A pinch-homer by Craig Kusick with two men on base climaxed a five-run rally in the sixth inning and brought the Twins an 8-5 victory over the Angels. Trailing, 4-1, the Twins had Butch Wynegar on first with two out before Larry Hisle singled and Glenn Adams doubled to drive in two runs and chase Angels' starter Wayne Simpson. Mickey Scott relieved and passed Dan Ford. Don Kirkwood then took the mound for the Angels and on his first pitch Kusick hit his deciding homer. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       22, 1977 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  5    2  0  0  -   8 10  1
Angels       2  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   5 11  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .328      Flores cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .345
Smalley ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .195      Remy 2b               3   2   2   0     2   0   .287
Carew 1b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .367      Solaita dh            5   0   2   1     0   1   .250
Wynegar c             4   1   0   0     1   0   .297      Rudi lf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .259
Hisle rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .315      Bonds rf              4   2   2   1     1   0   .274
Adams lf              4   1   2   3     0   1   .294      Chalk 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .333
Chiles dh             2   1   2   0     0   0   .292      Aikens 1b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .385
  Ford ph,dh          1   1   0   0     1   1   .235        Ramirez pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cubbage 3b            2   0   1   1     0   0   .289        Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Kusick ph           1   1   1   3     0   0   .288      Grich ss              2   0   0   0     2   1   .267
  Terrell 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .296        Guerrero ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hampton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  D. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson ph,1b       1   0   0   1     0   0   .250
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  10   8     2   4             Totals               34   5  11   5     7   5

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 21,048
Left on Base: Twins 5, Angels 9
DP: Twins 3, Angels 0
Errors: Wilfong, Remy
Doubles: Bostock (10), Cubbage (7), Adams (2), Remy (7)
Triples: Bonds (3)
Home Runs: Kusick (3)
Stolen Bases: Flores (2), Bonds (12)
Caught Stealing: Aikens 2 (2), Flores (3)
GIDP: Humphrey (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern                 4     5   3   2   3   2   0  17   5.68
D. Johnson              1     3   1   1   2   1   0   7   4.70
T. Johnson W(4-2)       4     3   1   1   2   2   0  17   1.76
Totals                  9    11   5   4   7   5   0  41

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson                 5.2   6   4   1   0   2   0  24   4.98
Scott L(0-2)            0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   5.40
Kirkwood                0.1   3   3   3   0   0   1   4   5.74
Hartzell                3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   2.82
Totals                  9    10   8   5   2   4   1  40

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


TWINS 1ST: Bostock doubled to right; Smalley grounded out
(second to first) [Bostock to third]; Carew flied out to left;
Wynegar popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels
0.

ANGELS 1ST: Flores singled to center; Flores stole second; Remy
reached on an error by Wilfong [Flores to third]; Solaita
singled to center [Flores scored, Remy to third]; Rudi popped to
second; Bonds grounded out (third to first) [Remy scored
(unearned), Solaita to second]; Chalk popped to shortstop; 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle lined to center; Adams struck out; Chiles
singled to center; Cubbage doubled to right [Chiles scored];
Wilfong flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens walked; Aikens was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Grich walked; Humphrey grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grich out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock flied out to left; Smalley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Flores walked; Remy singled to right [Flores to
second]; Solaita struck out; Rudi lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Flores out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar popped to second; Hisle flied out to right;
Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Bonds tripled; Chalk flied out to center; Aikens
singled to left [Bonds scored]; Grich struck out while Aikens
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.

TWINS 5TH: Chiles singled to left; Cubbage flied out to center;
Wilfong struck out; Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: D. JOHNSON REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Humphrey
popped to first; Flores singled to left; Flores was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Remy walked; Solaita
singled to right [Remy to third]; Rudi singled to left [Remy
scored, Solaita to second]; Bonds walked [Solaita to third, Rudi
to second]; Chalk struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 4.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley flied out to right; Carew reached on an error
by Remy; Wynegar forced Carew (second to shortstop); Hisle
singled to left [Wynegar to third]; Adams doubled to right
[Wynegar scored (unearned), Hisle scored (unearned)]; SCOTT
REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); FORD BATTED FOR CHILES; Ford
walked; KIRKWOOD REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); KUSICK BATTED FOR
CUBBAGE; Kusick homered [Adams scored (unearned), Ford scored];
Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 5 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 4.

ANGELS 6TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); TERRELL REPLACED
KUSICK (PLAYING 3B); T. JOHNSON REPLACED D. JOHNSON (PITCHING);
Aikens flied out to left; Grich grounded out (pitcher to first);
GUERRERO BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Guerrero grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Angels 4.

TWINS 7TH: HAMPTON REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING C ); Bostock
singled to center; Smalley singled to left [Bostock to third];
HARTZELL REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Smalley to second]; Wynegar was walked
intentionally; Hisle forced Wynegar (shortstop to second)
[Bostock scored, Smalley to third]; Adams singled to left
[Smalley scored, Hisle to second]; Ford struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
doubled; Solaita lined to third; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 4.

TWINS 8TH: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong
struck out; Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 8, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second; Chalk was
called out on strikes; Aikens singled to right [Bonds to third];
RAMIREZ RAN FOR AIKENS; Grich walked [Ramirez to second];
JACKSON BATTED FOR HAMPTON; Jackson forced Grich (third to
second) [Bonds scored, Ramirez to third]; Flores grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Angels 5.

TWINS 9TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ETCHEBARREN
REPLACED RAMIREZ (PLAYING C ); Smalley grounded out (shortstop
to first); Carew grounded out (second to first); Wynegar
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
8, Angels 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Remy walked; Solaita flied out to left; Rudi struck
out; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8,
Angels 5.