Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
August 20, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1976 at Tiger 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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Minnesota Twins 2, Detroit Tigers 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Bostock cf 4 0 0 0
Randall 2b 4 1 2 0
Ford rf 4 1 3 1
Hisle lf 4 0 1 1
Kusick 1b 4 0 0 0
Brye dh 4 0 1 0
Smalley ss 3 0 2 0
Terrell 3b 3 0 0 0
Borgmann c 2 0 0 0
  Carew ph 1 0 0 0
  Wynegar c 0 0 0 0
Bane p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 1 3 1
Stanley 1b 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 3 0 1 1
Horton dh 4 0 2 0
  Manuel pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Freehan c 3 0 0 0
Wagner ss 3 1 2 1
Garcia 2b 2 0 0 0
Roberts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Minnesota 100 001 000291
Detroit 001 110 00x390
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Bane  L (4-5) 4.1 7 3 3 1 1
  Johnson   3.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
1
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (12-12) 9.0 9 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
0

  E–Smalley (21).  DP–Minnesota 1, Detroit 1.  2B–Minnesota Ford 2 (16,off Roberts 2); Smalley (14,off Roberts), Detroit Horton (11,off Bane); LeFlore (18,off Bane).  SH–Garcia (6,off Bane).  CS–Hisle (12,2nd base by Roberts/Freehan); LeFlore (19,2nd base by Johnson/Borgmann).  SB–LeFlore 2 (47,3rd base off Bane/Borgmann,2nd base off Bane/Borgmann).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:15.
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