A single by Jim Rice in the fourth inning accounted for the only hit off Dave Goltz, who pitched the Twins to a 7-0 victory over the Red Sox. Rod Carew homered to start the Twins' attack on Fergie Jenkins, who was kayoed in the fifth inning. Larry Hisle batted in the Twins' last run for his 99th RBI of the season. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    23, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  2
Twins        2  0  1    0  2  0    0  2  x  -   7 14  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   3   .296      Hisle cf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .297
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Smalley ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .243
Rice dh               3   0   1   0     1   2   .323      Carew 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .378
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   1   .293      Bostock lf            4   2   3   1     0   0   .335
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .296      Adams dh              4   1   3   1     0   0   .337
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Chiles rf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .254
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .269
Carbo rf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .283      Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .271
Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .225
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   1   0     3  10             Totals               36   7  14   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 32,346
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Twins 7
DP: Red Sox 2, Twins 0
Errors: Carbo, Jenkins, Smalley
Doubles: Adams 2 (14), Bostock (29), Wynegar (19), Cubbage (14)
Home Runs: Carew (12)
GIDP: Hisle (10)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(10-8)         4.1   9   5   4   0   3   1  22   3.76
Stanley                 3.2   5   2   2   2   0   0  16   4.13
Totals                  8    14   7   6   2   3   1  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(16-7)           9     1   0   0   3  10   0  32   3.23
Totals                  9     1   0   0   3  10   0  32

Wild Pitches: Goltz 2 (9)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Hank Soar


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Lynn grounded out (second to
first); Rice walked; Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle flied out to right; Smalley flied out to left;
Carew homered; Bostock singled; Adams singled to right [Bostock
scored (error by Carbo) (unearned) (no RBI), Adams to third];
Chiles grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk flied out to right; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to right; Cubbage singled to
center; Randall singled to right [Cubbage to third]; Hisle
struck out; Smalley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo walked; Doyle flied out to center; Burleson
flied out to right; Lynn forced Carbo (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew struck out; Bostock grounded out (second to
first); Adams doubled to left; Chiles singled to center [Adams
scored]; Wynegar was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled to left; Goltz threw a wild pitch
[Rice to second]; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Fisk
struck out; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Randall lined to left; Hisle grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson reached on an error by Smalley; Carbo forced
Hobson (second to shortstop); Doyle popped to shortstop;
Burleson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley singled; Smalley was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Jenkins [Smalley to second]; Carew lined to
right [Smalley to third]; Bostock doubled to left [Smalley
scored]; STANLEY REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Adams doubled
[Bostock scored]; Chiles walked; Wynegar lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Chiles out at first]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice was
called out on strikes; Yastrzemski walked; Goltz threw a wild
pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Randall
walked; Hisle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Randall out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
flied out to right; Carbo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock singled to right;
Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Doyle lined to shortstop; Burleson was called out
on strikes; Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Wynegar
doubled to left; Cubbage doubled [Wynegar scored]; Randall
grounded out (second to first) [Cubbage to third]; Hisle singled
to left [Cubbage scored]; Smalley forced Hisle (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second
to first); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 7.