A grand slam by Mike Cubbage climaxed an 11-run explosion in the fourth inning and enabled the Twins to outslug the Indians, 14-10. A three-run double by Ron Pruitt paced the Indians to a 7-1 lead before the Twins erupted to tie their club record for most runs in one inning. Glenn Adams started the outburst with a homer. Cubbage, who batted twice during the stanza, drove in a run with a single on his first trip before unloading his jackpot wallop off Pat Dobson. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 14, Cleveland Indians 10
Game Played on Friday, August    5, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      5  2  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -  10 11  1
Twins        1  0  0   11  0  0    0  2  x  -  14 14  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris cf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .280      Bostock cf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .341
Kuiper 2b             3   2   0   0     1   0   .277      Smalley ss            3   2   2   0     2   0   .241
  Blanks ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Carew 1b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .383
Bell 3b               5   1   1   0     0   2   .294      Wynegar c             3   1   0   2     1   0   .280
Thornton 1b           4   2   2   1     1   0   .259      Ford rf               4   2   1   2     1   0   .274
Carty dh              2   2   2   1     3   0   .269      Adams lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .350
  Dade pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .303        Gorinski lf         1   0   1   2     0   0   .181
Bochte lf             4   2   1   1     1   0   .283      Kusick dh             3   2   1   0     1   1   .267
Pruitt rf             4   1   1   4     0   1   .282      Cubbage 3b            5   2   3   5     0   0   .271
Kendall c             3   0   2   2     0   0   .278      Randall 2b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .203
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .192      Schueler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Zahn p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dobson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34  10  11   9     7   5             Totals               36  14  14  14     6   2

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 14,178
Left on Base: Indians 6, Twins 6
DP: Indians 2, Twins 2
Errors: Kuiper, Smalley, Carew
Doubles: Pruitt (4), Norris (14), Bochte (14), Thornton (11), Carew (25), Kusick (8), Bostock (23), Ford (21), Smalley (14)
Triples: Kendall (1), Gorinski (1)
Home Runs: Adams (3), Cubbage (5)
Stolen Bases: Norris (21), Carew (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Pruitt (2), Kendall (2)
GIDP: Pruitt (4), Bochte (9), Cubbage (3)
Hit by Pitch: Kusick (3,by Dobson)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              3     8   7   6   2   1   1  20   5.83
Monge L(1-3)            0     0   2   2   2   0   0   2   6.32
Dobson                  3     3   3   3   0   1   1  13   6.00
Hood                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.47
Waits                   1     2   2   2   2   0   0   6   5.18
Totals                  8    14  14  13   6   2   2  44

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler                1     3   5   1   3   1   0   9   5.11
Zahn W(11-8)            6.1   6   4   4   4   2   0  28   4.85
T. Johnson SV(13)       1.2   2   1   1   0   2   0   6   2.62
Totals                  9    11  10   6   7   5   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Dobson (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Norris walked; Kuiper forced Norris (shortstop to
second); Bell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kuiper to
second]; Thornton singled to left [Kuiper scored, Thornton to
second (error by Carew)]; Rod Carew called for
obstruction; Carty walked; Bochte walked [Thornton to third,
Carty to second]; Pruitt doubled to left [Thornton scored
(unearned), Carty scored (unearned), Bochte scored (unearned)];
Kendall tripled to center [Pruitt scored (unearned)]; Duffy was
called out on strikes; 5 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Smalley
singled to left; Carew doubled to left [Smalley to third];
Wynegar grounded out (second to first) [Smalley scored, Carew to
third]; Ford flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
5, Twins 1.

INDIANS 2ND: ZAHN REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Norris doubled
to left; Kuiper reached on a fielder's choice [Norris out at
third (pitcher to third)]; Bell singled [Kuiper to second];
Thornton walked [Kuiper to third, Bell to second]; Carty walked
[Kuiper scored, Bell to third, Thornton to second]; Bochte
reached on an error by Smalley [Bell scored, Thornton to third,
Carty to second]; Pruitt grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Bochte out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Adams singled; Kusick struck out; Cubbage singled to
right [Adams to second]; Randall popped to third; Bostock flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Kendall singled [Kendall out at second (center to
catcher)]; Duffy singled to left; Norris forced Duffy (first to
shortstop); Norris stole second; Kuiper walked; Bell struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley walked; Carew forced Smalley (second to
shortstop); Carew stole second; Wynegar flied out to center
[Carew to third]; Ford lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 7, Twins 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton flied out to center; Carty singled to
left; Bochte lined to left; Pruitt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Adams homered; Kusick doubled to left; Cubbage
singled to center [Kusick scored]; Randall reached on an error
by Kuiper [Cubbage to second]; Bostock doubled [Cubbage scored,
Randall to third]; Smalley walked; MONGE REPLACED FITZMORRIS
(PITCHING); Carew walked [Randall scored (unearned), Bostock to
third, Smalley to second]; Wynegar walked [Bostock scored,
Smalley to third, Carew to second]; DOBSON REPLACED MONGE
(PITCHING); Ford doubled [Smalley scored, Carew scored, Wynegar
to third]; Adams popped to second; Kusick was hit by a pitch;
Cubbage homered [Wynegar scored, Ford scored, Kusick scored];
Randall grounded out (third to first); Bostock was called out on
strikes; 11 R (10 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 12.

INDIANS 5TH: Kendall flied out to center; Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Norris grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 12.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley doubled; Carew grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Smalley to third]; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to
first); Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 12.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
grounded out (third to first); Thornton flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 12.

TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Kusick flied
to left in foul territory; Cubbage flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Twins 12.

INDIANS 7TH: GORINSKI REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING LF); Carty walked;
Bochte doubled to left [Carty to third]; Pruitt hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Carty scored, Bochte to third]; Kendall hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Bochte scored]; Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Twins 12.

TWINS 7TH: HOOD REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Randall popped to
second in foul territory; Bostock singled to left; Smalley hit
into a double play (third to first) [Bostock out at third (first
to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Twins 12.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); T. JOHNSON
REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); BLANKS BATTED FOR KUIPER; Blanks
struck out; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9,
Twins 12.

TWINS 8TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WAITS REPLACED
HOOD (PITCHING); On a bunt Carew singled to second; Wynegar out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Carew to second]; Ford
walked; Gorinski tripled to center [Carew scored, Ford scored];
Kusick walked; Cubbage grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Kusick out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9,
Twins 14.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton doubled to left; Carty singled to right
[Thornton to third]; DADE RAN FOR CARTY; Bochte grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thornton scored,
Dade out at second]; Pruitt flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 10, Twins 14.