Indians @ Twins
August 7, 1977

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Top 9 R H E
Indians 1 5 1
Twins 11 14 0
Top 9 R H E
Indians 1 5 1
Twins 11 14 0

Bill Melton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .261
OBP .333 .350
At Bats 3 88
Hits 1 23
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 10

Dave Goltz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 6 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 7, 1977
Out
Dave Goltz
Butch Wynegar
Rod Carew
Bob Randall
Mike Cubbage
Roy Smalley
Bob Gorinski
Lyman Bostock
Dan Ford
Bill Melton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 1 5 1 5
Minnesota Twins 11 14 0 8
Winning Pitcher Dave Goltz
Losing Pitcher Dennis Eckersley
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mike Cubbage
Attendance 21,801
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Melton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cubbage is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Kusick strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gorinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynegar scores. Bostock moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bostock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norris. Bostock reaches second base with a double. Carew scores. Wynegar moves to third.
Bottom 8 Wynegar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Carew hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Norris. Carew reaches second base with a double. Smalley goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Larvell Blanks now playing shortstop. Jim Kern now pitching. Randall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randall for the out.
Top 8 Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kuiper hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bostock. Kuiper reaches second base with a double. Kendall scores.
Top 8 Norris is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Frank Duffy. There's a wild pitch. Kendall moves to second.
Top 8 Bob Gorinski now playing left field. Kendall hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cubbage hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Norris. Cubbage reaches second base with a double. Carew scores. Wynegar scores. Kusick goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Craig Kusick pinch hits for Rich Chiles. Kusick is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Bob Gorinski pinch hits for Glenn Adams. Gorinski hits a fly ball into right field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bostock bunts towards the mound. Monge fields it and throws to first for the out. Carew moves to third. Wynegar moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy misplays the ball. That's an error on Duffy.
Bottom 7 Sid Monge now pitching. Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Carew reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Pruitt strikes out.
Top 7 Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bochte is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Randall hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cubbage tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Cubbage hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Norris, who is chasing the ball. Cubbage reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out.
Bottom 5 Chiles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Bostock. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Bostock steals second.
Bottom 5 Bostock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew scores.
Bottom 5 Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Carew. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Carew steals second.
Bottom 5 Carew bunts towards the mound. Eckersley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Goltz fields it and throws to third for the out. Pruitt moves to second.
Top 5 Pruitt takes first base on ball four. Melton moves to second.
Top 5 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Randall strikes out.
Bottom 4 Ford is hit by the pitch. Chiles moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cubbage hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Chiles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Adams hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Thornton is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bostock hits a line drive into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew scores.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Carew reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Randall hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Norris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Norris reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Duffy is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Kendall is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Ford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cubbage hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Chiles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bostock hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Melton is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bochte takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Thornton hits a line drive towards third. Cubbage reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynegar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smalley is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Bell hits a popup towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Norris strikes out.