Entering the game with a batting average of .212, Roy Smalley rapped three hits and drove in three runs to provide the Twins with a 5-2 victory over the Indians. Two of Smalley's RBIs came on a triple in the second inning. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      15, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  7  0
Twins        0  2  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .302      Braun lf              4   2   1   0     0   1   .262
Blanks 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Smalley ss            3   0   3   3     1   0   .222
Pruitt c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .207      Carew 1b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .323
Carty dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .297      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Hendrick lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Bostock cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .332
Bell 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Hisle rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Spikes rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .232      Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .222
Kuiper 2b             1   0   0   0     2   0   .229      Kusick dh             4   2   2   0     0   1   .313
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Randall 2b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .258
Brown p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bane p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   7   2     3   2             Totals               31   5  11   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  7,791
Left on Base: Indians 5, Twins 7
DP: Indians 1, Twins 2
Errors: Bostock, Bane
Doubles: Blanks (3), Hendrick (10), Carty (21)
Triples: Smalley (2)
Stolen Bases: Spikes (4)
Caught Stealing: Pruitt (2), Kuiper (8), Smalley (1), Bostock (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Pruitt (2), Carew (3)
GIDP: Kuiper (7)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown L(7-5)            8    11   5   5   3   6   0  36   3.02
Totals                  8    11   5   5   3   6   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bane W(2-2)             7.1   6   2   1   3   1   0  28   1.98
Campbell SV(8)          1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.13
Totals                  9     7   2   1   3   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Brown 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman


INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Blanks
grounded out (third to first); Pruitt singled to left; Pruitt
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun was called out on strikes; Smalley singled to
center; Carew flied out to right; Wynegar walked [Smalley to
second]; Bostock walked [Smalley to third, Wynegar to second];
Hisle forced Bostock (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to left; Hendrick made an out to
first; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage singled to right; Kusick singled to right
[Cubbage to second]; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Cubbage to third, Kusick to second]; Braun reached on a
fielder's choice [Cubbage out at home (second to catcher),
Kusick to third]; Smalley tripled to right [Kusick scored, Braun
scored]; Carew made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Spikes popped to third in foul territory; Kuiper
walked; Duffy made an out to shortstop; Manning grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar struck out; Bostock grounded out (second to
first); Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Blanks doubled to left; Pruitt flied out to center;
Carty walked; Hendrick lined to third; Bell grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Kusick singled to
center; Randall singled to left [Kusick to second]; Braun
singled [Kusick to third, Randall to second]; Brown threw a wild
pitch [Kusick scored, Randall to third, Braun to second];
Smalley singled [Randall scored, Braun to third]; Carew lined
out on a sacrifice fly to center [Braun scored]; Smalley was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes singled to right; Kuiper grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Spikes out at
second]; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar lined to left; Bostock grounded out (second
to first); Hisle singled to left; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 5.

INDIANS 6TH: On a bunt Manning singled [Manning to second (error
by Bane)]; Blanks flied out to center [Manning to third]; Pruitt
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Manning scored (unearned)]; Carty
flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick lined to shortstop; Randall singled to right;
Brown threw a wild pitch [Randall to second]; Braun lined to
center; Smalley walked; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick doubled to right; Bell lined to left;
Spikes singled [Hendrick scored, Spikes to second (error by
Bostock)]; Spikes stole third; Kuiper walked; Duffy was called
out on strikes while Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Bostock
singled to left; Hisle struck out while Bostock was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); CAMPBELL
REPLACED BANE (PITCHING); Blanks struck out; Pruitt grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Cubbage struck out; Kusick struck out; Randall flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Carty doubled to right; Hendrick grounded out
(third to first); Bell made an out to second; Spikes grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 5.