Winning for the third straight time, Ken Brett allowed only three singles and pitched the White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Twins. Jim Spencer singled with the bases loaded in the third inning to drive in the first two runs. Another scored on two errors in the seventh. Sam Ewing produced the final tally with a double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 4, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  2    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   4  9  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .323
Stein 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Spencer 1b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .254      Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .327
Orta lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
  Bannister lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Kusick dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Ewing dh              4   0   2   1     0   0   .143      Terrell 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Downing c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .258      Smalley ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Brohamer 2b           3   1   0   0     1   2   .259      Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Dent ss               2   1   1   0     1   0   .243      Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Lemon cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .241      Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   9   3     3   6             Totals               29   0   3   0     3   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  5,933
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Twins 5
DP: White Sox 1, Twins 5
Errors: Dent, Carew, Smalley
Doubles: Downing (13), Ewing (1)
Stolen Bases: Terrell (9)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (17)
GIDP: Spencer (9), Orta (14), Dent (8), Garr (5), Terrell (4)
Hit by Pitch: Garr (2,by Hughes)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(9-8)            9     3   0   0   3   3   0  32   3.30
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   3   0  32

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes L(7-12)          8     8   4   3   3   5   0  33   5.02
Albury                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.88
Totals                  9     9   4   3   3   6   0  37

Passed Balls: Borgmann (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hughes (8)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr was hit by a pitch; Stein flied out to
center; Spencer grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock struck out; Hisle reached on an error by
Dent; Hisle was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to shortstop to pitcher); Carew grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta struck out; Ewing grounded out (second to
first); Downing doubled to left; Brohamer struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford flied to right in foul territory; Kusick
grounded out (third to first); Terrell singled to right; Terrell
stole second; Smalley walked; Randall forced Smalley (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent walked; Lemon singled to left [Dent to
second]; Borgmann allowed a passed ball [Dent to third, Lemon to
second]; Garr struck out; Stein walked; Spencer singled to right
[Dent scored, Lemon scored, Stein to third]; Orta grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Spencer out at second]; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann flied out to left; Bostock was called out on
strikes; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Ewing grounded out (first unassisted); Downing
singled to center; Brohamer walked [Downing to second]; Dent
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Brohamer
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Ford lined to
right; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon singled to left; Garr grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at
second]; Stein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley
grounded out (third to first); Randall flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
grounded out (first unassisted); Ewing singled to right; Downing
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann flied out to center; Bostock flied out to
left; Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Brohamer reached on an error by Carew; Dent out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brohamer to second];
Lemon reached on an error by Smalley [Brohamer scored
(unearned), Lemon to first]; Garr lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Lemon out at first]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Ford singled to
left; Kusick walked [Ford to second]; Terrell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kusick out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Stein lined to second; Spencer singled to center;
Orta struck out; Ewing doubled to left [Spencer scored]; Downing
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: BANNISTER REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING LF); Smalley lined
to center; Randall lined to shortstop; Borgmann walked; Bostock
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ALBURY REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); Brohamer
struck out; Dent singled to left; Lemon popped to third in foul
territory; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle made an out to first; Carew singled to left;
Ford forced Carew (shortstop unassisted); Kusick forced Ford
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins
0.