Larry Hisle delivered a bases-loaded single with none out in the bottom of the 11th, driving in Rod Carew with the winning run as the Twins clipped the Athletics, 2-1. A homer by Mike Cubbage put Minnesota ahead 1-0 in the third. The A's tied it in the fifth when Sheldon Mallory doubled home Jeff Newman, who had singled. Both winner Dave Goltz and loser Rick Langford went the distance on the mound. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Monday, July      25, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  8  1
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   2  7  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mallory rf            5   0   2   1     0   1   .291      Cubbage 3b            4   1   1   1     1   1   .279
Perez 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .247      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     1   1   .244
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Carew 1b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .386
  Scott 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Bostock lf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .338
Crawford dh           5   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Adams dh              4   0   1   0     1   1   .357
Page lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .313      Hisle cf              5   0   1   1     0   2   .302
Gross 3b              5   0   0   0     0   3   .235      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .279
McKinney 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .196      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Armas cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .248      Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Newman c              4   1   2   0     0   1   .250        Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Picciolo ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .164        Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   1   8   1     1  14             Totals               36   2   7   2     5   8

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 18,550
Left on Base: A's 7, Twins 10
DP: A's 0, Twins 1
Errors: Gross
Doubles: Mallory (2)
Home Runs: Cubbage (3)
Stolen Bases: Mallory (7), Alexander (18), Newman (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall (4)
GIDP: Newman (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(7-11)       10     7   2   2   5   8   1  42   3.06
Totals                 10     7   2   2   5   8   1  42

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(12-6)          11     8   1   1   1  14   0  41   3.37
Totals                 11     8   1   1   1  14   0  41

Wild Pitches: Goltz (5)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Mallory grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez
singled to left; Crawford grounded out (first unassisted) [Perez
to second]; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Smalley
walked; Carew singled to right [Smalley to second]; Bostock
reached on an error by Gross [Smalley to third, Carew to
second]; Adams struck out; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross struck out; McKinney struck out; Armas
singled to left; Newman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar walked; Wynegar was picked off first (catcher
to first); Ford flied out to center; Randall was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo popped to first in foul territory;
Mallory singled to right; Mallory stole second; Perez grounded
out (third to first) [Mallory to third]; Crawford struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Cubbage homered; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carew was called out on strikes; Bostock grounded out
(first to second to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page flied out to center; Gross flied out to
center; McKinney grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Adams flied out to center; Hisle flied out to left;
Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas grounded out (first to pitcher); Newman
singled to right; Picciolo grounded out (catcher to first)
[Newman to second]; Mallory doubled [Newman scored]; Goltz threw
a wild pitch [Mallory to third]; Perez was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall
popped to second in foul territory; Cubbage walked; Smalley
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Crawford flied out to left; Page flied out to
right; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Bostock walked;
Adams singled to center [Bostock to second]; Hisle flied out to
right; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McKinney was called out on strikes; Armas singled
to center; Newman grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Armas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Ford singled; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Ford to second]; Cubbage struck out; Smalley
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo struck out; Mallory struck out; Perez
walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR PEREZ; Alexander stole second;
Crawford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 2B); Carew grounded
out (second to first); Bostock grounded out (first unassisted);
Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Gross
grounded out (first unassisted); McKinney struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle struck out; Wynegar lined to right; Ford
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Armas struck out; Newman singled to left; Newman
stole second; Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Mallory
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Twins 1.

TWINS 10TH: CHILES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Chiles flied out to
center; Cubbage flied to left in foul territory; Smalley struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 1.

ATHLETICS 11TH: TERRELL REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING 2B); Scott
struck out; Crawford grounded out (second to first); Page
singled to center; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 11TH: Carew singled to right; Bostock singled to right
[Carew to third]; Adams was walked intentionally [Bostock to
second]; Hisle singled to left [Carew scored, Bostock to third,
Adams to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.