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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 12, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 12, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 12, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 12, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Serum |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Hinton |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 6,279 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: George Maloney 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
Rod Carew | First Baseman |
Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
Jose Morales | DH |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Bombo Rivera | Left Fielder |
Dave Edwards | Center Fielder |
Larry Wolfe | Third Baseman |
Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harry Chappas | Shortstop |
Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Lamar Johnson | DH |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Mike Colbern | Catcher |
Thad Bosley | Left Fielder |
Joe Gates | Second Baseman |
Larry Doby | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 12, 1978
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Hinton
Randall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Hinton
Carew bunts towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Hinton
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randall moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Hinton
Morales takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smalley vs. Hinton
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chappas vs. Serum
Chappas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Serum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Serum
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Serum
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Serum
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington scores. Lemon scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Serum
Soderholm strikes out. There goes Johnson. The throw from Borgmann to second, and Johnson is out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Hinton
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chappas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hinton
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Hinton
There goes Edwards. The throw from Colbern and he is safe. Edwards steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wolfe vs. Hinton
Wolfe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borgmann vs. Hinton
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. Wolfe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Hinton
Randall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Serum
Squires 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 -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Serum
Colbern is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Serum
Bosley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Serum
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Serum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hinton
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Hinton
There goes Carew. The throw from Colbern and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Hinton
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Hinton
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Hinton
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Hinton
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chappas vs. Serum
Chappas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chappas for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Serum
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Serum
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hinton
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Hinton
Wolfe bunts in front of the plate. Colbern scoops up the ball and tags Wolfe for the out. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borgmann vs. Hinton
Borgmann hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Hinton
Randall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Hinton
Carew hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Serum
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Serum
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera throws the ball in to Randall who tags Soderholm, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Serum
Squires 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
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Hinton
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Hinton
Morales is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hinton
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chappas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Serum
Colbern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosley vs. Serum
Bosley bunts towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Colbern moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gates vs. Serum
Gates hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colbern scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chappas vs. Serum
Chappas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gates moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Serum
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Washington reaches second base with a double. Gates scores. Chappas moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Serum
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Serum
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chappas scores. Washington scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Perzanowski
Stan Perzanowski now pitching.
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Hinton
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hinton
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Hinton
Wolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borgmann vs. Hinton
Borgmann hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Hinton
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hinton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Edwards moves to third. Wolfe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. Hinton
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Perzanowski
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Perzanowski
Colbern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Perzanowski
Bosley hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Hinton
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Hinton
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Hinton
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Hinton
Rivera hits a line drive into left field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Hinton
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Perzanowski
Gates is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chappas vs. Perzanowski
There goes Gates. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Gates steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chappas vs. Perzanowski
Chappas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Perzanowski
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gates moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Perzanowski
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Perzanowski
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Hinton
Wolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Hinton
Borgmann hits a fly ball into left field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Hinton
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Jackson
Darrell Jackson now pitching.
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Jackson
Squires strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Johnson
Tom Johnson now pitching.
Colbern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hinton
Kevin Bell now playing third base.
Carew hits a fly ball towards left. Bosley settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bosley. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Hinton
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Hinton
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Hinton
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chappas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/12/1978 -- Minnesota at Chicago (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Randall B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Chappas H, ss 4 1 2 0 Carew R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Washington C, rf 4 2 2 1 Ford D, rf 5 0 1 0 Lemon C, cf 4 1 1 0 Morales J, dh 3 0 0 0 Johnson L, dh 4 0 2 4 Smalley R, ss 4 0 1 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rivera B, lf 4 0 0 0 Bell K, 3b 0 0 0 0 Edwards D, cf 2 1 1 0 Squires M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Wolfe L, 3b 3 0 2 1 Colbern M, c 4 1 1 0 Borgmann G, c 4 0 0 0 Bosley T, lf 1 0 0 0 Gates J, 2b 2 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 7 1 31 6 10 6 Minnesota 010 000 000 -- 1 Chicago 200 040 00x -- 6 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Serum G (L) 4.2 9 6 6 1 3 Perzanowski S 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 Jackson D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Johnson T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hinton R (W) 9.0 7 1 1 7 2 E -- Bosley T DP -- Minnesota 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Minnesota 13, Chicago 4 2B -- Lemon C, Washington C SB -- Edwards D, Carew R, Gates J CS -- Johnson L SH -- Carew R, Wolfe L, Bosley T HBP -- by Perzanowski S (Gates J) T -- 2:28 A -- 6279
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