Dave May scored the winning run on a squeeze play in the bottom of the 17th inning to give the Rangers a 5-4 decision over the Twins. Leading off the decisive frame, May was safe on second baseman Bob Randall's throwing error. Sandy Alomar followed with a bunt single. May stole third and took off for home on the first pitch to Bert Campaneris, who bunted down the first base line. May slid in under first baseman Rod Carew's throw to end the marathon. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  1  0    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   4 13  3
Rangers      1  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   5 12  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock lf            6   0   2   1     1   1   .332      Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     2   0   .302
Smalley ss            6   0   0   0     0   1   .231        Alomar pr,1b        3   0   2   0     0   1   .267
Carew 1b              6   1   2   0     1   0   .383      Campaneris ss         5   0   1   1     0   0   .254
Wynegar c             5   0   0   0     1   0   .261      Grieve lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .212
  Wilfong pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Miller pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bulling c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Smith lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Chiles dh             3   1   1   0     0   0   .274      Harrah 3b             6   1   2   1     1   2   .268
  Kusick ph,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Horton dh             6   0   1   0     1   1   .289
  Bass ph,dh          3   0   1   0     0   0   .154      Wills 2b              6   1   1   0     1   0   .288
  Terrell pr,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Henderson cf          3   0   1   1     0   1   .256
Adams rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .327        Bevacqua ph,rf      2   0   0   0     1   1   .338
  Norwood cf          2   0   0   0     0   2   .145        Fahey c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Cubbage 3b            7   1   4   1     0   0   .269      Sundberg c            6   0   2   0     0   2   .297
Ford cf,rf            6   1   1   0     0   2   .270        Beasley pr,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Randall 2b            7   0   2   1     0   2   .239      May rf,cf             7   1   0   0     0   1   .230
D. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               56   4  13   3     3  10             Totals               55   5  12   4     6  10

Time of Game: 5:12   Attendance: 13,163
Left on Base: Twins 10, Rangers 12
DP: Twins 3, Rangers 2
Errors: Bostock, Randall, Burgmeier, Campaneris, Grieve
Doubles: Ford (24), Randall (13), Carew (36), Bostock (34), Grieve (9)
Triples: Chiles (1), Wills (6)
Home Runs: Grieve (7), Harrah (24)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (9), May (4)
Caught Stealing: Cubbage (4), Wills (10), Henderson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley 2 (14), Wynegar (10), Ford (1), Norwood (2), Campaneris 3 (34), Smith (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Bostock (7)
GIDP: Wynegar (10), Bevacqua (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Johnson              6.1   6   3   3   2   3   2  25   4.46
Schueler                2     2   1   0   0   1   0   7   4.26
Burgmeier               0     0   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.80
Serum                   6.1   3   0   0   3   5   0  24   3.66
Carrithers L(0-1)       1.1   1   1   0   0   1   0   7  10.24
Totals                 16    12   5   3   6  10   2  65

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis                7     8   3   3   0   2   0  29   3.80
Lindblad                0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   3.66
Barker W(3-1)           9.2   4   0   0   3   8   0  34   3.00
Totals                 17    13   4   4   3  10   0  65

Wild Pitches: D. Ellis (6), Barker (4)

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


TWINS 1ST: Bostock reached on an error by Campaneris; Smalley
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bostock to second];
Carew grounded out (second to first) [Bostock to third]; Wynegar
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted);
Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Grieve homered;
Harrah was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 1.

TWINS 2ND: Chiles tripled to right; Adams grounded out (first
unassisted); Cubbage singled to center [Chiles scored]; D. Ellis
threw a wild pitch [Cubbage to second]; Ford grounded out
(second to first) [Cubbage to third]; Randall grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton walked; Wills forced Horton (shortstop to
second); Henderson struck out while Wills was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock struck out; Smalley was called out on
strikes; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg singled to center; May flied out to right;
Hargrove flied out to center; Campaneris grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 1.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Chiles
grounded out (second to first); Adams grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
homered; Horton singled; Wills lined into a double play (pitcher
to first) [Horton out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage singled; Cubbage was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Ford doubled to center; Randall doubled to
left [Ford scored, Randall to third (error by Grieve)]; Bostock
flied out to left; Smalley grounded out (second to second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Henderson flied out to right; Sundberg lined to
center; May popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew singled to center; Wynegar out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Carew to second]; Chiles reached on a
fielder's choice [Carew out at third (shortstop to third)];
Adams lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Hargrove to second]; Grieve grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hargrove to third]; Harrah struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 2.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage singled to center; Ford out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Cubbage to second]; Randall singled to
left [Cubbage to third]; Bostock hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Cubbage scored]; Smalley flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Horton lined to shortstop; Wills tripled; Henderson
singled to right [Wills scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED D. JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Sundberg flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Rangers 3.

TWINS 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Carew doubled
to left; Wynegar grounded out (second to first) [Carew to
third]; KUSICK BATTED FOR CHILES; BARKER REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); BASS BATTED FOR KUSICK; Barker threw a wild pitch
[Carew scored]; Bass flied out to left; Adams struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: BASS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NORWOOD REPLACED
ADAMS (PLAYING CF); FORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); May
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove flied out to right;
Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 3.

TWINS 9TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Ford grounded out (first
unassisted); Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Grieve doubled to left; MILLER RAN FOR GRIEVE;
Harrah singled to left [Miller scored (error by Bostock)
(unearned)]; Horton struck out; BURGMEIER REPLACED SCHUELER
(PITCHING); Wills reached on an error by Burgmeier [Harrah to
third]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR HENDERSON; Bevacqua walked [Wills to
second]; SERUM REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Sundberg struck
out; May flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 4, Rangers 4.

TWINS 10TH: SMITH REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING LF); BEVACQUA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Bostock walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Bostock to second]; Carew was walked intentionally;
Wynegar grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 10TH: Hargrove walked; ALOMAR RAN FOR HARGROVE;
Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Alomar to
second]; Smith grounded out (third to first); Harrah popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers
4.

TWINS 11TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bass flied out
to left; Norwood struck out; Cubbage grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 11TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
walked; Bevacqua grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Rangers 4.

TWINS 12TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Randall was
called out on strikes; Bostock grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 12TH: Sundberg struck out; May struck out; Alomar was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 4.

TWINS 13TH: Smalley lined to shortstop; Carew lined to left;
Wynegar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 13TH: Campaneris singled to left; Smith out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Campaneris to second]; Harrah
flied out to right; Horton lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 4.

TWINS 14TH: Bass singled to right; TERRELL RAN FOR BASS; Norwood
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Terrell to second];
Cubbage lined into a double play (center to second) [Terrell out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 14TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wills lined
to left; Bevacqua struck out; Sundberg singled to center;
BEASLEY RAN FOR SUNDBERG; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 4.

TWINS 15TH: BEASLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FAHEY REPLACED
BEVACQUA (PLAYING C ); Ford struck out; Randall was called out
on strikes; Bostock doubled; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 15TH: Alomar singled to right; Campaneris grounded out
(third to shortstop to first) [Alomar to second]; Smith grounded
out (third to first); Harrah was walked intentionally;
CARRITHERS REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Horton forced Harrah
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 4.

TWINS 16TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
walked; WILFONG RAN FOR WYNEGAR; Wilfong stole second; Terrell
was called out on strikes; Norwood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 16TH: BULLING REPLACED WILFONG (PLAYING C ); Wills lined
to center; Fahey struck out; Beasley made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 4.

TWINS 17TH: Cubbage singled; Ford struck out; Randall popped to
shortstop; Bostock singled to left [Cubbage to second]; Smalley
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 17TH: May reached on an error by Randall; On a bunt
Alomar singled [May to second]; May stole third; Campaneris
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [May scored
(unearned), Alomar to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 4, Rangers 5.