Pete Redfern and Bill Campbell paired up to pitch the Twins to a 1-0 victory over the Rangers. Redfern worked six innings before giving way to Campbell, who picked up his 17th save. The game's only run scored off Gaylord Perry in the third inning on a double by Steve Brye, sacrifice by Bob Randall and grounder by Steve Braun. This was the third consecutive game that Perry had pitched without any scoring support from his teammates. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 1, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 7, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .287      Clines lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Hisle lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Harrah ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Smalley ss            3   0   2   0     1   0   .264        Pape pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .331      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Wynegar c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .268        Moates pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Bostock cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .324      Burroughs rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .233
Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Howell 3b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .250
  Ford pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Randle 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Brye rf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .270      Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Fahey c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     1   2             Totals               33   0   9   0     0   0

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  4,640
Left on Base: Twins 7, Rangers 7
DP: Twins 2, Rangers 2
Errors: Hargrove
Doubles: Brye (9)
Caught Stealing: Smalley (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall (16), Howell (5)
GIDP: Wynegar (13), Beniquez (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern W(5-7)          6     5   0   0   0   0   0  21   4.08
Campbell SV(17)         3     4   0   0   0   0   0  13   2.92
Totals                  9     9   0   0   0   0   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(12-13)          9     8   1   1   1   2   0  35   3.34
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   2   0  35

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley
walked; Smalley was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines made an out to second; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled to right; Bostock singled to center
[Wynegar to second]; Oliva lined into a double play (second to
shortstop) [Wynegar out at second]; Cubbage forced Bostock
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs lined to left; Howell flied out to
center; Grieve flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Brye doubled to right; Randall reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Brye to third]; Braun forced Randall
(first to shortstop) [Brye scored]; Smalley forced Braun (first
to shortstop); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle singled to shortstop; Beniquez grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Randle out at
second]; Fahey flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Bostock
popped to third in foul territory; Oliva grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Clines flied out to right; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); Brye struck
out; Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs popped to catcher in foul territory;
Howell singled to first; Grieve forced Howell (shortstop to
second); Randle forced Grieve (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Braun flied out to left; Smalley singled to left;
Carew flied out to center; Wynegar singled to right [Smalley to
third]; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Fahey singled to
center; Clines singled to right [Fahey to second]; Harrah
singled to center [Fahey to third, Clines to second]; Hargrove
lined into a double play (second to first) [Harrah out at
first]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva flied out to center; Cubbage popped to first in
foul territory; Brye singled to center; Randall forced Brye
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Burroughs
singled to left; Howell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Burroughs to second]; Grieve grounded out (third to
first); Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 8TH: Braun popped to first in foul territory; Smalley
singled to right; Carew reached on an error by Hargrove [Smalley
to third]; Wynegar grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: HISLE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); Beniquez flied
out to center; Fahey flied out to right; Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 9TH: Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliva
singled to right; FORD RAN FOR OLIVA; Cubbage grounded out
(first unassisted) [Ford to second]; Brye grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Harrah singled to
right; PAPE RAN FOR HARRAH; Hargrove forced Pape (second to
shortstop); MOATES RAN FOR HARGROVE; Burroughs singled to left
[Moates to second]; Howell singled to left [Moates to third,
Burroughs to second]; Grieve forced Moates (first to catcher)
[Burroughs to third, Howell to second]; Randle popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.