A wild pitch by Jerry Johnson with two out in the 11th inning allowed Roy Smalley to score and gave the Twins a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Smalley walked to open the stanza, Rod Carew singled and Butch Wynegar was safe on an error to load the bases.

Johnson relieved and induced Craig Kusick to hit into a double play, Smalley holding third. Then, with the count 2-2 on Larry Hisle, Johnson threw a pitch into the dirt and when the ball got away from catcher Alan Ashby, Smalley came home with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Friday, May       13, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  -   3 11  2
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  1  -   4  8  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailor ss             5   1   3   0     0   0   .348      Bostock cf            4   1   2   0     1   0   .336
A. Woods lf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .383      Smalley ss            4   1   1   1     1   1   .208
Howell 3b             5   1   2   2     0   1   .120      Carew 1b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .344
Velez rf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .344      Wynegar c             2   0   1   1     2   0   .329
Fairly dh             4   0   1   0     1   2   .284      Chiles dh             2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  McKay pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .181        Kusick ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Ault 1b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .298      Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Ashby c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .320
G. Woods cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Ford rf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .214
  Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .389      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Scott cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Gorinski ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Garcia 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .196        Randall 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   3  11   3     2   4             Totals               34   4   8   3     5   2

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance:  9,667
Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, Twins 5
DP: Blue Jays 3, Twins 1
Errors: Lemanczyk, Willis
Doubles: Bailor (8), Fairly (9), Ault (7), Bostock (8), Smalley (4), Wynegar (5)
Triples: Ashby (2), A. Woods (3), Howell (1)
Home Runs: Ford (2)
Stolen Bases: Bailor (4)
Caught Stealing: Bostock (3), Ford (2), Hisle (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Ashby (3), Chiles (1), Wynegar (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Velez (3)
GIDP: Ault (3), Smalley (1), Ford (5), Kusick (2)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk               6     5   2   2   4   1   0  24   4.61
Willis L(1-1)           4     3   2   2   1   1   1  16   1.23
Johnson                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.74
Totals                 10.2   8   4   4   5   2   1  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard            7     6   1   1   1   3   0  27   2.84
T. Johnson              2.1   3   2   2   0   1   0  10   1.82
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.81
Schueler W(2-1)         1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.08
Totals                 11    11   3   3   2   4   0  44

Wild Pitches: Johnson (1)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Terry Cooney


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled to left; Bailor stole second; A.
Woods flied out to left; Howell struck out; Velez flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to left; Smalley grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bostock out at
second]; Carew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly walked; Ault grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fairly out at second]; Ashby
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar walked; Chiles out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Wynegar to second]; Hisle reached on a fielder's
choice [Wynegar to third (error by Lemanczyk)]; Cubbage was
walked intentionally [Hisle to second]; Ford grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: G. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first);
Garcia flied to left in foul territory; Bailor singled; A. Woods
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong flied out to center; Bostock walked; Bostock
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smalley
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell flied out to left; Velez grounded out
(third to first); Fairly popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew flied out to center; Wynegar walked; Chiles
lined to left; Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ault singled to left; Ashby out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Ault to second]; G. Woods grounded out
(third to first); Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Ford singled
to right; Ford was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor doubled to left; A. Woods grounded out
(second to first); Howell singled to center [Bailor scored];
Velez popped to shortstop; Fairly struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Bostock doubled; Smalley doubled [Bostock scored];
Carew lined to third; Wynegar doubled to left [Smalley scored];
Chiles lined to right; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
tripled; G. Woods struck out; Garcia grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: WILLIS REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Cubbage flied
out to center; Ford homered; GORINSKI BATTED FOR WILFONG;
Gorinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: RANDALL REPLACED GORINSKI (PLAYING 2B); T.
JOHNSON REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Bailor grounded out
(pitcher to first); A. Woods tripled; Howell tripled [A. Woods
scored]; Velez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Howell scored];
Fairly struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley flied out to center; Carew grounded out
(second to first); Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ault flied out to right; Ashby flied out to left;
G. Woods singled to left; Garcia forced G. Woods (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: KUSICK BATTED FOR CHILES; Kusick grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hisle singled; Hisle was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Cubbage
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first);
BURGMEIER REPLACED T. JOHNSON (PITCHING); A. Woods walked;
Howell forced A. Woods (second unassisted); SCHUELER REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Velez forced Howell (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 10TH: Ford struck out; Randall flied out to left; Bostock
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: Fairly doubled to left; MCKAY RAN FOR FAIRLY;
McKay was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Ault doubled
to left; Ashby grounded out (second to first) [Ault to third];
EWING BATTED FOR G. WOODS; Ewing grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 11TH: MCKAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SCOTT REPLACED
EWING (PLAYING CF); Smalley walked; Carew singled [Smalley to
second]; Wynegar reached on an error by Willis on a sacrifice
bunt [Smalley to third, Carew to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED
WILLIS (PITCHING); Kusick grounded into a double play (pitcher
to catcher to first) [Carew to third, Wynegar to second, Smalley
out at home]; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Carew scored]; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 4.