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Tuesday May 9, 1978
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Making his best showing of the season, Catfish Hunter pitched one-hit ball for six innings as the Yankees picked up a 3-1 verdict over the Twins. Graig Nettles gave the Yanks a 1-0 lead in the second inning with a homer. Two runs followed in the fourth on a homer by Reggie Jackson and consecutive doubles by Nettles and Jim Spencer.

Hunter retired the last 10 batters he faced. Sparky Lyle took over in the seventh. The Twins' run followed a 31-minute rain delay and came when Butch Wynegar tripled and scored on Jose Morales' pinch-hit single. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 3, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Tuesday, May 9, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  1
Yankees      0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norwood lf,rf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .253      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Carew 1b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .372      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Cubbage 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .288
  Wolfe ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Ford cf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .296      Nettles 3b            3   2   2   1     0   0   .250
Wynegar c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Spencer dh            3   0   1   1     0   2   .265
Adams dh              2   0   0   0     0   0   .176      White lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .152
  Morales ph,dh       1   0   1   1     0   0   .391      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     1   0   .198
Powell rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kusick ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .192        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               26   1   3   1     3   3             Totals               30   3   6   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 11,271
Left on Base: Twins 2, Yankees 4
DP: Twins 0, Yankees 3
Errors: Randall
Doubles: Nettles (3), Spencer (1), Rivers (3)
Triples: Wynegar (1)
Home Runs: Nettles (4), Jackson (6)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (3)
GIDP: Smalley (5), Randall (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard L(1-4)     6     5   3   3   0   2   2  24   5.22
Scarce                  2     1   0   0   1   3   0   7   3.38
Totals                  8     6   3   3   1   5   2  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(2-3)           6     1   0   0   2   3   0  20   5.47
Lyle SV(5)              3     2   1   1   1   0   0  10   1.99
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   3   0  30

Wild Pitches: Thormodsgard (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Norwood singled to center; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Norwood to second]; Carew walked;
Cubbage flied out to center; Ford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to left; Adams grounded out (third
to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Chambliss grounded out (first
unassisted); Nettles homered; Spencer struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 3RD: Randall struck out; Norwood walked; Smalley grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Norwood out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: White popped to catcher in foul territory; Dent
grounded out (third to first); Rivers reached on an error by
Randall; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew flied out to left; Cubbage made an out to
shortstop; Ford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
homered; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles doubled to left;
Spencer doubled to right [Nettles scored]; Thormodsgard threw a
wild pitch [Spencer to third]; White grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Adams made
an out to second; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to left; Rivers doubled to right;
Randolph reached on a fielder's choice [Rivers out at third
(shortstop to third to second)]; Munson forced Randolph (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

TWINS 6TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); Norwood flied
out to center; Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to
right; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Yankees 3.

TWINS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Carew walked; WOLFE
BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Wolfe lined into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Carew out at first]; Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: WOLFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SCARCE REPLACED
THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Spencer struck out; 30 minute rain
delay; White struck out; Dent walked; Rivers flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 3.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar tripled to center; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS;
Morales singled to left [Wynegar scored]; KUSICK BATTED FOR
POWELL; Kusick flied out to right; Randall grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morales out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); KUSICK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); NORWOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Randolph grounded out (second to first); Munson struck out;
Jackson singled to left; Jackson was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 3.

TWINS 9TH: Norwood grounded out (second to first); Smalley
popped to third in foul territory; Carew flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 3.



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