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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 5, 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 September 5, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Trout |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Erickson |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 3,630 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Dale Ford |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Claudell Washington | Left Fielder |
Thad Bosley | Center Fielder |
Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Lamar Johnson | DH |
Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Greg Pryor | Second Baseman |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Larry Doby | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
Willie Norwood | Left Fielder |
Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
Jose Morales | DH |
Larry Wolfe | Third Baseman |
Bombo Rivera | Right Fielder |
Craig Kusick | First Baseman |
Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 5, 1978
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Erickson
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Erickson
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bosley for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Erickson
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
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Trout
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Trout
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Trout
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Erickson
Johnson 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Erickson
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Erickson
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Erickson
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Trout
Ford strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Trout
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morales for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Trout
Wolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Erickson
Nahorodny hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Erickson
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Erickson
Washington hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Erickson
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Erickson
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops it up and throws to first, with Erickson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Trout
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Trout
Kusick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynegar vs. Trout
Wynegar strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Trout
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Erickson
Johnson 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 -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Erickson
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Lemon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Soderholm vs. Erickson
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lemon tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Erickson
Pryor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norwood. Pryor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nahorodny vs. Erickson
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Trout
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Trout
Norwood hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Trout
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Jackson
Darrell Jackson now pitching.
Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Jackson
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosley vs. Jackson
There goes Washington. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Randall applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Jackson
Bosley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Trout
Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Trout
Wolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Trout
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Trout
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Jackson
Squires hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jackson
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Jackson
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Trout
Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Trout
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Trout
Randall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Jackson
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Jackson
Pryor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norwood. Pryor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nahorodny vs. Jackson
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Jackson
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pryor scores. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Jackson
Washington hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Trout
Norwood strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Trout
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Trout
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wolfe vs. Trout
Wolfe takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to third. Morales moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivera vs. Hinton
Rich Hinton now pitching.
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford scores. There goes Morales trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Wolfe moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kusick vs. Hinton
Kusick hits a popup towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Jackson
Hosken Powell now playing right field. Willie Norwood now playing center field. Bombo Rivera now playing left field.
Bosley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Jackson
Squires hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Jackson
Jackson fires to first and has Bosley trapped. There's the throw to Smalley who tags Bosley for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jackson
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Hinton
Wynegar strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hinton
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Hinton
Randall hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Sutton
John Sutton now pitching.
Lemon 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 -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Sutton
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Sutton
Pryor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Sutton
There's a wild pitch. Pryor moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nahorodny vs. Sutton
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Hinton
Kevin Bell now playing third base. Bob Molinaro now playing right field.
Norwood is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Hinton
Glenn Borgmann pinch hits for Hosken Powell.
Borgmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosley. Borgmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Hinton
Morales hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Molinaro. Morales reaches second base with a double. Borgmann scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wolfe vs. Hinton
Wolfe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Torrealba
Pablo Torrealba now pitching. Rob Wilfong pinch runs for Larry Wolfe.
Rivera hits a line drive into center field. Bosley picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bosley. Morales scores. Wilfong moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kusick vs. Torrealba
Kusick is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching. Rod Carew pinch hits for Butch Wynegar.
Carew strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smalley vs. LaGrow
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1978 -- Chicago at Minnesota (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Washington C, lf 3 1 1 2 Smalley R, ss 5 0 0 0 Bosley T, cf 3 0 0 0 Randall B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Squires M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Norwood W, lf-cf 4 0 0 0 Johnson L, dh 4 0 0 0 Ford D, cf 3 1 1 0 Lemon C, rf 4 1 1 0 Powell H, rf 0 0 0 0 Molinaro B, rf 0 0 0 0 Borgmann G, ph 1 1 1 0 Soderholm E, 3b 2 0 0 1 Morales J, dh 4 1 3 1 Bell K, 3b 0 0 0 0 Wolfe L, 3b 3 0 1 0 Pryor G, 2b 3 1 2 0 Wilfong R, pr 0 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 4 1 1 0 Rivera B, rf-lf 4 0 3 2 Kessinger D, ss 3 0 1 1 Kusick C, 1b 3 0 1 0 Wynegar B, c 3 0 0 0 Carew R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 4 6 4 35 3 10 3 Chicago 002 100 100 -- 4 Minnesota 000 000 102 -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Trout S (W) 6.1 5 1 1 1 4 Hinton R 2.0 4 2 2 0 3 Torrealba P* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 LaGrow L (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Erickson R (L) 4.0 4 3 3 1 1 Jackson D 4.0 2 1 1 2 1 Sutton J 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Bosley T DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Chicago 4, Minnesota 7 2B -- Pryor G 2, Borgmann G, Morales J 3B -- Lemon C HR -- Washington C CS -- Washington C, Bosley T SF -- Soderholm E WP -- Sutton J T -- 2:27 A -- 3630
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