The Twins defeated the Indians, 8-1, and bagged their seventh victory in a row behind Geoff Zahn's seven-hit pitching. The American League West Division leaders broke a 1-1 tie in the second inning when Mike Cubbage was safe on a fielder's choice and Dan Ford and Rob Wilfong followed with singles. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Monday, May       16, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  4
Twins        1  1  0    1  1  0    0  4  x  -   8 11  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .238      Bostock cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .336
Duffy ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .189      Smalley ss            4   1   1   1     1   1   .212
Dade rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Carew 1b              5   1   3   2     0   1   .370
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .227      Wynegar c             3   0   1   1     1   1   .322
Grubb lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .354      Chiles dh             2   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Blanks 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Gorinski ph,dh      3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Bell 3b               3   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Hisle lf              3   1   1   0     1   2   .305
Bochte 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Cubbage 3b            3   2   0   0     1   0   .306
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Ford rf               3   2   2   1     0   0   .246
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilfong 2b            2   0   1   1     1   1   .300
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terrell ph,2b       0   0   0   1     0   0   .227
  Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   4             Totals               33   8  11   8     5   6

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  5,451
Left on Base: Indians 5, Twins 9
DP: Indians 0, Twins 3
Errors: Duffy 2, Bochte, Fosse, Smalley
Doubles: Bell (5), Bostock (9), Carew (10)
Home Runs: Manning (1)
Stolen Bases: Manning (5), Smalley (2)
Caught Stealing: Carew (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (1), Terrell (1)
GIDP: Grubb (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(1-5)          3.1   7   3   2   3   2   0  20   7.07
Monge                   4.1   3   5   4   2   4   0  19   5.30
Waits                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.40
Totals                  8    11   8   6   5   6   0  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(6-1)             9     7   1   1   1   4   1  33   3.46
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   4   1  33

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning homered; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Dade grounded out (third to first); Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock doubled to left; Smalley grounded out (second
to first) [Bostock to third]; Carew singled to left [Bostock
scored]; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Wynegar walked; Chiles grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Grubb struck out; Blanks lined to second; Bell
singled to right; Bochte flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle singled to center; Cubbage reached on a
fielder's choice [Hisle to second (error by Duffy)]; Ford
singled to left [Hisle out at home (left to third to catcher),
Cubbage to third]; Wilfong singled to left [Cubbage scored, Ford
to second]; Bostock flied out to center; Smalley struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Manning
singled; Manning stole second; Duffy reached on an error by
Smalley [Manning to third]; Dade flied out to right; Carty flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to left; Wynegar out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Carew to second]; Chiles grounded out
(first unassisted) [Carew to third]; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Grubb struck out; Blanks flied out to right; Bell
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
reached on an error by Duffy; Wilfong walked [Ford to second];
Bostock singled to left [Ford scored (unearned), Wilfong to
second]; Smalley walked [Wilfong to third, Bostock to second];
MONGE REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Carew struck out; Wynegar
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Bochte singled to right; Fosse flied out to left;
Manning lined into a double play (third to first) [Bochte out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: GORINSKI BATTED FOR CHILES; Gorinski flied out to
right; Hisle walked; Cubbage reached on an error by Bochte
[Hisle to third]; Ford lined out on a sacrifice fly to center
[Hisle scored (unearned)]; Wilfong struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy singled; Dade grounded out (third to first)
[Duffy to second]; Carty walked; Grubb grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Carty out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Bostock flied out to left; Smalley flied out to
right; Carew popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Twins 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Blanks popped to catcher in foul territory; Bell
doubled to left; Bochte lined into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Gorinski flied out to
center; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Twins 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse struck out; Manning grounded out (third to
first); Duffy singled; Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Cubbage walked; Ford singled [Cubbage to third, Ford
to second (on throw to 3b)]; TERRELL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Terrell
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cubbage scored]; Bostock grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Ford to third]; Smalley singled to
center [Ford scored]; Smalley stole second [Smalley to third
(error by Fosse)]; Carew doubled [Smalley scored]; WAITS
REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Wynegar singled to center [Carew
scored]; Gorinski flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Twins 8.

INDIANS 9TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Carty struck
out; Grubb flied out to center; Blanks grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 8.