A three-run first inning featuring Leroy Stanton's two-run triple and a follow-up single by Bill Stein was enough to carry the Mariners past the Twins, 5-2. John Montague, relieving in the eighth for Seattle, missed the A. L. record for most consecutive batters retired when he walked pinch-hitter Craig Kusick. Montague had tied the mark of 33 straight set by Kansas City's Steve Busby in 1974. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      28, 1977 (Day game) at Kingdome
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  0
Mariners     3  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5 10  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Adams rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .351      Cruz 2b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .278
  Ford ph,rf          2   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Collins lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .231
Smalley ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .243      Lopez cf,rf           2   2   0   0     2   1   .278
Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .387      Stanton rf            3   1   1   2     0   1   .276
Bostock cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .340        Ruppert Jones cf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Wynegar c             4   0   1   1     0   2   .276      Stein 3b              4   0   3   2     0   1   .264
Chiles dh             2   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Bernhardt 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Hisle ph,dh         1   0   1   1     0   0   .297        Meyer 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Cubbage 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Jutze c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
  Kusick ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Baez dh               3   1   1   0     0   0   .262
  Terrell pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Gorinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .153      Wheelock p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randall 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .210        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     4   5             Totals               31   5  10   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 11,759
Left on Base: Twins 9, Mariners 4
DP: Twins 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: Randall (5), Bostock (20), Baez (8)
Triples: Collins (2), Stanton (1)
Stolen Bases: Carew (12), Lopez (12)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (9), Reynolds (4), Cruz (4)
GIDP: Bernhardt (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(9-8)             2     5   4   4   1   0   0  11   4.65
Serum                   5.2   5   1   1   1   3   0  21   1.17
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.26
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   3   0  33

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wheelock W(6-6)         6     6   1   0   3   1   0  27   3.86
Laxton                  1.1   2   1   1   0   3   0   6   4.02
Montague SV(3)          1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.41
Totals                  9     8   2   1   4   5   0  38

Wild Pitches: Montague (5)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


TWINS 1ST: Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
singled; Carew reached on an error by Cruz [Smalley to second];
Bostock flied out to center [Smalley to third]; Wynegar singled
to right [Smalley scored (unearned), Wynegar out at home (right
to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
tripled to center; Lopez walked; Stanton tripled [Collins
scored, Lopez scored]; Stein singled to left [Stanton scored];
Bernhardt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Stein out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Mariners 3.

TWINS 2ND: Chiles popped to shortstop; Cubbage grounded out
(second to first); Gorinski singled to center; Randall grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Mariners 3.

MARINERS 2ND: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Baez
doubled; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted) [Baez to
third]; Cruz singled to center [Baez scored]; Collins flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 4.

TWINS 3RD: Adams grounded out (second to first); Smalley lined
to center; Carew walked; Carew stole second; Bostock grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners
4.

MARINERS 3RD: SERUM REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Lopez struck out;
Stanton was called out on strikes; Stein singled; Bernhardt
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Mariners 4.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar struck out; Chiles walked; Cubbage lined to
left; Gorinski forced Chiles (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 4TH: Jutze singled; Baez grounded out (third to first)
[Jutze to second]; Reynolds popped to third in foul territory;
Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Mariners 4.

TWINS 5TH: Randall lined to center; Adams singled to center;
Smalley forced Adams (second to shortstop); Carew singled to
left [Smalley to second]; Bostock grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 5TH: Collins grounded out (catcher to first); Lopez
flied out to right; Stanton popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 4.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Chiles
grounded out (second to first); Cubbage walked; Gorinski
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Mariners 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Stein was called out on strikes; Bernhardt
grounded out (third to first); Jutze grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 4.

TWINS 7TH: LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); RUPPERT JONES
REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING CF); MEYER REPLACED BERNHARDT (PLAYING
1B); Randall doubled to left; LAXTON REPLACED WHEELOCK
(PITCHING); FORD BATTED FOR ADAMS; Ford struck out; Smalley
flied out to center; Carew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Baez grounded
out (pitcher to first); Reynolds singled to center; Reynolds was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cruz singled; Cruz
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 4.

TWINS 8TH: Bostock doubled; Wynegar struck out; HISLE BATTED FOR
CHILES; Hisle singled [Bostock scored]; MONTAGUE REPLACED LAXTON
(PITCHING); KUSICK BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Montague threw a wild
pitch [Hisle to second]; Kusick walked; TERRELL RAN FOR KUSICK;
Hisle was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Terrell to
second]; Gorinski grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: HISLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); TERRELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Collins grounded out (third to first);
Lopez walked; Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first)
[Lopez to second]; Lopez stole third; Stein singled [Lopez
scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Meyer lined to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 5.

TWINS 9TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); Ford struck
out; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Mariners 5.