One Tigers' rookie came to the aid of another when Tom Corcoran hit as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning to enable Dave Rozema to beat the Twins, 6-5, for his 13th victory. The Tigers also had two homers in the game by Ben Oglivie, who drove in three runs. Rozema was tagged for four runs in third, including a homer by Larry Hisle with two men on base. A balk by the rookie when Rod Carew attempted to steal home in the fifth allowed the Twins to score their final run. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Sunday, August    14, 1977 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  0  4    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  3
Tigers       1  1  0    2  1  0    0  1  x  -   6 12  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock lf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .333      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .308
Smalley ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .247      Fuentes 2b            5   0   2   1     0   1   .303
Carew 1b              4   2   1   0     0   0   .379      Staub dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Hisle cf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .291      Kemp lf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .260
Ford rf               2   0   1   0     2   0   .263      Thompson 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .265
Kusick dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Oglivie rf            3   2   2   3     1   0   .248
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      May c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Terrell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Mankowski 3b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .272        Rodriguez ph,3b     2   0   1   0     0   0   .203
Randall 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .221      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corcoran ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .243
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scrivener ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .114
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   4     3   3             Totals               35   6  12   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 35,803
Left on Base: Twins 5, Tigers 9
DP: Twins 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Ford, Wynegar, Randall, Rozema
Doubles: LeFlore (17), Staub (27)
Home Runs: Hisle (24), Oglivie 2 (14), Corcoran (3)
Stolen Bases: Ford (5)
GIDP: LeFlore (8)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard            4.2   8   5   3   2   4   2  23   4.07
Burgmeier               2.1   2   0   0   2   0   0  11   4.28
T. Johnson L(12-4)      1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   2.74
Totals                  8    12   6   4   4   4   3  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(13-4)          9     8   5   4   3   3   1  37   2.77
Totals                  9     8   5   4   3   3   1  37

Balks: Rozema (2)

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


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

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to right [LeFlore to third (error by
Ford)]; Fuentes singled to center [LeFlore scored (unearned)];
Staub popped to third in foul territory; Kemp was called out on
strikes; Thompson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 1.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Ford walked;
Ford stole second; Kusick struck out; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie homered; May singled; Mankowski flied out to
left; Veryzer popped to shortstop; LeFlore forced May (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TWINS 3RD: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Randall
singled; Bostock singled to right [Randall to second]; Smalley
singled to left [Randall scored, Bostock to second]; Carew
forced Smalley (second to shortstop) [Bostock to third]; Hisle
homered [Bostock scored, Carew scored]; Ford singled to left;
Kusick flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Fuentes was called out on strikes; Staub grounded
out (second to first); Kemp popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted); Randall grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson singled to right; Oglivie homered [Thompson
scored]; May grounded out (second to first); Mankowski singled
to center; Veryzer struck out; LeFlore walked [Mankowski to
second]; LeFlore was picked off first (catcher to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 4.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock flied out to right; Smalley popped to second;
Carew singled [Carew to third (error by Rozema)]; Rozema balked
[Carew scored (unearned)]; Hisle grounded out (third to first);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Fuentes flied out to center; Staub flied out to
center; Kemp singled to center; Thompson walked [Kemp to
second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Thompson
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Wynegar [Kemp
scored (unearned), Thompson to third]; Oglivie walked; May flied
out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 5.

TWINS 6TH: Ford walked; Kusick grounded out (third to first)
[Ford to second]; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Ford to third]; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez singled to
center; Veryzer reached on an error by Randall [Rodriguez to
second]; LeFlore grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Rodriguez to third, Veryzer out at second]; Fuentes
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 5.

TWINS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Randall
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock grounded out (first
unassisted); Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub doubled; Kemp walked; Thompson forced Kemp
(pitcher to shortstop) [Staub to third]; Oglivie popped to
shortstop; May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
5, Tigers 5.

TWINS 8TH: Carew flied out to left; Hisle struck out; Ford
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); CORCORAN BATTED FOR VERYZER;
Corcoran homered; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Fuentes
singled; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 6.

TWINS 9TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); Kusick
popped to third; Wynegar singled to right; TERRELL RAN FOR
WYNEGAR; Cubbage singled to right [Terrell out at third (right
to third), Cubbage to second (on throw to 3b)]; Randall walked;
Bostock lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers
6.