The batting of Von Joshua and Cecil Cooper led the Brewers to an 8-6 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Twins came back to win the second game, 8-4. Joshua collected four hits in the lidlifter, including a two-run triple, while Cooper drove in three runs with three hits. Sixto Lezcano contributed a homer to the Brewers' cause. Willie Norwood hit one for the Twins. Rod Carew rapped two safeties, raising his season's hits total to 227.

In the nightcap, the Brewers took a 3-2 lead with a homer by Charlie Moore in the fifth inning, but the Twins took command with three runs in their half on a triple by Sam Perlozzo, single by Glenn Borgmann, double by Dan Ford and sacrifice fly by Craig Kusick. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 8, Minnesota Twins 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 25, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Brewers      2  0  1    1  2  0    0  2  0  -   8 15  1
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  3  -   6 13  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             5   2   4   2     0   0   .265      Bostock lf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .335
Lezcano rf            3   2   1   1     2   0   .273      Smalley ss            5   1   3   1     0   1   .233
Money 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .276      Carew 1b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .382
  Sakata 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .162      Hisle rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .295
Cooper 1b             5   0   3   3     0   0   .292      Adams dh              5   0   3   0     0   0   .338
Bando 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .248        Terrell pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Gantner 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     1   1   .262
Kirkpatrick dh        5   1   1   0     0   1   .224      Cubbage 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .267
Yount ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .296      Norwood cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .221
Davis lf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .255      Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .243
Haney c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .233      Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  15   8     2   3             Totals               39   6  13   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:28
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Twins 9
DP: Brewers 2, Twins 1
Errors: Cooper
Doubles: Joshua (25), Money (27), Haney (1), Smalley (21)
Triples: Cooper (7), Joshua (7)
Home Runs: Lezcano (20), Norwood (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Money (5), Davis (2)
GIDP: Bando (10), Carew (5), Norwood (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen W(7-9)         8.1  11   6   5   3   2   1  38   4.18
McClure                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.52
Rodriguez SV(4)         0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.49
Totals                  9    13   6   5   3   4   1  42

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard L(11-14)   4.1   6   5   5   1   1   1  20   4.42
T. Johnson              2.2   5   1   1   0   0   0  12   3.18
Serum                   2     4   2   2   1   2   0  10   4.03
Totals                  9    15   8   8   2   3   1  42

Balks: Sorensen (2)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua singled; Lezcano walked [Joshua to second];
Money popped to second; Cooper tripled [Joshua scored, Lezcano
scored]; Bando struck out; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to
pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to center; Smalley singled to left
[Bostock to second]; Carew grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Bostock to third, Smalley out at
second]; Hisle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Yount grounded out (third to first); Davis grounded
out (second to first); Haney grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams singled to center; Wynegar singled to right
[Adams to second]; Cubbage walked [Adams to third, Wynegar to
second]; Norwood grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher
to first) [Wynegar to third, Cubbage to second, Adams out at
home]; Wilfong singled to left [Wynegar scored, Cubbage scored];
Bostock grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 2, Twins 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Joshua doubled; Lezcano grounded out (second to
first) [Joshua to third]; Money lined out on a sacrifice fly to
left [Joshua scored]; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley struck out; Carew grounded out (first to
pitcher); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Twins 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Bando flied out to left; Kirkpatrick singled; Yount
singled to left [Kirkpatrick to third]; Davis hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Kirkpatrick scored]; Haney flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Adams singled to left; Wynegar popped to third in
foul territory; Cubbage forced Adams (second to shortstop);
Norwood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 4, Twins 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Joshua flied out to left; Lezcano homered; T.
JOHNSON REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Money doubled; Cooper
singled to center [Money scored]; Bando singled to left [Cooper
to second]; Kirkpatrick flied out to center [Cooper to third];
Yount flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 6,
Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong grounded out (pitcher to first); Bostock
grounded out (catcher unassisted); Smalley singled to right; On
a bunt Carew singled to third [Smalley to second]; Hisle lined
to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 6, Twins 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Haney
lined to right; Joshua singled to left; Lezcano forced Joshua
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar
grounded out (first to pitcher); Cubbage singled to right;
Norwood lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Twins
2.

BREWERS 7TH: Money popped to second; Cooper singled to center;
Bando grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Cooper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Twins
2.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong grounded out (pitcher to first); Bostock
grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Twins 2.

BREWERS 8TH: SERUM REPLACED T. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick
grounded out (first unassisted); Yount singled to left; Davis
was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted
ball to second [Yount out at second (second unassisted)]; Haney
doubled to left [Davis to third]; Joshua tripled [Davis scored,
Haney scored]; Lezcano walked; Money struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 8, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: SAKATA REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING 2B); Carew walked;
Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first) [Carew to second]; Adams
grounded out (first unassisted) [Carew to third]; Sorensen
balked [Carew scored]; Wynegar walked; Cubbage flied out to
center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 8, Twins 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 8, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: GANTNER REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING 3B); Norwood homered;
Wilfong grounded out (first to pitcher); Bostock reached on an
error by Cooper; Smalley doubled to left [Bostock scored
(unearned)]; MCCLURE REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING); Carew singled
to left [Smalley scored]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING);
Hisle was called out on strikes; Adams singled to left [Carew to
third]; TERRELL RAN FOR ADAMS; Wynegar struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 8, Twins 6.