A two-run homer by Cecil Cooper came just in time to give the Brewers a 7-5 victory over the Twins in a game halted by rain with one out in the bottom of the fifth. With the score tied, Don Money led off the Brewers' fifth with a single and Cooper followed with a homer for his 189th hit of the season, tying the Milwaukee club record set by Dave May in 1973. Lyman Bostock homered for the Twins and Rod Carew singled for his 233rd hit of the year, the most by any A. L. batter since Heinie Manush collected 241 in 1928. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 7, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Friday, September 30, 1977 (Night game) at County Stadium
Twins        0  1  4    0  0  -   5  9  0
Brewers      0  3  2    0  2  -   7  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock lf            3   1   2   2     0   1   .335      Joshua cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .232      Yount ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Carew 1b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .384      Money 2b              3   2   2   0     0   0   .277
Hisle cf              3   2   2   0     0   0   .298      Cooper 1b             3   2   2   3     0   0   .298
Adams dh              2   0   1   1     0   0   .338      Bando dh              1   0   1   0     2   0   .248
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Kirkpatrick lf        1   1   1   1     1   0   .225
Cubbage 3b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .265        Brye ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .249
  Wolfe ph,3b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Gantner 3b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .359
Wynegar c             3   0   2   2     0   1   .260      Wohlford rf           2   1   0   0     0   0   .249
Ford rf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Haney c               2   0   1   3     0   0   .228
Wilfong 2b            0   1   0   0     1   0   .243      Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perlozzo ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               23   5   9   5     2   5             Totals               21   7   8   7     4   1

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance:  3,159
Left on Base: Twins 5, Brewers 5
DP: Twins 0, Brewers 1
Doubles: Hisle (35), Bostock (36), Haney (2), Cooper (30)
Home Runs: Bostock (14), Cooper (20)
GIDP: Ford (12)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard L(11-15)   4     8   7   7   3   0   1  23   4.62
Holly                   0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   6.89
Totals                  4.1   8   7   7   4   1   1  25

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas                    3     7   5   5   2   2   1  17   4.33
Caldwell W(5-8)         2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   4.41
Totals                  5     9   5   5   2   5   1  25

Wild Pitches: Thormodsgard (6)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Greg Kosc


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

BREWERS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount
grounded out (second to first); Money grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle doubled; Adams popped to shortstop; Cubbage
walked; Wynegar singled to right [Hisle scored, Cubbage to
third]; Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Wynegar out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Bando
walked; Thormodsgard threw a wild pitch [Bando to second];
Kirkpatrick walked; Gantner singled to right [Bando to third,
Kirkpatrick to second]; Wohlford forced Bando (first to catcher)
[Kirkpatrick to third, Gantner to second]; Haney doubled to
right [Kirkpatrick scored, Gantner scored, Wohlford scored];
Joshua grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Brewers 3.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong walked; Bostock homered [Wilfong scored];
Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew singled to right;
Hisle singled to left [Carew to third]; Adams singled to left
[Carew scored, Hisle to second]; Cubbage forced Adams (second to
shortstop) [Hisle to third]; Wynegar singled to left [Hisle
scored, Cubbage to second]; Ford popped to first in foul
territory; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount popped to third in foul territory; Money
singled to center; Cooper doubled [Money scored]; Bando walked;
Kirkpatrick singled to center [Cooper scored, Bando to second];
Gantner popped to first in foul territory; Wohlford forced
Kirkpatrick (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5,
Brewers 5.

TWINS 4TH: CALDWELL REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); PERLOZZO BATTED
FOR WILFONG; Perlozzo grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
doubled to left; Smalley struck out; Carew grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 4TH: PERLOZZO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Haney popped
to second; Joshua flied out to center; Yount popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Brewers 5.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); KUSICK
BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick struck out; WOLFE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE;
Wolfe singled to left; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 5, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 5TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WOLFE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); Money singled to left; Cooper homered [Money
scored]; Bando singled to right; HOLLY REPLACED THORMODSGARD
(PITCHING); BRYE BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Brye struck out;
Gantner walked [Bando to second]; game called for rain; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Brewers 7.