Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
September 9, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1976 at Arlington Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 0

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Randall 2b 3 1 1 0
  Carew ph 1 1 1 4
  Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0
Brye cf 4 0 0 0
Ford rf 5 0 0 0
Hisle lf 3 1 1 1
Kusick 1b 3 0 0 0
Wynegar dh 3 1 1 0
Terrell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Cubbage ph,3b 1 0 1 1
Borgmann c 1 1 0 0
Smalley ss 2 1 1 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 6 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Moates cf 4 0 0 0
Clines lf 4 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 0
Harrah ss 3 0 0 0
Ault dh 3 0 1 0
Grieve rf 2 0 0 0
Pape 3b 3 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 3 0 1 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Terpko p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Minnesota 000 001 410661
Texas 000 000 000030
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (12-13) 9.0 3 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Umbarger  L (9-12) 6.0 4 1 1 2 3
  Foucault   0.1 0 3 3 3 0
  Hargan   1.2 2 2 2 2 2
  Terpko   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
6
6
7
5

  E–Goltz (3).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Smalley (17,off Umbarger).  HR–Minnesota Carew (7,7th inning off Hargan 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Smalley (20,off Umbarger); Brye (4,off Umbarger); Terrell (4,off Foucault).  CS–Pape (1,2nd base by Goltz/Borgmann).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:25.  A–3,603.
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