The Twins teed off on Jim Palmer in an 8-1 pounding of the Orioles. Butch Wynegar slugged a two-run homer to give the Twins a 2-1 lead in the fourth and Hosken Powell blasted a three-run round-tripper in the sixth. It was the rookie's first major league home run. Dave Goltz, making his first appearance since being sidelined a month with cracked ribs, got credit for the win. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       16, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  4    0  2  x  -   8 10  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             5   1   3   0     0   1   .316      Norwood cf            5   0   1   0     0   3   .257
Smith 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .202      Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Murray 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Carew 1b              4   2   3   0     0   1   .388
Singleton rf          3   0   2   0     1   0   .329      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .324
May dh                4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Wynegar c             3   3   2   2     1   0   .268
Mora lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Adams dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .193
DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     1   2   .250        Morales ph,dh       1   1   1   0     0   0   .375
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Chiles lf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .227
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Rivera ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Skaggs c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Powell rf             4   1   2   5     0   0   .204
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .133
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     4   7             Totals               34   8  10   7     3   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  4,893
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Twins 5
DP: Orioles 1, Twins 1
Errors: Carew
Doubles: May (5), Harlow 2 (8), Norwood (10)
Triples: Carew (4)
Home Runs: Wynegar (2), Powell (1)
Stolen Bases: Carew (5)
Caught Stealing: Norwood (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (3)
GIDP: Belanger (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(3-4)           5.2   6   6   6   3   3   2  26   3.63
T. Martinez             2.1   4   2   2   0   4   0  11   8.35
Totals                  8    10   8   8   3   7   2  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(1-3)            6     5   1   1   4   4   0  26   3.65
T. Johnson SV(3)        3     3   0   0   0   3   0  12   3.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   4   7   0  38

Wild Pitches: Palmer (3)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow struck out; Smith walked; Murray forced
Smith (pitcher to shortstop); Singleton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Norwood was called out on strikes; Smalley walked;
Carew singled to right [Smalley to second]; Cubbage flied out to
center [Smalley to third]; Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May doubled to left; Mora flied out to center;
DeCinces walked; Belanger grounded into a double play (third to
first) [May out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (second to first); Chiles grounded
out (first to pitcher); Powell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs grounded out (first to pitcher); Harlow
singled to center; Harlow was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Carew [Harlow to third]; Smith flied out to center;
Murray singled to center [Harlow scored]; Singleton singled to
center [Murray to second]; May struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong popped to shortstop; Norwood struck out;
Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Mora walked; DeCinces singled to left [Mora to
second]; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Mora to third, DeCinces to second]; Skaggs reached on a
fielder's choice [Mora out at home (shortstop to catcher)];
Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to left; Carew stole second; Cubbage
flied out to center [Carew to third]; Wynegar homered [Carew
scored]; Adams flied out to right; Chiles walked; Powell flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Murray
grounded out (second to first); Singleton walked; May flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood
flied out to right; Smalley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Mora grounded out (third to first); DeCinces struck
out; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew tripled to center; Palmer threw a wild pitch
[Carew scored]; Cubbage was called out on strikes; Wynegar
walked; Adams singled to right [Wynegar to second]; Chiles
forced Adams (second to shortstop) [Wynegar to third]; Powell
homered [Wynegar scored, Chiles scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED
PALMER (PITCHING); Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 4 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Skaggs
grounded out (third to first); Harlow doubled to left; Smith
flied out to center [Harlow to third]; Murray flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Norwood doubled to left; Smalley reached on a
fielder's choice [Norwood to third]; Carew struck out while
Norwood was caught stealing home (catcher to third to catcher);
Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton singled to center; May flied out to left;
Mora struck out; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar singled to center; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS;
Morales singled to right [Wynegar to third]; RIVERA BATTED FOR
CHILES; Rivera grounded out (third to first) [Morales to
second]; Powell singled to center [Wynegar scored, Morales
scored]; Wilfong was called out on strikes; Norwood struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 8.

ORIOLES 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RIVERA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KELLY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Kelly was
called out on strikes; CROWLEY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Crowley lined
to first; Harlow doubled to right; Smith flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 8.