The Tigers smashed four homers among their 12 hits and beat the Twins, 8-3, to end Geoff Zahn's five-game winning streak. After the Tigers built up a 4-2 lead, Ben Oglivie started the homer barrage with a drive in the third inning. Phil Mankowski and Mark Wagner then hit back-to-back homers to kayo Zahn in the fourth. Milt May added a round-tripper in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       11, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  5  2
Tigers       3  1  1    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   8 12  4


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .330      LeFlore cf            4   1   0   0     0   1   .241
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Fuentes 2b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .343
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .350      Staub dh              4   1   2   1     0   1   .219
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Oglivie rf            4   2   3   2     0   0   .287
Kusick dh             3   0   0   0     1   2   .241      Kemp lf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .256
Randall 2b            4   2   0   0     0   0   .185      Thompson 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .270
Smalley ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .206      May c                 4   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Terrell 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .244      Mankowski 3b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .370
Borgmann c            4   0   1   2     0   0   .222      Wagner ss             4   1   1   1     0   0   .152
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   5   3     1   4             Totals               35   8  12   8     1   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  7,893
Left on Base: Twins 6, Tigers 4
DP: Twins 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Hisle, Smalley, Thompson, Mankowski, Wagner, Roberts
Doubles: Bostock (7), Borgmann (1)
Triples: Oglivie (1)
Home Runs: Oglivie (6), Mankowski (1), Wagner (1), May (2)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (8)
GIDP: Bostock (5), May (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(5-1)             3    10   7   6   0   0   3  18   3.94
D. Johnson              5     2   1   1   1   5   1  18   1.80
Totals                  8    12   8   7   1   5   4  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(3-4)          9     5   3   1   1   4   0  36   4.11
Totals                  9     5   3   1   1   4   0  36

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Ken Kaiser


TWINS 1ST: Bostock doubled to left; Hisle flied out to right
[Bostock to third]; Carew was called out on strikes; Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Fuentes
singled; Staub singled to left [Fuentes to second]; Oglivie
singled to right [Fuentes scored, Staub to third, Oglivie to
second (on throw)]; Kemp singled [Staub scored, Oglivie to
third]; Thompson forced Kemp (second to shortstop) [Oglivie
scored]; May grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick struck out; Randall reached on an error by
Wagner; Smalley singled to right [Randall to second]; Terrell
grounded out (third to first) [Randall to third, Smalley to
second]; Borgmann doubled to right [Randall scored (unearned),
Smalley scored (unearned)]; Bostock flied out to left; 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Wagner
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore reached on an error
by Smalley [LeFlore to second (error by Hisle)]; Fuentes singled
to left [LeFlore to third]; Staub singled to left [LeFlore
scored (unearned), Fuentes out at third (left to third)]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 4.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle reached on an error by Thompson; Hisle stole
second; Carew flied out to left; Ford reached on an error by
Roberts [Hisle to third]; Kusick struck out; Randall forced Ford
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Oglivie homered; Kemp flied out to left; Thompson
singled to left; May grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 5.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied out to center; Terrell flied out to
right; Borgmann popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski homered; Wagner homered; D. JOHNSON
REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to
first); Fuentes struck out; Staub struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 7.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock flied out to right; Hisle flied out to
center; Carew singled to center; Ford forced Carew (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie flied out to right; Kemp flied out to right;
Thompson walked; May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 7.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick grounded out (third to first); Randall
grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Mankowski flied out to center; Wagner grounded out
(shortstop to first); LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Tigers 7.

TWINS 7TH: Terrell reached on an error by Mankowski; Borgmann
flied out to center; Bostock grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Terrell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Fuentes flied out to right; Staub grounded out
(second to first); Oglivie tripled; Kemp was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 7.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle struck out; Carew grounded out (second to
first); Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); May
homered; Mankowski struck out; Wagner grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 8.

TWINS 9TH: Kusick walked; Randall forced Kusick (first to
shortstop); Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randall
to second]; Terrell singled to center [Randall scored]; Borgmann
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 8.