After hitting a homer in the second inning to start the Rangers' scoring, Willie Horton knocked in another run with a double in the sixth to beat the Twins, 4-3. The Rangers also had a homer in the game by Mike Hargrove. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 7, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  1  0    1  1  1    0  0  0  -   4  5  0
Twins        0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           3   1   1   1     1   2   .307      Bostock lf            3   0   0   1     1   0   .334
Campaneris ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
  Mason pr,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Carew 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .377
Washington cf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Harrah 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .269      Chiles rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .269
Bevacqua 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .364      Adams dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .329
Horton dh             4   1   3   2     0   0   .288      Hisle cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Sundberg c            4   0   0   1     0   1   .294      Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .264
Henderson rf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .240        Norwood pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Grieve lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .205      Randall 2b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .232
  May lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Bass ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ford ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schueler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   5   4     3   7             Totals               33   3   8   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  6,811
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Twins 6
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 0
Doubles: Henderson (11), Horton (20), Chiles (16), Cubbage (16), Wynegar (20)
Home Runs: Horton (13), Hargrove (14)
Stolen Bases: Carew (20), Bostock (15)
Caught Stealing: Randall (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason (4)
Hit by Pitch: Campaneris (4,by Schueler)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis W(8-12)        8.2   8   3   3   3   3   0  35   3.86
Moret SV(3)             0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.91
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   4   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler                5     4   3   3   1   5   2  21   4.53
T. Johnson L(15-7)      4     1   1   1   2   2   0  15   2.88
Totals                  9     5   4   4   3   7   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Schueler (5)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington lined to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock lined to third; Smalley grounded out (second
to first); Carew singled to left; Wynegar grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

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

TWINS 2ND: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Adams grounded
out (second to first); Hisle grounded out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Henderson doubled to left; Grieve struck out;
Hargrove was called out on strikes; Campaneris was hit by a
pitch; MASON RAN FOR CAMPANERIS; Washington grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: MASON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cubbage grounded
out (pitcher to first); Randall walked; Randall was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bostock grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua
walked; Horton singled to center [Bevacqua to third]; Sundberg
forced Horton (shortstop to second) [Bevacqua scored]; Henderson
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew walked;
Carew stole second; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted)
[Carew to third]; Chiles doubled [Carew scored]; Adams singled
to right [Chiles scored]; Hisle grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve struck out; Hargrove homered; Mason lined to
shortstop; Washington grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage doubled to left; Randall singled to right
[Cubbage to third]; Bostock forced Randall (second to shortstop)
[Cubbage scored]; Bostock stole second; Smalley struck out;
Carew grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Twins 3.

RANGERS 6TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Harrah
walked; Bevacqua flied out to center; Horton doubled to right
[Harrah scored]; Sundberg popped to shortstop; Henderson struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Chiles grounded out
(first unassisted); Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
walked; Mason out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Hargrove to second]; Washington grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
grounded out (first to pitcher); Randall grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah flied out to right; Bevacqua popped to
second; Horton lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Bostock walked; Smalley flied out to center; Carew
lined to center; Wynegar doubled to left [Bostock out at home
(left to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
4, Twins 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Henderson
struck out; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: MAY REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING LF); Chiles was called
out on strikes; Adams struck out; Hisle singled to right;
Cubbage singled to right [Hisle to third]; NORWOOD RAN FOR
CUBBAGE; BASS BATTED FOR RANDALL; MORET REPLACED D. ELLIS
(PITCHING); FORD BATTED FOR BASS; Ford struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 3.