After a shaky start, Dave Goltz settled down and won his 17th game of the season, pitching the Twins to a 7-4 victory over the Rangers. A walk, two hits and two errors enabled the Rangers to get off to a 3-0 start. Larry Hisle got two runs back in the Twins' half by hitting a homer off Bert Blyleven after a pass to Butch Wynegar. Kurt Bevacqua doubled to put the Rangers ahead, 4-2, in the third, but the Twins took advantage of Blyleven's wildness and scored three runs in the fourth.

Blyleven gave up singles by Glenn Adams and Roy Smalley and hit Bob Randall with a pitch to load the bases. Blyleven then walked Lyman Bostock to force in one run, yielded another on a single by Rod Carew and passed Wynegar to force in the third tally. Bostock homered for the Twins' final tally in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 6, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Twins        2  0  0    3  1  0    0  1  x  -   7 11  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           3   1   0   0     2   0   .306      Bostock lf            4   1   1   2     1   1   .336
  Miller pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carew 1b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .377
Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Wynegar c             2   1   0   1     2   0   .265
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Hisle cf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .301
Washington cf         5   2   3   1     0   1   .300      Chiles rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Harrah 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .271        Ford rf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Bevacqua 2b           4   0   3   2     0   0   .385      Adams dh              2   1   1   0     0   1   .330
Horton dh             2   0   0   0     2   0   .284        Gomez ph,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .297        Bass ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Henderson rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Smalley ss            4   1   2   1     0   1   .230
Grieve lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .209      Cubbage 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terrell ph,3b       2   0   2   0     0   0   .232
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .230
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   3     6   5             Totals               32   7  11   7     3   4

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance:  6,444
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Twins 7
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 0
Errors: Carew, Randall
Doubles: Bevacqua 2 (5), Chiles (15)
Home Runs: Hisle (27), Bostock (12)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (23)
Caught Stealing: Terrell (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrah (9), Gomez (5), Randall (10)
Hit by Pitch: Randall (5,by Blyleven)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(13-12)       3.2   6   5   5   3   3   1  21   2.83
Knowles                 0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.10
Briles                  3.1   3   1   1   0   1   1  12   4.10
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.50
Totals                  8    11   7   7   3   4   2  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(17-8)           9     7   4   2   6   5   0  40   3.30
Totals                  9     7   4   2   6   5   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (7)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Campaneris reached on an error by
Carew [Hargrove to second]; Washington singled to left [Hargrove
scored, Campaneris to second]; Campaneris stole third
[Campaneris scored (error by Randall) (unearned), Washington to
second]; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Washington to third]; Bevacqua singled to left [Washington
scored (unearned)]; Bevacqua was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Horton walked; Sundberg forced Horton (second to
shortstop); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Carew
grounded out (second to first); Wynegar walked; Hisle homered
[Wynegar scored]; Chiles doubled to left; Adams was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Grieve
was called out on strikes; Hargrove grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Randall singled to left; Bostock
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to right; Washington singled
to right; Harrah walked [Washington to second]; Bevacqua doubled
to right [Washington scored, Harrah to third]; Horton was walked
intentionally; Sundberg struck out; Henderson was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar flied
out to center; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Grieve flied out to right; Hargrove popped to third
in foul territory; Campaneris singled to right; Washington
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Chiles lined to left; Adams singled to left; Smalley
singled [Adams to second]; Cubbage was called out on strikes;
Randall was hit by a pitch [Adams to third, Smalley to second];
Bostock walked [Adams scored, Smalley to third, Randall to
second]; Carew singled to left [Smalley scored, Randall to
third, Bostock to second]; Wynegar walked [Randall scored,
Bostock to third, Carew to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED BLYLEVEN
(PITCHING); Hisle forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 5.

RANGERS 5TH: FORD REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING RF); Harrah grounded
out (third to first); Bevacqua doubled to center; Horton flied
out to center [Bevacqua to third]; Sundberg flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Ford singled to center; GOMEZ BATTED FOR ADAMS; Gomez
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ford to second];
Smalley singled to center [Ford scored]; BRILES REPLACED KNOWLES
(PITCHING); TERRELL BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Terrell singled to left
[Smalley to second]; Randall lined to left; Bostock popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Twins 6.

RANGERS 6TH: GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); TERRELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Henderson lined to center; Grieve grounded
out (third to first); Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Carew flied out to right; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first); Hisle popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Campaneris popped to second; Washington grounded
out (third to first); Harrah walked; Bevacqua lined to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); BASS BATTED FOR
GOMEZ; Bass grounded out (second to first); Smalley struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 6.

RANGERS 8TH: BASS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Horton grounded
out (second to first); Sundberg was called out on strikes;
Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: Terrell singled to left; Randall out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Terrell to second]; Terrell was picked
off and caught stealing third (pitcher to shortstop to third to
catcher to shortstop); Bostock homered; LINDBLAD REPLACED BRILES
(PITCHING); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 7.

RANGERS 9TH: Grieve grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove
walked; MILLER RAN FOR HARGROVE; MAY BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; May
flied out to left; Washington singled to left [Miller to
second]; Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 7.