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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 3Game Played on Wednesday, May 11, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumTwins 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. |
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