Geoff Zahn, who was signed as a free agent, pitched six innings before being replaced by Ron Schueler and gained credit for his fifth straight victory when the Twins defeated the Blue Jays, 7-2. Roy Smalley drove in three runs with a single and double and Larry Hisle hit his seventh homer of the season to pace the Twins' attack. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Friday, May       6, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  3  -   7 10  3
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            5   2   2   1     0   0   .315      Scott lf              5   1   1   0     0   2   .154
Smalley ss            5   1   3   3     0   0   .207      Torres 2b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .237
Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .350      A. Woods rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .315
Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     2   0   .318      Velez dh              3   0   1   1     1   2   .384
Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Ault 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Hisle lf              4   1   1   2     0   2   .289      G. Woods cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Chiles dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .218
  Norwood pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .125      McKay 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .196
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .209      Mason ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .153
Wilfong 2b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .304      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  10   6     4   4             Totals               35   2   9   1     2  10

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 26,355
Left on Base: Twins 6, Blue Jays 9
DP: Twins 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Cubbage 2, Wilfong, McKay, Lemanczyk
Doubles: Carew (7), Smalley (3), McKay (2)
Home Runs: Hisle (7)
Stolen Bases: Norwood (1)
Caught Stealing: Cubbage (2), Wynegar (1), G. Woods (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Ashby (2)
GIDP: A. Woods (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(5-0)             6     9   2   1   1   6   0  28   2.95
Schueler SV(1)          3     0   0   0   1   4   0  10   2.37
Totals                  9     9   2   1   2  10   0  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(2-3)        8.2  10   7   6   3   4   1  38   4.82
Johnson                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.79
Totals                  9    10   7   6   4   4   1  40

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


TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Smalley flied
out to center; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott grounded out (first to pitcher); Torres
grounded out (third to first); A. Woods singled to center; Velez
walked [A. Woods to second]; Ault grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar walked; Cubbage forced Wynegar (shortstop to
second); Cubbage was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: G. Woods singled to right; G. Woods was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Ashby popped to second;
McKay doubled to center; Mason struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 3RD: Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Ford grounded
out (second to first); Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Scott was called out on strikes; Torres singled
to left; A. Woods singled to left [Torres to second]; Velez
struck out; Ault forced A. Woods (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock singled to right; Bostock was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Lemanczyk [Bostock to second];
Smalley singled [Bostock scored]; Carew doubled to left [Smalley
to third]; Wynegar walked; Cubbage was called out on strikes;
Hisle reached on an error by McKay [Smalley scored (RBI), Carew
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wynegar to third, Hisle to second];
Chiles popped to pitcher; Ford grounded out (second to first); 3
R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: G. Woods singled to second [G. Woods to second
(error by Wilfong)]; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [G. Woods to third]; McKay struck out; Mason flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong popped to third in foul territory; Bostock
grounded out (second to first); Smalley singled to right; Carew
singled [Smalley to second]; Wynegar grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Scott singled to left; Torres singled to left
[Scott to second]; A. Woods flied out to center; Velez singled
to right [Scott scored, Torres to second]; Ault grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Torres to third, Velez to second]; G.
Woods reached on an error by Cubbage [Torres scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Velez to third]; Ashby struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage struck out; Hisle homered; Chiles popped to
third; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay grounded out (third to first); Mason struck
out; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Bostock
grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: SCHUELER REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Torres walked;
A. Woods grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Torres out at second]; Velez was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 8TH: Carew flied out to left; Wynegar singled to right;
Wynegar was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Cubbage popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ault struck out; G. Woods grounded out (pitcher
to first); Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle was called out on strikes; Chiles singled to
right; NORWOOD RAN FOR CHILES; Norwood stole second; Ford
walked; Wilfong forced Ford (second to shortstop) [Norwood to
third]; Bostock singled [Norwood scored, Wilfong to third];
Smalley doubled to center [Wilfong scored, Bostock scored];
JOHNSON REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Carew walked; Wynegar
popped to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); McKay
reached on an error by Cubbage [McKay to second]; Mason grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Scott struck out; Torres
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7,
Blue Jays 2.