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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 28, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, played on April 28, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 28, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 28, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Thormodsgard |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 11,674 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Durwood Merrill |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Jim Spencer | DH |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Rod Carew | First Baseman |
Rich Chiles | Left Fielder |
Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
Glenn Adams | DH |
Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
Willie Norwood | Center Fielder |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 28, 1978
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Thormodsgard
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Thormodsgard
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Thormodsgard
There goes Randolph. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Randolph steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Thormodsgard
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Thormodsgard covering, for the out. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Thormodsgard
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Figueroa
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Figueroa
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Figueroa
Chiles hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Thormodsgard
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Thormodsgard
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Thormodsgard
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Thormodsgard
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dent vs. Thormodsgard
Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Thormodsgard
Randolph strikes out. There goes Spencer. The throw from Wynegar and Spencer is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Figueroa
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Figueroa
Cubbage hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Figueroa
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Figueroa
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Figueroa, and towards Dent, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Thormodsgard
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thormodsgard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Thormodsgard
Munson hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Thormodsgard
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Thormodsgard
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Figueroa
Randall hits a line drive into center field. Rivers picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rivers. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norwood vs. Figueroa
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randall moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Figueroa
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Figueroa
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chiles vs. Figueroa
Chiles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randall scores. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynegar vs. Figueroa
Wynegar hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Thormodsgard
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Thormodsgard
White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Thormodsgard
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Figueroa
Fred Stanley now playing second base.
Cubbage hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Figueroa
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Figueroa
Powell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Thormodsgard
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Thormodsgard
Thormodsgard fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Thormodsgard. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Thormodsgard
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivers vs. Thormodsgard
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dent scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Thormodsgard
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Thormodsgard
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Scarce
Mac Scarce now pitching.
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Figueroa
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Figueroa covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Figueroa
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Figueroa
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Scarce
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Scarce
White hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Scarce
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Figueroa
Carew hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Figueroa
Chiles hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Figueroa
Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Scarce
Dent hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Scarce
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Scarce
Rivers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Scarce
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Scarce
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Figueroa
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Figueroa
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Figueroa
Powell hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Scarce
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scarce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Scarce
Nettles is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Scarce
White hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Scarce
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Jim Spencer.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Figueroa
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Figueroa
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Figueroa
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Figueroa
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiles vs. Figueroa
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Scarce
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Scarce
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Scarce
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Figueroa
Wynegar hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Figueroa
Cubbage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Figueroa
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Figueroa
Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cubbage moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Figueroa
Jose Morales pinch hits for Bob Randall.
Munson fires to first, and they've got Powell trapped. There's the throw to Dent who applies the tag for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/28/1978 -- New York at Minnesota (N) New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Randolph W, 2b 2 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 0 0 Stanley F, 2b 2 0 0 0 Carew R, 1b 3 0 1 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 2 1 Chiles R, lf 4 0 1 1 Munson T, c 4 0 1 0 Wynegar B, c 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 2 0 Cubbage M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 1 0 Adams G, dh 4 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Powell H, rf 4 0 1 0 White R, lf 4 1 0 0 Randall B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Spencer J, dh 3 0 1 1 Morales J, ph 0 0 0 0 Johnson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Norwood W, cf 3 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 4 1 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 11 3 31 1 5 1 New York 020 010 000 -- 3 Minnesota 001 000 000 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Figueroa E (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Thormodsgard P (L) 4.2 10 3 3 0 3 Scarce M 4.1 1 0 0 2 1 E -- Rivers M, Thormodsgard P DP -- Minnesota 3 LOB -- New York 8, Minnesota 6 SB -- Randolph W CS -- Spencer J HBP -- by Scarce M (Nettles G) T -- 2:14 A -- 11674
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