Rod Carew, who was stopped on his 14-game hitting streak in the previous night's game with the Yankees, got back in stride with a pair of doubles to pace the Twins to a 6-4 victory over the Red Sox. Carew's first double accounted for two runs in the fifth inning.

Rich Chiles, who had driven in a run with a single in the fourth, rapped a homer in the sixth to give the Twins a 4-1 lead. After the Red Sox rallied to tie the score in the seventh, Carew doubled in the eighth and crossed the plate when Lyman Bostock singled. Bostock took second on the throw and later counted an insurance run on an infield hit by Mike Cubbage. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Friday, August    26, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  0    1  2  1    0  2  0  -   6 10  0
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              5   1   2   0     0   2   .297      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Carew 1b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .374      Helms dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .208
Bostock lf            3   2   1   1     1   0   .338      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .332      Yastrzemski lf        3   2   1   0     1   0   .294
Chiles rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .264      Rice rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .320
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Scott 1b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .271
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Miller cf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .267
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Randall 2b            4   1   0   0     0   1   .223        Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montgomery c          3   0   1   1     0   0   .200
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
                                                          Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kreuger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     2   4             Totals               33   4   8   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 33,415
Left on Base: Twins 5, Red Sox 5
DP: Twins 2, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Hisle (32), Carew 2 (31), Doyle (11), Rice (23), Miller (5)
Triples: Hisle (2)
Home Runs: Chiles (3)
Caught Stealing: Smalley (3)
GIDP: Scott (19), Carbo (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hobson (3,by Thormodsgard), Miller (3,by T. Johnson)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard            6.2   6   4   4   1   2   0  27   3.97
T. Johnson W(14-6)      2.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.91
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   4   0  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase                    7     6   4   4   2   4   1  28   3.08
Kreuger L(0-1)          0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   0.00
Campbell                2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.05
Totals                  9    10   6   6   2   4   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Thormodsgard (3), T. Johnson (4)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia


TWINS 1ST: Hisle struck out; Carew grounded out (third to
first); Bostock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Helms
grounded out (third to first); Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams struck out; Chiles flied out to left; Cubbage
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Rice singled to right
[Yastrzemski to third]; Scott grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski scored, Rice out at
second]; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar flied out to left; Smalley singled to right;
Smalley was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Randall struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Montgomery
grounded out (second to first); Burleson popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle popped to second; Carew grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bostock walked; Adams singled to center [Bostock to
third]; Chiles singled to right [Bostock scored, Adams to
third]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Helms struck out; Hobson was hit by a pitch;
Yastrzemski forced Hobson (second to shortstop); Rice flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar walked; Smalley flied out to center; Randall
forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); Hisle doubled to right
[Randall to third]; Carew doubled to left [Randall scored, Hisle
scored]; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
grounded out (second to first); Doyle doubled to left;
Montgomery grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Adams popped to second; Chiles homered; Cubbage
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynegar flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson lined to shortstop; Helms grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 1.

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

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski singled to left; Rice doubled to left
[Yastrzemski to third]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Yastrzemski scored]; Miller doubled [Rice scored]; Doyle
grounded out (first unassisted) [Miller to third]; Montgomery
singled to left [Miller scored]; T. JOHNSON REPLACED
THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Burleson singled to right [Montgomery
to second]; Helms singled to left [Montgomery to third, Burleson
to second]; Hobson forced Helms (shortstop to second); 3 R, 6 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 8TH: KREUGER REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Carew doubled to
left; Bostock singled to right [Carew scored, Bostock to second
(on throw to home)]; CAMPBELL REPLACED KREUGER (PITCHING); Adams
popped to second; Chiles grounded out (second to first) [Bostock
to third]; Cubbage singled to left [Bostock scored]; Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski lined to right; Rice popped to first;
Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Red Sox 4.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Randall
lined to center; Hisle tripled; Carew grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller was hit by a pitch; CARBO BATTED FOR DOYLE;
Carbo grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Miller out at second]; LYNN BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Lynn struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Red Sox 4.