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The Twins broke away with three runs in the first inning, two scoring on a triple by Mike Cubbage, and defeated the Blue Jays, 4-1. After Larry Hisle doubled and Roy Smalley singled, Hisle scored as Rod Carew wiped out Smalley by grounding into a double play. Then, after a pass to Butch Wynegar and single by Lyman Bostock, Cubbage rapped his triple. [The Sporting News] Minnesota Twins 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1Game Played on Saturday, May 7, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition StadiumTwins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 2 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hisle lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .300 Torres 2b,ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Smalley ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .212 Mason ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .149 Carew 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .340 Garcia ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Wynegar c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .319 A. Woods lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .338 Bostock cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .333 Velez dh 2 0 1 1 2 0 .387 Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .333 Fairly rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Chiles dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Ault 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Ford rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .211 G. Woods cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Ashby c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Thormodsgard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .192 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 9 3 3 1 Totals 31 1 6 1 4 2 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 34,091 Left on Base: Twins 5, Blue Jays 7 DP: Twins 4, Blue Jays 2 Errors: Cubbage, Wilfong Doubles: Hisle (5) Triples: Cubbage (1), Ashby (1), A. Woods (1) Caught Stealing: Bostock (2) Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (4), Cubbage (3) GIDP: Carew (2), Wynegar (3), Velez (2), Torres (3), A. Woods (5), McKay (6) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thormodsgard W(2-1) 7 4 0 0 4 2 0 27 3.19 Burgmeier 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 2.35 T. Johnson SV(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.23 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 2 0 35 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hargan L(1-3) 9 9 4 4 3 1 0 36 5.22 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 1 0 36 Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Jim McKean TWINS 1ST: Hisle doubled to right; Smalley singled to right [Hisle to third]; Carew grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hisle scored, Smalley out at second]; Wynegar walked; Bostock singled to center [Wynegar to second]; Cubbage tripled [Wynegar scored, Bostock scored]; Chiles grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason flied out to left; A. Woods singled to left; Velez walked [A. Woods to second]; Fairly popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 2ND: Ford struck out; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Woods grounded out (third to first); Ashby tripled; McKay struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 3RD: Smalley popped to shortstop; Carew flied out to left; Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Torres struck out; Mason reached on an error by Wilfong; A. Woods singled to right [Mason to third]; Velez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [A. Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 4TH: Bostock singled to right; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cubbage popped to third; Chiles grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Ault grounded out (third to first); G. Woods popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong popped to second; Hisle singled to left; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby popped to catcher in foul territory; McKay walked; Torres grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McKay out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Wynegar singled to center; Bostock flied out to center; Cubbage lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mason walked; A. Woods grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Mason out at second]; Velez walked; Fairly singled to left [Velez to second]; Ault flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 7TH: Chiles flied out to right; Ford grounded out (second to first); Wilfong popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: G. Woods reached on an error by Cubbage; Ashby flied out to left; McKay grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [G. Woods out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 8TH: Hisle walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Hisle to second]; Carew was walked intentionally; Wynegar grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); GARCIA BATTED FOR MASON; Garcia lined to third; A. Woods tripled to right; Velez singled to center [A. Woods scored]; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 1. TWINS 9TH: TORRES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Bostock singled to center; Cubbage out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bostock to second]; Chiles grounded out (second to first) [Bostock to third]; Ford singled to right [Bostock scored]; Wilfong lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 9TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Woods grounded out (second to first); Ashby flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Blue Jays 1. |
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