Starting with a three-run homer by Chris Chambliss in the first inning, the Yankees proceeded to trounce the Twins, 11-1, for their 15th victory in 17 games. Graig Nettles drove in the next two runs with a single in the fourth. After Roy White singled in the sixth, Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers followed with homers on consecutive pitches.

Rivers' hit was his eighth straight over two games before his streak ended with a strikeout in the eighth. However, the Yankees counted three times in that frame on a homer by White and bases-loaded single by Reggie Jackson. Catfish Hunter held the Twins to four hits with their only run coming in the first inning on a triple by Lyman Bostock and sacrifice fly by Roy Smalley. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 11, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    24, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Yankees      3  0  0    2  0  3    0  3  x  -  11 13  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock lf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .335      Rivers cf             4   2   3   1     0   1   .330
Smalley ss            3   0   0   1     0   0   .242      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   2     1   1   .247
Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .378      Munson c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Jackson dh            4   1   1   2     1   0   .288
Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Chambliss 1b          5   1   1   3     0   0   .295
Hisle cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .295      Piniella rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .330
Chiles rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      White lf              3   3   3   1     1   0   .290
Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Randolph 2b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .286
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Dent ss               4   3   3   2     0   0   .264
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     3   2             Totals               36  11  13  11     4   3

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 26,676
Left on Base: Twins 6, Yankees 6
DP: Twins 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Chambliss
Doubles: Chiles (11), Rivers (15)
Triples: Bostock (11)
Home Runs: Chambliss (15), Dent (8), Rivers (9), White (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (4)
GIDP: Smalley (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(5-9)          1     2   3   3   3   0   1   8   5.28
Burgmeier               5.2   7   5   5   0   2   2  24   4.52
Carrithers              1.1   4   3   3   1   1   1   9  11.88
Totals                  8    13  11  11   4   3   4  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(9-7)           9     4   1   1   3   2   0  34   4.41
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Carrithers (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Bostock tripled to right; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Bostock scored]; Carew singled to left; Wynegar flied
out to center; Adams forced Carew (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers doubled to center; Nettles popped to second;
Munson flied out to center; Jackson walked; Chambliss homered
[Rivers scored, Jackson scored]; Piniella flied out to center; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 3.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle struck out; Chiles doubled; Cubbage popped to
shortstop; Randall flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 2ND: White walked; Randolph walked [White to second];
BURGMEIER REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Dent popped to shortstop;
Rivers singled [White to third, Randolph to second]; Nettles
struck out; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 3.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock reached on an error by Chambliss; Smalley
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Bostock out at
second]; Carew popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Piniella grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 3.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar flied out to right; Adams flied out to
center; Hisle popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: White singled to right; Randolph popped to second;
Dent singled to right [White to second]; Rivers out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [White to third, Dent to
second]; Nettles singled [White scored, Dent scored]; Munson
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 5.

TWINS 5TH: Chiles popped to third; Cubbage singled to right;
Randall flied out to left; Bostock walked [Cubbage to second];
Smalley forced Bostock (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 5.

TWINS 6TH: Carew popped to third in foul territory; Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); Adams grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: White singled; Randolph was called out on strikes;
Dent homered [White scored]; Rivers homered; Nettles lined to
shortstop; Munson flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 8.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle walked; Chiles popped to shortstop; Cubbage
popped to second; Randall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson flied out to right; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); CARRITHERS REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING);
Piniella lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees
8.

TWINS 8TH: Bostock flied out to left; Smalley grounded out
(first to pitcher); Carew walked; Wynegar lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 8TH: White homered; Randolph singled to left; Dent
singled to left [Randolph to second]; Carrithers threw a wild
pitch [Randolph to third, Dent to second]; Rivers struck out;
Nettles walked; Munson flied out to right; Jackson singled to
left [Randolph scored, Dent scored, Nettles to second];
Chambliss flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 11.

TWINS 9TH: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle popped
to shortstop; Chiles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 11.