The Twins broke away with three runs in the first inning, two scoring on a triple by Mike Cubbage, and defeated the Blue Jays, 4-1. After Larry Hisle doubled and Roy Smalley singled, Hisle scored as Rod Carew wiped out Smalley by grounding into a double play. Then, after a pass to Butch Wynegar and single by Lyman Bostock, Cubbage rapped his triple. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       7, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Twins        3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  2
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle lf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .300      Torres 2b,ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Smalley ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Mason ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .149
Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .340        Garcia ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Wynegar c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .319      A. Woods lf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .338
Bostock cf            4   2   3   0     0   0   .333      Velez dh              2   0   1   1     2   0   .387
Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   2     0   0   .333      Fairly rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Chiles dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Ault 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Ford rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .211      G. Woods cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Ashby c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .192
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   9   3     3   1             Totals               31   1   6   1     4   2

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 34,091
Left on Base: Twins 5, Blue Jays 7
DP: Twins 4, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Cubbage, Wilfong
Doubles: Hisle (5)
Triples: Cubbage (1), Ashby (1), A. Woods (1)
Caught Stealing: Bostock (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (4), Cubbage (3)
GIDP: Carew (2), Wynegar (3), Velez (2), Torres (3), A. Woods (5), McKay (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard W(2-1)     7     4   0   0   4   2   0  27   3.19
Burgmeier               1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.35
T. Johnson SV(4)        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.23
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   2   0  35

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan L(1-3)           9     9   4   4   3   1   0  36   5.22
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   1   0  36

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


TWINS 1ST: Hisle doubled to right; Smalley singled to right
[Hisle to third]; Carew grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Hisle scored, Smalley out at second];
Wynegar walked; Bostock singled to center [Wynegar to second];
Cubbage tripled [Wynegar scored, Bostock scored]; Chiles
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
flied out to left; A. Woods singled to left; Velez walked [A.
Woods to second]; Fairly popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford struck out; Wilfong grounded out (second to
first); Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Woods
grounded out (third to first); Ashby tripled; McKay struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley popped to shortstop; Carew flied out to left;
Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Torres struck out; Mason reached on an error by
Wilfong; A. Woods singled to right [Mason to third]; Velez
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [A. Woods
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock singled to right; Bostock was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Cubbage popped to third; Chiles
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Ault
grounded out (third to first); G. Woods popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong
popped to second; Hisle singled to left; Smalley grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby popped to catcher in foul territory; McKay
walked; Torres grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [McKay out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Wynegar singled
to center; Bostock flied out to center; Cubbage lined to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mason walked; A. Woods grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Mason out at second]; Velez walked;
Fairly singled to left [Velez to second]; Ault flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 7TH: Chiles flied out to right; Ford grounded out (second
to first); Wilfong popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: G. Woods reached on an error by Cubbage; Ashby
flied out to left; McKay grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [G. Woods out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Hisle to second]; Carew was walked intentionally;
Wynegar grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING);
Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); GARCIA BATTED FOR
MASON; Garcia lined to third; A. Woods tripled to right; Velez
singled to center [A. Woods scored]; Fairly grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 1.

TWINS 9TH: TORRES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GARCIA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Bostock singled to center; Cubbage out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bostock to second]; Chiles
grounded out (second to first) [Bostock to third]; Ford singled
to right [Bostock scored]; Wilfong lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Ault
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Woods grounded out (second
to first); Ashby flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Blue Jays 1.