A homer by Roy Smalley in the second inning on a ball deflected by Pat Kelly, followed by two more runs in the eighth, carried the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Orioles. The drive by Smalley bounced off left fielder Kelly's glove and popped over the fence.

In the eighth, Jerry Terrell singled, Glenn Borgmann walked and Bob Randall drove in Terrell with a double. After a pass to Dan Ford loaded the bases, Larry Hisle singled to score Borgmann with what proved to be the winning run. The Orioles counted their pair in the ninth on a single by Tom Shopay and homer by Ken Singleton, chasing Dave Goltz. Tom Johnson, in relief, gave up a single by Lee May but then retired the next three batters. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       29, 1977 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  6  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randall 2b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .206      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .240      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Hisle lf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .311        Shopay ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .214
Kusick 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .278      Singleton rf          4   1   1   2     0   1   .330
Gorinski dh           4   0   0   0     0   3   .160      L. May 1b             3   0   2   0     1   1   .214
Smalley ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .219        Harlow pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .325      Murray dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Terrell 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .232      Kelly lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Borgmann c            2   1   0   0     1   0   .207      DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith 2b              3   0   2   0     0   1   .275
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .238
                                                          Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   6   3     4  10             Totals               32   2   8   2     1   7

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 15,083
Left on Base: Twins 4, Orioles 4
DP: Twins 3, Orioles 3
Doubles: Randall (3), Dempsey (4)
Home Runs: Smalley (2), Singleton (6)
GIDP: Kusick (4), Bostock (8), Murray 2 (8)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(4-3)            8     7   2   2   1   7   1  30   3.74
T. Johnson SV(6)        1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.51
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   7   1  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(1-3)         9     6   3   3   4  10   1  34   3.50
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4  10   1  34

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia


TWINS 1ST: Randall walked; Ford lined into a double play (second
to first) [Randall out at first]; Hisle was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Belanger grounded out
(third to first); Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick struck out; Gorinski struck out; Smalley
homered; Bostock struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May walked; Murray grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [L. May out at second]; Kelly
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell flied out to right; Borgmann grounded out
(third to first); Randall singled to second; Ford struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces lined to center; Smith struck out; Dempsey
doubled; Bumbry flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle walked; Kusick grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Hisle out at second]; Gorinski struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger was called out on strikes; Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May singled to center;
Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley singled to right; Bostock grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smalley out at
second]; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Kelly popped to third in foul territory; On a bunt
DeCinces singled; Smith singled to center [DeCinces to third];
Dempsey reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double
play [DeCinces out at home (pitcher to catcher to third to
pitcher), Smith out at second (pitcher to center to shortstop)];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann popped to catcher; Randall flied out to
left; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle grounded out (second to first); Kusick struck
out; Gorinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: L. May struck out; Murray grounded out (first
unassisted); Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley flied out to left; Bostock struck out;
Terrell singled to center; Borgmann walked [Terrell to second];
Randall doubled to left [Terrell scored, Borgmann to third];
Ford walked; Hisle singled [Borgmann scored, Randall to third,
Ford to second]; Kusick struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins
3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces struck out; Smith singled to right;
Dempsey struck out; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Orioles 0.

TWINS 9TH: Gorinski flied out to center; Smalley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: SHOPAY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Shopay singled to
center; Singleton homered [Shopay scored]; T. JOHNSON REPLACED
GOLTZ (PITCHING); L. May singled to center; HARLOW RAN FOR L.
MAY; Murray grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Harlow out at second]; Kelly popped to third; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 2.