New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
September 3, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 3 1 1 0
  Blair cf 2 1 2 0
Nettles 3b 5 0 1 0
White lf 5 1 0 1
Jackson dh 4 0 1 2
Chambliss 1b 4 2 2 0
Piniella rf 4 2 2 2
Johnson c 2 0 1 1
Randolph 2b 3 0 0 1
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 4 1 1 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 3 3 3
Hisle cf 4 0 0 0
Bostock lf 3 0 1 1
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Adams dh 3 0 1 0
Ford rf 4 0 1 0
Randall 2b 2 0 1 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
  Terrell 2b 0 0 0 0
  Chiles ph 1 0 0 0
Schueler p 0 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson T. p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson D. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
New York 100 202 2007100
Minnesota 100 100 020481
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  W (13-9) 9.0 8 4 4 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Schueler  L (7-7) 4.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Shellenback   2.2 4 4 2 1 2
  Johnson T.   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Johnson D.   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
3
5

  E–Cubbage (16).  2B–New York Jackson (34,off Shellenback), Minnesota Cubbage (15,off Figueroa).  3B–Minnesota Bostock (12,off Figueroa); Ford (6,off Figueroa).  HR–New York Piniella (9,6th inning off Shellenback 1 on, 1 out), Minnesota Carew 2 (14,1st inning off Figueroa 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Figueroa 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Randolph (6,off Schueler).  HBP–Johnson (4,by D Johnson); Bostock (6,by Figueroa).  CS–Johnson (1,Home by Schueler/Wynegar); Adams (2,2nd base by Figueroa/Johnson).  SB–Carew (19,2nd base off Figueroa/Johnson).  HBP–Figueroa (3,Bostock); D Johnson (5,Johnson).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:47.  A–25,465.
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