Rod Carew hit a grand slam and Mike Cubbage drove in three runs with a homer and single as the Twins outlasted the Tigers in a slugfest, 12-11. The Tigers hit four homers, starting with a three-run shot by Jason Thompson in the first inning. The Twins came back with a seven-run outburst in the second, including two runs on a single by Rich Chiles, two on Cubbage's homer and two on a double by Roy Smalley.

Cubbage drove in another run with his single in third before Carew crashed the fourth grand slam of his career. The Tigers' unsuccessful attempt to catch up thereafter included homers by Tito Fuentes, Rusty Staub and Steve Kemp. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 12, Detroit Tigers 11
Game Played on Friday, August    12, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  7  5    0  0  0    0  0  0  -  12 10  0
Tigers       3  0  2    2  0  2    0  0  2  -  11 13  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .295      LeFlore cf            4   2   2   0     1   0   .309
Smalley ss            5   2   2   2     0   0   .247      Fuentes 2b            5   2   2   3     0   0   .302
Carew 1b              5   1   1   4     0   0   .381      Staub dh              5   2   3   2     0   0   .266
Bostock lf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .336      Kemp lf               4   3   2   1     1   0   .257
Adams rf              0   1   0   0     1   0   .337      Thompson 1b           4   1   2   3     1   0   .266
  Ford ph,rf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .263      Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .244
Wynegar c             4   1   0   0     1   1   .271      May c                 4   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Chiles dh             4   1   2   2     0   0   .247      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Cubbage 3b            4   2   2   3     1   0   .275      Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .193
Randall 2b            3   2   2   0     0   0   .222        Corcoran ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scrivener ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .114
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36  12  10  11     5   4             Totals               38  11  13  10     4   2

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 20,554
Left on Base: Twins 5, Tigers 4
DP: Twins 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Fuentes
Doubles: Smalley (15), Staub (26), LeFlore (16)
Home Runs: Cubbage (7), Carew (11), Thompson (21), Fuentes (5), Staub (15), Kemp (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Chiles (3), Randall (6)
GIDP: Oglivie (9), May (11)
Hit by Pitch: Hisle (5,by Grilli)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern                 2     4   5   5   3   1   1  13   5.08
Burgmeier W(6-3)        5     7   4   4   1   0   1  21   4.41
T. Johnson SV(15)       2     2   2   2   0   1   2   8   2.68
Totals                  9    13  11  11   4   2   4  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(6-12)          1.1   3   5   5   2   0   1   9   3.74
Crawford                1.1   6   7   6   1   1   1  12   4.28
Grilli                  4.1   1   0   0   2   2   0  17   3.92
Taylor                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    10  12  11   5   4   2  44

Hit by Pitch: Grilli (2)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia


TWINS 1ST: Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley
grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore lined to second; Fuentes singled to center;
Staub flied out to center; Kemp walked [Fuentes to second];
Thompson homered [Fuentes scored, Kemp scored]; Oglivie walked;
May grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Tigers 3.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock walked; Adams walked [Bostock to second];
Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bostock to third, Adams
to second]; Chiles singled to center [Bostock scored, Adams
scored]; Cubbage homered [Chiles scored]; Randall singled to
right; CRAWFORD REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Hisle singled to
left [Randall to second]; Smalley doubled to right [Randall
scored, Hisle scored]; Carew grounded out (second to first)
[Smalley to third]; Bostock reached on an error by Fuentes
[Smalley scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bostock to second]; FORD
BATTED FOR ADAMS; Ford popped to first in foul territory; 7 R (6
ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rodriguez struck
out; Veryzer popped to second; LeFlore walked; Fuentes grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Tigers
3.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar walked; Chiles out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Wynegar to second]; Cubbage singled to left
[Wynegar scored]; Randall singled to left [Cubbage to second];
Hisle was called out on strikes; Smalley singled [Cubbage to
third, Randall to second]; Carew homered [Cubbage scored,
Randall scored, Smalley scored]; GRILLI REPLACED CRAWFORD
(PITCHING); Bostock grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub singled to right; Kemp singled to left [Staub
to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Thompson
singled to center [Staub to third, Kemp to second]; Oglivie
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Staub
scored, Kemp to third, Thompson out at second]; May singled to
right [Kemp scored]; Rodriguez forced May (shortstop to second);
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 5.

TWINS 4TH: Ford was called out on strikes; Wynegar lined to
first; Chiles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
12, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
singled; Fuentes homered [LeFlore scored]; Staub doubled to
right; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted) [Staub to third];
Thompson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 12, Tigers 7.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage walked; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Cubbage to second]; Hisle grounded out (third
to first); Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 12, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); May
grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 7.

TWINS 6TH: Carew flied out to center; Bostock grounded out
(first to pitcher); Ford walked; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer singled to center; LeFlore doubled to right
[Veryzer to third]; Fuentes grounded out (second to first)
[Veryzer scored, LeFlore to third]; Staub grounded out (second
to first) [LeFlore scored]; Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 9.

TWINS 7TH: Chiles singled to right; Cubbage flied out to right;
Randall popped to catcher in foul territory; Hisle was hit by a
pitch [Chiles to second]; Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson walked; Oglivie flied out to right; May
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12,
Tigers 9.

TWINS 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED GRILLI (PITCHING); Carew grounded out
(second to first); Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 8TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); CORCORAN BATTED FOR VERYZER;
Corcoran flied out to center; LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 9.

TWINS 9TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); Wynegar
flied out to left; Chiles flied out to center; Cubbage flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Fuentes grounded out (third to first); Staub
homered; Kemp homered; Thompson grounded out (second to first);
Oglivie struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 11.