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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 6, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on September 6, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 6,444 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Steve Palermo |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Claudell Washington | Center Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Second Baseman |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Ken Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyman Bostock | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
| Rich Chiles | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Adams | DH |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 6, 1977
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Goltz
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Carew. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Goltz
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Goltz
That's a stolen base and an error. Campaneris scores. Washington moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah bunts towards the mound. Goltz fields it and throws to first for the out. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bevacqua vs. Goltz
Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Washington scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Goltz
Goltz fires to first and picks off Bevacqua. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Goltz
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Blyleven
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bostock for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Blyleven
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Blyleven
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Blyleven
Hisle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Blyleven
Chiles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Chiles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Blyleven
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Goltz
Henderson 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 -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Goltz
Grieve is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove 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 2
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Blyleven
Smalley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Blyleven
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Blyleven
Randall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Blyleven
Bostock strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Goltz
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Goltz
Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah takes first base on ball four. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Goltz
Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chiles. Bevacqua reaches second base with a double. Washington scores. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Goltz
Horton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Goltz
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Blyleven
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Blyleven
Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Blyleven
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Goltz
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Goltz
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Goltz
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Blyleven
Chiles hits a line drive into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Blyleven
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Blyleven
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cubbage vs. Blyleven
Cubbage is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Blyleven
Randall is hit by the pitch. Adams moves to third. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bostock vs. Blyleven
Bostock takes first base on ball four. Adams scores. Smalley moves to third. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. Blyleven
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley scores. Randall moves to third. Bostock moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wynegar vs. Blyleven
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. Randall scores. Bostock moves to third. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hisle vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Goltz
Dan Ford now playing right field.
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Goltz
Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hisle. Bevacqua reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Goltz
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bevacqua moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg 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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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Knowles
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Knowles
Luis Gomez pinch hits for Glenn Adams.
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Knowles fields it and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Knowles
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Briles
Nelson Briles now pitching. Jerry Terrell pinch hits for Mike Cubbage.
Terrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Briles
Randall hits a line drive into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. Briles
Bostock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Goltz
Jerry Terrell now playing third base.
Henderson hits a line drive into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Goltz
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Briles
Carew hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Briles
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Briles
Hisle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Goltz
Campaneris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Goltz
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Goltz
Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Briles
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Briles
Randy Bass pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Briles
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Goltz
Horton 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 -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Goltz
Henderson 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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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Briles
Terrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Briles
Randall bunts towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. Terrell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bostock vs. Briles
Briles spins and fires to second, with Campaneris covering, and has Terrell trapped. There's the throw to Harrah who tags Terrell for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Briles
Bostock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Goltz
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Goltz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Goltz
Eddie Miller pinch runs for Mike Hargrove. Dave May pinch hits for Bert Campaneris.
May hits a fly ball into left field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Goltz
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1977 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b 3 1 0 0 Bostock L, lf 4 1 1 2
Miller E, pr 0 0 0 0 Carew R, 1b 5 0 1 1
Campaneris B, ss 4 1 1 0 Wynegar B, c 2 1 0 1
May D, ph 1 0 0 0 Hisle L, cf 4 1 1 2
Washington C, cf 5 2 3 1 Chiles R, rf 2 0 1 0
Harrah T, 3b 2 0 0 0 Ford D, rf 2 1 1 0
Bevacqua K, 2b 4 0 3 2 Adams G, dh 2 1 1 0
Horton W, dh 2 0 0 0 Gomez L, ph 0 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 0 0 Bass R, ph 1 0 0 0
Henderson K, rf 4 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 4 1 2 1
Grieve T, lf 4 0 0 0 Cubbage M, 3b 2 0 0 0
Terrell J, ph-3b 2 0 2 0
Randall B, 2b 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 3 32 7 11 7
Texas 301 000 000 -- 4
Minnesota 200 310 01x -- 7
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 3.2 6 5 5 3 3
Knowles D 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Briles N 3.1 3 1 1 0 1
Lindblad P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz D (W) 9.0 7 4 2 6 5
E -- Carew R, Randall B
LOB -- Texas 9, Minnesota 7
2B -- Chiles R, Bevacqua K 2
HR -- Hisle L, Bostock L
SB -- Campaneris B
CS -- Terrell J
SH -- Harrah T, Gomez L, Randall B
HBP -- by Blyleven B (Randall B)
T -- 2:49
A -- 6444
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