Dave Goltz gained his 20th victory and Rod Carew rapped three hits in four trips to capture his sixth batting title with a .388 average as the Twins defeated the Brewers, 6-2. Carew also drove in his 100th run of the season, a personal career high. Carew's average was the highest in the major leagues since Ted Williams also hit .388 for the Red Sox in 1957. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Sunday, October   2, 1977 (Day game) at County Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  1  1    0  3  0  -   6 10  1
Brewers      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock lf            4   0   0   1     0   1   .336      Cooper 1b             4   1   4   0     0   0   .300
Perlozzo 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .292        Davis pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Carew 1b              4   2   3   1     1   0   .388      Joshua cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Ford rf               5   1   1   1     0   2   .267      Lezcano rf            2   1   1   1     2   0   .273
Hisle cf              2   1   2   1     2   0   .302      Money 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .279
Kusick dh             3   0   0   1     0   0   .254      Bando dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Wolfe 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Gomez ss              4   1   2   1     0   0   .246      Gantner 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Borgmann c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Wohlford lf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
                                                            Moore c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
                                                          Haney c               2   0   1   0     0   1   .228
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph,lf,1b1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
                                                          Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  10   6     4   4             Totals               31   2   7   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  4,394
Left on Base: Twins 7, Brewers 6
DP: Twins 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Gomez, Haney
Doubles: Hisle (36), Cooper (31)
Triples: Perlozzo (2), Ford (7)
Home Runs: Lezcano (21)
Stolen Bases: Carew (23), Hisle (21), Cooper (13)
Caught Stealing: Lezcano (5), Wohlford (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Bostock (8), Kusick (4), Money (6)
GIDP: Kusick (14), Yount (11)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(20-11)          9     7   2   2   3   5   1  35   3.36
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   5   1  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers L(4-12)         7    10   6   6   2   4   0  32   5.25
Rodriguez               2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   4.35
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   4   0  40

Wild Pitches: Travers (11), Rodriguez (1)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Bill Deegan


TWINS 1ST: Bostock flied out to left; Perlozzo popped to
shortstop; On a bunt Carew singled to third; Ford struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: On a bunt Cooper singled; Cooper stole second;
Joshua grounded out (second to first) [Cooper to third]; Lezcano
walked; Money popped out on a sacrifice fly to shortstop [Cooper
scored]; Lezcano was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle doubled to center; Kusick grounded out (pitcher
to first); Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
singled to left [Hisle scored]; Borgmann popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Bando popped to third in foul territory; Yount
flied out to right; Gantner grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock struck out; Perlozzo flied out to right;
Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Wohlford walked; Wohlford was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Haney struck out; Cooper doubled
to center; Joshua was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 1.

TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Hisle walked;
Kusick grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Hisle out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano homered; Money flied out to left; Bando
lined to third; Yount flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Brewers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
singled to right; Borgmann singled to right [Gomez to third];
Bostock hit a sacrifice fly to left [Gomez scored, Borgmann to
second]; Perlozzo grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Gantner flied out to center; Wohlford grounded out
(third to first); Haney singled to center; Cooper singled to
center [Haney to third]; Joshua forced Cooper (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew singled to right; Carew stole second; Travers
threw a wild pitch [Carew to third]; Ford struck out; Hisle
walked; Kusick hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carew scored];
Hisle stole second [Hisle to third (error by Haney)]; Wolfe
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Lezcano walked; Money singled to right [Lezcano to
third]; Bando popped to first in foul territory; Yount grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Money out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 2.

TWINS 7TH: Gomez popped to pitcher; Borgmann was called out on
strikes; Bostock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Gantner was called out on strikes; QUIRK BATTED FOR
WOHLFORD; Quirk struck out; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR HANEY;
Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Brewers 2.

TWINS 8TH: MOORE REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING C ); KIRKPATRICK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Perlozzo tripled to left; Carew singled to
center [Perlozzo scored]; Ford tripled to center [Carew scored];
Hisle singled to center [Ford scored]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED
TRAVERS (PITCHING); Rodriguez threw a wild pitch [Hisle to
second]; Kusick popped to shortstop; Wolfe popped to shortstop;
Gomez popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: On a bunt Cooper singled; DAVIS RAN FOR COOPER;
Joshua grounded out (first unassisted) [Davis to second];
Lezcano popped to shortstop; Money grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Brewers 2.

TWINS 9TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KIRKPATRICK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Borgmann grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Perlozzo
walked; Carew walked [Perlozzo to second]; Ford flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Bando flied out to right; Yount reached on an error
by Gomez; Gantner forced Yount (second to shortstop); Moore
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Brewers 2.