A two-run homer by Andres Mora in the sixth inning carried the Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Twins. Jerry Terrell knocked in the Twins' tallies with a single in the second. The Orioles picked up a run on a double by Ken Singleton and single by Eddie Murray in the fourth before Lee May singled and Mora hit his homer in the sixth to decide the outcome. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Friday, August    19, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Randall 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Dauer 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .209      Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .382
Singleton rf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .327      Hisle lf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .294
L. May 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .250      Kusick dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Murray dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .272      Wynegar c             2   1   1   0     1   0   .266
Mora lf               4   1   1   2     0   1   .241      Bostock cf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .331
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Gorinski rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .181      Terrell 3b            3   0   2   2     0   0   .228
Skaggs c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   6   3     2   7             Totals               30   2   6   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 19,356
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Twins 3
DP: Orioles 2, Twins 1
Errors: Terrell, Goltz
Doubles: Singleton (18), Bostock (28), Wynegar (17)
Home Runs: Mora (10)
Stolen Bases: Carew (18)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (6), Wynegar (3), Terrell (3)
GIDP: Murray (19), Kusick (9)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(9-9)         9     6   2   2   2   6   0  32   3.78
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   6   0  32

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(15-7)           9     6   3   2   2   7   1  35   3.36
Totals                  9     6   3   2   2   7   1  35

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer struck
out; Singleton walked; L. May forced Singleton (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
singled to center; Carew stole second; Hisle struck out; Kusick
struck out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray was called out on strikes; Mora grounded out
(third to first); DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley singled to center; Wynegar forced Smalley
(shortstop to second); Bostock doubled to right [Wynegar to
third]; Gorinski was called out on strikes; Terrell singled to
left [Wynegar scored, Bostock scored]; Randall flied out to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; Skaggs struck out;
Bumbry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew struck out; Hisle lined to second; Kusick flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer struck out; Singleton doubled; L. May reached
on an error by Terrell [Singleton to third]; Murray singled to
right [Singleton scored (unearned), L. May to second]; Mora
struck out; DeCinces popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
walked; Bostock struck out while Wynegar was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Twins 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger walked; Belanger was caught stealing
second but was safe at second (error by Goltz; assist by
Wynegar); Dave Goltz called for obstruction on Mark
Belanger; Skaggs lined to left; Bumbry grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Belanger to third]; Dauer grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Gorinski made an out to shortstop; Terrell singled to
left; Terrell was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop to first to second); Randall grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton struck out; L. May singled to left;
Murray flied out to right; Mora homered [L. May scored];
DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew flied out to left; Hisle walked; Kusick
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hisle out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger flied out to right; Skaggs flied out to
center; Bumbry singled to left; Dauer forced Bumbry (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
doubled to left; Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Wynegar to third]; Gorinski flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May
singled to center; Murray grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [L. May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Terrell grounded
out (second to first); Randall grounded out (third to first);
Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins
2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Mora grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces
flied out to left; Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle struck out; Kusick popped to first in foul
territory; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.