Lyman Bostock and Craig Kusick drove in three runs apiece and Dan Ford added a homer as the Twins crushed the Tigers, 11-1, for their fourth straight victory and 14th in the last 18 games. Fernando Arroyo, who started for the Tigers, failed to retire a batter, giving up four runs in the first inning on a walk, two singles and two doubles. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 11, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    3, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Twins        4  0  1    2  2  0    2  0  x  -  11 17  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Smalley ss            5   1   0   0     1   0   .235
Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Carew 1b              5   3   3   0     0   1   .384
Staub dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .256      Wynegar c             3   4   3   1     2   0   .285
Kemp lf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .258      Bostock cf            5   1   3   3     0   2   .342
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Adams lf              1   0   1   1     0   0   .356
Oglivie rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .242        Gorinski ph,lf      4   0   2   2     0   1   .169
Wockenfuss c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Chiles dh             1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .217        Kusick ph,dh        3   0   2   3     1   1   .266
Veryzer ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .197      Cubbage 3b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ford rf               4   1   1   1     1   1   .274
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .201
  Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   7   1     2   4             Totals               41  11  17  11     5   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 13,174
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Twins 11
DP: Tigers 1, Twins 3
Errors: Veryzer
Doubles: Oglivie (15), Bostock (22), Adams (11), Gorinski (3)
Home Runs: Ford (11)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (24)
GIDP: Thompson (7), LeFlore (7), Rodriguez (5), Ford (9)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(6-10)          0     4   4   4   1   0   0   5   3.51
Crawford                4.2   9   5   3   2   3   1  26   3.93
Grilli                  2.1   3   2   2   2   2   0  11   4.02
Wilcox                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.35
Totals                  8    17  11   9   5   6   1  46

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard W(9-8)     9     7   1   1   2   4   0  33   3.84
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   4   0  33

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore lined to pitcher; Fuentes flied out to left;
Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Smalley walked; Carew singled to left [Smalley to
third]; Wynegar singled to left [Smalley scored, Carew to
second]; Bostock doubled to right [Carew scored, Wynegar
scored]; Adams doubled to left [Bostock scored]; CRAWFORD
REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Chiles reached on a fielder's choice
[Adams out at third (second to third)]; Cubbage forced Chiles
(first to shortstop); Ford flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 4.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp walked; Thompson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second]; Oglivie
singled to center; Wockenfuss flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 2ND: Randall grounded out (second to first); Smalley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Veryzer
singled to center; LeFlore struck out; Fuentes flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar singled to center; Bostock struck out;
GORINSKI BATTED FOR ADAMS; Gorinski singled to right [Wynegar to
third]; KUSICK BATTED FOR CHILES; Kusick singled to left
[Wynegar scored, Gorinski to second]; Cubbage grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gorinski to third, Kusick to second]; Ford
was walked intentionally; Randall grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 5.

TIGERS 4TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GORINSKI STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Staub singled to right; Kemp forced Staub
(second to shortstop); Thompson struck out; Oglivie doubled
[Kemp scored]; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied out to center; On a bunt Carew singled
to third; Wynegar walked [Carew to second]; Bostock was called
out on strikes; Gorinski reached on an error by Veryzer [Carew
to third, Wynegar to second]; Kusick singled [Carew scored
(unearned), Wynegar scored (unearned), Gorinski to third];
Cubbage grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 7.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Veryzer singled
to right; LeFlore grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Veryzer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 7.

TWINS 5TH: Ford homered; Randall singled to center; Smalley
flied out to center; Carew struck out; Wynegar singled to left
[Randall to second]; Bostock singled to left [Randall scored,
Wynegar to third]; GRILLI REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Gorinski
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 9.

TIGERS 6TH: Fuentes struck out; Staub walked; Kemp forced Staub
(pitcher to shortstop); Thompson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 9.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick walked; Cubbage flied out to center; Ford
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Kusick out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 9.

TIGERS 7TH: Oglivie flied out to right; Wockenfuss singled;
Rodriguez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Wockenfuss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Twins 9.

TWINS 7TH: Randall flied out to right; Smalley lined to left;
Carew singled to left; Wynegar walked [Carew to second]; Bostock
singled [Carew to third, Wynegar to second]; Gorinski doubled to
left [Carew scored, Wynegar scored, Bostock to third]; Kusick
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 11.

TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer lined to center; LeFlore singled; LeFlore
stole second; Fuentes flied out to left; Staub popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 11.

TWINS 8TH: WILCOX REPLACED GRILLI (PITCHING); Cubbage singled to
center; Ford struck out; Randall grounded out (pitcher to third
to first) [Cubbage to second]; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 11.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp popped to first; Thompson grounded out (second
to first); Oglivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 11.