Larry Hisle drove in two runs with a homer in the first inning and added two more with a single in the second as the Twins defeated the Tigers, 7-3. After Hisle singled, Rod Carew came up and was hit by a pitch thrown by Dave Roberts. Angered, Carew aimed a punch at the Tigers' pitcher, setting off a general melee. Carew was ejected by the umpires. Roberts remained on the mound and pitched to Dan Ford, who doubled, driving in two runs, before being taken out of the game. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     30, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 12  0
Twins        2  4  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   7 12  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .253      Bostock cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .297
Fuentes 2b            5   1   2   1     0   1   .342      Hisle lf              4   2   3   4     0   0   .293
Staub dh              5   0   1   1     0   0   .232      Carew 1b              1   0   1   0     0   0   .356
Oglivie rf            4   0   2   0     1   1   .270        Norwood pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Thompson 1b           4   1   2   1     1   1   .279        Cubbage 3b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .375
Stanley lf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Ford rf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .211
May c                 4   0   1   0     0   2   .344      Kusick dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Terrell 3b,1b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .229
Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .350      Smalley ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .206
  Wockenfuss ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Randall 2b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .174
  Alvarado 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            1   1   0   0     1   1   .217
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wynegar ph,c        1   0   1   1     0   0   .308
  Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   3  12   3     2   7             Totals               30   7  12   7     2   2

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  9,596
Left on Base: Tigers 12, Twins 3
DP: Tigers 4, Twins 0
Errors: Randall, Zahn
Doubles: Staub (5), Ford (3)
Triples: Randall (1)
Home Runs: Thompson (5), Hisle (5)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall (1)
GIDP: Kusick (1), Bostock (3), Ford (4)
Hit by Pitch: Carew (2,by Roberts)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(1-4)          1.2   6   6   6   2   1   1  13   5.76
Arroyo                  6.1   6   1   1   0   1   0  21   2.39
Totals                  8    12   7   7   2   2   1  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(4-0)             9    12   3   3   2   7   1  42   3.19
Totals                  9    12   3   3   2   7   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Roberts (1)
Wild Pitches: Zahn 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
singled to left; Staub doubled to right [Fuentes scored];
Oglivie walked; Thompson popped to third in foul territory;
Stanley was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to right; Hisle homered [Bostock
scored]; On a bunt Carew singled; Ford forced Carew (third to
second); Kusick grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Ford out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 2ND: May struck out; Veryzer reached on an error by
Randall; Mankowski singled to right [Veryzer to third]; LeFlore
popped to first; Fuentes flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Terrell singled to left; Smalley walked [Terrell to
second]; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Terrell to third, Smalley to second]; Borgmann walked; Bostock
struck out; Hisle singled [Terrell scored, Smalley scored,
Borgmann to second]; Carew was hit by a pitch [Borgmann to
third, Hisle to second]; Rod Carew ejected by HP umpire Al
Clark for charging the mound and punching Dave Roberts;
NORWOOD RAN FOR CAREW; Ford doubled to left [Borgmann scored,
Hisle scored, Norwood to third]; ARROYO REPLACED ROBERTS
(PITCHING); Kusick flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 6.

TIGERS 3RD: CUBBAGE REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING 3B); TERRELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Staub grounded out (first to
pitcher); Oglivie singled to center; Thompson walked [Oglivie to
second]; Stanley grounded out (second to first) [Oglivie to
third, Thompson to second]; May popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
singled to right; Randall grounded out (catcher to first)
[Smalley to second]; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 6.

TIGERS 4TH: Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); Mankowski
flied out to left; LeFlore singled [LeFlore to second (error by
Zahn)]; Zahn threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to third]; Fuentes
singled [LeFlore scored]; Staub popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Hisle
singled; Hisle was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first); Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 6.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie struck out; Thompson homered; Stanley flied
out to center; May singled; Veryzer singled to right [May to
third]; Mankowski struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Kusick singled;
Terrell lined into a double play (right to first) [Kusick out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 6.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled; Zahn threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to
second]; Fuentes lined to center; Staub grounded out (catcher to
first) [LeFlore to third]; Oglivie grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); Randall
tripled to right; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Wynegar singled
to right [Randall scored]; Bostock grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 7.

TIGERS 7TH: WYNEGAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Thompson struck
out; Stanley flied out to center; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle flied out to center; Cubbage singled to center;
Ford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins
7.

TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); WOCKENFUSS
BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to
first); LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: ALVARADO REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING 3B); Kusick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell grounded out (first
unassisted); Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 7.

TIGERS 9TH: Fuentes was called out on strikes; Staub flied out
to center; Oglivie singled to left; Thompson singled to center
[Oglivie to second]; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 7.