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.

Kusick's clout came in the fifth. The White Sox, who had homers by Oscar Gamble, Jim Essian and Lamar Johnson, rallied to tie the score at 6-6 before Bostock's belt in the eighth decided the game in the Twins' favor. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Game Played on Friday, June      24, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White 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.