Rich Chiles collected four of the Twins' 20 hits in a 13-3 shootdown of the Blue Jays. Dan Ford, Rod Carew and Rob Wilfong had three hits apiece. Larry Hisle had two hits and drove in four runs, while Rich Chiles accounted for three RBIs. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 13, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       14, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Twins        2  0  4    0  1  4    1  1  x  -  13 20  3


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailor ss             4   2   2   0     0   1   .354      Wynegar c             5   1   1   0     1   0   .321
A. Woods lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .381      Smalley ss            5   2   2   1     1   0   .217
Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .138      Carew 1b              4   3   3   0     2   0   .357
Velez rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .344      Bostock cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .330
Fairly dh             3   0   2   1     1   1   .298      Cubbage 3b            4   2   1   2     1   0   .317
Ault 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Chiles dh             5   2   4   3     0   0   .300
Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Hisle lf              5   2   2   4     0   1   .293
G. Woods cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Norwood lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Garcia 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .198      Ford rf               4   0   3   1     0   0   .233
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gorinski rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilfong 2b            5   0   3   2     0   0   .293
  DeBarr p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   2     3   3             Totals               42  13  20  13     5   2

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 10,503
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Twins 11
DP: Blue Jays 1, Twins 1
Errors: Smalley, Hisle 2
Doubles: Hisle (6), Ford (5), Chiles (3), Carew (9)
Triples: Wynegar (1)
Caught Stealing: Wilfong (1)
GIDP: Velez (3), Bostock (6)
Hit by Pitch: Ford (3,by Bruno)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(2-5)           2.2   6   6   4   4   1   0  16   6.38
Bruno                   2.1   7   4   4   0   0   0  15  15.43
DeBarr                  0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   5  13.50
Hartenstein             2.1   4   2   2   1   1   0  12   5.40
Totals                  8    20  13  11   5   2   0  48

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(2-2)            9     8   3   2   3   3   0  36   3.51
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   3   0  36

Passed Balls: Ashby (2)
Hit by Pitch: Bruno (1)
Wild Pitches: Singer (3), Goltz (2)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor struck out; A. Woods walked; Howell flied
out to left [A. Woods to second]; Velez singled to pitcher [A.
Woods stayed at second]; Fairly walked [A. Woods to third, Velez
to second]; Ault flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Smalley
grounded out (second to first); Carew walked; Bostock struck out
but Carew advanced to second and Bostock advanced to first on a
passed ball; Cubbage walked [Carew to third, Bostock to second];
Chiles singled to left [Carew scored (unearned), Bostock scored
(unearned), Cubbage to second]; Singer threw a wild pitch
[Cubbage to third, Chiles to second]; Hisle popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins
2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); G. Woods
flied out to center; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Ford singled to right; On a bunt Wilfong singled to
third [Ford to second]; Ford was picked off second (catcher to
shortstop); Wilfong was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Wynegar popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor singled to center; Goltz threw a wild
pitch [Bailor to second]; A. Woods flied to left in foul
territory; Howell struck out; Velez walked; Fairly singled to
center [Bailor scored, Velez out at third (center to third)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley walked; Carew walked [Smalley to second];
Bostock grounded into a double play (second to first) [Smalley
to third, Carew out at second]; Cubbage singled to right
[Smalley scored]; Chiles singled to left [Cubbage to second];
Hisle doubled [Cubbage scored, Chiles scored]; BRUNO REPLACED
SINGER (PITCHING); Ford doubled to right [Hisle scored]; Wilfong
lined to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 6.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
flied out to right; G. Woods grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley
grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew singled to left; Bostock
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Twins 6.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Garcia singled to shortstop [Garcia to second
(error by Smalley)]; Bailor singled to left [Garcia scored
(error by Hisle), Bailor to second]; A. Woods grounded out
(second to first) [Bailor to third]; Howell singled to left
[Bailor scored (unearned)]; Velez grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Howell out at second]; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); Chiles
doubled to right; Hisle popped to second; Ford was hit by a
pitch; Wilfong singled to left [Chiles scored, Ford to second];
Wynegar flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Twins 7.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Fairly singled; Ault flied out to center; Ashby
flied out to center; G. Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 7.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley singled; Carew singled to center [Smalley to
second]; Bostock singled to center [Smalley to third, Carew to
second]; DEBARR REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); Cubbage forced
Bostock (shortstop to second) [Smalley scored, Carew to
third]; Debut game for Dennis DeBarr; Chiles grounded out
(third to first) [Cubbage to second]; Hisle singled to right
[Carew scored, Cubbage scored]; Ford singled to center [Hisle to
third]; Wilfong singled [Hisle scored, Ford to second];
HARTENSTEIN REPLACED DEBARR (PITCHING); Wynegar walked [Ford to
third, Wilfong to second]; Smalley lined to third; 4 R, 6 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 11.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
lined to left; A. Woods singled to left [A. Woods to third
(error by Hisle)]; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 11.

TWINS 7TH: Carew doubled; Bostock grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Carew to third]; Cubbage popped to third in foul
territory; Chiles singled to center [Carew scored]; Hisle struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 12.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: NORWOOD REPLACED HISLE (PLAYING LF); Velez
grounded out (third to first); Fairly struck out; Ault grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Twins 12.

TWINS 8TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Wilfong grounded
out (second to first); Wynegar tripled; Smalley singled to
center [Wynegar scored]; Carew grounded out (pitcher to third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 13.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: GORINSKI REPLACED FORD (PLAYING RF); Ashby
grounded out (second to first); G. Woods lined to third; Garcia
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Twins 13.