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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 21, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on September 21, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Serum |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 3,312 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Steve Palermo |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | DH |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Jim Mason | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Edwards | Left Fielder |
| Bombo Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
| Willie Norwood | DH |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Larry Wolfe | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 21, 1978
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Serum
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Serum
Wills bunts towards the mound. Serum fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Serum
There's a wild pitch. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Serum
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonds tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Serum
Zisk 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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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Matlack
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Matlack
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Matlack
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Matlack
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Serum
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Edwards. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Serum
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jorgensen vs. Serum
Jorgensen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Serum
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Matlack
Norwood hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Matlack
Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Matlack
Randall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Matlack
Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mason fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Serum
Mason hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Serum
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Serum
There goes Bonds. The throw from Borgmann and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.Ford fumbles the ball. That's an error on Ford. Bonds goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Serum
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Serum
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Serum
Zisk takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Serum
Sundberg hits a line drive towards third. Wolfe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Matlack
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Matlack
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Matlack
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mason fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Serum
Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Serum
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Serum
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mason vs. Serum
Mason 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 4
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Matlack
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Matlack
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Matlack
Norwood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Norwood reaches second base with a double. Carew goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Matlack
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Matlack
Randall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Serum
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Serum
Wills bunts in front of the plate. Borgmann fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Serum
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Serum
The umpire calls a balk on Serum Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Serum
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Serum
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Matlack
Wolfe strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Matlack
Borgmann is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Matlack
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Serum
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Serum
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Serum
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Serum
Mason hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Matlack
Rivera is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Matlack
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Matlack
There's a wild pitch. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Matlack
Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norwood vs. Matlack
Norwood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. Norwood reaches third base with a triple. Carew scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Matlack
Smalley hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Serum
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Serum
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Serum
Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Matlack
Randall hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Matlack
Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mason fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Matlack
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Serum
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Serum
Bert Campaneris pinch runs for Richie Zisk.
Sundberg bunts towards the mound. Serum fields it and throws to first for the out. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Serum
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jorgensen vs. Serum
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Campaneris scores. Beniquez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Serum
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Serum
Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Jim Mason.
Grubb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ford. Grubb reaches second base with a double. Beniquez scores. Jorgensen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Perzanowski
Stan Perzanowski now pitching.
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Matlack
Johnny Grubb now playing right field. Nelson Norman now playing third base.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Matlack
Rivera is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Matlack
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Perzanowski
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Perzanowski
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Perzanowski
Pat Putnam pinch hits for Bert Campaneris.
Putnam 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 9
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Rangers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Matlack
Ford hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Beniquez chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Wills. Wills fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Wills. Ford moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Matlack
Norwood hits a popup towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Matlack
Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Matlack
Randall hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1978 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 3 3 1 0 Edwards D, lf 4 0 0 0
Norman N, 3b 0 0 0 0 Rivera B, rf 3 0 0 0
Wills B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Carew R, 1b 3 2 1 0
Oliver A, lf 4 0 1 2 Ford D, cf 4 1 1 0
Zisk R, dh 3 0 1 0 Norwood W, dh 4 0 2 2
Campaneris B, pr 0 1 0 0 Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0
Putnam P, ph 1 0 0 0 Randall B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 0 Wolfe L, 3b 3 0 0 0
Beniquez J, cf 4 1 2 0 Borgmann G, c 3 0 0 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 4 1 1 1
Harrah T, ss 4 0 1 0
Mason J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Grubb J, ph-rf 1 0 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 10 5 32 3 5 2
Texas 101 010 030 -- 6
Minnesota 000 101 001 -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W) 9.0 5 3 2 2 5
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Serum G (L) 7.2 10 6 6 3 2
Perzanowski S 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Borgmann G, Ford D, Wills B
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Texas 7, Minnesota 4
2B -- Sundberg J, Norwood W, Grubb J
3B -- Norwood W, Ford D
SB -- Bonds B
SH -- Wills B 2, Sundberg J
SF -- Oliver A
WP -- Serum G, Matlack J
Balk -- Serum G
T -- 2:25
A -- 3312
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