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White Sox 5 @ Twins 9
Metropolitan Stadium
July 2, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox, played on July 2, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins beat the visiting White Sox with a score of 9 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJuly 2, 1978 
Visiting Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 5 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 9 H: 13 E: 3 LOB: 7
Runs: 9
Hits: 13
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherMike Marshall  
Losing PitcherRon Schueler  
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Game Winning RBIRich Chiles 

Game Info

DateJuly 2, 1978 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago White Sox 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherRon Schueler  
Home Starting PitcherDarrell Jackson  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance26,897 
Time of Game2 hours 51 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Marty Springstead
1B: Larry Barnett
2B: Jim Evans
3B: Durwood Merrill

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Alan Bannister  Second Baseman 
Ralph Garr  Left Fielder 
Lamar Johnson  First Baseman 
Wayne Nordhagen  DH 
Eric Soderholm  Third Baseman 
Chet Lemon  Center Fielder 
Claudell Washington  Right Fielder 
Bill Nahorodny  Catcher 
Don Kessinger  Shortstop 
Larry Doby  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hosken Powell  Right Fielder 
Rod Carew  First Baseman 
Mike Cubbage  Third Baseman 
Dan Ford  Center Fielder 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Rich Chiles  DH 
Willie Norwood  Left Fielder 
Larry Wolfe  Shortstop 
Rob Wilfong  Second Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

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White Sox 5 @ Twins 9
Metropolitan Stadium
July 2, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/2/1978, game 2 -- Chicago at Minnesota (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Bannister A, 2b       4  1  0  0   Powell H, rf          2  1  1  0   
Garr R, lf            5  1  2  0   Rivera B, ph-rf       1  1  0  0   
Johnson L, 1b         5  0  1  1   Carew R, 1b           4  0  1  1   
Nordhagen W, dh       4  1  2  1   Cubbage M, 3b         5  2  1  2   
Soderholm E, 3b       3  2  1  1   Ford D, cf            5  0  0  0   
Lemon C, cf           4  0  1  1   Wynegar B, c          4  3  2  0   
Washington C, rf      3  0  1  1   Chiles R, dh          3  0  2  2   
Nahorodny B, c        3  0  0  0   Morales J, ph         1  0  1  0   
Kessinger D, ss       3  0  0  0   Norwood W, lf         3  0  1  2   
                                   Wolfe L, ss           4  1  2  0   
                                   Wilfong R, 2b         3  1  2  2   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5  8  5                        35  9 13  9

Chicago          200 120 000 --  5
Minnesota        321 000 12x --  9

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Schueler R (L)*       1.0  5  5  3  1  1
Hinton R              5.1  7  2  2  1  4
LaGrow L              1.2  1  2  2  1  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jackson D             4.2  6  5  4  4  2
Marshall M (W)        4.1  2  0  0  0  3
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd

E -- Ford D, Bannister A, Carew R, Cubbage M, LaGrow L
DP -- Chicago 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, Minnesota 7
2B -- Powell H, Chiles R, Wolfe L, Wynegar B, Lemon C
3B -- Carew R
HR -- Wilfong R, Soderholm E, Cubbage M
CS -- Chiles R
SH -- Wilfong R
SF -- Nordhagen W, Washington C, Norwood W
WP -- Jackson D, Marshall M
T -- 2:51
A -- 26897

    

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