While Larry Hisle provided the most power, driving in five runs with a double and homer, the Twins also had circuit clouts by Craig Kusick and Lyman Bostock to defeat the White Sox 7-6. Hisle drove in two runs with his double in the first inning and three with his homer in the second, raising his league-leading RBI total to 70. Minnesota Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 6Game Played on Friday, June 24, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumWhite Sox 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 - 6 9 2 Twins 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 x - 7 10 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 3 0 2 2 0 0 .265 Bostock cf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .346 Nordhagen ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 Terrell 3b 2 2 1 0 0 0 .243 Bannister ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Cubbage ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Lemon cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .296 Carew 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .396 L. Johnson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 3 .307 Hisle lf,rf 4 1 3 5 0 0 .316 Gamble rf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .266 Ford rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .224 Stillman dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Adams ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .347 Orta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Gorinski lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Soderholm 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .302 Kusick dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 .270 Essian c 3 2 1 1 0 0 .297 Chiles ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Zisk ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Wynegar c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .263 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smalley ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Thormodsgard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 6 9 6 3 4 Totals 31 7 10 7 5 4 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 21,457 Left on Base: White Sox 3, Twins 9 DP: White Sox 1, Twins 2 Errors: Lemon, Orta, Smalley Doubles: Lemon (21), Hisle (17) Home Runs: Essian (3), L. Johnson (7), Gamble (13), Hisle (18), Kusick (6), Bostock (4) Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (4), Smalley (7), Hisle (2) GIDP: Orta (3), Nordhagen (2), Chiles (2) Hit by Pitch: Terrell (1,by Wood) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood 5 9 6 5 4 3 2 30 6.15 LaGrow L(3-1) 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1.75 Totals 8 10 7 6 5 4 3 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thormodsgard 5.1 7 5 4 2 2 3 23 4.16 Burgmeier 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.46 T. Johnson W(8-2) 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 9 1.82 Totals 9 9 6 5 3 4 3 36 Hit by Pitch: Wood (3) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to left [Garr out at second (left to second)]; Bannister singled to center; Lemon flied out to right; L. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to left; Terrell reached on an error by Orta on a sacrifice bunt [Bostock to second]; Carew walked [Bostock to third, Terrell to second]; Hisle doubled to left [Bostock scored, Terrell scored (unearned), Carew to third]; Ford was called out on strikes; Kusick grounded out (third to first); Wynegar walked; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Stillman flied out to left; Orta popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: Randall flied out to left; Bostock flied out to left; Terrell was hit by a pitch; Carew singled to right [Terrell to second]; Hisle homered [Terrell scored, Carew scored]; broken bat homer; Ford walked; Kusick struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 5. WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm singled to left; Essian reached on an error by Smalley [Soderholm to second]; Garr singled [Soderholm scored, Essian scored (unearned), Garr out at first (first unassisted)]; Ralph Garr homered but passed Jim Essian near 1B as Essian was returning to 1B thinking the ball might be caught and Garr was watching the ball; Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); Lemon walked; L. Johnson struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 5. TWINS 3RD: Wynegar lined to third; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall singled to left; Bostock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 5. WHITE SOX 4TH: Gamble walked; Stillman flied out to left; Orta grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 5. TWINS 4TH: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew popped to second; Hisle singled to center [Hisle to second (error by Lemon)]; Ford popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 5. WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm lined to center; Essian homered; Garr grounded out (second to first); Bannister popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 5. TWINS 5TH: Kusick homered; Wynegar walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wynegar to second]; Randall popped to second; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 6. WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon flied out to right; L. Johnson homered; Gamble homered; BURGMEIER REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Stillman flied out to left; Orta popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6. TWINS 6TH: Terrell singled to left; Carew singled [Terrell to second]; LAGROW REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Hisle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Terrell to third, Carew to second]; ADAMS BATTED FOR FORD; Adams was walked intentionally; CHILES BATTED FOR KUSICK; Chiles grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Adams out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6. WHITE SOX 7TH: CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Soderholm walked; Essian popped to first; T. JOHNSON REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR GARR; Nordhagen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6. TWINS 7TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wynegar struck out; Smalley flied out to center; Randall lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6. WHITE SOX 8TH: Bannister grounded out (second to first); Lemon doubled to right; L. Johnson struck out; Gamble singled to right [Lemon scored]; Stillman popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 6. TWINS 8TH: Bostock homered; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR TERRELL; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 7. WHITE SOX 9TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GORINSKI REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING LF); HISLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Orta grounded out (second to first); Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); ZISK BATTED FOR ESSIAN; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 7. |
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