[1]BOXSCORE: 1977 Minnesota Twins At 1977 Toronto Blue Jays 5/6/1977 [1]Twins use a 5 run 7th inning to hold off the Blue Jays in the opener! [1] Twins AB R H RBI AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI AVG L.Bostock CF 5 1 1 1 .402 J.Scott LF 4 1 3 0 .370 R.Smalley SS 4 1 1 0 .227 A-R.Fairly PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .296 R.Carew 1B 5 2 4 2 .528 H.Torres 2B 5 2 2 0 .426 B.Wynegar C 5 0 2 1 .278 A.Woods RF 5 1 3 2 .343 M.Cubbage 3B 5 1 1 2 .182 O.Velez DH 4 1 1 0 .253 L.Hisle LF 4 0 1 1 .265 D.Ault 1B 3 0 2 1 .305 R.Chiles DH 5 0 1 0 .264 G.Woods CF 4 0 0 0 .186 D.Ford RF 3 2 1 1 .214 B-S.Ewing PH 1 0 0 0 .360 R.Wilfong 2B 4 1 2 0 .300 A.Ashby C 4 0 2 1 .305 D.McKay 3B 5 0 0 0 .208 J.Mason SS 3 0 1 0 .275 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- [1] Totals 40 8 14 8 Totals 39 5 14 4 A-Pinch Hit For Scott In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Woods In 9th Inning Twins........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 - 8 14 1 Blue Jays....... 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 5 14 0 [1]Twins (17-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET G.Zahn WIN(4-1) 7 1/3 13 4 4 2 5 0 130 5.10 A1 D9 R.Schueler SAVE(2nd) 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 26 1.62 E1 [1]Totals 9 14 5 5 3 5 0 [1]Blue Jays (7-20) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Lemanczyk LOSS(2-2) 6 1/3 11 7 7 2 4 0 125 5.79 A1 D4 M.Willis 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 1 14 5.28 D5 E1 T.Bruno 0 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 0.00 E2 E4 P.Vuckovich 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.65 E5 [1]Totals 9 14 8 8 3 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 21,318 DATE- Friday, May 6th 1977 TIME- Night UMPIRES- Nick Bremigan, Al Clark, Jerry Neudecker, Art Frantz T- 3:11 LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 8 Blue Jays:12 DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 0 Blue Jays: 1 ERRORS- R.Smalley DOUBLES- R.Carew(6th), L.Hisle(5th), H.Torres(5th), A.Woods(5th) HOME RUNS- D.Ford(2nd) STOLEN BASES- L.Bostock(6th) SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Ault, A.Ashby WALKS- R.Smalley, L.Hisle, D.Ford, O.Velez, D.Ault, J.Mason STRIKE OUTS- L.Bostock, R.Smalley, M.Cubbage, D.Ford, O.Velez, G.Woods-2, D.McKay-2 GIDP- D.Ford WILD PITCHES- G.Zahn WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Butch Wynegar blocked the plate, saving a run! Rod Carew had 4 hits and 2 RBI as the blistering-hot Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 8 to 5 at Exhibition Stadium. Geoff Zahn(4-1) pitched well enough to earn the win. He surrendered 13 hits and 2 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings. Both teams ended up with 14 hits on the night. Zahn got relief help from Ron Schueler who gained credit for his 2nd save. Dave Lemanczyk(2-2) was the loser. He allowed 11 hits and 2 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings. It was another victory for Minnesota at Exhibition Stadium. Now their winning streak stands at 7 games. [2] [1]SCORESHEET: 1977 Minnesota Twins at 1977 Toronto Blue Jays L.Bostoc-A1 A1:P/3 B1:K C1:F/8 D1:Si>3# E1:F/9 13 R.Smalle-A1 A2:F/8 B2:F/7 *6*:Si D2:SB>12 E2:W>b1 K R.Carew-A1 A3:Do *4*:Si C3:G/43>1 D3:Si>3# E3:Si>12 2 2# B.Wynega-A1 A4:Si>2# B4:F/8 C4:G/53 D4:Si>13 E4:F/8 M.Cubbag-A1 A5:G/53 B5:K C5:Si>2# D5:Force/ *9*:FO/2 36>3# 1o b1 L.Hisle-A1 *2*:L/5 B6:P/3 C6:W>12 b D6:Do>1# E6:F/9 1 R.Chiles-A1 A7:Si *5*:F/9 C7:F/8 D7:L/4 E7:G/31 D.Ford-A1 A8:G-DP/6 B8:K *7*:W>b1 *8*:HR>b# 43>1o R.Wilfon-A1 *3*:G/43 B9:Si C9:Si>13 D9:F/7 J.Scott-A1 A1:Si *3*:Si *5*:Si D1:F/7 E1:F/8 R.Fairly-E1 H.Torres-A1 A2:F/7 B2:Do>13 C2:F/7 *7*:Si E2:E/6>23 12 A.Woods-A1 A3:F/9 B3:Do>3# C3:Si>12 D3:Si>13 E3:G/43 2# O.Velez-A1 A4:Si>12 B4:G/3>23 C4:G/63>2 D4:K *9*:W>b1 3 12 D.Ault-A1 A5:Si>2o B5:L/4 C5:IW>b1 D5:WP>3# E5:Si>12 12 23 SF/8>3 # G.Woods-A1 *2*:P/6 B6:K C6:K D6:G/63 E6:G/43>2 S.Ewing-E6 3 12 A.Ashby-A1 A7:Si *4*:L/4 *6*:P/6 *8*:Si E7:SF/8>3 # D.McKay-A1 A8:Force/ B8:K C8:G/63 D8:K E8:G/43 36>1o b1 J.Mason-A1 A9:F/9 B9:G/53 C9:Si D9:W>12 b 1 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 1 *** 0 L.Bostock 3- 3 6 Pop Out b-0 1 R.Smalley 3- 6 6 Fly Out b-0 2 R.Carew 4-10 10 6 Double b-2 2 2 B.Wynegar 4-10 3 2 Single 2-H b-1 2 1 M.Cubbage 4- 4 3 Ground Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 *** 0 J.Scott 1- 9 5 Single b-1 0 1 H.Torres 1- 3 2 3 Fly Out b-0 1 1 A.Woods 4- 5 1 Fly Out b-0 2 1 O.Velez 4- 7 2 4 Single 1-2 b-1 2 12 D.Ault 4- 9 5 Single 2-o 1-2 b-1 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 2 *** 0 L.Hisle 6- 5 3 Line Out b-0 1 R.Chiles 3- 7 6 Single b-1 1 1 D.Ford 2- 4 6 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 *** 0 G.Woods 4-10 3 Pop Out b-0 1 A.Ashby 5- 6 3 Single b-1 1 1 D.McKay 4- 3 3 Force Play 1-o b-1 2 1 J.Mason 4- 5 2 Fly Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 3 *** 0 R.Wilfong 4- 6 5 Ground Out b-0 1 L.Bostock 4- 7 6 Strike Out b-0 2 R.Smalley 5-10 5 Fly Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 *** 0 J.Scott 1- 8 2 6 Single b-1 0 1 H.Torres 5- 8 5 1 Double 1-3 b-2 0 23 A.Woods 5- 9 9 5 Double 3-H 2-H b-2 0 2 O.Velez 4- 3 5 Ground Out 2-3 b-0 1 3 D.Ault 4- 7 15 2 Line Out b-0 2 3 G.Woods 5- 7 6 Strike Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 4 *** 0 R.Carew 1- 8 5 Single b-1 0 1 B.Wynegar 3- 6 2 Fly Out b-0 1 1 M.Cubbage 4- 7 5 Strike Out b-0 2 1 L.Hisle 5- 8 2 Pop Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 *** 0 A.Ashby 2- 6 6 Line Out b-0 1 D.McKay 1- 8 3 Strike Out b-0 2 J.Mason 1-11 3 Ground Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 5 *** 0 R.Chiles 1- 5 4 Fly Out b-0 1 D.Ford 2- 7 3 Strike Out b-0 2 R.Wilfong 4-10 2 5 Single b-1 2 1 L.Bostock 2- 4 3 Fly Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 *** 0 J.Scott 3-10 5 Single b-1 0 1 H.Torres 4-11 3 Fly Out b-0 1 1 A.Woods 4- 8 4 Single 1-2 b-1 1 12 O.Velez 6- 3 5 Ground Out 2-3 1-2 b-0 2 23 D.Ault 0 Int Walk b-1 2 123 G.Woods 5- 7 3 Strike Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 6 *** 0 R.Smalley 6- 9 6 Single b-1 0 1 R.Carew 5- 5 3 Ground Out 1-2 b-0 1 2 B.Wynegar 3- 3 4 Ground Out b-0 2 2 M.Cubbage 3- 8 1 Single 2-H b-1 2 1 L.Hisle 3-10 4 Walk 1-2 b-1 2 12 R.Chiles 6- 4 1 Fly Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 *** 0 A.Ashby 2- 8 3 Pop Out b-0 1 D.McKay 1- 9 1 Ground Out b-0 2 J.Mason 4- 7 3 3 Single b-1 2 1 J.Scott 1- 3 5 Fly Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 7 *** 0 D.Ford 4- 7 6 Walk b-1 0 1 R.Wilfong 1- 6 19 3 Single 1-3 b-1 0 1 3 L.Bostock 4- 8 16 1 Single 3-H 1-3 b-1 0 1 3 1 Stolen Base 1-2 0 23 R.Smalley 3- 7 4 Strike Out b-0 1 23 R.Carew 1- 8 3 Single 3-H 2-H b-1 1 1 B.Wynegar 2-10 5 Single 1-3 b-1 SUBSTITUTE P - Mike Willis 1 1 3 M.Cubbage 1-11 1 Force Play 3-H 1-o b-1 2 1 L.Hisle 6- 6 2 Double 1-H b-2 2 2 R.Chiles 3-12 3 Line Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 *** 0 H.Torres 4- 7 1 5 Single b-1 0 1 A.Woods 4- 9 1 Single 1-3 b-2 0 23 O.Velez 1- 5 3 Strike Out b-0 1 23 D.Ault 1 Wild Pitch 3-H 2-3 1 3 D.Ault 4- 4 5 Sac Fly 3-H b-0 2 G.Woods 2- 4 5 Ground Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 8 *** 0 D.Ford 2-10 5 Home Run b-H 0 R.Wilfong 4- 3 2 Fly Out b-0 1 L.Bostock 1- 9 1 Fly Out b-0 SUBSTITUTE P - Tom Bruno 2 R.Smalley 2- 6 4 Walk b-1 2 1 R.Carew 1-10 5 Single 1-2 b-1 2 12 B.Wynegar 6- 7 16 4 Fly Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 *** 0 A.Ashby 4- 9 5 Single b-1 0 1 D.McKay 1- 7 3 Strike Out b-0 1 1 J.Mason 3- 6 4 Walk 1-2 b-1 SUBSTITUTE P - Ron Schueler SUBSTITUTE PH- Ron Fairly 1 12 R.Fairly 6- 9 3 Fly Out b-0 2 12 H.Torres 6- 5 3 1 Base Error - SS 2-3 1-2 b-1 2 123 A.Woods 5- 9 1 Ground Out b-0 [1]*** TOP OF INNING 9 *** SUBSTITUTE LF- Ron Fairly SUBSTITUTE P - Pete Vuckovich 0 M.Cubbage 6- 4 3 Foul Out b-0 1 L.Hisle 2- 3 6 Fly Out b-0 2 R.Chiles 6- 3 1 Ground Out b-0 [1]*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 *** 0 O.Velez 2- 7 6 Walk b-1 0 1 D.Ault 2- 7 8 3 Single 1-2 b-1 SUBSTITUTE PH- Sam Ewing 0 12 S.Ewing 5- 9 5 Ground Out 2-3 1-2 b-0 1 23 A.Ashby 1- 8 3 Sac Fly 3-H b-0 2 2 D.McKay 5- 9 2 Ground Out b-0