Joe Decker, who was the victim of a viral infection and other troubles last season, winning only one game, pitched the Twins to a 6-2 victory over the White Sox, working 7 2/3 innings and allowing five hits. The White Sox committed five errors. The Twins put the game away with four runs in the fifth, two scoring on a double by Rod Carew and two on a single by Larry Hisle. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     14, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  5
Twins        0  1  0    1  4  0    0  0  x  -   6  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lemon cf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .214      Terrell 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .125
Garr rf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .083      Ford rf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .095
Orta 3b               3   0   0   0     1   2   .182        Bostock cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Carew 1b              4   2   2   2     0   1   .333
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Hisle lf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .238
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .500      Kusick dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Brohamer 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .235
  Stein 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .235
Dent ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .300      Brye cf,rf            3   0   0   1     0   0   .000
Varney c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Kelly ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  L. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     3   5             Totals               33   6   8   5     1   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  4,046
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Twins 5
DP: White Sox 2, Twins 0
Errors: Orta, Brohamer 2, Dent 2
Doubles: Kelly (1), Carew 2 (4)
Stolen Bases: Spencer (1), Carew (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Brye (1)
GIDP: Ford (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(1-1)             8     8   6   0   1   3   0  35   0.00
Totals                  8     8   6   0   1   3   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker W(1-1)           7.1   5   2   2   3   4   0  30   3.86
Campbell SV(1)          1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.06
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   0  36

Balks: Decker (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia


WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon grounded out (second to first); Garr struck
out; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Jones flied out to right; May lined to right;
Spencer walked; Spencer stole second; Brohamer grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle reached on an error by Brohamer; Kusick reached
on a fielder's choice [Hisle to second (error by Brohamer;
assist by Orta)]; Wynegar reached on an error by Dent [Hisle to
third, Kusick to second]; McKay made an out to first; Brye
sacrifice flied into a double play (center to third) [Hisle
scored (unearned), Kusick out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent flied out to left; Varney grounded out
(first to pitcher); Lemon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: STEIN REPLACED BROHAMER (PLAYING 2B); Thompson flied
out to right; Terrell flied out to center; Ford lined to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr singled to right; Orta struck out; Jones
singled to center [Garr to second]; May grounded out (first
unassisted) [Garr to third, Jones to second]; Spencer struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew doubled to center; Carew stole third [Carew
scored (error by Orta) (unearned)]; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kusick was called out on strikes; Wynegar
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Stein grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent
grounded out (shortstop to first); Varney made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: McKay singled to left; Brye made an out to second;
Thompson made an out to third; Terrell singled to left [McKay to
second]; Ford reached on an error by Dent [McKay to third,
Terrell to second]; Carew doubled to right [McKay scored
(unearned), Terrell scored (unearned), Ford to third]; Hisle
singled to right [Ford scored (unearned), Carew scored
(unearned)]; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 4 R (0 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
walked; Decker balked [Garr to second]; Orta grounded out (first
unassisted) [Garr to third]; Jones grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar made an out to second; McKay lined to
shortstop; Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May flied out to right; Spencer grounded out
(first to pitcher); Stein made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Terrell
walked; Ford grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Terrell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BOSTOCK REPLACED FORD (PLAYING CF); BRYE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Dent singled to center; KELLY BATTED FOR
VARNEY; Kelly doubled to right [Dent to third]; Lemon singled to
center [Dent scored, Kelly scored]; Garr flied out to center;
Orta walked [Lemon to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED DECKER
(PITCHING); Jones flied out to right; May forced Orta (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: ESSIAN REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING C ); Carew struck out;
Hisle singled to center; Kusick singled to center [Hisle to
second]; Wynegar singled to left [Hisle to third, Kusick to
second]; McKay forced Hisle (pitcher to catcher) [Kusick to
third, Wynegar to second]; Brye lined to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Spencer flied out to right; Stein made an out to
second; Dent singled to left; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR ESSIAN; L.
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 6.