The Twins dealt the Red Sox their fourth straight defeat, 5-4, on Larry Hisle's run-scoring single in the last of the ninth. Richie Chiles singled leading off the ninth and was replaced by pinch-runner Jerry Terrell. Bill Campbell relieved Bill Lee and yielded a single to Butch Wynegar and the game-winning hit by Hisle. Butch Hobson had tied the game for the Red Sox with a two-run homer in the top of the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Monday, August    22, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   4  8  0
Twins        0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 11  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo rf              4   1   1   0     0   3   .287      Hisle cf              5   0   2   2     0   0   .298
Lynn cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .251      Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Rice dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .323      Carew 1b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .379
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Bostock lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .332
Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Adams dh              2   1   1   1     0   0   .328
Scott 1b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .273        Kusick ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .269      Chiles rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .253
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Terrell pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .226
Dillard ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Wynegar c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .269
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .224
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   3     0   8             Totals               36   5  11   5     0   4

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 22,805
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Twins 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 1
Errors: Randall
Doubles: Wynegar (18)
Home Runs: Lynn (14), Hobson (24), Adams (5)
GIDP: Rice (18), Kusick (11)
Hit by Pitch: Randall (4,by Wise)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    1.2   4   4   4   0   1   1  10   4.60
Lee L(4-3)              6.1   5   1   1   0   2   0  23   5.54
Campbell                0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.06
Totals                  8.2  11   5   5   0   4   1  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard            8.2   8   4   3   0   8   2  34   3.92
T. Johnson W(13-5)      0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.83
Totals                  9     8   4   3   0   8   2  35

Hit by Pitch: Wise (3)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo singled; Lynn singled to right [Carbo to
second]; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Carbo to third, Lynn out at second]; Yastrzemski
reached on an error by Randall [Carbo scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Fisk flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley made
an out to shortstop; Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott singled to center; Hobson popped to second;
Doyle grounded out (first unassisted) [Scott to second]; Dillard
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock popped to shortstop; Adams homered; Chiles
singled to right; Wynegar doubled to right [Chiles scored];
Cubbage grounded out (second to first) [Wynegar to third];
Randall was hit by a pitch; Hisle singled [Wynegar scored,
Randall to second]; LEE REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Smalley
singled [Randall to third, Hisle to second]; Carew singled to
left [Randall scored, Hisle to third, Smalley to second];
Bostock lined to right; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins
4.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo struck out; Lynn grounded out (second to
first); Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 3RD: Adams popped to shortstop; Chiles grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wynegar grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk singled to left; Scott was called out on
strikes; Hobson struck out; Doyle flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Randall singled to
center; Hisle forced Randall (third to second); Smalley forced
Hisle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Twins 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Dillard was called out on strikes; Carbo struck
out; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Carew struck out; Bostock singled to center; KUSICK
BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Bostock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

RED SOX 6TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rice was called
out on strikes; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Chiles struck out; Wynegar grounded out (third to
first); Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott flied out to center; Hobson lined to right;
Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle
popped to second; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Dillard lined to left; Carbo struck out; Lynn
homered; Rice flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Carew flied out to left; Bostock flied out to center;
Kusick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk struck out;
Scott singled to center; Hobson homered [Scott scored]; T.
JOHNSON REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Doyle grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Chiles singled; CAMPBELL REPLACED LEE (PITCHING);
TERRELL RAN FOR CHILES; Wynegar singled to left [Terrell to
second]; Cubbage struck out; Randall flied out to left; Hisle
singled to center [Terrell scored, Wynegar to second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 5.