Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
September 18, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1977 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 8, Texas Rangers 10

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gomez ss 4 0 0 0
  Carew ph 1 0 0 0
Norwood cf 4 2 2 3
Ford rf 4 1 3 0
Kusick 1b 3 1 0 0
Wolfe 3b 4 1 2 1
Gorinski lf 4 1 1 3
Terrell dh 4 0 0 0
Perlozzo 2b 3 1 1 0
  Bostock ph 1 0 0 0
Bulling c 3 1 1 1
  Chiles ph 1 0 0 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 5 1 2 2
  Miller pr 0 0 0 0
  Putnam 1b 0 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 2 2 0
Washington cf 5 1 2 0
Harrah 3b 3 1 1 2
Wills 2b 4 2 2 1
Bevacqua dh 3 1 1 2
Henderson rf 4 1 1 2
May lf 3 0 1 1
  Smith ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Fahey c 3 0 0 0
Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 13 10
Minnesota 000 001 0708101
Texas 100 401 31x10130
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  L (18-10) 5.2 7 6 6 2 4
  Burgmeier   1.2 6 4 4 0 2
  Johnson   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
2
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Umbarger  W (2-6) 7.2 7 4 4 0 3
  Lindblad   0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Devine  SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
1
4

  E–Gorinski (3).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Minnesota Bulling (1,off Umbarger), Texas Wills (27,off Goltz); Smith (2,off Burgmeier); Hargrove (23,off Burgmeier).  HR–Minnesota Norwood 2 (2,6th inning off Umbarger 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Umbarger 1 on, 2 out); Gorinski (3,8th inning off Lindblad 2 on, 2 out), Texas Henderson (5,4th inning off Goltz 1 on, 1 out); Hargrove (17,7th inning off Burgmeier 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Fahey (3,off Burgmeier).  SF–Bevacqua (2,off Burgmeier).  SB–Harrah (24,2nd base off Goltz/Bulling); Wills (25,2nd base off Goltz/Bulling); Miller (1,3rd base off T Johnson/Bulling).  WP–Umbarger (5).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:31.  A–10,575.
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