The Twins erupted for six runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Rangers, 9-7. The big frame began when Larry Wolfe reached first on an error. After Bob Gorinski bounced into a forceout, Butch Wynegar walked and Jerry Terrell doubled home both runners.

Roy Smalley plated Terrell with a single. Willie Norwood walked, Rod Carew singled Smalley home and moved to second on the throw to the plate. Wolfe's first hit in the majors scored Norwood and Carew. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Texas Rangers 7
Game Played on Friday, September 16, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  1    6  0  1  -   9  8  0
Rangers      1  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  3  -   7 11  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smalley ss            5   1   1   1     0   1   .234      Hargrove 1b           3   3   1   0     2   1   .304
Norwood cf,rf         4   2   2   1     1   1   .151      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   1     0   0   .255
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Wills 2b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .289
  Carew ph,1b         2   1   2   2     0   0   .383      Harrah 3b             3   0   1   1     2   0   .267
Kusick 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Horton dh             3   0   1   1     0   0   .291
  Perlozzo 2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Miller pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Wolfe 3b              5   0   1   2     0   0   .200        Grieve ph,dh        2   1   1   0     0   0   .207
Gorinski lf           4   1   0   0     0   1   .196      Henderson cf          5   0   2   1     0   0   .255
Wynegar c             3   2   1   0     1   0   .264      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Terrell dh            2   1   1   2     1   0   .230      May rf                3   0   0   1     0   0   .235
Randall 2b            0   1   0   1     0   0   .238      Beasley lf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .214
  Bostock ph,cf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .332      Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cuellar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Poloni p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   9   8   9     4   7             Totals               33   7  11   6     5   2

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 20,632
Left on Base: Twins 5, Rangers 8
DP: Twins 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Beasley
Doubles: Wynegar (21), Terrell (6), Norwood (2), Carew (35), Grieve (8), Henderson (13)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (24), Wills (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (7), Randall (13), Wills (6), Campaneris (31), Sundberg (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Randall (1), May (3)
GIDP: Grieve (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern                 2.2   2   2   2   3   0   0  14   5.30
Schueler                2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   8   4.33
T. Johnson W(16-7)      4     8   5   5   1   0   0  20   3.15
Totals                  9    11   7   7   5   2   0  42

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret L(3-3)            6.1   3   5   4   2   4   0  26   3.79
Barker                  0.1   1   2   2   1   1   0   3   3.99
Knowles                 0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   3.28
Cuellar                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.45
Poloni                  2     2   1   1   0   2   0   8   4.50
Totals                  9     8   9   5*  4   7   0  41

Passed Balls: Sundberg (4)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Bill Haller


TWINS 1ST: Smalley grounded out (third to first); Norwood struck
out; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Campaneris singled to center
[Hargrove to second]; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Hargrove to third, Campaneris to second]; Harrah reached
on a fielder's choice [Hargrove scored, Campaneris stayed at
second]; Horton lined to center; Henderson forced Harrah
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers
1.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (third to first); Wolfe popped to
catcher in foul territory; Debut game for Larry Wolfe;
Gorinski popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg flied out to center; May popped to second;
Beasley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar doubled to left; Terrell out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Wynegar to third]; Randall hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Wynegar scored]; Smalley popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hargrove to second]; Wills singled to right
[Hargrove to third]; Harrah walked [Wills to second]; Horton
forced Wills (right to third) [Hargrove scored, Harrah to
second]; SCHUELER REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Henderson
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Norwood lined to shortstop; Ford grounded out (third
to first); Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg lined to center; May grounded out (third
to first); Beasley struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Wolfe lined to second; Gorinski struck out; Wynegar
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove struck out; Campaneris grounded out (third
to first); Wills walked; Harrah singled to right [Wills out at
third (right to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers
2.

TWINS 6TH: Terrell walked; Randall reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Terrell to second]; Smalley forced Terrell
(first to third) [Randall to second]; Norwood singled to left
[Randall scored, Smalley to second]; Ford lined to center
[Smalley to third]; Kusick was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Horton
singled; MILLER RAN FOR HORTON; Henderson singled to left
[Miller to second]; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Miller to third, Henderson to second]; May hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Miller scored]; Beasley grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 3.

TWINS 7TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wolfe reached on
an error by Beasley [Wolfe to first]; Gorinski forced Wolfe
(second to shortstop); Wynegar walked [Gorinski to second];
Terrell doubled [Gorinski scored, Wynegar scored]; BARKER
REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); BOSTOCK BATTED FOR RANDALL; Bostock
was called out on strikes; Smalley singled to center [Terrell
scored (unearned)]; Norwood walked [Smalley to second]; KNOWLES
REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); CAREW BATTED FOR FORD; Carew singled
[Smalley scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Norwood
to third, Carew to second (on throw)]; Kusick walked; Wolfe
singled to center [Norwood scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher), Carew scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher),
Kusick to second]; CUELLAR REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Sundberg
allowed a passed ball [Kusick to third]; Gorinski forced Wolfe
(shortstop to second); 6 R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: BOSTOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PERLOZZO
REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING 2B); CAREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
NORWOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Hargrove grounded out
(shortstop to first); Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Rangers 3.

TWINS 8TH: POLONI REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Wynegar lined to
shortstop; Debut game for John Poloni; Terrell grounded
out (second to first); Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah flied out to left; GRIEVE BATTED FOR MILLER;
Grieve doubled; Henderson doubled to center [Grieve scored];
Sundberg flied out to right [Henderson to third]; May grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Rangers 4.

TWINS 9TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Smalley was
called out on strikes; Norwood doubled; Carew doubled to left
[Norwood scored]; Perlozzo was called out on strikes; Wolfe
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
9, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: On a bunt Beasley singled; Hargrove singled to
right [Beasley to second]; Campaneris singled to right [Beasley
scored, Hargrove to third]; Wills singled to right [Hargrove
scored, Campaneris to second]; Campaneris stole third and Wills
stole second; Harrah walked; Grieve grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Campaneris scored, Wills to
third, Harrah out at second]; Henderson grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Rangers 7.