While Vida Blue scattered eight hits to gain the victory, every batter in the Athletics' starting lineup except Marty Perez joined in the 14-hit attack that beat the Twins, 8-2. Tony Armas, who rapped a double and two singles, and Mitchell Page, who hit a homer and single, batted in two runs apiece. Blue lost his shutout in the ninth when Craig Kusick homered, Lyman Bostock tripled and Roy Smalley singled. Rod Carew had two hits in three trips to improve his average to .393. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      16, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  8  2
A's          0  0  1    1  2  0    4  0  x  -   8 14  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell 3b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Scott 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Carew 1b              3   0   2   0     1   1   .393      Perez 2b              5   1   0   0     0   1   .257
Hisle cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .265        Alexander pr,lf     0   1   0   0     1   0   .310
Kusick dh             4   1   1   1     0   2   .242      Page lf               4   2   2   2     0   1   .294
Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     1   2   .287        Newman c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bostock lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .337      McKinney 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .198
Smalley ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .231      Crawford dh           3   1   2   1     1   0   .235
Gomez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Armas cf              4   1   3   2     0   0   .241
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murray rf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .159
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .175
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     2   9             Totals               37   8  14   8     3   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 16,596
Left on Base: Twins 8, A's 8
DP: Twins 1, A's 1
Errors: Terrell, Bostock, McKinney
Doubles: Picciolo (3), Armas (4)
Triples: Bostock (7)
Home Runs: Kusick (8), Page (11)
Stolen Bases: Terrell (10), Murray (4)
Caught Stealing: Picciolo (2)
GIDP: Hisle (8), Picciolo (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(2-5)          6.1  10   5   3   2   5   0  30   4.79
Burgmeier               1.2   4   3   3   1   0   1  10   3.79
Totals                  8    14   8   6   3   5   1  40

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(8-11)            9     8   2   2   2   9   1  37   3.85
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   9   1  37

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Bill Haller


TWINS 1ST: Terrell reached on an error by McKinney; Terrell
stole second; Carew was called out on strikes; Hisle grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Terrell to third]; Ford grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott was called out on strikes; Perez flied out
to right; Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick was called out on strikes; Wynegar struck out;
Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page grounded out (second to first); McKinney
struck out; Crawford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley struck out; Gomez flied out to center;
Terrell lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas singled; Murray forced Armas (pitcher to
shortstop); Murray stole second; Picciolo doubled to left
[Murray scored]; Scott singled [Picciolo to third]; Perez lined
to right; Sanguillen popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew walked; Hisle grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; Ford was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page singled to right; McKinney popped to
pitcher; Crawford walked [Page to second]; Armas singled to left
[Page scored, Crawford to third, Armas to second (error by
Bostock)]; Murray was walked intentionally; Picciolo grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murray out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 5TH: Kusick struck out; Wynegar singled to left; Bostock
singled to left [Wynegar to second]; Smalley lined to right
[Wynegar to third]; Gomez flied to right in foul territory; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Perez
reached on an error by Terrell; Sanguillen singled [Perez to
third]; Page was called out on strikes; McKinney singled to left
[Perez scored (unearned), Sanguillen to third]; Crawford singled
[Sanguillen scored (unearned), McKinney to second]; Armas forced
Crawford (third to second); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 4.

TWINS 6TH: Terrell was called out on strikes; Carew singled to
left; Hisle was called out on strikes; Ford flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murray was called out on strikes; On a bunt
Picciolo singled to third; Picciolo was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 4.

TWINS 7TH: Kusick flied out to center; Wynegar walked; Bostock
forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); Smalley forced Bostock
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics
4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Perez struck out; Sanguillen singled to left;
BURGMEIER REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); ALEXANDER RAN FOR
SANGUILLEN; Page homered [Alexander scored]; McKinney flied out
to left; Crawford singled; Armas doubled to left [Crawford
scored]; Murray singled [Armas scored, Murray to second (on
throw to home)]; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 8.

TWINS 8TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); NEWMAN
REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING C ); Gomez lined to center; Terrell
grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Carew singled to
third; Hisle singled to left [Carew to third]; Ford grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
flied out to center; Alexander walked; Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics
8.

TWINS 9TH: Kusick homered; Wynegar was called out on strikes;
Bostock tripled to left; Smalley singled to right [Bostock
scored]; Gomez forced Smalley (shortstop to second); Terrell
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Athletics 8.