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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

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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

View Box Score

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.

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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.

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