Lou Piniella hit a two-run homer for the Yankees' deciding blow in the sixth inning and Reggie Jackson added two runs with a double in the seventh to clinch a 7-4 victory over the Twins. Piniella's poke, following a pass to Chris Chambliss, put the Yankees ahead, 5-2. Jackson's two-bagger drove in Paul Blair, who had singled, and Roy White, who had reached base on an error. Rod Carew hit two homers and a single for the Twins in four times at bat and produced three of their runs. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 3, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    2  0  2    2  0  0  -   7 10  0
Twins        1  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  8  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .331      Cubbage 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .265
  Blair cf            2   1   2   0     0   0   .296      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Nettles 3b            5   0   1   0     0   2   .252      Carew 1b              4   3   3   3     0   0   .378
White lf              5   1   0   1     0   0   .282      Hisle cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Jackson dh            4   0   1   2     1   2   .278      Bostock lf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .337
Chambliss 1b          4   2   2   0     1   1   .293      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Piniella rf           4   2   2   2     0   0   .343      Adams dh              3   0   1   0     1   1   .330
Johnson c             2   0   1   1     1   0   .297      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Randolph 2b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .290      Randall 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .251        Bass ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
                                                            Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
                                                          Schueler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  10   7     3   5             Totals               34   4   8   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 25,465
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Twins 5
DP: Yankees 0, Twins 0
Errors: Cubbage
Doubles: Jackson (34), Cubbage (15)
Triples: Bostock (12), Ford (6)
Home Runs: Piniella (9), Carew 2 (14)
Stolen Bases: Carew (19)
Caught Stealing: Johnson (1), Adams (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Randolph (6)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (4,by D. Johnson), Bostock (6,by Figueroa)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(13-9)        9     8   4   4   1   4   2  36   3.76
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   4   2  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler L(7-7)         4     5   3   3   2   1   0  18   4.49
Shellenback             2.2   4   4   2   1   2   1  14   6.75
T. Johnson              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.94
D. Johnson              2     1   0   0   0   2   0   8   4.38
Totals                  9    10   7   5   3   5   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Figueroa (3), D. Johnson (5)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled; Nettles singled to center [Rivers
to third]; White forced Nettles (second to shortstop) [Rivers
scored]; Jackson walked [White to second]; Chambliss struck out;
Piniella forced Jackson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Smalley flied
out to center; Carew homered; Hisle grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Johnson walked; Randolph forced Johnson (shortstop
to second); Dent popped to first in foul territory; Rivers
forced Randolph (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
struck out; Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); White
grounded out (second to first); Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall
singled to right; Cubbage flied out to left; Smalley popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins
1.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss singled to right; Piniella singled to
left [Chambliss to second]; Johnson singled to left [Chambliss
scored, Piniella to third, Johnson to second (on throw)];
Randolph hit a sacrifice fly to right [Piniella scored, Johnson
to third]; Johnson was picked off and caught stealing home
(catcher to third to first); Dent flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled; Carew stole second; Hisle struck out;
Bostock tripled [Carew scored]; Wynegar popped to shortstop;
Adams walked; Adams was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 2.

YANKEES 5TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Rivers
lined to pitcher; Nettles lined to right; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Ford popped to
second; Randall grounded out (second to first); Cubbage grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins
2.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Chambliss
walked; Piniella homered [Chambliss scored]; Johnson flied out
to left; Randolph lined to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley popped to third in foul territory; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent lined to shortstop; Blair singled to left;
Nettles struck out; White reached on an error by Cubbage [Blair
to second]; Jackson doubled to left [Blair scored (unearned),
White scored (unearned)]; Chambliss singled [Jackson to third];
T. JOHNSON REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PITCHING); Piniella lined to
shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Bostock was hit by a pitch; Wynegar flied out to
right; Adams singled [Bostock to second]; Ford flied out to
right; BASS BATTED FOR RANDALL; Bass struck out; Debut game
for Randy Bass; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 2.

YANKEES 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED BASS (PLAYING 2B); D. JOHNSON
REPLACED T. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Johnson was hit by a pitch;
Randolph flied out to right; Dent flied out to center; Blair
singled to center [Johnson to second]; Nettles struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Cubbage doubled to right; Smalley flied out to
center; Carew homered [Cubbage scored]; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 4.

YANKEES 9TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson
struck out; Chambliss lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar flied out to right; Adams struck out; Ford
tripled to right; CHILES BATTED FOR TERRELL; Chiles lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 4.