Winless since May 16, Geoff Zahn allowed only three singles and breezed to a one-sided victory as the Twins drubbed the Mariners, 15-0. Roy Smalley led the Twins' 16-hit attack with a pair of doubles, driving in four runs. Butch Wynegar accounted for three RBIs with a pair of singles, while Dan Ford contributed a homer. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 15, Seattle Mariners 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      10, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  4
Twins        2  4  1    0  0  1    6  1  x  -  15 16  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .348      Cubbage 3b            4   4   2   1     2   2   .282
Lopez rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Smalley ss            4   2   2   4     2   1   .230
Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Carew 1b              3   2   1   0     2   0   .401
Stanton lf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .270        Gomez 2b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .370
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Wynegar c             5   1   2   3     1   1   .288
Bernhardt dh          3   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Bostock lf            6   0   3   2     0   0   .333
Meyer 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Hisle cf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .297
Jutze c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .258      Chiles dh             5   2   2   0     0   0   .265
Milbourne ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Ford rf               5   2   3   2     0   0   .254
Thomas p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilfong 2b            3   1   0   0     0   1   .257
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kusick ph,1b        1   1   0   0     1   0   .243
  Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     1   6             Totals               41  15  16  13     9   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 34,213
Left on Base: Mariners 3, Twins 11
DP: Mariners 0, Twins 1
Errors: Stein, Stanton, Jutze, Thomas, Kusick
Doubles: Smalley 2 (11)
Triples: Cubbage (3), Gomez (2)
Home Runs: Ford (6)
Stolen Bases: Carew 2 (9)
GIDP: Milbourne (4)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thomas L(2-6)           1     3   5   4   2   0   0   9   6.02
Laxton                  4.1   4   3   3   5   6   1  22   4.22
Kekich                  2.2   9   7   6   2   0   0  19   4.46
Totals                  8    16  15  13   9   6   1  50

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(7-7)             9     3   0   0   1   6   0  30   4.53
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   6   0  30

Wild Pitches: Thomas (4)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Lopez was
called out on strikes; Stein grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage walked; Smalley walked [Cubbage to second];
Carew forced Smalley (second to shortstop) [Cubbage to third];
Carew stole second; Wynegar singled to right [Cubbage scored,
Carew scored]; Bostock grounded out (second to first) [Wynegar
to second]; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton was called out on strikes; Ruppert Jones
flied out to center; Bernhardt singled to right; Meyer flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Chiles singled to pitcher [Chiles to second (error by
Thomas)]; Ford singled [Chiles to third]; Wilfong reached on a
fielder's choice [Chiles scored (error by Jutze) (unearned),
Ford to third, Wilfong to second]; Thomas threw a wild pitch
[Ford scored, Wilfong to third]; LAXTON REPLACED THOMAS
(PITCHING); Cubbage walked; Smalley doubled to left [Wilfong
scored, Cubbage scored]; On a bunt Carew singled to third
[Smalley to third]; Carew stole second; Wynegar struck out;
Bostock lined to shortstop; Hisle was walked intentionally;
Chiles popped to second; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners
0, Twins 6.

MARINERS 3RD: Jutze walked; Milbourne grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Jutze out at second]; Cruz
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 6.

TWINS 3RD: Ford homered; Wilfong struck out; Cubbage struck out;
Smalley was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Twins 7.

MARINERS 4TH: Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein
singled to left; Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 7.

TWINS 4TH: Carew flied out to center; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first); Bostock singled; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 7.

MARINERS 5TH: Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); Meyer
flied out to left; Jutze grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 7.

TWINS 5TH: Chiles popped to second; Ford flied out to center;
Wilfong flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Twins 7.

MARINERS 6TH: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Cruz
lined to second; Lopez singled; Stein was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 7.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage was called out on strikes; Smalley walked;
Carew walked [Smalley to second]; Wynegar walked [Smalley to
third, Carew to second]; KEKICH REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING);
Bostock singled [Smalley scored, Carew out at home (center to
catcher), Wynegar to second]; Hisle popped to second; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 8.

MARINERS 7TH: Stanton lined to left; Ruppert Jones grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: Chiles singled to left [Chiles to second (error by
Stanton)]; Ford lined to right; KUSICK BATTED FOR WILFONG;
Kusick walked; Cubbage singled to left [Chiles scored, Kusick to
second]; Smalley doubled to left [Kusick scored, Cubbage
scored]; Carew walked; Wynegar singled to left [Smalley scored,
Carew to second]; Bostock singled to center [Carew scored,
Wynegar to second]; Hisle reached on an error by Stein [Wynegar
to third, Bostock to second]; Chiles popped to first in foul
territory; Ford singled to left [Wynegar scored (unearned),
Bostock to third, Hisle to second]; Kusick lined to center; 6 R
(5 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 14.

MARINERS 8TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GOMEZ REPLACED
CAREW (PLAYING 2B); Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Jutze
struck out; Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 14.

TWINS 8TH: Cubbage tripled; Smalley flied out to right; Gomez
tripled [Cubbage scored]; Wynegar grounded out (third to first);
Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Twins 15.

MARINERS 9TH: Cruz popped to first in foul territory; Kusick
dropped a foul fly hit by Lopez for an error; Lopez grounded out
(third to first); Stein lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Twins 15.