An injury to Enrique Romo proved costly to the Mariners when the Twins fell on reliever Bill Laxton for two runs in the eighth inning and defeated the expansion club, 3-2. Romo was leading, 2-1, when the 30-year-old righthander from the Mexican League reinjured his hamstring muscle in pitching to Bob Randall, the Twins' first batter in the eighth. Laxton took the mound, walked Randall and then was beaten when the Twins scored twice on doubles by Craig Kusick and Lyman Bostock. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     12, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   3  9  1
Mariners     0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randall 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .176      Baez 2b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Adams dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Collins lf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .250
  Kusick ph,dh        1   1   1   1     0   0   .286      Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Stein 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .308
Bostock cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .375      Bernhardt dh          3   0   1   0     0   1   .545
Hisle lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .350      Lis 1b                2   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .333        Meyer ph,1b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .174
Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .500      Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .063
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Reynolds ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Terrell ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .357        Lopez ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .182
Pazik p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jutze c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Milbourne pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Romo p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   9   3     3   2             Totals               35   2   9   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  8,589
Left on Base: Twins 6, Mariners 8
DP: Twins 0, Mariners 3
Errors: Terrell, Reynolds
Doubles: Cubbage (2), Hisle (1), Kusick (1), Bostock (3), Stein (5), Baez (1)
Home Runs: Jutze (1)
Stolen Bases: Terrell (2), Collins (2)
Caught Stealing: Randall (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bernhardt (1)
GIDP: Cubbage (1), Terrell (4), Wynegar (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pazik                   5     5   2   2   1   3   1  21   3.60
Schueler W(1-1)         2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   5.79
Burgmeier SV(2)         2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   4   1  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Romo                    7     6   1   1   2   2   0  27   1.93
Laxton L(1-1)           0.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   4   9.00
Montague                1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.00
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   2   0  36

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Dale Ford


TWINS 1ST: Randall singled to left; Randall was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Adams flied out to center; Carew
walked; Bostock popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez flied out to center; Collins singled; Collins
stole second; Ruppert Jones flied out to right; Stein walked;
Bernhardt forced Stein (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle singled to left; Ford walked [Hisle to second];
Cubbage grounded into a double play (third to first) [Ford to
second, Hisle out at third]; Wynegar grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Lis grounded out (third to first); Stanton struck
out; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell popped to pitcher; Randall grounded out
(shortstop to first); Adams singled to right; Carew popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Jutze homered; Baez popped to shortstop; Collins
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 1.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock popped to third in foul territory; Hisle
struck out; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein flied out to center; Bernhardt struck out;
Lis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Mariners 1.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage doubled to left; Wynegar lined to right
[Cubbage to third]; Terrell singled to center [Cubbage scored];
Terrell stole second; Randall flied out to left; Adams flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Stanton flied out to center; Reynolds singled to
center; Jutze flied out to center; Baez singled to left
[Reynolds to second]; Collins singled to left [Reynolds scored,
Baez to second]; Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Bostock
grounded out (second to first); Hisle doubled to left; Ford
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: SCHUELER REPLACED PAZIK (PITCHING); Stein doubled
to left; Bernhardt out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Stein to third]; MEYER BATTED FOR LIS; Meyer struck out;
Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 1, Mariners 2.

TWINS 7TH: MEYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cubbage lined to
second; Wynegar reached on an error by Reynolds; Terrell
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze
grounded out (pitcher to first); Baez doubled to left; Collins
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 2.

TWINS 8TH: LAXTON REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Randall walked;
KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick doubled to left [Randall
scored]; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Kusick to third];
Bostock doubled to left [Kusick scored]; MONTAGUE REPLACED
LAXTON (PITCHING); Hisle flied out to right; Ford grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BURGMEIER
REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones grounded out (third
to first); Stein lined to second; Bernhardt singled to center;
Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Mariners 2.

TWINS 9TH: Cubbage singled; Wynegar grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at second]; Terrell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Stanton flied out to left; LOPEZ BATTED FOR
REYNOLDS; Lopez singled; Jutze forced Lopez (second to
shortstop) [Jutze to second (error by Terrell)]; MILBOURNE RAN
FOR JUTZE; Baez popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, Mariners 2.