A single by Chris Chambliss in the ninth inning enabled the Yankees to squeak past the Twins, 3-2. Reggie Jackson beat out an infield hit to open the frame and went to second on reliever Mac Scarce's wild throw past first base. Chambliss followed with a line single to center.

The Yanks scored twice in the first on a double by Roy White, a wild pitch and singles by Jackson and Chambliss. Bucky Dent's error set up a pair of unearned Twin runs in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     30, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  5  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .324      Smalley ss            4   0   0   1     0   1   .263
White lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .189      Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .356
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .300
Jackson rf            4   2   3   1     0   1   .273      Morales dh            3   0   1   0     0   1   .357
Chambliss 1b          4   0   3   2     0   0   .292        Adams ph,dh         1   0   1   0     0   0   .177
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .200      Kusick lf             2   1   0   0     2   2   .214
Spencer dh            3   0   0   0     0   2   .240      Wolfe 3b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .265
  Johnson ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .159        Cubbage ph,3b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Randall 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .306
Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norwood rf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .320
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            1   0   0   0     2   0   .200
                                                            Wynegar ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     1   6             Totals               31   2   5   2     4   9

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 13,929
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Twins 8
DP: Yankees 0, Twins 1
Errors: Dent, Scarce
Doubles: White (1)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Norwood (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry                  6.1   3   2   0   4   7   0  27   1.50
Gossage W(1-3)          2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.50
Totals                  9     5   2   0   4   9   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson                8     6   2   2   1   6   0  30   3.86
Scarce L(0-1)           0.1   2   1   0   0   0   0   3   1.50
T. Johnson              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.15
Totals                  9     8   3   2   1   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Guidry (1), Erickson (4)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; White doubled to right; Munson
grounded out (third to first); Jackson singled to center [White
scored]; Erickson threw a wild pitch [Jackson to second];
Chambliss singled to left [Jackson scored]; Nettles struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Smalley struck out; Carew grounded out (pitcher to
first); Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer made an out to shortstop; Dent flied to
left in foul territory; Doyle grounded out (second to first);
Debut game for Brian Doyle; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Morales struck out; Kusick struck out; Wolfe singled
to right; Randall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers struck out; White made an out to third;
Munson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood struck out; Borgmann grounded out (pitcher to
first); Smalley made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson struck out; Chambliss singled to right;
Nettles walked [Chambliss to second]; Spencer struck out; Dent
forced Chambliss (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew popped to pitcher; Ford struck out; Morales
singled to right; Guidry threw a wild pitch [Morales to second];
Kusick walked; Wolfe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Doyle popped to third in foul territory; Rivers
flied out to left; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); Norwood flied
out to center; Borgmann walked; Smalley lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to center; Jackson singled to
right; Jackson stole second; Chambliss lined into a double play
(shortstop unassisted) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer
struck out; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Kusick walked; Wolfe reached on an error by Dent
[Kusick to second]; Randall singled to left [Kusick scored
(unearned), Wolfe to second]; Norwood out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Wolfe to third, Randall to second]; Borgmann
walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Smalley hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Wolfe scored (unearned)]; Carew grounded
out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Twins 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Doyle flied out to left; Rivers singled to center;
White grounded out (first unassisted) [Rivers to second]; Munson
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Ford was called out on strikes; ADAMS BATTED FOR
MORALES; Adams singled to right; Kusick struck out; CUBBAGE
BATTED FOR WOLFE; Cubbage singled to center [Adams to second];
Randall forced Cubbage (pitcher to second to shortstop); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 2.

YANKEES 9TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CUBBAGE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SCARCE REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING);
Jackson singled to pitcher [Jackson to second (error by
Scarce)]; Chambliss singled to right [Jackson scored
(unearned)]; Nettles popped to shortstop; T. JOHNSON REPLACED
SCARCE (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Johnson made an
out to third; Dent popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CHILES BATTED
FOR NORWOOD; Chiles lined to shortstop; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR
BORGMANN; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 2.