California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
May 31, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1976 at Metropolitan Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Remy 2b 3 1 0 0
Jones cf 3 0 0 0
  Stanton lf 0 0 0 0
Bonds rf 3 0 0 0
Bochte 1b 3 1 2 1
Melton dh 4 0 1 1
Lahoud lf 3 0 0 0
  Torres cf 0 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 1 0
Etchebarren c 4 0 2 1
Chalk ss 2 0 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Brye cf 4 0 1 0
Carew 1b 4 0 2 1
Hisle lf 4 0 0 0
Ford rf 3 0 0 0
Kusick dh 4 1 1 1
Roof c 4 0 0 0
McKay 3b 4 0 0 0
Randall 2b 3 1 2 0
Gomez ss 2 0 1 0
  Terrell ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
California 010 000 110360
Minnesota 000 000 011270
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  W (7-3) 9.0 7 2 2 0 12
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
12
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (4-5) 9.0 6 3 3 3 9
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
9

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  PB–Etchebarren (3).  2B–California Bochte (6,off Blyleven).  3B–California Etchebarren (1,off Blyleven), Minnesota Randall (2,off Tanana).  HR–Minnesota Kusick (4,9th inning off Tanana 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bochte (2,off Blyleven); Jones (2,off Blyleven).  HBP–Chalk (4,by Blyleven); Ford (6,by Tanana).  SB–Remy (15,2nd base off Blyleven/Roof).  CS–Bonds (8,3rd base by Blyleven/Roof); Etchebarren (1,Home by Blyleven/Roof); Randall (1,2nd base by Tanana/Etchebarren).  HBP–Tanana (5,Ford); Blyleven (4,Chalk).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:28.  A–8,379.
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