Fan reaches up high at Twins White Sox slugfest
A Minnesota Twins fan perched atop the left field foul pole watched a 19-12 Twins victory as a record crowd of nearly 47,000 looked on. Police urged him down and took him into custody.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1977
Page
4
A Minnesota Twins fan perched atop the left field foul pole watched a 19-12 Twins victory as a record crowd of nearly 47,000 looked on. Police urged him down and took him into custody.
Glenn Adams drives Minnesota to a 19-12 slugfest victory over Chicago as Rod Carew drives in six and scores five. The game, in front of 45,963, features four White Sox homers and a battery of big hits. Other AL results follow including Yankees over Red Sox, Brewers over Mariners, and Blue Jays shutout Orioles.
The Dodgers and Reds split a weekend four game set in Cincinnati with a 5-4 Reds win and a 9-3 Dodgers victory. Dodgers lead the division despite the split as fans hailed the weekend as World Series like. Dan Driessen fueled Cincinnati with three hits and a homer while Steve Garvey powered Los Angeles with two homers and strong pitching from Doug Ray.
Minnesota star Rod Carew roared to a .403 average after a six four hit game fueling talk of a 400 season. He drove in six runs in a 19 12 win over the White Sox as he eyes a sixth batting crown and possibly the major league hit record while denying pressure from the 400 chase. Carew has 114 hits, 17 doubles, 13 triples and six home runs this season with 175 total bases leading the league. Twins manager Gene Mauch praises his start and jokes about earnings.
Sunday results show Clawland 5 2 Detroit 2 3 Toronto 2 Baltimore NY 5 Boston 4 Minnesota 19 Chicago 12 Milwaukee 8 Sactie Oakland 7 3 Kansas City 3 9 California 4 4 Texas 3 3 1st game 11 innings. Tonight Baltimore at Cleveland New York at Toronto Boston at Detroit Seattle at Chicago Milwaukee at Minnesota Kansas City at California Texas at Oakland Tuesday Texas at Cleveland New York at Toronto Botton at Betrod Sectile at Chicago Milwaukee at Minnesota Kansas City at California
A crowded slate delivered wins and losses for multiple teams including Pittsburgh’s 10-2 victory over Montreal and Chicago’s 5-4 win over New York. Chicago hosts Montreal while San Francisco presses Cincinnati as Houston visits San Diego and Los Angeles travels to Atlanta in interleague play.
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