With first base open, the Twins elected to pitch to Dan Meyer, who responded by driving in two runs with a single in the seventh inning to provide the Mariners with a 3-2 victory. Larry Cox was safe on a throwing error by Roy Smalley and Jose Baez doubled before Meyer delivered his hit through the Twins' drawn-in infield. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    17, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   3 11  0
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .233      Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Baez 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Smalley ss            4   0   0   1     0   0   .246
Meyer 1b              5   0   2   2     0   0   .279      Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .384
Stanton dh            4   1   1   0     1   1   .275      Bostock lf            3   0   0   1     0   1   .330
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   2   1     1   0   .263      Hisle cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .330
Lopez rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .268      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Milbourne ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Ford rf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .272
  Reynolds ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Cox c                 4   1   1   0     0   1   .271        Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  11   3     3   3             Totals               32   2   6   2     0   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 11,739
Left on Base: Mariners 10, Twins 4
DP: Mariners 0, Twins 1
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: Stanton (18), Baez (11)
Triples: Stein (3), Ruppert Jones (8), Carew (15)
Stolen Bases: Collins (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Bostock (4)
GIDP: Baez (4)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell W(1-4)         6     4   1   1   0   2   0  22   9.28
Romo SV(11)             3     2   1   1   0   1   0  11   2.59
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   3   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(11-10)           6.1   9   3   2   3   2   0  30   4.56
D. Johnson              2.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  10   3.97
Totals                  9    11   3   2   3   3   0  40

Passed Balls: Cox 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Don Denkinger


MARINERS 1ST: Collins singled; Collins stole second; Baez flied
out to right; Meyer flied out to left; Stanton was walked
intentionally; Ruppert Jones walked [Collins to third, Stanton
to second]; Stein forced Ruppert Jones (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage flied out to center; Smalley flied out to
left; Carew singled to left; Cox allowed a passed ball [Carew to
second]; Bostock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Lopez grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Milbourne flied out to center; Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle singled; Adams lined to shortstop; Wynegar was
called out on strikes; Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 3RD: On a bunt Collins singled to third; Baez grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Collins out
at second]; Meyer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
flied out to center; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Stanton flied out to right; Ruppert Jones lined to
shortstop; Stein tripled; Lopez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew tripled; Bostock hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Carew scored]; Hisle popped to second; Adams singled to left;
Wynegar flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Twins 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne popped to first in foul territory; Cox
singled; Collins popped to first; Baez forced Cox (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage popped to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer singled to center; Stanton doubled to right
[Meyer out at home (right to second to catcher), Stanton to
third (on throw to home)]; Ruppert Jones tripled to right
[Stanton scored]; Stein grounded out (third to first); Lopez
walked; Milbourne forced Lopez (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew
grounded out (second to first); Bostock lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Cox reached on an error by Smalley; Collins struck
out; Baez doubled [Cox to third]; Meyer singled to left [Cox
scored (unearned), Baez scored]; D. JOHNSON REPLACED ZAHN
(PITCHING); Stanton flied out to center; Ruppert Jones singled
to center [Meyer to second]; Stein grounded out (first to
pitcher); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: ROMO REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Hisle struck out;
Adams flied out to center; Wynegar popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Lopez singled to center; Milbourne lined to
center; Cox forced Lopez (third to second); Collins flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING SS); Ford
singled; CHILES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Chiles flied out to right;
Cubbage singled to right [Ford to third]; Cox allowed a passed
ball [Cubbage to second]; Smalley grounded out (first
unassisted) [Ford scored, Cubbage to third]; Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 2.

MARINERS 9TH: TERRELL REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING 2B); Baez popped
to first in foul territory; Meyer lined to third; Stanton struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Bostock flied out to left; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 2.