A wild pitch by Wayne Garland with two out in the ninth inning allowed Jerry Terrell to score and enabled the Twins to defeat the Indians, 6-5. Lyman Bostock had two hits and drove in two early runs for the Twins, while Duane Kuiper and Ron Pruitt each had three hits for the Indians. Pruitt's first homer of the season tied the score at 5-5 in the eighth.

In the ninth, Craig Kusick was safe on an error by Buddy Bell and gave way on the paths to Terrell. After Terrell moved around to third on a sacrifice by Bob Randall and infield out by Roy Smalley, Garland walked Rod Carew but then beat himself with a wild pitch while facing Butch Wynegar. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Saturday, August    6, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  1  0    1  0  0    2  1  0  -   5 11  2
Twins        2  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  1  -   6  7  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .279      Smalley ss            4   1   2   0     1   0   .243
Kuiper 2b             5   0   3   1     0   1   .281      Carew 1b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .382
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .293      Wynegar c             3   1   0   1     2   0   .278
Thornton 1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Bostock cf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .342
Carty dh              4   1   0   1     1   0   .266      Adams lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .342
Bochte lf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .285      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Pruitt rf             4   1   3   2     0   0   .303      Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .272
Kendall c             4   0   0   1     0   0   .272      Kusick dh             3   1   0   0     1   1   .263
Duffy ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .190        Terrell pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .222
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            3   1   2   1     0   1   .211
                                                          D. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Redfern p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  11   5     3   4             Totals               32   6   7   5     6   3

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 16,209
Left on Base: Indians 10, Twins 7
DP: Indians 1, Twins 0
Errors: Kuiper, Bell, Smalley
Doubles: Pruitt (5), Kuiper (11), Norris (15), Thornton (12), Bostock (24), Randall (7)
Triples: Kuiper (7)
Home Runs: Pruitt (1)
Stolen Bases: Carew 2 (16)
Caught Stealing: Smalley (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(8-13)         8.2   7   6   4   6   3   0  39   4.35
Totals                  8.2   7   6   4   6   3   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Johnson              6     6   3   2   3   3   0  27   4.17
Burgmeier               2     4   2   1   0   1   1  11   4.05
T. Johnson              0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.62
Redfern W(5-7)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.74
Totals                  9    11   5   3   3   4   1  42

Passed Balls: Wynegar (9)
Wild Pitches: Garland (6)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Norris was called out on strikes; Kuiper struck
out; Bell walked; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Bell to
second]; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Smalley walked; Smalley was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Carew singled to right; Carew stole second;
Wynegar was walked intentionally; Bostock doubled [Carew scored,
Wynegar scored]; Adams grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bostock
to third]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (first unassisted); Bochte
singled to center; Pruitt doubled to left [Bochte to third];
Kendall grounded out (second to first) [Bochte scored, Pruitt to
third]; Duffy popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Ford walked; Kusick was called out on strikes;
Randall struck out; Smalley singled to center [Ford to second];
Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Twins 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
tripled; Bell popped to second; Thornton flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar flied out to left; Bostock singled; Adams
lined into a double play (second to first) [Bostock out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty walked; Bochte singled [Carty to second];
Pruitt singled to left [Carty scored, Bochte to second]; Kendall
forced Bochte (pitcher to third) [Pruitt to second]; Duffy flied
out to center [Pruitt to third]; Norris grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded
out (second to first); Kusick walked; Randall doubled to left
[Kusick scored]; Smalley flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper doubled to left; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thornton grounded out (third to first);
Carty grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Carew struck out; Wynegar grounded out (first
unassisted); Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Bochte flied out to left; Pruitt lined to center;
Kendall flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy walked; BURGMEIER REPLACED D. JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Norris reached on an error by Smalley [Duffy to
third]; Kuiper singled to left [Duffy scored (unearned), Norris
to second]; On a bunt Bell singled to third [Norris to third,
Kuiper to second]; Thornton lined to third; Carty forced Bell
(second to shortstop) [Norris scored (unearned), Kuiper to
third]; Bochte was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall
singled to left; Smalley singled to center [Randall to third];
Carew reached on an error by Kuiper [Randall scored, Smalley to
third]; Wynegar grounded out (second to first) [Smalley scored
(unearned), Carew to second]; Bostock grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Pruitt homered; Kendall grounded out (third to
first); Duffy popped to third; Norris doubled; Kuiper grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Cubbage lined
to left; Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 5.

INDIANS 9TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Bell
grounded out (second to first); Thornton doubled to left;
REDFERN REPLACED T. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Carty flied out to
center; Bochte lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5,
Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Kusick reached on an error by Bell; TERRELL RAN FOR
KUSICK; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Terrell to second]; Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Terrell to third]; Carew was walked intentionally; Carew stole
second; Wynegar walked; Garland threw a wild pitch [Terrell
scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5,
Twins 6.