In his earliest departure of the season, Frank Tanana lasted only 3 2/3 innings and was charged with five runs as the Twins defeated the Angels, 8-6. The Twins rapped Tanana for two runs in the third and then sent the Angels' ace packing while scoring three times in the fourth.

Luis Gomez and Lyman Bostock hit doubles for the inning's first marker and, after the Twins loaded the bases, Butch Wynegar singled to drive in two runs. Gomez provided the deciding hit with a two-run single in the seventh. Mario Guerrero and Bobby Bonds hit homers for the Angels. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 6

Game Played on Thursday, July 7, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Angels 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 - 6 10 1 Twins 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 x - 8 13 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Guerrero dh 5 1 1 1 0 1 .308 Bostock lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .332 Remy 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .288 Ford rf 1 2 1 0 0 0 .245 Baylor lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .221 Adams rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .376 Solaita 1b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .238 Gorinski rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .151 Bonds rf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .289 Hisle cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .299 Chalk 3b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .296 Kusick 1b 2 0 0 0 3 1 .250 Mulliniks ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .257 Wynegar c 3 0 3 3 0 0 .277 Torres cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .172 Smalley ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 .229 Humphrey c 2 0 1 1 0 1 .229 Terrell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Aikens ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Carew ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .402 Hampton c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 Cubbage 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Bosley ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .476 Bulling dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ramirez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Chiles ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Etchebarren c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Gomez 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .348 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 10 6 3 8 Totals 34 8 13 8 4 5 Time of Game: 3:08 Attendance: 18,121 Left on Base: Angels 9, Twins 11 DP: Angels 1, Twins 0 Errors: Torres, Kusick Doubles: Remy 2 (11), Chalk (14), Solaita (7), Gomez 2 (3), Bostock (16) Home Runs: Guerrero (1), Bonds (16) Stolen Bases: Kusick (1) Sacrifice Flies: Solaita (2), Wynegar (4), Smalley (2) Hit by Pitch: Chalk (2,by Schueler), Ford 2 (8,by Tanana 2), Wynegar (1,by Tanana) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana L(12-6) 3.2 8 5 5 2 2 0 23 2.11 Miller 2.2 2 2 2 0 2 0 10 3.86 LaRoche 1.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 10 4.01 Totals 8 13 8 8 4 5 0 43 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schueler W(4-4) 5 5 3 3 1 4 1 23 4.92 T. Johnson SV(8) 4 5 3 3 2 4 1 19 2.83 Totals 9 10 6 6 3 8 2 42 Passed Balls: Wynegar (5) Hit by Pitch: Tanana 3 (8), Schueler (2) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz ANGELS 1ST: Guerrero struck out; Remy doubled to center; Baylor grounded out (third to first); Solaita grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to right; Ford was hit by a pitch [Bostock to second]; Hisle flied out to right; Kusick forced Ford (third to second) [Bostock to third]; Kusick stole second; Wynegar was hit by a pitch; Smalley popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 2ND: Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; Chalk was hit by a pitch; Mulliniks grounded out (pitcher to first) [Chalk to second]; Torres walked; Humphrey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Bulling grounded out (second to first); Gomez doubled to left; Bostock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 3RD: Guerrero homered; Remy flied out to left; Baylor flied out to right; Solaita reached on an error by Kusick; Bonds struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Ford singled to center; Hisle singled to left [Ford to second]; Kusick walked [Ford to third, Hisle to second]; Wynegar hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ford scored, Hisle to third]; Smalley singled to left [Hisle scored, Kusick to second]; Terrell lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Kusick out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 2. ANGELS 4TH: Chalk doubled to left; Mulliniks grounded out (second to first) [Chalk to third]; Torres popped to third; Humphrey singled [Chalk scored]; Guerrero forced Humphrey (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Bulling struck out; Gomez doubled to left; Bostock doubled to left [Gomez scored]; Ford was hit by a pitch; Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bostock to third, Ford to second]; Kusick was walked intentionally; Wynegar singled to left [Bostock scored, Ford scored, Kusick to second]; MILLER REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Smalley lined to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 5. ANGELS 5TH: Remy doubled to left; Baylor lined to center [Remy to third]; Solaita hit a sacrifice fly to center [Remy scored]; Bonds struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 5. TWINS 5TH: Terrell flied to right in foul territory; CHILES BATTED FOR BULLING; Chiles struck out; Gomez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 5. ANGELS 6TH: CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ADAMS REPLACED FORD (PLAYING RF); T. JOHNSON REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Mulliniks singled to right; Torres struck out; AIKENS BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 5. TWINS 6TH: HAMPTON REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING C ); Bostock lined to left; Adams popped to shortstop; Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 5. ANGELS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy popped to second; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 5. TWINS 7TH: Kusick struck out; Wynegar singled to right; Smalley singled to right [Wynegar to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); CAREW BATTED FOR TERRELL; Carew walked [Smalley to second]; Chiles forced Wynegar (first to catcher) [Smalley to third, Carew to second]; Gomez singled to center [Smalley scored, Carew scored, Chiles to third]; Bostock forced Gomez (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 7. ANGELS 8TH: CUBBAGE REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 3B); GORINSKI REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING RF); Solaita struck out; Bonds homered; Chalk walked; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Chalk to second]; Mulliniks walked; Torres forced Mulliniks (first to shortstop) [Chalk to third]; BOSLEY BATTED FOR HAMPTON; Bosley singled to left [Chalk scored, Torres to second]; RAMIREZ RAN FOR BOSLEY; Guerrero popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 7. TWINS 8TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED RAMIREZ (PLAYING C ); Gorinski grounded out (third to first); Hisle singled to left; Kusick walked [Hisle to second]; Wynegar singled to center [Hisle to third, Kusick to second]; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hisle scored, Kusick to third (error by Torres), Wynegar to second]; Cubbage struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 8. ANGELS 9TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Baylor singled to right; Solaita doubled to left [Baylor scored]; Bonds flied out to right [Solaita to third]; Chalk flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Twins 8.

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