Don Gullett, who had been on the disabled list with a bad shoulder, allowed only three hits in his first start since July 30 and pitched the Yankees to a 4-0 victory over the Twins. The Yankees' runs came on a grand slam by Cliff Johnson, who smashed his homer off Geoff Zahn in the first inning after Thurman Munson doubled and Graig Nettles and Lou Piniella walked. Rod Carew had two of the Twins' hits. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 4, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .328      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   3   .230
Nettles 3b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .251      Carew 1b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .380
Munson c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .293      Hisle cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Piniella rf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .339      Ford rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Johnson dh            4   1   1   4     0   0   .296      Kusick dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .294      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Gorinski lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Terrell 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   7   4     3   1             Totals               29   0   3   0     1   6

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance: 29,969
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Twins 3
DP: Yankees 1, Twins 2
Errors: Zahn
Doubles: Munson (21), Randolph (26)
Home Runs: Johnson (9)
GIDP: Piniella (8), White (9), Hisle (11)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(11-3)         9     3   0   0   1   6   0  30   3.68
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   6   0  30

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(11-11)           9     7   4   4   3   1   1  35   4.71
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   1   1  35

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
walked; Munson doubled [Nettles to third]; Piniella walked;
Johnson homered [Nettles scored, Munson scored, Piniella
scored]; Chambliss flied out to right; White singled to right;
Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Smalley struck out; Carew walked; Hisle lined to
shortstop; Ford forced Carew (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Dent flied out to center; Rivers flied out to left;
Nettles walked; Munson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (third to first); Wynegar popped
to third in foul territory; Gorinski flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (second to first); Terrell
struck out; Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (third to first); Randolph
doubled to left; Dent flied out to center; Rivers flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to center; Hisle grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Carew out at second]; Ford
singled to left; Kusick made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to center; Munson singled to
left; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar popped to second; Gorinski struck out;
Randall made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Twins 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Johnson grounded out (catcher unassisted);
Chambliss singled to center; White grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Terrell lined to center; Smalley was called out on
strikes; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Dent flied
out to center; Rivers grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford lined
to left; Kusick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Twins 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
flied to right in foul territory; Piniella grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar popped to catcher in foul territory; Gorinski
grounded out (third to first); Randall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss singled to center; Chambliss was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Zahn [Chambliss to second]; White flied
out to left; Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Smalley struck
out; Carew singled; Hisle flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 0.