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A single by Al Oliver scored Bobby Thompson in the 11th inning, lifting the Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Twins. Thompson was running for Mike Hargrove, who drew a walk from reliever Mike Marshall. Thompson stole second to move into scoring position. Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 2Game Played on Wednesday, May 24, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumRangers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 1
Twins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0
Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Lowenstein 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .327 Chiles lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .220
Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .255 Norwood ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Thompson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 Carew 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .389
Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Ford cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .304
Bonds rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .254 Cubbage 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 .339
Oliver lf 4 0 3 2 1 0 .287 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Zisk dh 5 0 1 0 0 2 .291 Wolfe 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Wills 2b 5 1 1 1 0 3 .228 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 2 0 .262
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .331 Smalley ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Adams dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .200
Mason ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Rivera ph,dh,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314
Norman ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Powell rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .206
D. Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kusick ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .191
Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .136
Randall ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248
Thormodsgard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 3 7 3 5 9 Totals 38 2 8 2 3 1
Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 7,598
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Twins 7
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 2
Errors: Beniquez
Doubles: Cubbage (4), Adams (4)
Home Runs: Wills (4), Kusick (1)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (3), Thompson (2)
Caught Stealing: Sundberg (2), Carew (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cubbage (3)
GIDP: Zisk (4)
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
D. Ellis 7 7 1 1 3 0 0 29 3.71
Lindblad W(1-0) 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 1.08
Medich SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.00
Totals 11 8 2 2 3 1 1 42
Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Thormodsgard 9 5 2 2 2 4 1 32 4.91
Marshall L(1-1) 2 2 1 1 3 5 0 10 0.90
Totals 11 7 3 3 5 9 1 42
Wild Pitches: Thormodsgard (2)
Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller
RANGERS 1ST: Lowenstein singled to center; Lowenstein stole
second; Hargrove walked; Bonds was called out on strikes; Oliver
singled to right [Lowenstein scored, Hargrove to third]; Zisk
lined into a double play (right to first) [Oliver out at first];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Carew walked;
Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Wills was called out on strikes; Sundberg grounded
out (second to first); Beniquez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Cubbage doubled to right; Wynegar flied out to
center; Smalley lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins
0.
RANGERS 3RD: Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Lowenstein
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Adams grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded
out (second to first); On a bunt Wilfong singled to third;
Chiles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Bonds lined to second; Oliver walked; Zisk grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Oliver out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford grounded
out (pitcher to first); Cubbage singled to right; Wynegar walked
[Cubbage to second]; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
RANGERS 5TH: Wills homered; Sundberg lined to shortstop;
Beniquez flied out to left; Mason lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.
TWINS 5TH: Adams doubled to left; Powell singled to center
[Adams scored, Powell to second (error by Beniquez)]; Wilfong
grounded out (catcher to first); Chiles grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Powell to third]; Carew grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1.
RANGERS 6TH: Lowenstein flied out to left; Hargrove grounded out
(first to pitcher); Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1.
TWINS 6TH: Ford singled to shortstop; Cubbage out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Ford to second]; Wynegar walked;
Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ford to third, Wynegar
to second]; Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1.
RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk singled
to right; Wills popped to third in foul territory; Sundberg
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1.
TWINS 7TH: Powell flied out to center; Wilfong grounded out
(second to first); Chiles singled to center; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1.
RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Mason flied
out to right; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1.
TWINS 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); NORMAN
REPLACED MASON (PLAYING SS); Ford struck out; MORALES BATTED FOR
CUBBAGE; Morales flied out to center; Wynegar popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1.
RANGERS 9TH: WOLFE REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING 3B); Hargrove
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Bonds struck out; Oliver
singled to right; Thormodsgard threw a wild pitch [Oliver to
second]; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2,
Twins 1.
TWINS 9TH: Smalley made an out to shortstop; RIVERA BATTED FOR
ADAMS; Rivera grounded out (third to first); KUSICK BATTED FOR
POWELL; Kusick homered; RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 2.
RANGERS 10TH: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); RIVERA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MARSHALL REPLACED KUSICK (PITCHING); Wills
struck out; Sundberg singled to left; Sundberg was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Beniquez walked; Norman was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 2.
TWINS 10TH: NORWOOD BATTED FOR CHILES; Norwood made an out to
second; Carew grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 2.
RANGERS 11TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lowenstein
was called out on strikes; Hargrove walked; THOMPSON RAN FOR
HARGROVE; Thompson stole second; Bonds walked; Oliver singled to
center [Thompson scored, Bonds to third]; Zisk was called out on
strikes; Wills struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3,
Twins 2.
TWINS 11TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING 1B); MEDICH
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Wolfe flied out to center; Wynegar
grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 2.
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