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Twins 4 @ Indians 7
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 29, 1976

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 29, 1976 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians beat the visiting Twins with a score of 7 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 29, 1976 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 4 H: 4 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 4
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 7 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 7
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherDennis Eckersley  
Losing PitcherEddie Bane  
SaveStan Thomas  
Game Winning RBIGeorge Hendrick 

Game Info

DateAugust 29, 1976 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherEddie Bane  
Home Starting PitcherDennis Eckersley  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance10,415 
Time of Game2 hours 48 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Art Frantz
1B: Bill Deegan
2B: Terry Cooney
3B: Jerry Neudecker

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Steve Braun  Left Fielder 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Rod Carew  First Baseman 
Lyman Bostock  Center Fielder 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Mike Cubbage  Third Baseman 
Tony Oliva  DH 
Steve Brye  Right Fielder 
Bob Randall  Second Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frank Duffy  Shortstop 
Ray Fosse  First Baseman 
Larvell Blanks  Second Baseman 
Rico Carty  DH 
George Hendrick  Left Fielder 
Buddy Bell  Third Baseman 
Ron Pruitt  Right Fielder 
Rick Cerone  Catcher 
John Lowenstein  Center Fielder 
Frank Robinson  Manager 

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Twins 4 @ Indians 7
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 29, 1976

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         Game of 8/29/1976 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (D)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Braun S, lf           2  2  0  0   Duffy F, ss           4  1  2  0   
Smalley R, ss         3  0  0  0   Kuiper D, 2b          1  0  1  0   
Carew R, 1b           3  0  0  1   Fosse R, 1b           4  0  1  1   
Bostock L, cf         4  1  1  0   Blanks L, 2b-ss       4  1  2  2   
Wynegar B, c          3  1  2  1   Carty R, dh           4  1  2  0   
Cubbage M, 3b         3  0  0  0   Hendrick G, lf        4  2  2  3   
Oliva T, dh           4  0  0  1   Bell B, 3b            4  0  0  0   
Brye S, rf            4  0  0  0   Pruitt R, rf          3  0  2  0   
Randall B, 2b         4  0  1  0   Cerone R, c           4  1  2  1   
                                   Lowenstein J, cf      3  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  4  4  3                        35  7 14  7

Minnesota        101 110 000 --  4
Cleveland        013 300 00x --  7

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bane E (L)*           3.0  9  7  6  2  0
Luebber S             5.0  5  0  0  1  3

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (W)+      5.0  4  4  3  4  5
Thomas S (S)          4.0  0  0  0  2  4
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 6th

E -- Randall B, Blanks L, Braun S
DP -- Minnesota 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Cleveland 7
2B -- Wynegar B, Kuiper D
3B -- Bostock L
HR -- Hendrick G
SB -- Braun S
CS -- Pruitt R
SF -- Carew R
WP -- Eckersley D, Bane E
Balk -- Eckersley D
PB -- Cerone R 2
T -- 2:48
A -- 10415

    

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