The Rangers welcomed the arrival of Eddie Stanky as their new manager, replacing Frank Lucchesi, by rallying for five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Twins, 10-8. One game proved enough for Stanky, who quit the next day to return to the University of South Alabama as baseball coach.

Rod Carew had four hits in five trips for the Twins, who jumped on Bert Blyleven for four runs in the first inning, two scoring on a single by Larry Hisle. The Rangers in turn had a four-run inning in the seventh. With the score tied, 5-5,  Toby Harrah opened the Rangers' eighth with a triple and counted on a double by Ken Henderson, who also came around on singles by Jim Sundberg and Bert Campaneris. Claudell Washington then smashed a three-run homer, enabling the Rangers to withstand a three-run rally by the Twins in the ninth. Mike Marshall retired the last two batters to pick up his first save. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 10, Minnesota Twins 8
Game Played on Wednesday, June      22, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    4  5  0  -  10 12  2
Twins        4  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   8 14  4


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         3   2   1   1     2   0   .266      Bostock cf            5   2   2   1     0   1   .349
Beniquez cf           5   0   1   2     0   0   .278      Carew 1b              5   2   4   1     0   0   .390
Washington lf         5   2   1   3     0   0   .333      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     2   0   .276      Adams rf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .338
J. Ellis 1b           4   0   2   2     0   1   .237        Ford ph,rf          2   0   0   1     0   0   .226
  Hargrove 1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .296      Hisle lf              5   1   3   2     0   2   .306
Harrah 3b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .275      Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Henderson rf          5   2   2   1     0   0   .272        Terrell ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Wills 2b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .288      Chiles dh             3   0   1   1     0   0   .277
Sundberg c            2   2   1   0     2   0   .235        Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smalley ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .226
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilfong 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .268
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Randall ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .210
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Butler p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  10  12  10     7   1             Totals               39   8  14   6     1   5

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance: 10,687
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Twins 6
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 3
Errors: Washington, Hargrove, Cubbage, Smalley, Wilfong 2
Doubles: Beniquez (9), Henderson 2 (7)
Triples: Harrah (3)
Home Runs: Washington (4)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (13), Hisle (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (5)
GIDP: Horton (5), Henderson (5), Harrah (8), Terrell (10)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                3.1   4   4   4   1   3   0  15   2.34
Devine                  2.2   5   1   1   0   0   0  12   2.27
Knowles W(2-0)          2.1   5   3   1   0   1   0  12   2.70
Marshall SV(1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.83
Totals                  9    14   8   6   1   5   0  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butler                  6     6   3   2   3   1   0  26   3.00
D. Johnson              0     0   2   2   2   0   0   2   5.14
Burgmeier L(5-3)        1.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   7   3.53
Schueler                1     3   3   3   1   0   1   7   5.23
Holly                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.25
Totals                  9    12  10   9   7   1   1  44

Wild Pitches: Marshall (3), D. Johnson (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Campaneris was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Beniquez doubled to left;
Washington flied out to left; Horton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled; Carew singled to center [Bostock to
second]; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Bostock to third, Carew to second]; Adams walked; Hisle singled
to left [Bostock scored, Carew scored, Adams to second]; Cubbage
grounded out (second to first) [Adams scored (no RBI), Hisle to
second]; Chiles singled to right [Hisle scored, Chiles to second
(on throw to home)]; Smalley lined to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 4.

RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis flied out to center; Harrah singled;
Henderson lined to shortstop; Wills grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 2ND: Wilfong was called out on strikes; Bostock flied out
to right; Carew lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Campaneris reached on an error by
Cubbage [Sundberg to third, Campaneris to second]; Beniquez
reached on a fielder's choice [Sundberg scored (unearned),
Campaneris out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Washington
reached on a fielder's choice [Beniquez to second (error by
Wilfong)]; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Washington out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar struck out; Adams grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 4.

RANGERS 4TH: J. Ellis singled to left; Harrah singled to left
[J. Ellis to second]; Henderson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [J. Ellis to third, Harrah out at
second]; Wills popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage lined to right; DEVINE REPLACED BLYLEVEN
(PITCHING); Chiles grounded out (second to first); Smalley
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Twins 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg lined to center; Campaneris reached on an
error by Wilfong; Beniquez forced Campaneris (second to
shortstop) [Beniquez to second (error by Smalley)]; Washington
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong grounded out (third to first); Bostock flied
out to left; Carew singled to left; Wynegar singled to center
[Carew to third]; Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Horton walked; J. Ellis struck out; Harrah grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Horton out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: On a bunt Hisle singled to third; Hisle was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cubbage grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chiles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Henderson doubled to right; Wills singled
[Henderson scored]; D. JOHNSON REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING);
Sundberg walked [Wills to second]; D. Johnson threw a wild pitch
[Wills to third, Sundberg to second]; Campaneris walked;
BURGMEIER REPLACED D. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Beniquez grounded out
(third to first) [Wills scored, Sundberg to third, Campaneris to
second]; Washington reached on a fielder's choice [Sundberg out
at home (third to catcher to third to pitcher to shortstop),
Campaneris to third, Washington to second]; Horton walked; J.
Ellis singled to center [Campaneris scored, Washington scored,
Horton out at third (center to first to third to shortstop)]; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: HARGROVE REPLACED J. ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Smalley
singled to right; On a bunt Wilfong singled to first [Smalley to
third (error by Hargrove)]; KNOWLES REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING);
Bostock was called out on strikes; Carew singled to left
[Smalley scored, Wilfong to second]; Wynegar lined to center;
FORD BATTED FOR ADAMS; Ford flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

RANGERS 8TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Harrah tripled;
Henderson doubled to right [Harrah scored]; Wills flied out to
center; SCHUELER REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Sundberg singled
to left [Henderson to third]; Campaneris singled to left
[Henderson scored, Sundberg to second]; Beniquez grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Sundberg to third, Campaneris to second];
Washington homered [Sundberg scored, Campaneris scored]; Horton
lined to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 10, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle singled; TERRELL BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Terrell
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Hisle
out at second]; KUSICK BATTED FOR CHILES; Kusick popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 10, Twins 5.

RANGERS 9TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); TERRELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hargrove walked; Harrah flied out to
right; HOLLY REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Henderson flied to
right in foul territory; Wills grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 10, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley singled; RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall
grounded out (second to first) [Smalley to second]; Bostock
singled to right [Smalley scored]; Carew singled to left
[Bostock to second]; Wynegar reached on an error by Washington
[Bostock to third, Carew to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED KNOWLES
(PITCHING); Marshall threw a wild pitch [Bostock scored
(unearned), Carew to third, Wynegar to second]; Ford grounded
out (third to first) [Carew scored (unearned), Wynegar to
third]; Hisle struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
10, Twins 8.