The Twins overtook the Orioles with a four-run rally in the sixth inning and went on to gain a 9-5 victory. The Orioles had homers by Elliott Maddox and Andres Mora to take a 5-4 lead before the Twins knocked out Rudy May and continued their attack on Scott McGregor in the sixth. Lyman Bostock, who hit a sacrifice fly earlier in the game, drove in one run with a single during the rally and then accounted for his third RBI with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Baltimore Orioles 5
Game Played on Sunday, August    21, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      1  1  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  3
Twins        0  3  1    0  0  4    0  1  x  -   9 14  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf,cf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Smalley ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Maddox cf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .276      Randall 2b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .222
  Kelly lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Chiles ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .247
Singleton rf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .333        Gomez pr,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
L. May 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .381
Mora dh               4   1   2   2     0   1   .258      Hisle cf              2   2   2   1     0   0   .297
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .253      Kusick dh             4   2   1   0     0   0   .252
Dauer 2b              2   1   1   0     1   1   .206      Gorinski rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .202
  Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Wynegar c             4   1   2   2     0   1   .267
  Smith 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Bostock lf            3   1   2   3     0   1   .333
Belanger ss           3   0   2   1     0   0   .185      Terrell 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .226
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .429      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rudolph c             3   0   2   1     0   0   .250
  Murray ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .271
R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGregor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     2   7             Totals               34   9  14   9     0   6

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 23,333
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Twins 5
DP: Orioles 2, Twins 1
Errors: Belanger, R. May 2
Doubles: Hisle (31)
Triples: DeCinces (2)
Home Runs: Maddox (2), Mora (11), Bostock (11)
Caught Stealing: Randall (3), Carew (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bostock (5), Hisle (6)
GIDP: DeCinces (12)
Hit by Pitch: Hisle (6,by R. May)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May L(13-12)         5.1   9   7   3   0   2   0  25   4.01
McGregor                0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   4.84
D. Martinez             2.1   3   1   1   0   4   1  10   3.49
Totals                  8    14   9   4*  0   6   1  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    4.2   9   5   5   1   3   2  23   4.72
Schueler W(6-4)         4.1   1   0   0   1   4   0  15   4.59
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   7   2  38

Passed Balls: Rudolph (1)
Hit by Pitch: R. May (4)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
homered; Singleton flied out to right; L. May grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Smalley flied out to center; Randall singled; Carew
struck out while Randall was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Mora struck out; DeCinces tripled to left; Dauer
walked; Belanger singled to center [DeCinces scored, Dauer to
second]; Rudolph grounded out (pitcher to third to first) [Dauer
to third, Belanger to second]; Bumbry grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle was hit by a pitch; Kusick singled to pitcher
[Hisle to third (error by R. May), Kusick to second]; Gorinski
reached on an error by Belanger [Hisle scored]; Wynegar singled
to center [Kusick scored, Gorinski to third]; Bostock hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Gorinski scored (unearned)]; Terrell
singled to center [Wynegar to second]; Smalley lined into a
double play (third to third to second) [Terrell out at second];
3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Singleton was
called out on strikes; L. May made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Randall singled to right; Carew out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Randall to second]; Rudolph allowed a
passed ball [Randall to third]; Hisle hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Randall scored (unearned)]; Kusick popped to first; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Mora singled to left; DeCinces grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Mora out at second];
Dauer singled to left; Belanger singled to left [Dauer to
second]; Rudolph singled to left [Dauer scored, Belanger to
third]; Bumbry struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Gorinski singled to right; Wynegar made an out to
second; Bostock was called out on strikes; Terrell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Maddox flied out to center; Singleton singled to
right; L. May flied out to center; Mora homered [Singleton
scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); DeCinces was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley flied out to right; Randall grounded out
(third to first); Carew singled to left; Carew was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer struck out; Belanger made an out to first;
Rudolph singled to left; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: KELLY REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING LF); BUMBRY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Hisle singled to center; Kusick reached
on an error by R. May [Hisle to second]; Gorinski flied out to
left; Wynegar singled to left [Hisle scored, Kusick to second];
MCGREGOR REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); Bostock singled to center
[Kusick scored (unearned), Wynegar to third]; Terrell forced
Bostock (second to shortstop) [Wynegar scored (unearned)];
Smalley singled to left [Terrell to second]; D. MARTINEZ
REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); CHILES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Chiles
singled to left [Terrell scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher), Smalley to second]; GOMEZ RAN FOR CHILES; Carew struck
out; 4 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Kelly flied out
to center; Singleton lined to first; L. May walked; Mora flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle doubled to center; Kusick lined to shortstop;
Gorinski grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hisle to third];
Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces flied out to left; MUSER BATTED FOR DAUER;
Muser struck out; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); SMITH REPLACED
MUSER (PLAYING 2B); Bostock homered; Terrell struck out; Smalley
struck out; Gomez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Twins 9.

ORIOLES 9TH: MURRAY BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Murray was called out on
strikes; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Kelly popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 9.