A surprise safe bunt by slugger Larry Hisle in the first inning scored what proved to be the Twins' deciding run in a 3-2 victory over the Angels. Dave Goltz, who triumphed in his duel with Nolan Ryan, gave up the Angels' counters to start the game when Rance Mulliniks was safe on an error and Bobby Bonds homered. In the Twins' half, Lyman Bostock drove in two runs with a triple to tie the score before crossing the plate himself on Hisle's bunt. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      21, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Twins        3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  4  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Cubbage 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Mulliniks ss          3   1   0   0     0   0   .288      Adams rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .355
Bonds rf              4   1   2   2     0   1   .285        Ford rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Solaita 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Carew 1b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .391
Baylor lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .233      Bostock lf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .330
Chalk 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Wynegar c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .288
Goodwin dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Hisle cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .300
Briggs cf             2   0   0   0     1   2   .171      Chiles dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Smalley ss            2   0   0   0     2   1   .235
  Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .241
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     1   6             Totals               27   3   4   3     8   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 21,239
Left on Base: Angels 5, Twins 9
DP: Angels 0, Twins 1
Errors: Cubbage, Smalley
Triples: Bostock (8)
Home Runs: Bonds (19)
Stolen Bases: Carew (11)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Mulliniks (4), Cubbage (6)
GIDP: Jackson (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(13-9)            8     4   3   3   8   4   0  36   2.67
Totals                  8     4   3   3   8   4   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(11-6)           9     6   2   1   1   6   1  34   3.53
Totals                  9     6   2   1   1   6   1  34

Wild Pitches: Ryan (15), Goltz (4)
Balks: Ryan (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


ANGELS 1ST: Remy struck out; Mulliniks reached on an error by
Smalley; Bonds homered [Mulliniks scored (unearned)]; Solaita
struck out; Baylor singled to center; Chalk struck out; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage singled to center; Ryan threw a wild pitch
[Cubbage to second]; Adams flied out to right; Carew walked;
Bostock tripled [Cubbage scored, Carew scored]; Wynegar grounded
out (second to first); On a bunt Hisle singled to third [Bostock
scored]; Chiles lined to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Twins 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Briggs
struck out; Humphrey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley walked; Ryan balked [Smalley to second];
Wilfong popped to first; Cubbage flied out to left; Adams
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Twins 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Remy grounded out (second to pitcher); Mulliniks
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Carew struck out; Bostock grounded out (second to
first); Wynegar walked; Hisle singled to left [Wynegar to
third]; Chiles walked [Hisle to second]; Smalley grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Solaita grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor
singled to left; Chalk reached on an error by Cubbage [Baylor to
second]; Goodwin forced Chalk (shortstop to second) [Baylor to
third]; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Wilfong struck out; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to
first); Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Humphrey grounded out (third to first); Remy
grounded out (second to first); Mulliniks grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Carew walked; Carew stole second; Bostock flied out
to left; Wynegar walked; Hisle flied out to right [Carew to
third]; Chiles forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Bonds singled; Bonds was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Solaita grounded out (second to first);
Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins
3.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley walked; Wilfong walked [Smalley to second];
Cubbage out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Smalley to
third, Wilfong to second]; Adams reached on a fielder's choice
[Smalley out at home (first to catcher), Wilfong to third];
Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Twins 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk singled; Goltz threw a wild pitch [Chalk to
second]; Goodwin flied out to left; Briggs walked; JACKSON
BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Jackson grounded into a double play (third
to first) [Chalk out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING C ); Bostock
popped to third; Wynegar popped to third; Hisle grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 3.

ANGELS 8TH: On a bunt Remy singled to third; Mulliniks out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Remy to second]; Bonds flied
out to right; Solaita lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Smalley struck
out; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins
3.

ANGELS 9TH: FORD REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING RF); Baylor grounded
out (third to first); Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first);
Goodwin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Twins 3.