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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 7, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 7, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 21,801 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Jim Evans |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Norris | Center Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Bruce Bochte | Left Fielder |
| Bill Melton | DH |
| Ron Pruitt | Right Fielder |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Adams | Left Fielder |
| Rich Chiles | DH |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 7, 1977
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Goltz
Norris strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Goltz
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Goltz
Bell hits a popup towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Eckersley
Smalley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Eckersley
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Eckersley
Wynegar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Goltz
Thornton hits a line drive towards third. Cubbage reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Goltz
Bochte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Goltz
Melton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Goltz
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Eckersley
Bostock hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Eckersley
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiles vs. Eckersley
Chiles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Eckersley
Cubbage hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Eckersley
Ford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Goltz
Kendall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Goltz
Duffy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Goltz
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuiper vs. Goltz
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Eckersley
Randall hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Eckersley
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Eckersley
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Carew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Eckersley
Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Eckersley
Bostock hits a line drive into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Goltz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Goltz
Thornton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Goltz
Bochte 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 4
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Eckersley
Adams hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Eckersley
Chiles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Eckersley
Cubbage hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Eckersley
Ford is hit by the pitch. Chiles moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Eckersley
Randall strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Goltz
Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Goltz
Pruitt takes first base on ball four. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Goltz
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Goltz fields it and throws to third for the out. Pruitt moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Goltz
Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norris vs. Goltz
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. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Eckersley
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Eckersley
Carew bunts towards the mound. Eckersley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Eckersley
There goes Carew. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Eckersley
Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bostock vs. Eckersley
Bostock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Eckersley
There goes Bostock. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Bostock steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Eckersley
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiles vs. Eckersley
Chiles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Goltz
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Goltz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Goltz
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Eckersley
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Eckersley
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cubbage tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Eckersley
Randall hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Eckersley
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Goltz
Bochte is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Goltz
Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Goltz
Pruitt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Monge
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Monge
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy misplays the ball. That's an error on Duffy. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. Monge
Bostock bunts towards the mound. Monge fields it and throws to first for the out. Carew moves to third. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gorinski vs. Monge
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kusick vs. Monge
Craig Kusick pinch hits for Rich Chiles.
Kusick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cubbage vs. Monge
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Monge
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Goltz
Bob Gorinski now playing left field.
Kendall hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Goltz
Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Frank Duffy.
There's a wild pitch. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Goltz
Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Goltz
Norris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Goltz
Kuiper hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bostock. Kuiper reaches second base with a double. Kendall scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Goltz
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Kern
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. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Kern
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Kern
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. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Kern
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. Kern
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. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gorinski vs. Kern
Gorinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynegar scores. Bostock moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kusick vs. Kern
Kusick strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cubbage vs. Kern
Cubbage is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Goltz
Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Goltz
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. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Goltz
Melton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1977 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Norris J, cf 4 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 5 1 1 0
Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 1 1 Carew R, 1b 5 4 4 1
Bell B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wynegar B, c 4 2 1 1
Thornton A, 1b 3 0 1 0 Bostock L, cf 4 0 2 2
Bochte B, lf 3 0 0 0 Adams G, lf 2 1 1 0
Melton B, dh 4 0 1 0 Gorinski B, ph-lf 2 0 1 1
Pruitt R, rf 2 0 0 0 Chiles R, dh 3 0 1 0
Kendall F, c 3 1 1 0 Kusick C, ph 1 1 0 0
Duffy F, ss 2 0 0 0 Cubbage M, 3b 5 2 3 5
Blanks L, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Ford D, rf 2 0 0 1
Randall B, 2b 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 5 1 37 11 14 11
Cleveland 000 000 010 -- 1
Minnesota 021 011 33x -- 11
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (L) 6.0 8 5 5 1 2
Monge S 1.0 2 3 0 1 0
Kern J 1.0 4 3 3 1 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz D (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 7
E -- Duffy F
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Minnesota 8
2B -- Carew R 3, Cubbage M, Kuiper D, Bostock L
3B -- Norris J, Cubbage M
HR -- Cubbage M
SB -- Carew R, Bostock L
SH -- Bostock L
SF -- Ford D
HBP -- by Goltz D (Thornton A), by Eckersley D (Ford D)
WP -- Goltz D
T -- 2:27
A -- 21801
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