Sunday September 5, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
The Twins set club records for most hits in a game with 22 and for most runs scored while rolling over the White Sox, 18-1. The former club mark for hits was 20 on five occasions and for runs 17 against the Red Sox, May 25, 1965.

The Twins scored 10 of their runs in the fifth inning on two doubles, six singles, two walks, an error and sacrifice fly. Rod Carew, who singled twice during the stanza, finished the game with four hits in five trips. Mike Cubbage batted in five runs with a single, double and triple, while Roy Smalley accounted for four RBIs with a double and homer. Dan Ford added a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 18, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 5, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Twins 3 0 1 0 10 2 2 0 x - 18 22 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stein 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .284 Braun lf 3 3 2 0 3 0 .290 Garr rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .314 Smalley ss 4 2 2 4 1 0 .262 Hairston pr,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Carew 1b 5 3 4 1 0 0 .332 Spencer 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .254 Kusick 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Ewing 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Bostock cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .325 L. Johnson dh 4 0 2 1 1 1 .335 Brye pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Orta lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Wynegar c 5 2 2 1 1 0 .268 Downing c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Cubbage 3b 5 1 3 5 1 0 .257 Nordhagen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Oliva dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .216 Lemon cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .239 Terrell pr,dh 3 2 1 0 0 0 .242 Brohamer 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .264 Ford rf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .253 Dent ss 0 0 0 0 2 0 .243 Randall 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .273 Bannister ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 B. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bane p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Luebber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monroe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 6 1 9 6 Totals 43 18 22 17 7 0 Time of Game: 3:09 Attendance: 6,602 Left on Base: White Sox 13, Twins 10 DP: White Sox 0, Twins 1 Errors: Lemon Doubles: Brohamer (11), Bostock (16), Cubbage (14), Randall (12), Smalley (16) Triples: L. Johnson (1), Cubbage (4) Home Runs: Smalley (3), Ford (14) Stolen Bases: Randall (2), Carew (44) Caught Stealing: Smalley (2) Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (17) Sacrifice Flies: Bostock (6) GIDP: L. Johnson (8) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA B. Johnson L(9-13) 4.1 10 8 8 3 0 0 25 4.71 Vuckovich 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 4 4.71 Jefferson 2.2 8 6 6 2 0 2 18 8.15 Monroe 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 9.00 Totals 8 22 18 18 7 0 2 52 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bane 3.1 2 1 1 6 1 0 18 5.19 Johnson W(3-1) 3.2 2 0 0 2 4 0 14 2.74 Luebber 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4.24 Campbell 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.01 Totals 9 6 1 1 9 6 0 41 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano WHITE SOX 1ST: Stein struck out; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer walked; L. Johnson walked [Spencer to second]; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Braun to second]; Carew singled to center [Braun scored]; Bostock doubled to right [Carew to third]; Wynegar grounded out (second to first) [Carew scored, Bostock to third]; Cubbage doubled to center [Bostock scored]; Oliva made an out to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 3. WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing made an out to second; Lemon flied out to left; Brohamer doubled to right; Dent walked; Stein made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 3. TWINS 2ND: On a bunt Ford grounded out (catcher to first); Randall singled to shortstop; Randall stole second; Braun lined to center; Smalley walked; Carew forced Smalley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 3. WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr walked; Spencer flied out to center; L. Johnson tripled to center [Garr scored]; Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Downing lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3. TWINS 3RD: Bostock singled to center; Wynegar singled to center [Bostock to third]; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Bostock scored, Wynegar to second]; Oliva reached on a fielder's choice [Wynegar out at third (shortstop to third)]; Ford flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 4. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon lined to center; Brohamer walked; Dent walked [Brohamer to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED BANE (PITCHING); Stein struck out; Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 4. TWINS 4TH: Randall flied out to left; Braun walked; Smalley forced Braun (first to shortstop); Smalley was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 4. WHITE SOX 5TH: Spencer walked; L. Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Spencer out at second]; Orta singled to left; Downing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 4. TWINS 5TH: Carew singled to right; Bostock made an out to second; Carew stole second; Wynegar walked; Cubbage singled to center [Carew scored, Wynegar to second]; Oliva singled to right [Wynegar scored, Cubbage to second]; TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA; VUCKOVICH REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Ford singled to center [Cubbage scored (error by Lemon), Terrell to third, Ford to second]; Randall doubled to center [Terrell scored, Ford scored]; Braun walked; Smalley doubled to left [Randall scored, Braun scored]; JEFFERSON REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Carew singled to right [Smalley to third]; Bostock lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Smalley scored]; Wynegar singled to center [Carew to second]; Cubbage tripled to center [Carew scored, Wynegar scored]; Terrell grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 10 R, 9 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 14. WHITE SOX 6TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lemon walked; Brohamer made an out to shortstop; BANNISTER BATTED FOR DENT; Bannister forced Lemon (third to second); Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 14. TWINS 6TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); EWING REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 1B); NORDHAGEN REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING C ); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall lined to left; Braun walked; Smalley homered [Braun scored]; Carew singled to center; Bostock walked [Carew to second]; BRYE RAN FOR BOSTOCK; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 16. WHITE SOX 7TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); KUSICK REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); GOMEZ REPLACED RANDALL (PLAYING 2B); Garr singled to left; HAIRSTON RAN FOR GARR; Ewing flied out to left; L. Johnson struck out; Orta flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 16. TWINS 7TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Terrell singled to right; Ford homered [Terrell scored]; Gomez grounded out (third to first); Braun singled to center; Smalley flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 18. WHITE SOX 8TH: LUEBBER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Lemon walked; Brohamer singled to right [Lemon to second]; Bannister popped to catcher in foul territory; Stein lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 18. TWINS 8TH: MONROE REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Kusick singled to left; Brye flied out to left; Wynegar flied out to left; Cubbage walked [Kusick to second]; Terrell lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 18. WHITE SOX 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED LUEBBER (PITCHING); Hairston grounded out (second to first); Ewing flied out to left; L. Johnson singled to left; Orta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 18.

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