Red-hot Rod Carew smashed two triples and a single, giving him eight hits in his last 10 at bats and raising his league-leading average to .383, as the Twins defeated the Red Sox, 6-2. The Twins scored twice in the first inning on a triple by Carew, single by Lyman Bostock and two-base error by Fred Lynn, who dropped a fly by Glenn Adams. Their other runs followed in the third on triples by Carew and Bostock, a single by Larry Hisle and homer by Dan Ford. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, June      3, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Twins        2  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .317      Wynegar c             5   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Rice dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Carew 1b              4   2   3   0     0   0   .383
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Bostock cf            4   2   2   2     0   1   .337
Fisk c                4   1   1   0     0   1   .340      Adams lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .324
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Hobson 3b             4   1   2   1     0   2   .259      Hisle dh              1   1   1   1     1   0   .318
Doyle 2b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .273        Chiles ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Carbo rf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .308      Ford rf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .244
Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilfong 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .283
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wise p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     1   8             Totals               36   6  11   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 11,852
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Twins 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 1
Errors: Lynn, Smalley
Doubles: Fisk (9)
Triples: Hobson (3), Carbo (1), Carew 2 (7), Bostock (2)
Home Runs: Ford (4)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Doyle (1)
GIDP: Burleson (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley L(3-3)          2     5   4   3   1   0   0  13   4.72
Hernandez               1     2   2   2   0   0   1   5   9.35
Wise                    4     4   0   0   0   4   0  16  10.53
Murphy                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.23
Totals                  8    11   6   5   1   5   1  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(5-3)            9     9   2   2   1   8   0  37   3.55
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   8   0  37

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Lynn flied out to
center; Rice popped to shortstop; Yastrzemski lined to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew tripled to right;
Bostock singled to right [Carew scored]; Adams reached on an
error by Lynn [Bostock scored (unearned), Adams to second];
Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (third to first); Hobson singled to left; Doyle
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle walked; Ford forced Hisle (pitcher to
shortstop); Wilfong singled to right [Ford to second]; Wynegar
popped to catcher in foul territory; Smalley grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo singled; Burleson lined to second; Lynn
singled to center [Carbo to second]; Rice struck out;
Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew tripled to left; Bostock tripled to right
[Carew scored]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Adams
flied out to left; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Bostock stayed at third]; Hisle singled [Bostock scored]; Ford
homered [Hisle scored]; Wilfong popped to first; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 6.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk doubled to left; Scott struck out; Hobson
tripled to left [Fisk scored]; Doyle hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Hobson scored]; Carbo tripled; Burleson popped to first; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 4TH: WISE REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Wynegar grounded
out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (first unassisted);
Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Twins 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn struck out; Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first) [Rice to second]; Fisk was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock was called out on strikes; Adams singled to
right; Cubbage singled [Adams to second]; CHILES BATTED FOR
HISLE; Chiles flied out to left; Ford forced Cubbage (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 6.

RED SOX 6TH: CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Scott was
called out on strikes; Hobson struck out; Doyle grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong singled; Wilfong stole second; Wynegar popped
to catcher in foul territory; Smalley flied out to left; Carew
singled to left [Wilfong to third]; Bostock lined to shortstop;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Carbo reached on an error by Smalley; Burleson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Carbo out at second]; Lynn lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Adams struck out; Cubbage struck out; Chiles was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice popped to first; Yastrzemski singled to right;
Fisk lined to left; Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: MURPHY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Ford grounded out
(third to first); Wilfong flied out to left; Wynegar struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Hobson struck out; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carbo walked; Burleson forced Carbo (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 6.