A double by Mike Jorgensen, triple by Mitchell Page and homer by Wayne Gross were the Athletics' key blows in a 4-3 victory over the Twins. Rod Carew singled and Butch Wynegar homered for the Twins in the first inning.

The A's got one run back on a double by Jorgensen in the third and went ahead when Manny Sanguillen singled and Gross homered in the fifth. Page then tripled and scored what proved to be the deciding ran on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Tabb in the sixth. Larry Hisle homered for the Twins in the ninth before Doug Bair relieved Doc Medich and retired the last two batters. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    31, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          0  0  1    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  6  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jorgensen rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .226      Chiles rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Murray cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .378
Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Wynegar c             4   1   2   2     0   1   .268
Page lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .297      Bostock lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .338
Tabb 1b               3   0   0   1     0   1   .212      Hisle cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .304
E. Williams dh        4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .330
Sanguillen c          3   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Gross 3b              3   1   2   2     0   0   .233      Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Tyrone cf,rf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .251      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Picciolo ss           3   1   0   0     0   0   .178        Smalley ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   6   4     0   4             Totals               33   3   6   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  6,318
Left on Base: A's 1, Twins 4
DP: A's 0, Twins 1
Errors: Tabb
Doubles: Jorgensen (3)
Triples: Page (7)
Home Runs: Gross (17), Wynegar (8), Hisle (26)
Sacrifice Flies: Tabb (1)
GIDP: Tabb (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(8-6)           8.1   6   3   3   1   3   2  32   4.62
Bair SV(3)              0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   3.77
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   5   2  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard L(10-10)   8     6   4   4   0   3   1  29   3.99
Burgmeier               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.50
Totals                  9     6   4   4   0   4   1  32

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


ATHLETICS 1ST: Jorgensen flied out to right; Perez grounded out
(first unassisted); Page popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Chiles popped to pitcher; Carew singled; Wynegar
homered [Carew scored]; Bostock grounded out (second to first);
Hisle popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tabb struck out; E. Williams flied out to center;
Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (third to first); Cubbage popped
to shortstop; Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross singled to right; Tyrone struck out;
Picciolo forced Gross (first to shortstop); Jorgensen doubled
[Picciolo scored]; Perez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (second to first); Chiles grounded
out (second to first); Carew grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page singled to left; Tabb grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Page out at second]; E.
Williams lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Bostock grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Sanguillen singled to right; Gross homered
[Sanguillen scored]; Tyrone struck out; Picciolo grounded out
(second to first); Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Adams lined to right; Cubbage grounded out (second to
first); Randall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 3, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Page
tripled; Tabb hit a sacrifice fly to right [Page scored]; E.
Williams grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Gomez was called out on strikes; Chiles lined to
left; Carew singled to left; Wynegar singled [Carew to third];
Bostock walked [Wynegar to second]; Hisle forced Wynegar (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gross grounded out (second to first); Tyrone flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Adams singled; Cubbage flied out to center; Randall
forced Adams (shortstop to second) [Randall to second (error by
Tabb)]; SMALLEY BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Smalley flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SMALLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Picciolo
grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher
to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED JORGENSEN (PLAYING CF); TYRONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Chiles lined to second; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Page
struck out; Tabb popped to shortstop; E. Williams flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Bostock flied out to left; Hisle homered; BAIR
REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Adams struck out; Cubbage struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 3.