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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 3, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 3, 1978 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 3, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 3, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Sykes |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 21,227 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Bombo Rivera | Right Fielder |
Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
Jose Morales | DH |
Craig Kusick | First Baseman |
Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
Larry Wolfe | Third Baseman |
Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
Willie Norwood | Left Fielder |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Phil Mankowski | Third Baseman |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Milt May | Catcher |
Tim Corcoran | Right Fielder |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 3, 1978
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Sykes
Smalley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Sykes
Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Sykes
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Sykes
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Goltz
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Goltz
Mankowski 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Goltz
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Goltz
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Goltz
Kemp takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Goltz
May hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Sykes
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Sykes
Randall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Sykes
There goes Randall. The throw from May and he is safe. Randall steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wolfe vs. Sykes
Wolfe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randall scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borgmann vs. Sykes
Borgmann takes first base on ball four. Wolfe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norwood vs. Sykes
Norwood strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Sykes
Smalley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Smalley reaches second base with a double. Wolfe scores. Borgmann moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivera vs. Sykes
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Goltz
Corcoran strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Goltz
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Goltz
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Goltz
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field. Norwood picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Norwood. Stanley scores. Trammell moves to third. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mankowski vs. Goltz
Mankowski hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trammell tags and scores. Whitaker tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Goltz
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Goltz
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Wolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Sykes
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Sykes
Morales hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Sykes
Kusick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Goltz
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Goltz
May 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, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Goltz
Corcoran hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Sykes
Randall hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Sykes
Wolfe hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Sykes
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Sykes
Norwood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Sykes
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Goltz
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Goltz
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Goltz
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Sykes
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Sykes
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Sykes
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morales for the out. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Sykes
Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
Randall bunts towards the mound. Foucault fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wolfe vs. Foucault
Wolfe hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Foucault
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foucault fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Goltz
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mankowski for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Goltz
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Goltz
Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kemp vs. Goltz
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemp for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Foucault
Norwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley throws the ball in to Whitaker who tags Norwood trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Foucault
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Foucault
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Foucault
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Goltz
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corcoran vs. Goltz
Corcoran hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Goltz
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Goltz
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Foucault
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morales for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Foucault
Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Foucault
Randall hits a line drive towards first. Thompson catches it and steps on first to double up Kusick. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Goltz
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Goltz
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Goltz
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Goltz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Crawford
Jim Crawford now pitching.
Wolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Crawford
Borgmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Crawford
Norwood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Crawford
Smalley hits a fly ball towards right. Corcoran settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Corcoran. Borgmann goes all the way around to score. Smalley moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Crawford
There's a wild pitch. Smalley scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Crawford
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Crawford
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Goltz
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Goltz
Kemp 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, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Goltz
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops it up and throws to first, with Goltz covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Crawford
Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Crawford
There's a wild pitch. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Crawford
Kusick hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Crawford
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wolfe vs. Crawford
Wolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Goltz
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Corcoran for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Goltz
Stanley 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, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Goltz
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/3/1978 -- Minnesota at Detroit (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Smalley R, ss 5 1 2 1 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 1 1 Rivera B, rf 4 1 2 0 Mankowski P, 3b 3 0 0 1 Ford D, cf 5 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 2 0 0 0 Morales J, dh 5 0 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Kusick C, 1b 5 1 2 1 Kemp S, lf 3 0 0 0 Randall B, 2b 5 2 2 0 May M, c 4 0 1 0 Wolfe L, 3b 5 3 3 5 Corcoran T, rf 4 0 0 0 Borgmann G, c 3 1 1 0 Stanley M, cf 4 1 1 0 Norwood W, lf 4 0 2 0 Trammell A, ss 3 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 9 15 7 31 2 5 2 Minnesota 020 140 020 -- 9 Detroit 020 000 000 -- 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Goltz D (W) 9.0 5 2 1 4 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Sykes B (L) 4.2 8 5 5 1 1 Foucault S 2.1 5 2 2 0 1 Crawford J 2.0 2 2 0 1 1 E -- Norwood W, Corcoran T DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Minnesota 7, Detroit 7 2B -- Smalley R 3B -- Thompson J HR -- Wolfe L 2 SB -- Randall B SF -- Mankowski P WP -- Crawford J 2 T -- 2:21 A -- 21227
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