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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 27, 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 27, 1976 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 27, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jackie Brown |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 7,439 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Art Frantz 3B: Bill Deegan |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Steve Braun | Left Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Rod Carew | First Baseman |
Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
Larry Hisle | Right Fielder |
Tony Oliva | DH |
Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
John Lowenstein | Center Fielder |
Rico Carty | DH |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
George Hendrick | Left Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Tommy Smith | Right Fielder |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 27, 1976
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Brown
Braun hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Brown
Smalley bunts towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Brown
Carew bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Braun moves to third. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bostock vs. Brown
Bostock hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Braun tags and scores. Smalley tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cubbage vs. Brown
Cubbage hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Goltz
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Goltz
Blanks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Goltz
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Brown
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Brown
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Brown
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Goltz
Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Goltz
Powell takes first base on ball four. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Goltz
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carty scores. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Goltz
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Powell scores. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Goltz
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Goltz has Hendrick trapped. There's the throw to Borgmann and over to Cubbage, who tags Hendrick for the out. Bell moves to third. Smith moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fosse vs. Goltz
Fosse hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Fosse reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Smith scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Goltz
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fosse moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blanks vs. Goltz
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Brown
Borgmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Brown
Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Brown
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Borgmann moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Brown
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. Brown
Bostock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Borgmann scores. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cubbage vs. Brown
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Blanks fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Goltz
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Goltz
Carty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bostock. Carty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Goltz
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Goltz
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. Carty moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Goltz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. Carty scores. Powell moves to third. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Goltz
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Goltz covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Brown
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Brown
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Brown
Randall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borgmann vs. Brown
Borgmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Brown
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Goltz
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Goltz
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Goltz
Goltz fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Goltz. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Goltz
Blanks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Goltz
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Goltz covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Brown
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Brown
Carew bunts towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. Brown
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Brown covering. It's a double play. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cubbage vs. Brown
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smalley scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Brown
Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Goltz
Carty hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Goltz
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Goltz
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Hood
Don Hood now pitching. Craig Kusick pinch hits for Tony Oliva.
Kusick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Hood
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Hood
Borgmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Hood
Dan Ford pinch hits for Steve Braun.
There's a wild pitch. Borgmann moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Hood
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Hood
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Borgmann moves to third. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. Thomas
Stan Thomas now pitching.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Goltz
Dan Ford now playing right field. Larry Hisle now playing left field.
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Goltz
Smith hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Borgmann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Goltz
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage juggles the ball. That's an error on Cubbage. Smith moves to third. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuiper vs. Goltz
Kuiper is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blanks vs. Goltz
Blanks hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. Fosse tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowenstein vs. Goltz
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Thomas
Bostock hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Thomas
Cubbage is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Thomas
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Goltz
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Goltz
Powell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bostock. Powell reaches second base with a double. Carty moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hendrick vs. Goltz
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Goltz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Carty scores. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Goltz
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Thomas
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Thomas
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Thomas
Borgmann hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Albury
Vic Albury now pitching.
Fosse hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Albury
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall misplays the ball. That's an error on Randall. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Albury
Blanks hits a popup towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Albury
Lowenstein hits a line drive towards first. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Thomas
Frank Duffy now playing shortstop.
Ford hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Thomas
Smalley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Thomas
Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Thomas
Bostock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cubbage vs. Thomas
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Duffy fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/27/1976 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Braun S, lf 3 1 1 0 Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Ford D, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Blanks L, ss 4 0 0 1 Smalley R, ss 4 1 3 0 Duffy F, ss 0 0 0 0 Carew R, 1b 4 0 2 0 Lowenstein J, cf 5 0 0 0 Bostock L, cf 4 0 2 2 Carty R, dh 3 3 2 0 Cubbage M, 3b 5 0 1 1 Powell B, 1b 2 1 1 0 Hisle L, rf-lf 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, lf 2 0 1 1 Oliva T, dh 2 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 1 2 2 Kusick C, ph 2 0 0 0 Smith T, rf 4 2 0 0 Randall B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Fosse R, c 4 0 1 2 Borgmann G, c 4 1 3 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 3 13 3 32 7 8 6 Minnesota 101 010 000 -- 3 Cleveland 041 001 10x -- 7 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Goltz D (L) 7.0 8 7 6 6 2 Albury V 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Brown J (W) 5.0 10 3 3 0 3 Hood D 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 Thomas S (S) 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 E -- Goltz D, Cubbage M, Randall B DP -- Minnesota 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Minnesota 11, Cleveland 8 2B -- Fosse R, Carty R, Powell B SH -- Carew R SF -- Bostock L, Blanks L WP -- Hood D T -- 2:53 A -- 7439
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