Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
June 23, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 2, Minnesota Twins 12

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
  Mason ss 2 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 5 1 3 1
Washington lf,rf 5 0 1 0
May dh 4 0 0 0
Ellis 1b 4 0 1 0
Harrah 3b 3 0 1 0
Henderson rf 2 0 1 0
  Gray lf 2 0 0 0
Wills 2b 3 0 2 0
  Alomar 2b 1 1 1 0
Sundberg c 1 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick c 2 0 0 0
Briles p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Bostock cf 3 1 0 0
  Norwood cf 1 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 2 3 1
  Kusick 1b 1 0 0 0
Wynegar c 5 1 1 1
Adams rf 1 1 1 0
  Ford ph,rf 4 2 1 1
Hisle lf 4 2 2 2
  Gorinski lf 1 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 5 0 2 1
Chiles dh 5 1 1 3
Smalley ss 4 2 2 1
Wilfong 2b 0 0 0 0
  Randall ph,2b 3 0 2 1
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 15 11
Texas 100 000 0012112
Minnesota 620 112 00x12152
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  L (3-4) 0.2 4 6 1 1 1
  Lindblad   3.1 6 3 3 1 2
  Marshall   4.0 5 3 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
12
5
2
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (7-4) 9.0 11 2 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
11
2
0
2
7

  E–Mason (5), Wills (5), Carew (4), Goltz (3).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Texas Wills (10,off Goltz), Minnesota Chiles (8,off Briles); Carew (16,off Lindblad); Ford (7,off Lindblad); Hisle (16,off Marshall); Randall (4,off Marshall); Cubbage (11,off Marshall).  HR–Minnesota Hisle (17,4th inning off Lindblad 0 on, 1 out).  WP–Briles (2), Marshall (4).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–3:01.  A–18,060.
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