Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
July 20, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1976 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 2 2 2
Veryzer ss 4 2 2 0
Staub rf 4 1 3 4
Horton dh 5 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 5 1 2 1
Oglivie lf 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanley lf 1 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 5 0 1 1
Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0
Kimm c 4 2 3 0
Fidrych p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 14 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Braun lf 5 0 2 1
Smalley ss 3 0 1 0
Carew 1b 4 0 0 1
Wynegar c 4 0 1 0
Bostock cf 4 1 1 0
Cubbage 3b 4 0 1 0
Hisle rf 3 1 0 0
Oliva dh 4 1 4 1
Randall 2b 3 0 0 0
Singer p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Detroit 000 004 3108141
Minnesota 002 100 0003102
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Fidrych  W (11-2) 9.0 10 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  L (8-6) 6.0 7 4 4 1 4
  Campbell   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Burgmeier   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Hughes   2.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
3
5

  E–Garcia (14), Carew (12), Wynegar (11).  DP–Detroit 3, Minnesota 1.  2B–Detroit Thompson (8,off Singer); Kimm (5,off Campbell).  HR–Detroit Staub (7,6th inning off Singer 2 on, 0 out); LeFlore (3,7th inning off Campbell 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Staub (7,off Hughes).  SH–Randall (11,off Fidrych).  CS–Oglivie (1,2nd base by Singer/Wynegar).  SB–Bostock (5,2nd base off Fidrych/Kimm).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Dave Phillips.
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