Staked to a four-run lead in the first inning, Paul Thormodsgard pitched the Twins to an 8-2 victory over the Mariners. A walk to Roy Smalley and singles by Rod Carew, Larry Hisle, Lyman Bostock and Butch Wynegar figured in the Twins' fast start.

The Mariners picked up their pair in the fourth on a triple by Dan Meyer, double by Leroy Stanton and single by Ruppert Jones, but the Twins came back with three runs in their half, two scoring on a triple by Bob Randall. Hisle doubled and Bob Gorinski singled for the last run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    18, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2
Twins        4  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  x  -   8  9  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Smalley ss            3   1   0   0     2   2   .244
Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Carew 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .383
Meyer 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Hisle cf              4   2   2   1     0   1   .296
Stanton rf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .275      Bostock lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .331
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   3   1     0   0   .267      Ford rf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .260        Gorinski rf         2   0   1   1     0   0   .213
Stinson c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Adams dh              1   0   0   0     0   0   .328
Bernhardt dh          3   0   0   0     0   1   .254        Kusick ph,dh        3   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Wynegar c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .265
Galasso p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cubbage 3b            4   1   1   0     0   3   .271
  Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .218
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     1   5             Totals               34   8   9   7     3   7

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 13,884
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Twins 5
DP: Mariners 0, Twins 2
Errors: Cruz, Braun, Gorinski
Doubles: Stanton (19), Ruppert Jones (21), Bostock (27), Hisle (30)
Triples: Meyer (4), Randall (2)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (8)
GIDP: Stein (9), Stinson (7)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Galasso L(0-3)          0.2   4   4   4   1   0   0   7   7.71
Kekich                  6.1   5   4   4   2   5   0  26   5.34
Montague                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.58
Totals                  8     9   8   8   3   7   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard W(10-9)    9     8   2   2   1   5   0  34   3.96
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   5   0  34

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Braun
grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer singled; Stanton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 1ST: Smalley walked; Carew singled [Smalley to third];
Hisle singled to left [Smalley scored, Carew to third, Hisle to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Bostock singled to left [Carew scored,
Hisle scored (error by Braun), Bostock to second (on throw to
home)]; Ford grounded out (third to first); Adams grounded out
(first unassisted); Wynegar singled to left [Bostock scored];
KEKICH REPLACED GALASSO (PITCHING); Cubbage was called out on
strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 4.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones singled; Stein grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ruppert Jones out at
second]; Stinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 2ND: Randall flied out to center; Smalley was called out
on strikes; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Twins 4.

MARINERS 3RD: Bernhardt was called out on strikes; Reynolds
grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle was called out on strikes; Bostock lined to
second; Ford popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Twins 4.

MARINERS 4TH: GORINSKI REPLACED FORD (PLAYING RF); Braun
grounded out (second to first); Meyer tripled; Stanton doubled
to left [Meyer scored]; Ruppert Jones singled to right [Stanton
scored, Ruppert Jones to third (error by Gorinski)]; Stein
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stinson grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick struck out; Wynegar
walked; Cubbage singled [Wynegar to second]; Randall tripled to
right [Wynegar scored, Cubbage scored]; Smalley walked; Carew
grounded out (second to first) [Randall scored, Smalley to
second]; Hisle grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 7.

MARINERS 5TH: Bernhardt flied out to left; Reynolds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Braun
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
2, Twins 7.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock doubled to right; Gorinski grounded out
(third to first); Kusick flied out to center; Wynegar flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 7.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanton
struck out; Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 7.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage was called out on strikes; Randall popped to
second; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 7.

MARINERS 7TH: Stein singled to left; Stinson grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Stein out at second];
Bernhardt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
2, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Hisle doubled
to left; Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hisle to
third]; Gorinski singled to left [Hisle scored]; Kusick lined to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 8.

MARINERS 8TH: Reynolds singled to center; Cruz forced Reynolds
(pitcher to shortstop); Braun lined to left; Meyer flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Wynegar reached
on an error by Cruz; Cubbage struck out; Randall grounded out
(second to first) [Wynegar to second]; Smalley was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 8.

MARINERS 9TH: Stanton lined to center; Ruppert Jones doubled to
left; Stein was called out on strikes; Stinson flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 8.