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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 21, 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 August 21, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 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 | August 21, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Geoff Zahn |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 23,333 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Don Denkinger |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Left Fielder |
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Andres Mora | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Ken Rudolph | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Bob Gorinski | Right Fielder |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Lyman Bostock | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Terrell | Third Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 21, 1977
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Zahn
Bumbry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Terrell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Terrell. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Zahn
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Zahn
Maddox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Zahn
Singleton hits a fly ball into right field. Gorinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Zahn
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. May
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. May
Randall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. May
Carew strikes out. There goes Randall. The throw from Rudolph to Belanger, and Randall is out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Zahn
Mora strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Zahn
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bostock who is chasing the ball. DeCinces reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dauer vs. Zahn
Dauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Belanger vs. Zahn
Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeCinces scores. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudolph vs. Zahn
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Zahn, and towards Terrell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Dauer moves to third. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bumbry vs. Zahn
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Zahn covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. May
Hisle is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. May
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on May. Hisle moves to third. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gorinski vs. May
Gorinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. Hisle scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. May
Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kusick scores. Gorinski moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bostock vs. May
Bostock hits a fly ball into left field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gorinski tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. May
Terrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. May
Smalley hits a line drive towards third. DeCinces catches it and throws to first to double up Terrell. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Zahn
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Zahn
Singleton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Zahn
May hits a popup towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. May
Randall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. May
Carew bunts towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. May
The ball gets by Rudolph for a passed ball. Randall moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hisle vs. May
Hisle hits a fly ball into left field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randall tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. May
Kusick hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Zahn
Mora hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Zahn
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Zahn
Dauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Zahn
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudolph vs. Zahn
Rudolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dauer scores. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bumbry vs. Zahn
Bumbry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorinski vs. May
Gorinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. May
Wynegar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. May
Bostock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. May
Terrell hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Zahn
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Zahn
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Zahn
May hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Zahn
Mora hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
DeCinces is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. May
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. May
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. May
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. May
There goes Carew. The throw from Rudolph and he is out, Dauer applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Schueler
Dauer strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Schueler
Belanger hits a popup towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Schueler
Rudolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Schueler
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schueler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. May
Pat Kelly now playing left field. Al Bumbry now playing center field.
Hisle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. May
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May juggles the ball. That's an error on May. Hisle moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gorinski vs. May
Gorinski hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. May
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hisle scores. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. McGregor
Scott McGregor now pitching.
Bostock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kusick scores. Wynegar moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terrell vs. McGregor
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields it and throws to second for the out. Wynegar scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. McGregor
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Terrell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiles vs. Martinez
Dennis Martinez now pitching. Rich Chiles pinch hits for Bob Randall.
Chiles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Martinez
Luis Gomez pinch runs for Rich Chiles.
Carew strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Schueler
Luis Gomez now playing second base.
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Schueler
Singleton hits a line drive towards first. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Schueler
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Schueler
Mora hits a fly ball into left field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Martinez
Hisle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bumbry. Hisle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Martinez
Kusick hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gorinski vs. Martinez
Gorinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hisle moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynegar vs. Martinez
Wynegar strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Schueler
DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Schueler
Tony Muser pinch hits for Rich Dauer.
Muser strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Schueler
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Crowley hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 5 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Martinez
Kiko Garcia now playing shortstop. Billy Smith now playing second base.
Bostock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Martinez
Terrell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Martinez
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Martinez
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Schueler
Eddie Murray pinch hits for Ken Rudolph.
Murray is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Schueler
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Schueler
Kelly hits a popup, foul, towards third. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1977 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, lf-cf 5 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 5 0 1 0
Maddox E, cf 3 1 1 1 Randall B, 2b 3 1 2 0
Kelly P, lf 2 0 0 0 Chiles R, ph 1 0 1 1
Singleton K, rf 4 1 1 0 Gomez L, pr-2b 1 0 0 0
May L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Carew R, 1b 3 0 1 0
Mora A, dh 4 1 2 2 Hisle L, cf 2 2 2 1
DeCinces D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Kusick C, dh 4 2 1 0
Dauer R, 2b 2 1 1 0 Gorinski B, rf 4 1 1 1
Muser T, ph 1 0 0 0 Wynegar B, c 4 1 2 2
Smith B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Bostock L, lf 3 1 2 3
Belanger M, ss 3 0 2 1 Terrell J, 3b 4 1 1 1
Crowley T, ph 1 0 0 0
Garcia K, ss 0 0 0 0
Rudolph K, c 3 0 2 1
Murray E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 5 34 9 14 9
Baltimore 110 120 000 -- 5
Minnesota 031 004 01x -- 9
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
May R (L) 5.1 9 7 3 0 2
McGregor S 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Martinez D 2.1 3 1 1 0 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn G 4.2 9 5 5 1 3
Schueler R (W) 4.1 1 0 0 1 4
E -- Terrell J, May R 2, Belanger M
DP -- Baltimore 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Baltimore 6, Minnesota 5
2B -- Hisle L
3B -- DeCinces D
HR -- Maddox E, Mora A, Bostock L
CS -- Randall B, Carew R
SH -- Carew R
SF -- Bostock L, Hisle L
HBP -- by May R (Hisle L)
PB -- Rudolph K
T -- 2:43
A -- 23333
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