The Rangers, although outhit, 12-5, emerged with a 2-1 triumph over the Twins when Toby Harrah hit his ninth home run in the seventh inning. Dock Ellis went 6 1/3 innings in his first start for the Rangers. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Monday, June      20, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1 12  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         2   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Hisle lf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .291
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .282      Carew 1b              2   0   1   0     3   0   .381
Washington lf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .348      Bostock cf            4   1   2   0     1   0   .349
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Adams rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .296        Ford ph,rf          1   0   1   1     0   0   .225
Harrah 3b             3   1   1   1     1   2   .261      Chiles dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Henderson rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Randall ph,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Wills 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .294      Cubbage 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Sundberg c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .236        Kusick ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .276
D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terrell 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wynegar c             4   0   3   0     0   0   .264
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smalley ss            4   0   3   0     0   0   .220
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .274
                                                          Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   5   2     2   5             Totals               31   1  12   1     5   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  6,966
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Twins 11
DP: Rangers 3, Twins 0
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: Washington (11)
Home Runs: Harrah (9)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (8)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (12), Carew (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (10), Campaneris (4), Cubbage (4), Randall (2), Wilfong (1)
GIDP: Adams (2), Smalley (4), Carew (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis W(3-6)         6.1  10   0   0   3   2   0  28   5.54
Knowles                 1     1   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.57
Devine                  1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.20
Lindblad SV(3)          0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.85
Totals                  9    12   1   1   5   3   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard L(4-4)     9     5   2   2   2   5   1  33   4.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   5   1  33

Wild Pitches: Knowles (2)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Jim McKean


RANGERS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington doubled;
Horton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle struck out; Carew walked; Carew was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bostock singled; Adams
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Harrah was
called out on strikes; Henderson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Wynegar singled to center;
Smalley singled to center [Wynegar out at third (center to
third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills singled to left; Sundberg out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Wills to second]; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Wills to third]; Beniquez singled to
shortstop [Wills scored, Beniquez to second (error by Smalley)];
Washington struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong popped to second; Hisle struck out; Carew
singled; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Horton flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrah walked; Harrah stole second;
Henderson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Adams singled to right; Chiles lined to center;
Cubbage lined to left; Wynegar singled [Adams to second];
Smalley singled [Adams to third, Wynegar to second]; Wilfong
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
grounded out (second to first); Campaneris walked; Campaneris
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
walked; Bostock singled to right [Carew to third]; Adams
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bostock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins
0.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez lined to right; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horton grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Chiles singled to center; Cubbage out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Chiles to second]; Wynegar singled to
right [Chiles to third]; Smalley grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Harrah homered;
Henderson flied out to center; Wills popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong walked; Hisle flied out to center; KNOWLES
REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Carew grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Wilfong out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg singled to left; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sundberg to second]; Beniquez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Bostock walked; FORD BATTED FOR ADAMS; Knowles threw
a wild pitch [Bostock to second]; Ford singled to center
[Bostock scored]; RANDALL BATTED FOR CHILES; Randall out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ford to second]; DEVINE
REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); KUSICK BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Kusick
was called out on strikes; Wynegar popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.

RANGERS 9TH: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FORD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); TERRELL REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING 3B); Horton
popped to third; Hargrove lined to center; Harrah was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley singled; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Smalley to second]; Hisle grounded out
(third to first); LINDBLAD REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Carew
walked; Bostock lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
2, Twins 1.