Rod Carew rapped two triples, a double and single in five trips to lead the Twins 14-hit attack in a 5-4 victory over the Blue Jays. The Twins built up a 5-0 lead, getting their decisive run on a triple by Larry Hisle, but it almost was not enough to withstand Blue Jays' rallies in the last two innings. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       8, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Twins        1  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5 14  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  1  -   4  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ford rf               5   1   1   0     0   2   .210      Torres 2b,3b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .217
Smalley ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Mason ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .165
Carew 1b              5   2   4   1     0   0   .360      A. Woods lf           4   0   2   0     1   0   .346
Bostock cf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .337      Velez rf              3   1   0   0     2   1   .372
Wynegar c             5   0   1   2     0   1   .311      Fairly dh             4   1   2   2     1   0   .296
Cubbage 3b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .337        Scott pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Hisle lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .305      Ault 1b               3   0   1   1     1   0   .298
Chiles dh             2   0   1   0     0   0   .264      G. Woods cf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .244
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Ashby c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .221
Wilfong 2b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .275      McKay 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .186
  Randall ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Ewing ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .412
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garcia ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5  14   5     2   4             Totals               35   4   9   4     7   4

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 20,902
Left on Base: Twins 11, Blue Jays 12
DP: Twins 0, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Mason
Doubles: Wynegar (4), Carew (8), A. Woods (5), Mason (3), Fairly (8)
Triples: Carew 2 (5), Hisle (1)
Stolen Bases: Ford (2)
Caught Stealing: Torres (1)
Hit by Pitch: Ault (1,by T. Johnson)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(1-2)            7.2   8   3   3   5   4   0  35   3.80
Burgmeier               1     1   1   1   2   0   0   6   2.63
T. Johnson SV(5)        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.21
Totals                  9     9   4   4   7   4   0  43

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(0-3)        4.2  10   5   4   1   2   0  25   4.93
Willis                  4.1   4   0   0   1   2   0  18   0.50
Totals                  9    14   5   4   2   4   0  43

Hit by Pitch: T. Johnson (1)
Wild Pitches: Jefferson (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Ford reached on an error by Mason; Jefferson threw a
wild pitch [Ford to second]; Smalley flied out to right [Ford to
third]; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ford scored
(unearned)]; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER),
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Torres singled to right; Torres was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mason singled to right;
A. Woods singled [Mason to second]; Velez grounded out (second
to first) [Mason to third, A. Woods to second]; Fairly was
walked intentionally; Ault forced Fairly (third to second); 0 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar lined to second; Cubbage grounded out (first
unassisted); Hisle singled to left; Chiles singled to right
[Hisle to third]; Wilfong popped to pitcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: G. Woods struck out; Ashby grounded out (second
to first); McKay grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ford struck out; Smalley grounded out (second to
first); Carew singled to left; Bostock singled to center [Carew
to third]; Wynegar doubled to right [Carew scored, Bostock
scored]; Cubbage singled to left [Wynegar out at home (left to
third to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
grounded out (first to pitcher); A. Woods doubled to right;
Velez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Chiles flied
out to right; Wilfong walked; Ford singled to right [Wilfong to
third]; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (third to first); Ault
walked; G. Woods walked [Ault to second]; Ashby struck out;
McKay flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue
Jays 0.

TWINS 5TH: Carew tripled; Bostock grounded out (first to
pitcher); Wynegar struck out; Cubbage singled to center [Carew
scored]; Hisle tripled to left [Cubbage scored]; WILLIS REPLACED
JEFFERSON (PITCHING); KUSICK BATTED FOR CHILES; Kusick walked;
RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RANDALL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Torres flied out to right; Mason
grounded out (second to first); A. Woods walked; Velez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue
Jays 0.

TWINS 6TH: Ford struck out; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carew tripled to right; Bostock was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Fairly flied out to left; Ault grounded out
(shortstop to first); G. Woods lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar popped to catcher in foul territory; Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Hisle grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); McKay
struck out; Torres flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 8TH: Kusick singled to center; Randall flied out to right;
Ford forced Kusick (third to second); Ford stole second; Smalley
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mason doubled to left; A. Woods flied out to
left; Velez walked; Fairly doubled to center [Mason scored,
Velez to third]; Ault singled to center [Velez scored, Fairly to
third]; G. Woods popped to third in foul territory; Ashby
singled to right [Fairly scored, Ault to second]; EWING BATTED
FOR MCKAY; BURGMEIER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); GARCIA BATTED
FOR EWING; Garcia flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 5, Blue Jays 3.

TWINS 9TH: GARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TORRES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Carew doubled to center; Bostock singled
to center [Carew to third]; Wynegar reached on a fielder's
choice [Carew out at home (shortstop to catcher), Bostock to
second]; Cubbage flied out to center; Hisle lined to third; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Torres walked; Mason lined to shortstop; A. Woods
lined to center; Velez walked [Torres to second]; Fairly singled
to right [Torres scored, Velez to third]; T. JOHNSON REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); SCOTT RAN FOR FAIRLY; Ault was hit by a
pitch [Scott to second]; G. Woods forced Ault (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5, Blue Jays 4.