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Wednesday May 3, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

In a Pier 6 donnybrook, the Red Sox outslugged the Twins, 11-9. The Bosox held a 5-3 lead going into the top of the sixth when the Twins got four runs on Hosken Powell's RBI single, Roy Smalley's sacrifice fly and Mike Cubbage's two-run single.

But the Sox retaliated with five runs in the bottom of the frame on Jerry Remy's RBI single, a fielder's choice grounder, Fred Lynn's two-run single and a passed ball on a strikeout. Rain delayed the game in the bottom of the fourth for 38 minutes. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 9

Game Played on Wednesday, May 3, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Twins        3  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  2  -   9 16  2
Red Sox      0  2  2    1  0  5    0  1  x  -  11 14  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .226      Burleson ss           5   2   2   1     1   0   .196
  Norwood ph,rf       2   1   1   1     0   0   .224      Remy dh               3   1   1   1     1   1   .303
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Rice lf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .337
Smalley ss            4   1   3   1     0   0   .282      Yastrzemski 1b        4   2   2   1     1   0   .291
Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .362      Fisk c                3   2   1   1     2   0   .259
Cubbage 3b,2b         5   0   2   2     0   1   .319      Lynn cf               5   0   3   3     0   0   .313
Ford cf               5   0   1   2     0   0   .295      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   1     0   3   .282
Morales dh            4   1   3   1     1   0   .444        Duffy 3b            0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Kusick lf             3   2   1   1     2   0   .222      Carbo rf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .296
Wynegar c             5   1   2   1     0   2   .241        Evans ph,rf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Brohamer 2b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .368
  Chiles ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .320      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wolfe 3b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .257        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Serum p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thayer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  16   9     6   4             Totals               37  11  14  10     7   6

Time of Game: 3:36   Attendance: 16,403
Left on Base: Twins 10, Red Sox 11
DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Powell, Kusick
Doubles: Morales 2 (4), Burleson 2 (4), Lynn (5)
Triples: Kusick (2)
Caught Stealing: Smalley (4), Morales (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (3), Hobson (1)
GIDP: Ford (3), Rice (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Serum                   3.1   7   5   4   1   4   0  19   2.93
D. Johnson L(0-2)       2.1   5   5   4   3   2   0  15   8.44
Scarce                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.35
Thayer                  1.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   8   4.50
Totals                  8    14  11   9   7   6   0  46

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   5     9   6   6   5   2   0  27   4.95
Burgmeier W(1-0)        3.1   7   3   3   1   2   0  17   4.50
Stanley SV(2)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.38
Totals                  9    16   9   9   6   4   0  46

Passed Balls: Wynegar (1)
Wild Pitches: D. Johnson (3)
Balks: Serum (1), Tiant (1)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


TWINS 1ST: Powell singled; Tiant balked [Powell to second];
Mike Torrez ejected by 1B umpire Bill Kunkel; he was not in the
game; Smalley singled to right [Powell to third]; Carew
walked [Smalley to second]; Cubbage made an out to shortstop;
Ford singled to right [Powell scored, Smalley scored, Carew to
third]; Morales singled to left [Carew scored, Ford to second];
Kusick flied out to right [Ford to third]; Wynegar struck out; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Remy was
called out on strikes; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Randall struck out; Powell popped to third in foul
territory; Smalley singled to center; Smalley was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk walked
[Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn singled to center [Yastrzemski
scored, Fisk to third]; Hobson lined out on a sacrifice fly to
left [Fisk scored]; Carbo struck out; Brohamer struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to center; Cubbage flied out to center;
Ford popped to right; Morales walked [Carew to second]; Kusick
walked [Carew to third, Morales to second]; Wynegar made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson reached on an error by Powell [Burleson to
second]; Remy grounded out (second to first) [Burleson to
third]; Rice singled to first [Burleson scored (unearned)];
Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to third]; Fisk singled to
left [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn lined to center;
Hobson struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Red
Sox 4.

TWINS 4TH: Randall flied out to right; Powell flied out to
center; Smalley singled; Carew flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Carbo singled to left; Serum balked [Carbo to
second]; Brohamer made an out to shortstop; Burleson doubled to
left [Carbo scored]; 38 minute rain delay with a 1-0 count on
Remy; D. JOHNSON REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Remy walked;
Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Remy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 5TH: Cubbage singled to right; Ford grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at second];
Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red
Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski popped to left; Fisk flied out to left;
Lynn doubled to left; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick walked; Wynegar singled to first [Kusick to
second]; CHILES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Chiles walked [Kusick to
third, Wynegar to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING);
NORWOOD BATTED FOR POWELL; Norwood singled to center [Kusick
scored, Wynegar to third, Chiles to second]; Smalley hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Wynegar scored]; Carew grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Chiles to third, Norwood to second]; Cubbage
singled to center [Chiles scored, Norwood scored]; Ford forced
Cubbage (shortstop to second); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7,
Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WOLFE REPLACED
CHILES (PLAYING 3B); CUBBAGE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Carbo grounded out (second to first); Brohamer singled to right;
Burleson walked [Brohamer to second]; Remy singled to right
[Brohamer scored, Burleson to second]; Rice singled [Burleson to
third, Remy to second]; Yastrzemski forced Rice (first to
shortstop) [Burleson scored, Remy to third]; D. Johnson threw a
wild pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk walked; Lynn singled to
left [Remy scored (RBI), Yastrzemski scored (RBI), Fisk to
third, Lynn to second (error by Kusick)]; Hobson struck out but
Fisk advanced to home and Lynn advanced to third and Hobson
advanced to first on a passed ball; SCARCE REPLACED D. JOHNSON
(PITCHING); EVANS BATTED FOR CARBO; Evans walked [Hobson to
second]; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R (4 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 10.

TWINS 7TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DUFFY REPLACED
HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Morales doubled to right; Kusick flied out
to center; Wynegar was called out on strikes; Wolfe walked while
Morales was caught stealing third (catcher to second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson doubled; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Burleson to third]; THAYER REPLACED SCARCE
(PITCHING); Rice reached on a fielder's choice [Burleson out at
home (shortstop to catcher)]; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to
second]; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 10.

TWINS 8TH: Norwood made an out to second; Smalley flied out to
center; Carew singled to center; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy walked;
Evans grounded out (shortstop to first) [Duffy to second];
Brohamer singled to right [Duffy scored]; Burleson forced
Brohamer (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7,
Red Sox 11.

TWINS 9TH: Ford made an out to shortstop; Morales doubled to
left; Kusick tripled to right [Morales scored]; Wynegar singled
to left [Kusick scored]; STANLEY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING);
Wolfe flied out to right; ADAMS BATTED FOR NORWOOD; Adams
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9,
Red Sox 11.



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