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. Minnesota Twins 12, Detroit Tigers 11Game Played on Friday, August 12, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumTwins 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. |
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