Larry Hisle drove in two runs with a homer in the first inning and added two more with a single in the second as the Twins defeated the Tigers, 7-3. After Hisle singled, Rod Carew came up and was hit by a pitch thrown by Dave Roberts. Angered, Carew aimed a punch at the Tigers' pitcher, setting off a general melee. Carew was ejected by the umpires. Roberts remained on the mound and pitched to Dan Ford, who doubled, driving in two runs, before being taken out of the game. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Saturday, April 30, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 0 Twins 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 7 12 2 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .253 Bostock cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .297 Fuentes 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .342 Hisle lf 4 2 3 4 0 0 .293 Staub dh 5 0 1 1 0 0 .232 Carew 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .356 Oglivie rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 .270 Norwood pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Thompson 1b 4 1 2 1 1 1 .279 Cubbage 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .375 Stanley lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Ford rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .211 May c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .344 Kusick dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Terrell 3b,1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .229 Mankowski 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .350 Smalley ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .206 Wockenfuss ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Randall 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .174 Alvarado 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borgmann c 1 1 0 0 1 1 .217 Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wynegar ph,c 1 0 1 1 0 0 .308 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 3 12 3 2 7 Totals 30 7 12 7 2 2 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 9,596 Left on Base: Tigers 12, Twins 3 DP: Tigers 4, Twins 0 Errors: Randall, Zahn Doubles: Staub (5), Ford (3) Triples: Randall (1) Home Runs: Thompson (5), Hisle (5) Caught Stealing: Hisle (4) Sacrifice Hits: Randall (1) GIDP: Kusick (1), Bostock (3), Ford (4) Hit by Pitch: Carew (2,by Roberts) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts L(1-4) 1.2 6 6 6 2 1 1 13 5.76 Arroyo 6.1 6 1 1 0 1 0 21 2.39 Totals 8 12 7 7 2 2 1 34 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn W(4-0) 9 12 3 3 2 7 1 42 3.19 Totals 9 12 3 3 2 7 1 42 Hit by Pitch: Roberts (1) Wild Pitches: Zahn 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes singled to left; Staub doubled to right [Fuentes scored]; Oglivie walked; Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Stanley was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to right; Hisle homered [Bostock scored]; On a bunt Carew singled; Ford forced Carew (third to second); Kusick grounded into a double play (second to first) [Ford out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2. TIGERS 2ND: May struck out; Veryzer reached on an error by Randall; Mankowski singled to right [Veryzer to third]; LeFlore popped to first; Fuentes flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: Terrell singled to left; Smalley walked [Terrell to second]; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Terrell to third, Smalley to second]; Borgmann walked; Bostock struck out; Hisle singled [Terrell scored, Smalley scored, Borgmann to second]; Carew was hit by a pitch [Borgmann to third, Hisle to second]; Rod Carew ejected by HP umpire Al Clark for charging the mound and punching Dave Roberts; NORWOOD RAN FOR CAREW; Ford doubled to left [Borgmann scored, Hisle scored, Norwood to third]; ARROYO REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Kusick flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 6. TIGERS 3RD: CUBBAGE REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING 3B); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Oglivie singled to center; Thompson walked [Oglivie to second]; Stanley grounded out (second to first) [Oglivie to third, Thompson to second]; May popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 6. TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley singled to right; Randall grounded out (catcher to first) [Smalley to second]; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 6. TIGERS 4TH: Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); Mankowski flied out to left; LeFlore singled [LeFlore to second (error by Zahn)]; Zahn threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to third]; Fuentes singled [LeFlore scored]; Staub popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 6. TWINS 4TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Hisle singled; Hisle was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 6. TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie struck out; Thompson homered; Stanley flied out to center; May singled; Veryzer singled to right [May to third]; Mankowski struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 6. TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Kusick singled; Terrell lined into a double play (right to first) [Kusick out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 6. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled; Zahn threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to second]; Fuentes lined to center; Staub grounded out (catcher to first) [LeFlore to third]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 6. TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); Randall tripled to right; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Wynegar singled to right [Randall scored]; Bostock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 7. TIGERS 7TH: WYNEGAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Thompson struck out; Stanley flied out to center; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 7. TWINS 7TH: Hisle flied out to center; Cubbage singled to center; Ford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 7. TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 7. TWINS 8TH: ALVARADO REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING 3B); Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 7. TIGERS 9TH: Fuentes was called out on strikes; Staub flied out to center; Oglivie singled to left; Thompson singled to center [Oglivie to second]; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 7.

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