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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 31, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 31, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Redfern |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 4,535 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Al Clark |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Pat Kelly | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | DH |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Jerry Terrell | Third Baseman |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 31, 1977
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Redfern
Bumbry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Redfern
Belanger bunts towards the mound. Redfern fields it and throws to first for the out. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Redfern
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Redfern
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. May
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. May
Carew bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. May
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Redfern
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Redfern covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Redfern
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Redfern
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. May
Hisle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. May
Kusick hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. May
Terrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. May
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. Terrell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. May
Bostock hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Redfern
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Redfern
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Redfern
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. May
Wilfong hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. May
Smalley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. May
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Redfern
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Redfern
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Redfern
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Redfern
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Redfern fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. May
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. May
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. May
There goes Hisle. The throw from Dempsey and he is safe. Hisle steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. May
Kusick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terrell vs. May
Terrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hisle scores. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. May
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Redfern
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Redfern
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Redfern
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. May
Bostock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilfong vs. May
Wilfong takes first base on ball four. Bostock moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. May
Smalley bunts towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Bostock moves to third. Wilfong moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. May
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bostock scores. Wilfong moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. May
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilfong scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. May
Hisle hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Redfern
Dempsey hits a line drive towards the mound. Redfern reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Redfern
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Redfern
There goes Bumbry. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Bumbry steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Redfern
Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Redfern
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. May
Kusick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. May
Terrell bunts towards the mound. May fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. May
Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Terrell moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bostock vs. Chevez
Tony Chevez now pitching.
Bostock hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Terrell tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilfong vs. Chevez
Wilfong strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Chevez
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynegar moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Chevez
Carew hits a fly ball towards center. Bumbry settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bumbry. Wynegar scores. Smalley goes all the way around to score. Carew moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Chevez
Ford hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Redfern
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Redfern
Kelly hits a line drive into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Redfern
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Chevez
Hisle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiles vs. Chevez
Rich Chiles pinch hits for Craig Kusick.
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Chevez
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Chevez
There goes Terrell. The throw from Dempsey and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynegar vs. Chevez
Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Terrell scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Chevez
Bostock strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Redfern
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Redfern
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Redfern
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Redfern
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Martinez
Tippy Martinez now pitching. Kiko Garcia now playing shortstop.
Wilfong is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Martinez
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Martinez
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Martinez
Ford takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hisle vs. Martinez
Hisle takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to third. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gorinski vs. Martinez
Bob Gorinski pinch hits for Rich Chiles.
Gorinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Redfern
Garcia hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Redfern
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Redfern
May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Johnson
Tom Johnson now pitching.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Johnson
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Johnson
Smith strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1977 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, cf 4 0 2 0 Smalley R, ss 4 1 2 0
Belanger M, ss 2 0 0 0 Carew R, 1b 5 0 0 1
Garcia K, ss 1 0 0 0 Ford D, rf 4 0 1 1
Singleton K, rf 3 1 0 0 Hisle L, lf 4 1 2 0
May L, 1b 3 2 2 3 Kusick C, dh 2 1 1 1
Kelly P, lf 4 0 1 0 Chiles R, ph 1 0 0 0
Murray E, dh 4 0 0 0 Gorinski B, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Terrell J, 3b 4 2 3 1
Robinson B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Wynegar B, c 3 1 2 1
Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0 Bostock L, cf 3 1 1 1
Wilfong R, 2b 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 6 3 34 8 12 6
Baltimore 000 100 002 -- 3
Minnesota 000 124 10x -- 8
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
May R (L)* 5.0 8 6 5 3 5
Chevez T 2.0 3 2 1 0 2
Martinez T 1.0 1 0 0 2 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Redfern P (W) 8.1 5 3 3 2 3
Johnson T 0.2 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Bumbry A, Dempsey R
DP -- Baltimore 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Baltimore 4, Minnesota 9
HR -- May L 2, Kusick C
SB -- Hisle L, Bumbry A, Terrell J
SH -- Belanger M, Smalley R
SF -- Bostock L
T -- 2:23
A -- 4535
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