Butch Wynegar hit a homer that tied the score in the eighth inning and then contributed a single to set up the winning run in the 10th as the Twins defeated the Indians, 4-3. In the overtime stanza, Lyman Bostock led off with a single and stole second. After advancing to third on Wynegar's single, Bostock scored on a sacrifice fly by Mike Cubbage. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       3, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   4 11  1
Indians      1  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   3  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Chiles dh             4   1   1   0     1   1   .282      Kuiper 2b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .263
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     1   1   .194      Bell 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Carew 1b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .337      Norris rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Bostock cf            5   1   3   1     0   1   .313        Dade ph,rf          1   0   0   1     0   0   .324
Wynegar c             5   1   3   1     0   0   .328      Grubb lf              5   0   3   1     0   0   .333
Cubbage 3b            2   0   0   1     2   0   .359      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Hisle lf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .286      Carty dh              3   1   2   0     1   1   .246
Ford rf               5   0   2   0     0   1   .214        Lowenstein pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .359        Thornton ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Melton 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blanks ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .235
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                          Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  11   4     4   9             Totals               38   3   9   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance:  4,363
Left on Base: Twins 10, Indians 9
DP: Twins 0, Indians 1
Errors: Goltz, Bell
Doubles: Carew (6), Wynegar (3), Melton (3)
Home Runs: Wynegar (4)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (5), Bostock (5), Norris (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cubbage (3), Dade (2)
GIDP: Wynegar (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   6.1   8   3   3   1   2   0  29   3.86
Burgmeier W(3-1)        3.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  12   2.05
T. Johnson SV(3)        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.96
Totals                 10     9   3   3   2   3   0  42

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              7     7   2   2   3   2   0  30   3.86
Waits                   0.1   1   1   1   1   1   1   3   3.00
Kern L(0-2)             2.2   3   1   1   0   6   0  11   2.31
Totals                 10    11   4   4   4   9   1  44

Wild Pitches: T. Johnson (1)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


TWINS 1ST: Chiles walked; Smalley grounded out (first
unassisted) [Chiles to second]; Carew doubled to right [Chiles
scored]; Bostock singled [Carew scored]; Wynegar doubled to left
[Bostock to third]; Cubbage was walked intentionally; Hisle
struck out; Ford forced Cubbage (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper struck out; Bell grounded out (third to
first); Norris singled to right; Norris stole second; Grubb
singled to right [Norris scored]; Manning flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

TWINS 2ND: Wilfong flied out to center; Chiles grounded out
(first unassisted); Smalley flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty singled to left; Melton doubled to right
[Carty to third]; Blanks singled to center [Carty scored, Melton
to third]; Kendall reached on a fielder's choice [Melton out at
home (third to catcher), Blanks to second]; Kuiper flied out to
left; Bell flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Indians 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Bostock
singled to right; Wynegar grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Bostock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris flied out to center; Grubb grounded out
(third to first); Manning flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Hisle popped
to shortstop; Ford lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty singled; Melton popped to shortstop; Blanks
lined to right; Kendall flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 2, Indians 2.

TWINS 5TH: On a bunt Wilfong singled to third; Wilfong stole
second; Chiles lined to center; Smalley flied out to left; Carew
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (third to first); Bell grounded
out (pitcher to first); Norris flied to left in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

TWINS 6TH: Bostock flied out to right; Wynegar lined to second;
Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Grubb singled to right; Manning reached on an error
by Goltz on a sacrifice bunt [Grubb to second]; Carty struck
out; Melton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grubb to third,
Manning to second]; Blanks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle was called out on strikes; Ford singled;
Wilfong popped to catcher in foul territory; Chiles singled to
right [Ford to third]; Smalley walked [Chiles to second]; Carew
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Kendall lined to left; Kuiper walked; Bell singled
to center [Kuiper to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED GOLTZ
(PITCHING); DADE BATTED FOR NORRIS; Dade lined out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Kuiper scored, Bell to second (on throw
to home)]; Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 3.

TWINS 8TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WAITS REPLACED
FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Bostock struck out; Wynegar homered;
Cubbage walked; KERN REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Hisle struck
out; Ford singled to center [Cubbage to second]; Wilfong struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning flied out to center; Carty walked;
LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR CARTY; Melton flied out to left; Blanks
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Chiles struck
out; Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Kendall flied out to center; Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 10TH: Bostock singled to right; Bostock stole second;
Wynegar singled to right [Bostock to third, Wynegar to second
(error by Bell)]; Cubbage lined out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Bostock scored]; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 10TH: Dade popped to first in foul territory; Grubb
singled; Manning struck out; T. JOHNSON REPLACED BURGMEIER
(PITCHING); THORNTON BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; T. Johnson threw a
wild pitch [Grubb to second]; Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 3.