Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 4

Game Played on Monday, September 5, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Rangers      0  0  2    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   4 10  3
Twins        1  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beasley ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Bostock lf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .337
  Campaneris ss       2   1   1   0     1   0   .254      Carew 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .379
May lf                5   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Wynegar c             4   1   2   2     0   0   .266
Washington cf         5   0   2   1     0   2   .297      Hisle cf              3   1   2   1     1   1   .302
Putnam 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Chiles rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Bevacqua 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .354        Ford rf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Horton dh             3   0   1   0     1   1   .285      Adams dh              1   0   0   1     0   0   .329
  Miller pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kusick ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Sundberg c            3   1   1   0     1   1   .301      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Harrah 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .272      Cubbage 3b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .263
Henderson rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .245      Randall 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   2     3   4             Totals               31   5   8   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  9,067
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Twins 6
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 0
Errors: Campaneris, Bevacqua, Alexander, Hisle
Doubles: Harrah (24), Carew (33)
Home Runs: Wynegar (9)
Caught Stealing: Washington (7), Horton (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Adams (3)
Hit by Pitch: Campaneris (3,by T. Johnson)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(13-10)      3.1   7   5   4   1   0   1  19   4.21
Moret                   4.2   1   0   0   1   5   0  16   3.94
Totals                  8     8   5   4   2   5   1  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard W(11-10)   7     9   4   3   2   3   0  30   3.99
T. Johnson              1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.90
Burgmeier SV(7)         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.52
Totals                  9    10   4   3   3   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: T. Johnson (5)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Beasley grounded out (first to pitcher); May
grounded out (second to first); Washington singled; Washington
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: CAMPANERIS REPLACED BEASLEY (PLAYING SS); Bostock
flied out to center; Carew doubled to left; Wynegar flied out to
right [Carew to third]; Hisle singled to shortstop [Carew
scored, Hisle to second (error by Campaneris)]; Chiles grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua
flied out to left; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Adams flied out to center; Smalley flied out to left;
Cubbage reached on an error by Bevacqua; Randall singled to left
[Cubbage to second]; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Harrah doubled to left [Sundberg
scored]; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Harrah to
third]; Campaneris walked; May forced Campaneris (second to
shortstop); Washington singled to right [Harrah scored, May to
second]; Putnam grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew flied out to left; Wynegar homered; Hisle
singled to left; Chiles singled [Hisle to third]; Adams hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Hisle scored]; Smalley flied to left in
foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Bevacqua popped to first in foul territory; Horton
singled to center; Horton was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Sundberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage walked; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Cubbage to second]; Bostock singled [Cubbage
scored]; Bostock was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Alexander [Bostock to third]; MORET REPLACED ALEXANDER
(PITCHING); Carew struck out; Wynegar singled to left [Bostock
scored (unearned)]; Hisle struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 5.

RANGERS 5TH: FORD REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING RF); Harrah lined to
third; Henderson singled to right; Campaneris popped to second;
May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Ford struck out; KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick
flied out to right; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 5.

RANGERS 6TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Washington
struck out; Putnam grounded out (second to pitcher); Bevacqua
singled; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage was called out on strikes; Randall flied out
to left; Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg lined to left; Harrah singled to left;
Henderson forced Harrah (second to shortstop); Campaneris
singled to center [Henderson scored (error by Hisle), Campaneris
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; May singled to right; Washington
forced May (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Carew flied out to center; Wynegar popped to catcher
in foul territory; Hisle walked; Ford forced Hisle (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 5.

RANGERS 8TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Putnam
flied out to right; Bevacqua grounded out (second to first);
Horton walked; MILLER RAN FOR HORTON; Sundberg singled to center
[Miller to third]; Debut game for Eddie Miller; Harrah
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Kusick flied out
to center; Smalley was called out on strikes; Cubbage grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Henderson flied out to center; Campaneris was hit
by a pitch; May flied out to center [Campaneris to second];
BURGMEIER REPLACED T. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Washington struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 5.