The Twins scored four runs in the fifth, when Rod Carew delivered a two-run triple, and rolled to a 12-3 triumph over the Mariners. Juan Bernhardt and Ruppert Jones each hit their second homers of the season for the Mariners. Larry Hisle hit his second homer, a two-run blow in the ninth, to cap the Twins' scoring. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 12, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Monday, April     11, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Twins        0  0  1    0  4  0    0  5  2  -  12 13  0
Mariners     0  1  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  8  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     1   1   .182      Baez 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Terrell ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Carew 1b              4   2   1   2     1   1   .278      Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   1   1     0   1   .292
Bostock cf            2   2   1   1     2   1   .417      Stein 3b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .304
Hisle lf              5   2   3   2     0   0   .313      Bernhardt dh          4   1   2   1     0   0   .625
Adams dh              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Braun lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Lopez rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .100
  Chiles ph,dh        0   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Meyer 1b              2   0   1   1     0   1   .190
  Gorinski ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Ford rf               5   2   3   2     0   1   .400      Segui p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cubbage 3b            3   2   2   0     1   1   .500        Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randall 2b            4   1   2   3     0   0   .143        Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36  12  13  10     6   5             Totals               31   3   8   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  8,979
Left on Base: Twins 4, Mariners 4
DP: Twins 2, Mariners 3
Errors: Reynolds, Ruppert Jones
Doubles: Bostock (2), Stein (4)
Triples: Carew (1), Meyer (1)
Home Runs: Hisle (2), Bernhardt (2), Ruppert Jones (2)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (2)
Caught Stealing: Bostock (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Braun (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Meyer (1)
GIDP: Terrell 3 (3), Reynolds (2)
Hit by Pitch: Bostock (1,by Laxton)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(1-0)             8     8   3   3   1   4   2  31   3.38
T. Johnson              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   4   2  34

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Segui L(0-2)            4.2   8   5   4   1   3   0  21   8.64
Kekich                  2.1   1   2   2   3   1   0  10   5.40
Montague                0     3   3   3   2   0   0   5   4.91
Laxton                  2     1   2   2   0   1   1   7   4.91
Totals                  9    13  12  11   6   5   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Laxton (1)
Wild Pitches: Kekich (1)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Jim McKean


TWINS 1ST: Wynegar struck out; Terrell flied out to center;
Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez singled to left; Reynolds grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Baez out at second];
Ruppert Jones lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Mariners 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock struck out; Hisle flied out to right; Adams
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein singled; Bernhardt singled to center [Stein
to second]; Braun out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Stein to third, Bernhardt to second]; Lopez was walked
intentionally; Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stein
scored]; Stinson forced Lopez (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 1.

TWINS 3RD: Ford singled; Cubbage singled to center [Ford to
second]; Randall forced Ford (pitcher to third) [Cubbage to
second]; Wynegar singled to center [Cubbage scored (error by
Ruppert Jones) (unearned), Randall to second]; Terrell grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynegar out
at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
singled to left; Ruppert Jones lined into a double play (third
to first) [Reynolds out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Mariners 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Bostock
walked; Hisle singled to left [Bostock to third]; Bostock was
caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher) [Hisle to
second]; Adams flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein doubled to left; Bernhardt lined to pitcher;
Braun popped to third in foul territory; Lopez flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 1.

TWINS 5TH: Ford singled to left; Cubbage singled to right [Ford
to third]; Randall singled to left [Ford scored, Cubbage to
second]; Wynegar flied out to left; Terrell flied out to center;
Carew tripled to right [Cubbage scored, Randall scored]; KEKICH
REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Kekich threw a wild pitch [Carew
scored]; Bostock walked; Hisle forced Bostock (shortstop to
second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer tripled to right; Stinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baez lined to center; Reynolds grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners
1.

TWINS 6TH: KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick grounded out (second
to first); Ford grounded out (third to first); Cubbage was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners
1.

MARINERS 6TH: Ruppert Jones struck out; Stein grounded out
(third to first); Bernhardt homered; Braun struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 2.

TWINS 7TH: Randall lined to center; Wynegar walked; Terrell
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Wynegar out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Lopez grounded out (third to first); Meyer struck
out; Stinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Mariners 2.

TWINS 8TH: Carew walked; Bostock doubled [Carew scored];
MONTAGUE REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Hisle singled to shortstop
[Bostock to third (error by Reynolds)]; CHILES BATTED FOR
KUSICK; Hisle stole second; Chiles was walked intentionally;
Ford singled to center [Bostock scored, Hisle scored, Chiles to
second]; Cubbage walked [Chiles to third, Ford to second];
Randall singled to right [Chiles scored, Ford scored, Cubbage to
second]; LAXTON REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Wynegar flied out
to left; Terrell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Randall out at second]; 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 10, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Baez popped to shortstop; Reynolds grounded out
(first unassisted); Ruppert Jones homered; Stein struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 10, Mariners 3.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Bostock was
hit by a pitch; Hisle homered [Bostock scored]; GORINSKI BATTED
FOR CHILES; Gorinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 9TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Bernhardt
made an out to first; Braun grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lopez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 12, Mariners 3.