Homers by Lyman Bostock and Glenn Adams accounted for five runs and powered the Twins to a 7-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Bostock connected with a man on base in the third inning and Adams with two aboard in the ninth. Adams also had an earlier RBI, driving in a run with an infield out in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    11, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Twins        0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  3  -   7 11  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   3  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .295      Staggs 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .272
Smalley ss            4   3   2   1     1   0   .245      Bailor cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .318
Carew 1b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .383      Howell 3b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .297
Bostock lf            5   2   1   2     0   0   .339      Fairly 1b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Adams dh              5   1   2   4     0   0   .337      Velez rf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .267
Wynegar c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Ewing dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .294
Cubbage 3b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .272      A. Woods lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .272
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Ashby c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .199
Randall 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .215      McKay ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .166
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Byrd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  11   7     4   3             Totals               33   3   8   3     6   1

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 18,430
Left on Base: Twins 8, Blue Jays 10
DP: Twins 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: Hisle (28), Randall (9), Bailor (17)
Home Runs: Bostock (10), Adams (4)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (17)
Sacrifice Hits: A. Woods (6)
GIDP: Howell (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(15-6)           7     6   3   3   6   0   0  32   3.27
T. Johnson SV(14)       2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.57
Totals                  9     8   3   3   6   1   0  40

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Byrd L(2-5)             8     8   4   4   4   2   1  36   5.54
Vuckovich               1     3   3   3   0   1   1   6   3.54
Totals                  9    11   7   7   4   3   2  42

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan


TWINS 1ST: Hisle walked; Hisle stole second; Smalley flied out
to right; Carew flied out to left; Bostock grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
grounded out (third to first); Howell walked; Fairly reached on
an error by Smalley [Howell out at third (first to third)]; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
singled to center; Cubbage struck out; Ford struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez grounded out (pitcher to first); Ewing
grounded out (pitcher to first); A. Woods walked; Ashby singled
to right [A. Woods to second]; McKay grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall flied out to right; Hisle doubled to left;
Smalley singled [Hisle scored]; Carew flied out to center;
Bostock homered [Smalley scored]; Adams singled to left; Wynegar
popped to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Staggs walked; Bailor forced Staggs (second to
shortstop); Howell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Ford flied
out to left; Randall doubled to left; Hisle flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly lined to pitcher; Velez walked; Ewing
flied out to left; A. Woods grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley walked; On a bunt Carew singled to pitcher
[Smalley to second]; Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Smalley to third, Carew to second]; Adams grounded out (second
to first) [Smalley scored, Carew to third]; Wynegar grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); McKay
singled to center; Staggs lined to left; Bailor doubled to left
[McKay scored]; Howell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Blue Jays 1.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage walked; Ford forced Cubbage (pitcher to
shortstop); Randall singled to center [Ford to second]; Hisle
forced Randall (third to second) [Ford to third]; Smalley flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Velez
flied out to right; Ewing walked; A. Woods grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Blue Jays 1.

TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
grounded out (third to first); Adams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby flied out to center; McKay grounded out
(pitcher to first); Staggs singled to left; Bailor singled to
center [Staggs to second]; Howell singled to center [Staggs
scored, Bailor to third]; Fairly flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Cubbage walked; Ford
lined to shortstop; Randall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Velez walked; T. JOHNSON REPLACED GOLTZ
(PITCHING); Ewing singled [Velez to second]; A. Woods out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Velez to third, Ewing to
second]; Ashby grounded out (first to second to pitcher) [Velez
scored, Ewing to third]; McKay struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 4, Blue Jays 3.

TWINS 9TH: VUCKOVICH REPLACED BYRD (PITCHING); Hisle struck out;
Smalley singled to left; Carew singled to center [Smalley to
second]; Bostock forced Carew (first to shortstop) [Smalley to
third]; Adams homered [Smalley scored, Bostock scored]; Wynegar
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Staggs flied out to right; Bailor popped to
second; Howell singled to right; Fairly popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Blue Jays 3.