	0
Alex Johnson A. Johnson LF	5	0	1	2	0	0	0
Willie Horton W. Horton DH	3	0	1	0	0	2	2
Rusty Staub R. Staub RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bill Freehan B. Freehan C	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez 3B	4	0	3	0	0	0	1
Tom Veryzer T. Veryzer SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
Ben Oglivie B. Oglivie PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Scrivener C. Scrivener SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Sutherland G. Sutherland 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Meyer D. Meyer PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	2	12	2	1	5	6

Batting

2B: A. Rodriguez

3B: R. LeFlore

TB: W. Horton, A. Johnson, R. LeFlore 5, A. Rodriguez 4, R. Staub 2, J. Thompson, T. Veryzer

RBI: A. Johnson 2

GIDP: G. Sutherland, J. Thompson

Baserunning

SB: R. LeFlore

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dave Roberts D. Roberts (L)	6.2	9	8	8	2	3	2	10.80
Steve Grilli S. Grilli	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Mark Fidrych M. Fidrych	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	8	8	3	5	2

Batters faced: M. Fidrych 5, S. Grilli 6, D. Roberts 31

8-9 MIN

DET 8-8

Team Stats

Current Series

1976 AL West

Game Summary

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