The Yankees broke a tie with two runs on a double by Thurman Munson, single by Reggie Jackson and double by Chris Chambliss in the eighth inning and defeated the Twins, 6-4. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Thursday, August    25, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   4 13  1
Yankees      1  0  1    0  0  0    2  2  x  -   6 11  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              5   0   2   2     0   0   .296      Rivers cf             4   1   3   2     0   0   .334
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Carew 1b,2b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .374      Munson c              4   2   2   0     0   0   .288
Bostock lf            5   0   3   0     0   0   .338      Jackson dh            3   1   1   1     0   0   .288
Adams dh              4   2   2   1     0   0   .333      Piniella rf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .329
  Terrell ph,dh       1   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .297
Wynegar c             4   2   1   0     0   2   .266      White lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .289
Chiles rf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .260      Randolph 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .287
  Ford ph,rf          1   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kusick ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .249        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randall 2b,3b         4   0   2   1     0   0   .227
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   4  13   4     2   5             Totals               32   6  11   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 38,846
Left on Base: Twins 12, Yankees 6
DP: Twins 3, Yankees 0
Errors: Randall
Doubles: Bostock (30), Piniella (14), Munson (20), Chambliss (27)
Home Runs: Adams (6)
Sacrifice Hits: White (7)
GIDP: Dent (7), Munson (16)
Hit by Pitch: Wynegar (2,by Tidrow), Jackson (3,by Zahn)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    7     8   4   2   1   2   0  29   4.62
T. Johnson L(13-6)      0.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   5   2.97
Schueler                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.56
Totals                  8    11   6   4   2   3   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                  7     9   3   3   1   3   1  32   3.36
Lyle W(9-4)             2     4   1   1   1   2   0  11   1.88
Totals                  9    13   4   4   2   5   1  43

Passed Balls: Munson (7)
Hit by Pitch: Zahn (3), Tidrow (1)
Wild Pitches: Tidrow (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly


TWINS 1ST: Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley
walked; Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Smalley to second]; Carew
struck out; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles
struck out; Munson singled to left; Jackson was hit by a pitch
[Munson to second]; Piniella doubled to right [Munson scored,
Jackson to third]; Chambliss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 2ND: Adams homered; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to
first); Chiles singled to right; Cubbage was called out on
strikes; Randall singled to left [Chiles to second]; Hisle
forced Randall (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (third to first); Randolph
singled to left; Dent grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 1, Yankees 1.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley lined to second; Carew grounded out (first
unassisted); Bostock singled to right; Adams grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers singled to right; Nettles singled to center
[Rivers to third]; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Rivers scored, Nettles out at second];
Jackson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 2.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar struck out; Chiles singled to right; Cubbage
grounded out (second to first) [Chiles to second]; Randall
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella struck out; Chambliss singled to right;
White lined to third; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle singled to center; Smalley flied out to center;
Carew lined to left; Bostock doubled to right [Hisle to third];
Adams popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent grounded out (second to first); Rivers singled
to left; Nettles lined into a double play (third to first)
[Rivers out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar was hit by a pitch; Chiles grounded out
(second to first) [Wynegar to second]; Cubbage grounded out
(first unassisted) [Wynegar to third]; Randall singled to left
[Wynegar scored]; Munson allowed a passed ball [Randall to
second]; Hisle flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson
grounded out (third to first); Piniella grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 2.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley flied out to center; Carew flied out to left;
Bostock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss reached on an error by Randall; White out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Chambliss to second];
Randolph walked; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first) [Chambliss
to third, Randolph to second]; Rivers singled to left [Chambliss
scored (unearned), Randolph scored (unearned)]; Nettles forced
Rivers (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
2, Yankees 4.

TWINS 8TH: Adams singled to right; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); Wynegar singled to center [Adams to second]; FORD
BATTED FOR CHILES; Ford walked [Adams to third, Wynegar to
second]; KUSICK BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Kusick struck out; Randall
popped to second; Hisle singled to center [Adams scored, Wynegar
scored, Ford to third]; Smalley flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KUSICK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); RANDALL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CAREW
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); T. JOHNSON REPLACED ZAHN
(PITCHING); Munson doubled to left; Jackson singled [Munson
scored]; Piniella lined to left; Chambliss doubled [Jackson
scored]; White was walked intentionally; SCHUELER REPLACED T.
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Randolph forced White (shortstop to second)
[Chambliss to third]; Dent struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 6.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Bostock singled
to right; TERRELL BATTED FOR ADAMS; Terrell singled to left
[Bostock to second]; Wynegar struck out; Ford flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 6.