Allowing only five singles, Geoff Zahn pitched the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Yankees. After Reggie Jackson bunted safely and Lou Piniella beat out infield hit in the second inning, Zahn retired 19 straight batters before the Yanks scored in the eighth on singles by Cliff Johnson and Paul Blair and a double by Bucky Dent. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     29, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  0
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   3  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Smalley ss            4   1   2   0     0   1   .274
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .371
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Ford cf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .314
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Wynegar c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .234
Piniella lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Cubbage 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Adams dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .164
Johnson dh            3   1   1   0     0   1   .163      Powell rf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .220
Blair cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .400      Randall 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .309
Dent ss               3   0   1   1     0   0   .254      Norwood lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     0   5             Totals               28   3   7   3     0   4

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 10,543
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Twins 3
DP: Yankees 0, Twins 1
Doubles: Dent (3), Smalley (4), Ford (6), Powell (4), Randall (5)
Caught Stealing: Norwood (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (1), Cubbage (1)
GIDP: Chambliss (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(1-2)           8     7   3   3   0   4   0  30   3.07
Totals                  8     7   3   3   0   4   0  30

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(2-0)             9     5   1   1   0   5   0  31   3.13
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   5   0  31

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph was called out on strikes; Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Munson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Smalley doubled to right; Carew out on a sacrifice
bunt (second to first) [Smalley to third]; Ford grounded out
(second to first) [Smalley scored]; Wynegar grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

YANKEES 2ND: On a bunt Jackson singled to third; Piniella
singled to shortstop [Jackson to second]; Chambliss grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson to
third, Piniella out at second]; Johnson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage popped to third in foul territory; Adams
grounded out (first unassisted); Powell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent flied
out to left; Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Randall flied out to center; Norwood struck out;
Smalley singled to left; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles made an out to shortstop; Munson flied out
to right; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Ford doubled to left; Wynegar flied out to center;
Cubbage popped to first; Adams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Twins 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss struck out; Johnson popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Powell doubled to right; Randall flied out to right;
Norwood reached on a fielder's choice [Powell out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Norwood was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins
1.

YANKEES 6TH: Blair grounded out (third to first); Dent grounded
out (shortstop to first); Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley flied out to left; Carew flied out to center;
Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles lined to right; Munson grounded out (third
to first); Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar singled to center; Cubbage out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Wynegar to second]; Adams grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Wynegar to third]; Powell singled to center
[Wynegar scored]; Randall doubled to left [Powell scored];
Norwood flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Twins 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
made an out to catcher; Johnson singled to left; Blair singled
to left [Johnson to second]; Dent doubled to left [Johnson
scored, Blair to third]; Randolph grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley struck out; Carew grounded out (second to
first); Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Twins 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
lined to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Twins 3.