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.

The run was the first yielded by Mike Marshall since joining Minnesota. The Twins forced the game into extra innings on a solo homer by Craig Kusick with two out in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       24, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      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.