Hitting four homers in one game for the second night in succession, the Mariners defeated the Twins, 5-2. Leroy Stanton and Dan Meyer connected in succession in the second inning. Meyer homered again in the seventh.

Ruppert Jones then accounted for the fourth homer in the ninth before the Mariners added their final run on a walk to Stanton, an infield out and single by Bill Stein. Rod Carew, whose average dropped to .401 with one hit in four trips, doubled and scored for the Twins on a single by Butch Wynegar in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      9, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Mariners     0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   5  8  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  6  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .421      Chiles dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Stinson c             4   0   0   0     0   3   .290      Carew 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .401
Braun dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .231      Wynegar c             4   0   1   1     0   2   .286
Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   2   1     0   1   .273      Bostock lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .330
Stanton lf            3   1   1   1     1   2   .274      Hisle cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Collins pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .212      Adams rf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .365
Meyer 1b              3   2   2   2     0   0   .257        Ford ph,rf          2   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Stein 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .260      Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     1   2   .226
Lopez rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .278
Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terrell ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .237
  Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo 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   5   8   5     2   8             Totals               34   2   6   2     1   7

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 23,401
Left on Base: Mariners 4, Twins 6
DP: Mariners 0, Twins 1
Errors: Stein
Doubles: Stein (20), Bostock (17), Carew (20), Ford (13)
Triples: Ruppert Jones (4)
Home Runs: Stanton (10), Meyer 2 (10), Ruppert Jones (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Meyer (4)
GIDP: Reynolds (5)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole W(5-5)             6     5   1   1   0   3   0  23   4.33
Kekich                  0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   3.40
Romo SV(7)              2.2   0   0   0   0   4   0   9   1.78
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   7   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(9-6)            8     6   5   5   2   8   4  32   3.82
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.45
T. Johnson              0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.81
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   8   4  36

Wild Pitches: Kekich (3)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson
struck out; Braun walked; Ruppert Jones lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Chiles flied out to left; Carew flied out to center;
Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton homered; Meyer homered; Stein grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lopez grounded out (second to first);
Reynolds lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock doubled to right; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Adams struck out; Smalley struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson
was called out on strikes; Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilfong
grounded out (third to first); Chiles flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones struck out; Stanton struck out;
Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
grounded out (catcher to first); Bostock singled to right; Hisle
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, Twins 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Stein doubled to right; Lopez grounded out (second
to first) [Stein to third]; Reynolds popped to third in foul
territory; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Adams flied out to center; Smalley flied out to
center; Cubbage singled to center; Wilfong popped to second in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ruppert Jones tripled; Stanton
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Chiles flied out to center; Carew doubled; Wynegar
singled to right [Carew scored]; Bostock flied out to center;
Hisle flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Twins 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer homered; Stein lined to right; Lopez struck
out; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: KEKICH REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); FORD BATTED FOR
ADAMS; Ford doubled; Kekich threw a wild pitch [Ford to third];
Smalley walked; Cubbage forced Smalley (first to shortstop)
[Ford scored]; ROMO REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); TERRELL BATTED
FOR WILFONG; Terrell struck out; Chiles flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 2.

MARINERS 8TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TERRELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cruz popped to pitcher; Stinson struck
out; Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins
2.

TWINS 8TH: Carew flied out to center; Wynegar struck out;
Bostock flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Twins 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones homered; Stanton walked; BURGMEIER
REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); COLLINS RAN FOR STANTON; Meyer out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Collins to second]; T.
JOHNSON REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Stein singled [Collins
scored]; Lopez singled to center [Stein to third]; Reynolds
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Lopez out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins
2.

TWINS 9TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hisle flied out
to right; Ford reached on an error by Stein; Smalley struck out;
Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Twins 2.