The Twins wiped out a 3-1 deficit with five runs in the fourth inning and proceeded to defeat the Rangers, 9-5. Rich Chiles opened the Twins' rally with a double and scored on a single by Roy Smalley. One out later, Lyman Bostock, Rod Carew, Butch Wynegar, Glenn Adams and Larry Hisle hit consecutive singles for four more runs. John Ellis hit two homers and Toby Harrah one for the Rangers. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Tuesday, June      21, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  2  0    1  0  1    0  1  0  -   5 10  3
Twins        1  0  0    5  0  1    1  1  x  -   9 14  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   3   1     0   0   .265      Bostock cf            4   2   1   0     1   0   .348
Beniquez cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Carew 1b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .382
Washington lf         4   0   0   0     1   0   .338      Wynegar c             5   2   2   2     0   1   .267
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Adams rf              3   0   2   1     0   0   .347
J. Ellis 1b           4   2   2   2     0   0   .218        Ford ph,rf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Harrah 3b             2   3   2   1     1   0   .268      Hisle lf              3   1   3   1     2   0   .300
Henderson rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .266      Cubbage 3b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .276
Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .290        Terrell ph,3b       1   0   0   1     0   0   .240
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Chiles dh             5   1   2   0     0   0   .275
  Mason ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Smalley ss            3   2   1   1     2   0   .222
  Fahey c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .267
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kusick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Randall 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   4     3   3             Totals               37   9  14   8     7   3

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance:  8,792
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Twins 12
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 2
Errors: Harrah, Henderson, Wills, Hisle
Doubles: Hisle (15), Chiles 2 (7)
Home Runs: J. Ellis 2 (2), Harrah (10)
Stolen Bases: Washington (7), Smalley (4), Hisle (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Terrell (2)
GIDP: Wills (3)
Hit by Pitch: Harrah (3,by Zahn)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(6-4)        3.1   6   5   5   3   0   0  20   3.94
Marshall                1     4   1   1   1   1   0   7   4.94
Lindblad                3.2   4   3   2   3   2   0  18   3.02
Totals                  8    14   9   8   7   3   0  45

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    3.2   5   3   3   2   0   2  17   4.43
Schueler W(3-4)         2.1   4   1   1   1   2   0  12   4.82
T. Johnson SV(7)        3     1   1   1   0   1   1  10   1.75
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   3   3  39

Hit by Pitch: Zahn (2)
Wild Pitches: Marshall (2)

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


RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Campaneris singled to third; Beniquez
lined into a double play (right to first) [Campaneris out at
first]; Washington walked; Washington stole second; Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock walked; Carew flied out to left; Wynegar
grounded out (second to first) [Bostock to second]; Adams
singled to right [Bostock scored]; Hisle walked [Adams to
second]; Cubbage walked [Adams to third, Hisle to second];
Chiles flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 1.

RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis homered; Harrah walked; Henderson singled
to left [Harrah to third]; Wills grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Harrah scored, Henderson out at
second]; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Wilfong lined
to right; Bostock lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Twins 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first);
Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew flied out to left; Wynegar popped to third in
foul territory; Adams reached on an error by Wills; Hisle
doubled to left [Adams to third]; Cubbage grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); J. Ellis
homered; Harrah was hit by a pitch; Henderson singled to right
[Harrah to second]; Wills lined to left; SCHUELER REPLACED ZAHN
(PITCHING); Sundberg was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Chiles doubled to left; Smalley singled to right
[Chiles scored]; Wilfong popped to pitcher; Bostock singled to
right [Smalley to third (error by Henderson)]; Carew singled to
left [Smalley scored, Bostock to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED
ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Marshall threw a wild pitch [Bostock to
third, Carew to second]; Wynegar singled to left [Bostock
scored, Carew scored, Wynegar to second (on throw to home)];
Adams singled [Wynegar to third]; Hisle singled to left [Wynegar
scored, Adams out at second (left to catcher to second)];
Cubbage was called out on strikes; 5 R, 7 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Twins 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Campaneris singled to center; Beniquez singled to
center [Campaneris to second]; Washington grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Campaneris to third, Beniquez to second]; Horton
struck out; J. Ellis popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: Chiles doubled to left; Smalley grounded out (second
to first) [Chiles to third]; Wilfong walked; LINDBLAD REPLACED
MARSHALL (PITCHING); Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Wilfong to second]; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah singled; Henderson flied out to left; Wills
walked [Harrah to second]; Sundberg flied out to left;
Campaneris singled to left [Harrah scored, Wills to third (error
by Hisle), Campaneris to second]; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar singled to left; FORD BATTED FOR ADAMS; On a
bunt Ford singled to third [Wynegar to second]; Hisle singled
[Wynegar to third, Ford to second]; TERRELL BATTED FOR CUBBAGE;
Terrell sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Wynegar
scored, Ford out at third (center to third)]; Chiles lined to
first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 7.

RANGERS 7TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TERRELL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); T. JOHNSON REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING);
Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Horton flied out to
center; J. Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley walked; Smalley stole second; Wilfong was
called out on strikes; Bostock grounded out (second to first)
[Smalley to third]; Carew singled [Smalley scored]; Wynegar
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 8.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah homered; Henderson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wills grounded out (second to first); MASON BATTED
FOR SUNDBERG; Mason struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
5, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: FAHEY REPLACED MASON (PLAYING C ); Ford popped to
second; Hisle walked; Hisle stole second; Terrell reached on an
error by Harrah [Hisle scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Chiles
grounded out (second to first) [Terrell to second]; Smalley was
walked intentionally; KUSICK BATTED FOR WILFONG; Kusick lined to
left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 9.

RANGERS 9TH: RANDALL REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING 2B); Campaneris
flied out to right; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 9.