California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
July 4, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1976 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 9

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Guerrero 2b 4 1 1 0
Briggs cf 4 0 0 0
Bonds rf 4 0 0 0
Davis dh 3 1 0 0
Melton 1b 2 1 0 0
Bochte lf 3 1 0 1
Jackson 3b 3 1 1 4
Chalk ss 2 0 0 0
Humphrey c 3 0 0 0
Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 2 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Braun lf 4 1 2 1
Smalley ss 4 2 1 0
Carew 1b 4 2 2 4
Wynegar c 3 0 1 2
Bostock cf 4 0 0 0
Oliva dh 2 0 0 0
  Kusick ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Hisle rf 3 1 1 1
Cubbage 3b 3 1 0 0
Randall 2b 2 2 1 0
Redfern p 0 0 0 0
  Albury p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 9 8 8
California 000 000 500522
Minnesota 000 212 04x980
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Hartzell   4.2 4 3 3 4 3
  Scott   2.0 3 2 1 1 0
  Drago  L (2-7) 0.2 0 3 3 1 1
  Monge   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
9
8
6
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Redfern   6.2 1 3 3 3 7
  Albury   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Campbell  W (9-2) 2.1 1 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
2
5
5
5
11

  E–Guerrero (5), Bonds (4).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Wynegar (12,off Hartzell).  HR–California Jackson (5,7th inning off Campbell 3 on, 2 out), Minnesota Hisle (6,6th inning off Scott 0 on, 1 out); Carew (6,8th inning off Monge 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Randall (9,off Hartzell).  HBP–Hisle (3,by Drago); Randall (4,by Drago).  IBB–Carew (6,by Hartzell).  SB–Hisle (17,2nd base off Drago/Humphrey).  HBP–Drago 2 (5,Hisle,Randall).  IBB–Hartzell (3,Carew).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:39.  A–21,565.
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