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 Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Braun dh 2 1 1 0
  Kusick ph,dh 2 1 0 0
Smalley ss 4 2 2 0
Carew 1b 5 1 3 3
Wynegar c 2 0 0 0
Bostock cf 5 0 2 3
Cubbage 3b 2 1 1 0
  Terrell ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Hisle lf 5 1 1 2
Ford rf 3 0 0 0
Randall 2b 4 1 1 0
Luebber p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 1 2 1
Meyer lf 5 1 2 0
Oglivie rf 5 2 2 4
Staub dh 4 0 1 0
Thompson 1b 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Wockenfuss c 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner ss 0 0 0 0
Scrivener ss 3 0 0 0
  Horton ph 0 0 0 0
  Kimm pr,c 0 0 0 0
Garcia 2b 3 1 2 0
  Stanley ph 1 0 0 0
  Manuel 2b 0 0 0 0
Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0
  Laxton p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Grilli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Minnesota 022 000 2028110
Detroit 230 000 0005110
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Luebber   1.1 5 4 4 1 0
  Burgmeier  W (6-0) 5.2 6 1 1 0 2
  Campbell  SV (16) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lemanczyk   2.0 5 4 4 2 1
  Laxton  L (0-5) 4.1 2 2 2 2 1
  Hiller   2.0 4 2 2 3 0
  Grilli   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
7
2

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Minnesota Carew (21,off Hiller), Detroit Thompson (12,off Burgmeier).  3B–Detroit LeFlore (8,off Luebber); Meyer (3,off Burgmeier).  HR–Minnesota Hisle (11,2nd inning off Lemanczyk 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Oglivie 2 (9,1st inning off Luebber 1 on, 1 out,2nd inning off Burgmeier 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Wynegar (6,by Hiller); Horton (7,by Campbell).  SB–Ford (14,2nd base off Lemanczyk/Wockenfuss).  IBB–Campbell (9,Horton); Hiller (9,Wynegar).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:45.  A–17,385.
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