In a pitchers' duel, Bill Singer prevailed over Nolan Ryan as the Twins shut out the Angels, 2-0. Singer allowed five hits. Ryan gave up only four, but three of them came in the third inning when the Twins scored their runs on a double by Bob Randall, single by Steve Braun, pass to Roy Smalley and single by Rod Carew. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, California Angels 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      3, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Twins        0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Guerrero 2b,ss        4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Braun lf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .250
Briggs cf,1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     1   2   .221
Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Carew 1b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .320
Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .291
Melton 1b,3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .328
Bochte lf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .272      Oliva dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Jackson 3b,2b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .216      Hisle rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .240
Chalk ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Jones ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Randall 2b            2   1   1   0     1   1   .249
Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Collins ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .264
  Remy pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     2   4             Totals               27   2   4   2     5   8

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  6,506
Left on Base: Angels 7, Twins 6
DP: Angels 1, Twins 1
Errors: Carew
Doubles: Randall (4)
Stolen Bases: Braun 2 (4)
GIDP: Davis (5), Bostock (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(6-9)             8     4   2   2   5   8   0  32   3.84
Totals                  8     4   2   2   5   8   0  32

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(7-3)           9     5   0   0   2   4   0  34   3.62
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   4   0  34

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


ANGELS 1ST: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Briggs
struck out; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to right; Braun stole second; Smalley
was called out on strikes; Carew struck out; Wynegar grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Davis struck out; Melton grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bochte singled to second; Jackson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Oliva
grounded out (third to first); Hisle flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Humphrey
flied out to center; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall
doubled to right; Braun singled to left [Randall scored];
Smalley walked [Braun to second]; Carew singled to right [Braun
scored, Smalley to second]; Wynegar walked [Smalley to third,
Carew to second]; Bostock grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Wynegar out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Briggs flied out to center; Bonds reached on an
error by Carew (assist by Smalley); Davis grounded out (second
to first) [Bonds to second]; Melton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva flied out to right; Hisle struck out; Cubbage
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Bochte singled to third; Jackson walked [Bochte to
second]; Chalk popped to third; Humphrey flied out to left;
Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Randall was called out on strikes; Braun walked;
Braun stole second; Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew was
walked intentionally; Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Briggs popped to shortstop; Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Bostock was called out on strikes; Oliva popped to
shortstop; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Melton was called out on strikes; Bochte singled to
right; Jackson singled to center [Bochte to third]; JONES BATTED
FOR CHALK; Jones reached on a fielder's choice [Bochte out at
home (first to catcher), Jackson to second]; COLLINS BATTED FOR
HUMPHREY; Collins walked [Jackson to third, Jones to second];
REMY RAN FOR COLLINS; Guerrero popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: GUERRERO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); MELTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ETCHEBARREN
REPLACED REMY (PLAYING C ); BRIGGS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Cubbage grounded out (third to first); Randall walked;
Braun forced Randall (pitcher to second); Smalley grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Briggs flied out to left; Bonds singled to center;
Davis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Carew flied out to center; Wynegar flied out to
right; Bostock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Melton popped to third; Bochte lined to shortstop;
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Twins 2.