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Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota Twins

1977-06-24 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 21457 · 84°F · Wind 13 mph · 2:36

Minnesota Twins defeated Chicago White Sox 7–6. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 2nd. Tom Johnson earned the win. Larry Hisle went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	6	9
MIN	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	1		7	10

W: Tom Johnson L: Lerrin LaGrow SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Rich Garcia · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Steve Palermo · 3B: Joe Brinkman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ralph Garr	3	0	2	2	0	0
Alan Bannister	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chet Lemon	3	1	1	0	1	0
Lamar Johnson	4	1	1	1	0	3
Oscar Gamble	3	1	2	2	1	0
Royle Stillman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jorge Orta	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Soderholm	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jim Essian	3	2	1	1	0	0
Wayne Nordhagen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Zisk	1	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lyman Bostock	5	2	2	1	0	1
Jerry Terrell	2	2	1	0	0	0
Rod Carew	4	1	2	0	1	0
Larry Hisle	4	1	3	5	0	0
Dan Ford	2	0	0	0	1	1
Craig Kusick	3	1	1	1	0	1
Butch Wynegar	2	0	0	0	2	1
Roy Smalley	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Randall	4	0	1	0	0	0
Glenn Adams	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rich Chiles	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Cubbage	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Wood	5.0	9	4	3
Lerrin LaGrow	3.0	1	1	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Thormodsgard	5.1	7	2	2
Tom Burgmeier	1.0	0	1	0
Tom Johnson	2.2	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ralph Garr: S7.BX2(74)
Alan Bannister: S8
Chet Lemon: 9
Lamar Johnson: K

Bot 1

Lyman Bostock: S7
Jerry Terrell: E4/SH.1-2
Rod Carew: W.2-3;1-2
Larry Hisle: D7.3-H;2-H(UR);1-3
Dan Ford: K/C
Craig Kusick: 53
Butch Wynegar: W
Roy Smalley: 53

Top 2

Oscar Gamble: 3/G
Royle Stillman: 7
Jorge Orta: 2/FL/P

Bot 2

Bob Randall: 7
Lyman Bostock: 7
Jerry Terrell: HP
Rod Carew: S9.1-2
Larry Hisle: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Dan Ford: W
Craig Kusick: K

Top 3

Eric Soderholm: S7
Jim Essian: E6/G.1-2
Ralph Garr: S/89/PASS.2-H;1-H(UR);BX1(3)
Alan Bannister: 13
Chet Lemon: W
Lamar Johnson: K

Bot 3

Butch Wynegar: 5/L
Roy Smalley: 63
Bob Randall: S7
Lyman Bostock: K/C

Top 4

Oscar Gamble: W
Royle Stillman: 7
Jorge Orta: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Jerry Terrell: 63
Rod Carew: 4/P
Larry Hisle: S8.B-2(E8)
Dan Ford: 6/P

Top 5

Eric Soderholm: 8/L
Jim Essian: HR/7
Ralph Garr: 43
Alan Bannister: 6/P

Bot 5

Craig Kusick: HR/7
Butch Wynegar: W
Roy Smalley: 14/SH.1-2
Bob Randall: 4/P
Lyman Bostock: 43

Top 6

Chet Lemon: 9
Lamar Johnson: HR/7
Oscar Gamble: HR/9
Royle Stillman: 7
Jorge Orta: 5/FL/P

Bot 6

Jerry Terrell: S7
Rod Carew: S.1-2
Larry Hisle: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Glenn Adams: IW
Rich Chiles: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Eric Soderholm: W
Jim Essian: 3/P
Wayne Nordhagen: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Butch Wynegar: K
Roy Smalley: 8
Bob Randall: 6/L

Top 8

Alan Bannister: 43
Chet Lemon: D9
Lamar Johnson: K
Oscar Gamble: S9.2-H
Royle Stillman: 6/P

Bot 8

Lyman Bostock: HR/9
Mike Cubbage: 43
Rod Carew: 63
Larry Hisle: 3/P

Top 9

Jorge Orta: 43
Eric Soderholm: 13
Richie Zisk: K

Notes & reviews

broken bat homer
Ralph Garr homered but passed Jim Essian near 1B as Essian was returning to 1B thinking the ball might be caught and Garr was watching the ball
377' HR
385' HR
393' HR
441' HR
365' HR

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