In his earliest departure of the season, Frank Tanana lasted only 3 2/3 innings and was charged with five runs as the Twins defeated the Angels, 8-6. The Twins rapped Tanana for two runs in the third and then sent the Angels' ace packing while scoring three times in the fourth.

Luis Gomez and Lyman Bostock hit doubles for the inning's first marker and, after the Twins loaded the bases, Butch Wynegar singled to drive in two runs. Gomez provided the deciding hit with a two-run single in the seventh. Mario Guerrero and Bobby Bonds hit homers for the Angels. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 6
Game Played on Thursday, July      7, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  1    1  1  0    0  2  1  -   6 10  1
Twins        0  0  2    3  0  0    2  1  x  -   8 13  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Guerrero dh           5   1   1   1     0   1   .308      Bostock lf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .332
Remy 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .288      Ford rf               1   2   1   0     0   0   .245
Baylor lf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .221        Adams rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .376
Solaita 1b            4   0   1   2     0   1   .238        Gorinski rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .151
Bonds rf              5   1   1   1     0   2   .289      Hisle cf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .299
Chalk 3b              3   2   1   0     1   0   .296      Kusick 1b             2   0   0   0     3   1   .250
Mulliniks ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .257      Wynegar c             3   0   3   3     0   0   .277
Torres cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .172      Smalley ss            4   1   2   2     0   0   .229
Humphrey c            2   0   1   1     0   1   .229      Terrell 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Aikens ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .237        Carew ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .402
  Hampton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .417        Cubbage 3b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .280
  Bosley ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .476      Bulling dh            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Ramirez pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Chiles ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   1   .266
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Gomez 2b              4   1   3   2     0   0   .348
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schueler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  10   6     3   8             Totals               34   8  13   8     4   5

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 18,121
Left on Base: Angels 9, Twins 11
DP: Angels 1, Twins 0
Errors: Torres, Kusick
Doubles: Remy 2 (11), Chalk (14), Solaita (7), Gomez 2 (3), Bostock (16)
Home Runs: Guerrero (1), Bonds (16)
Stolen Bases: Kusick (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Solaita (2), Wynegar (4), Smalley (2)
Hit by Pitch: Chalk (2,by Schueler), Ford 2 (8,by Tanana 2), Wynegar (1,by Tanana)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(12-6)          3.2   8   5   5   2   2   0  23   2.11
Miller                  2.2   2   2   2   0   2   0  10   3.86
LaRoche                 1.2   3   1   1   2   1   0  10   4.01
Totals                  8    13   8   8   4   5   0  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler W(4-4)         5     5   3   3   1   4   1  23   4.92
T. Johnson SV(8)        4     5   3   3   2   4   1  19   2.83
Totals                  9    10   6   6   3   8   2  42

Passed Balls: Wynegar (5)
Hit by Pitch: Tanana 3 (8), Schueler (2)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


ANGELS 1ST: Guerrero struck out; Remy doubled to center; Baylor
grounded out (third to first); Solaita grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to right; Ford was hit by a pitch
[Bostock to second]; Hisle flied out to right; Kusick forced
Ford (third to second) [Bostock to third]; Kusick stole second;
Wynegar was hit by a pitch; Smalley popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; Chalk was
hit by a pitch; Mulliniks grounded out (pitcher to first) [Chalk
to second]; Torres walked; Humphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Bulling
grounded out (second to first); Gomez doubled to left; Bostock
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Guerrero homered; Remy flied out to left; Baylor
flied out to right; Solaita reached on an error by Kusick; Bonds
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ford singled to center; Hisle singled to left [Ford
to second]; Kusick walked [Ford to third, Hisle to second];
Wynegar hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ford scored, Hisle to
third]; Smalley singled to left [Hisle scored, Kusick to
second]; Terrell lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Kusick out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk doubled to left; Mulliniks grounded out
(second to first) [Chalk to third]; Torres popped to third;
Humphrey singled [Chalk scored]; Guerrero forced Humphrey
(second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Bulling struck out; Gomez doubled to left; Bostock
doubled to left [Gomez scored]; Ford was hit by a pitch; Hisle
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bostock to third, Ford to
second]; Kusick was walked intentionally; Wynegar singled to
left [Bostock scored, Ford scored, Kusick to second]; MILLER
REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Smalley lined to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Remy doubled to left; Baylor lined to center [Remy
to third]; Solaita hit a sacrifice fly to center [Remy scored];
Bonds struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell flied to right in foul territory; CHILES
BATTED FOR BULLING; Chiles struck out; Gomez flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 5.

ANGELS 6TH: CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ADAMS REPLACED
FORD (PLAYING RF); T. JOHNSON REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING);
Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Mulliniks singled to
right; Torres struck out; AIKENS BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Aikens
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: HAMPTON REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING C ); Bostock lined
to left; Adams popped to shortstop; Hisle flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
popped to second; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Kusick struck out; Wynegar singled to right; Smalley
singled to right [Wynegar to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED MILLER
(PITCHING); CAREW BATTED FOR TERRELL; Carew walked [Smalley to
second]; Chiles forced Wynegar (first to catcher) [Smalley to
third, Carew to second]; Gomez singled to center [Smalley
scored, Carew scored, Chiles to third]; Bostock forced Gomez
(second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 7.

ANGELS 8TH: CUBBAGE REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 3B); GORINSKI
REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING RF); Solaita struck out; Bonds homered;
Chalk walked; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Chalk to second];
Mulliniks walked; Torres forced Mulliniks (first to shortstop)
[Chalk to third]; BOSLEY BATTED FOR HAMPTON; Bosley singled to
left [Chalk scored, Torres to second]; RAMIREZ RAN FOR BOSLEY;
Guerrero popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED RAMIREZ (PLAYING C ); Gorinski
grounded out (third to first); Hisle singled to left; Kusick
walked [Hisle to second]; Wynegar singled to center [Hisle to
third, Kusick to second]; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Hisle scored, Kusick to third (error by Torres), Wynegar to
second]; Cubbage struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5,
Twins 8.

ANGELS 9TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Baylor singled
to right; Solaita doubled to left [Baylor scored]; Bonds flied
out to right [Solaita to third]; Chalk flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 8.