Mike Cubbage drove in two runs with a homer and three more with a double, while Rod Carew rapped four hits in five trips, as the Twins scalped the Indians, 11-1. Cubbage also tripled and scored another run. Carew, whose hits included three doubles, crossed the plate four times and drove in one run. Dave Goltz, who gained his 14th victory, lost his bid for a shutout when the Indians scored in the eighth inning on a single by Fred Kendall and double by Duane Kuiper. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 11, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    7, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  1
Twins        0  2  1    0  1  1    3  3  x  -  11 14  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .279      Smalley ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .243
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Carew 1b              5   4   4   1     0   0   .387
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Wynegar c             4   2   1   1     1   0   .277
Thornton 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Bostock cf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .344
Bochte lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .282      Adams lf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .344
Melton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .258        Gorinski ph,lf      2   0   1   1     0   0   .189
Pruitt rf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .297      Chiles dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Kendall c             3   1   1   0     0   1   .273        Kusick ph,dh        1   1   0   0     1   1   .262
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Cubbage 3b            5   2   3   5     0   1   .273
  Blanks ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Ford rf               2   0   0   1     0   0   .270
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .207
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     2   7             Totals               37  11  14  11     3   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 21,801
Left on Base: Indians 5, Twins 8
DP: Indians 0, Twins 2
Errors: Duffy
Doubles: Kuiper (12), Carew 3 (28), Cubbage (13), Bostock (25)
Triples: Norris (6), Cubbage (4)
Home Runs: Cubbage (6)
Stolen Bases: Carew (17), Bostock (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Bostock (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (5)
GIDP: Bochte 2 (11)
Hit by Pitch: Thornton (6,by Goltz), Ford (10,by Eckersley)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(10-9)       6     8   5   5   1   2   1  28   3.69
Monge                   1     2   3   0   1   0   0   7   6.16
Kern                    1     4   3   3   1   2   0   8   3.36
Totals                  8    14  11   8   3   4   1  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(14-6)           9     5   1   1   2   7   0  33   3.25
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   7   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (4), Goltz (1)
Wild Pitches: Goltz (7)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Norris struck out; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bell popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew flied out to
center; Wynegar popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton lined to third; Bochte walked; Melton was
called out on strikes; Pruitt forced Bochte (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock popped to shortstop; Adams singled; Chiles
popped to catcher in foul territory; Cubbage homered [Adams
scored]; Ford popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Kendall was called out on strikes; Duffy was called
out on strikes; Norris tripled to right; Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Randall flied out to left; Smalley flied out to left;
Carew doubled to left; Wynegar singled to center [Carew scored];
Bostock lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
was hit by a pitch; Bochte grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Adams popped to shortstop; Chiles singled to right;
Cubbage flied out to left; Ford was hit by a pitch [Chiles to
second]; Randall struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Twins 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Melton singled to left; Pruitt walked [Melton to
second]; Kendall forced Melton (pitcher to third) [Pruitt to
second]; Duffy flied out to center; Norris grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley flied out to left; On a bunt Carew singled;
Carew stole second; Wynegar flied out to left; Bostock singled
to right [Carew scored]; Bostock stole second; Adams walked;
Chiles popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage tripled; Ford hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Cubbage scored]; Randall popped to third; Smalley flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Bochte was called out on strikes; Melton flied out
to center; Pruitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: MONGE REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Carew doubled to
left; Wynegar reached on an error by Duffy; Bostock out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Carew to third, Wynegar to
second]; GORINSKI BATTED FOR ADAMS; Gorinski flied out to right;
KUSICK BATTED FOR CHILES; Kusick was walked intentionally;
Cubbage doubled [Carew scored (unearned), Wynegar scored
(unearned), Kusick scored (unearned)]; Ford grounded out (third
to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 8.

INDIANS 8TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GORINSKI STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kendall singled; BLANKS BATTED FOR DUFFY;
Goltz threw a wild pitch [Kendall to second]; Blanks flied out
to right; Norris was called out on strikes; Kuiper doubled
[Kendall scored]; Bell popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KERN REPLACED
MONGE (PITCHING); Randall grounded out (first unassisted);
Smalley singled to left; Carew doubled [Smalley scored]; Wynegar
walked; Bostock doubled to center [Carew scored, Wynegar to
third]; Gorinski singled to right [Wynegar scored, Bostock to
third]; Kusick struck out; Cubbage was called out on strikes; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 11.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton singled to left; Bochte grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thornton out at
second]; Melton popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Twins 11.