Rod Carew and Lyman Bostock collected three hits apiece and Larry Hisle and Craig Kusick contributed homers to the Twins' 9-1 victory over the Brewers. Carew boosted his season's hit total to 236 and his league-leading average to .386. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Saturday, October   1, 1977 (Day game) at County Stadium
Twins        2  0  2    0  2  0    1  1  1  -   9 15  3
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock lf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .338      Joshua cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Gorinski ph,lf      1   1   1   1     1   0   .195      Lezcano rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Smalley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Money 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .279
  Gomez ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .230      Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Carew 1b              5   2   3   1     0   0   .386      Bando dh              4   1   3   0     0   0   .252
Adams dh              3   1   1   0     0   1   .338      Yount ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .290
  Kusick ph,dh        2   1   1   1     0   0   .257      Gantner 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .326
Hisle cf              4   2   2   2     1   0   .300      Wohlford lf           1   0   0   0     1   1   .249
Wynegar c             5   0   2   0     0   0   .261        Kirkpatrick ph,lf   1   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Chiles rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .224
  Ford ph,rf          1   0   0   0     2   0   .268        Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Cubbage 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .264        Moore c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
  Wolfe ph,3b         2   1   1   1     1   0   .286      Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilfong 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .246        Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perlozzo ph,2b      2   0   0   0     1   0   .300        Beare p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  15   6     6   4             Totals               35   1   7   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  4,056
Left on Base: Twins 11, Brewers 10
DP: Twins 2, Brewers 1
Errors: Smalley, Carew, Redfern, Cooper, Gantner
Doubles: Carew (38), Wynegar (22), Lezcano (21), Money (28)
Triples: Bando (3)
Home Runs: Hisle (28), Kusick (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (15)
GIDP: Chiles (5), Gantner (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern W(6-9)          5.1   5   1   1   3   2   0  26   5.18
Schueler SV(3)          3.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  12   4.41
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   3   0  38

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen L(7-10)        4.2  10   6   5   0   2   1  24   4.36
Caldwell                2.2   4   2   2   4   1   1  15   4.46
Beare                   1.2   1   1   1   2   1   0   8   6.44
Totals                  9    15   9   8   6   4   2  47

Passed Balls: Moore (13)
Wild Pitches: Redfern (2), Sorensen (2), Caldwell (4)
Balks: Sorensen (3)

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


TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bostock to second]; Carew grounded out
(first unassisted) [Bostock to third]; Sorensen threw a wild
pitch [Bostock scored]; Adams singled to left; Hisle reached on
an error by Cooper [Adams to third, Hisle to second]; Sorensen
balked [Adams scored (unearned), Hisle to third]; Wynegar flied
out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Joshua flied out to left; Lezcano doubled to left;
Money walked; Redfern threw a wild pitch [Lezcano to third,
Money to second]; Cooper flied out to left; Bando popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Chiles flied out to left; Cubbage struck out; Wilfong
singled to center; Bostock singled to left [Wilfong to second];
Smalley lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Yount flied out to right; Gantner reached on an
error by Redfern; Wohlford walked [Gantner to second]; Haney
struck out; Joshua lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
2, Brewers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to center; Adams struck out; Hisle
homered [Carew scored]; Wynegar singled to right; Chiles
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Wynegar out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 3RD: Lezcano flied out to right; Money doubled to left;
Cooper flied out to left; Bando singled [Money to third]; Yount
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
4, Brewers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Wilfong
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock singled to center;
Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Gantner grounded out (first to pitcher); Wohlford
struck out; Haney reached on an error by Smalley; Joshua
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Brewers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Carew doubled to left; Adams reached on an error by
Gantner [Carew scored, Adams out at second (shortstop to second
to first to third)]; Hisle singled to left; Wynegar grounded out
(second to pitcher) [Hisle to second]; CALDWELL REPLACED
SORENSEN (PITCHING); FORD BATTED FOR CHILES; Ford was walked
intentionally; WOLFE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Wolfe singled to center
[Hisle scored, Ford out at home (center to second to catcher)];
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: WOLFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FORD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); GOMEZ REPLACED SMALLEY (PLAYING SS); Lezcano
lined to shortstop; Money flied out to left; Cooper popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Brewers
0.

TWINS 6TH: PERLOZZO BATTED FOR WILFONG; Perlozzo flied out to
left; Bostock flied out to right; Gomez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: PERLOZZO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Bando
tripled; Yount singled to right [Bando scored]; Gantner popped
to catcher in foul territory; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR WOHLFORD;
Kirkpatrick walked [Yount to second]; SCHUELER REPLACED REDFERN
(PITCHING); QUIRK BATTED FOR HANEY; Quirk struck out; Joshua
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6,
Brewers 1.

TWINS 7TH: KIRKPATRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MOORE
REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING C ); Carew grounded out (first to
pitcher); KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick homered; Hisle walked;
Wynegar doubled to left [Hisle to third]; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wolfe was walked intentionally; Perlozzo
forced Wolfe (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins
7, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lezcano
grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Money singled to third;
Cooper lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Money out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Brewers 1.

TWINS 8TH: GORINSKI BATTED FOR BOSTOCK; Gorinski walked;
Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Gorinski to second]; Gomez struck
out; Carew singled to left [Gorinski scored, Carew to second (on
throw to home)]; BEARE REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Kusick
grounded out (second to first) [Carew to third]; Hisle grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Brewers
1.

BREWERS 8TH: GORINSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bando singled
to left; Yount flied out to right; Gantner grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bando out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Brewers 1.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Ford walked; Moore
allowed a passed ball [Ford to second]; Wolfe reached on a
fielder's choice [Ford out at third (pitcher to shortstop to
third)]; Perlozzo walked [Wolfe to second]; Gorinski singled to
left [Wolfe scored, Perlozzo to second]; Gomez was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 9, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Moore grounded out
(third to first); Joshua reached on an error by Carew; Lezcano
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9,
Brewers 1.