Posting his fourth complete game, Fergie Jenkins scattered seven hits as the Rangers coasted to a 7-1 victory over the Twins.Richie  Zisk drove in the Rangers' first two runs with singles in the first and sixth innings. A double by John Lowenstein capped a five-run eighth frame. In that inning, a double by Bump Wills drove in one run and a sacrifice fly by Jim Sundberg another. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       25, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  5  0  -   7  9  1
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein 3b         5   0   1   2     0   2   .316      Chiles lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Hargrove 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .250      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .382
  Harrah ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Ford cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .309
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Bonds rf              4   2   2   0     1   0   .262      Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .202
Oliver dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Zisk lf               3   0   2   2     1   0   .299      Smalley ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .243
  Thompson pr,lf      1   1   0   0     0   1   .292      Powell rf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .210
Wills 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .229      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Sundberg c            3   0   2   1     0   0   .338        Kusick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Beniquez cf           2   1   0   0     1   1   .244        Randall 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Mason ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .179      Serum p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thayer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   7   9   6     5   6             Totals               32   1   7   1     1   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  7,644
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Twins 5
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 0
Errors: Hargrove, Wynegar 2
Doubles: Wills (4), Lowenstein (4)
Stolen Bases: Bonds 2 (10)
Caught Stealing: Zisk (2), Ford (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Sundberg (4)
GIDP: Adams (3)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (1,by T. Johnson)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(5-2)          9     7   1   1   1   2   0  33   3.08
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   2   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Serum L(3-1)            7.1   7   2   1   1   4   0  29   3.23
T. Johnson              0     1   4   4   2   0   0   4   4.85
Thayer                  0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.86
Scarce                  1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.52
Totals                  9     9   7   6   5   6   0  41

Hit by Pitch: T. Johnson (2)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro


RANGERS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out; Hargrove walked; Bonds
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hargrove to second]; Oliver
singled to second [Hargrove to third]; Zisk singled to center
[Hargrove scored, Oliver to third, Zisk to second (on throw)];
Wills flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins
0.

TWINS 1ST: Chiles flied out to right; Carew flied out to center;
Ford singled to right; Ford was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: On a bunt Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first);
Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage popped to catcher in foul territory; Adams
popped to third in foul territory; Wynegar singled to right;
Smalley singled to right [Wynegar to third]; Powell singled to
center [Wynegar scored, Smalley to second]; Wilfong struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Lowenstein struck out; Hargrove flied out to
center; Bonds singled to third; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Chiles flied out to right; Carew walked; Ford singled
to right [Carew out at second (right to second)]; Cubbage flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk lined to center; Wills flied out to left;
Sundberg singled to center; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Adams struck out; Wynegar flied out to center;
Smalley reached on an error by Hargrove; Powell popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Mason grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hargrove grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong popped to catcher in foul territory; Chiles
flied out to right; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Bonds singled to left; Oliver popped to first in
foul territory; Bonds stole second [Bonds to third (error by
Wynegar)]; Zisk singled to left [Bonds scored (unearned)]; Zisk
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wills
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Adams singled to right;
Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg singled to left; Beniquez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sundberg to second]; Mason
grounded out (second to first) [Sundberg to third]; Lowenstein
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley flied to left in foul territory; Powell
grounded out (first to pitcher); KUSICK BATTED FOR WILFONG;
Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 1.

RANGERS 8TH: RANDALL REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING 2B); Hargrove
struck out; T. JOHNSON REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Bonds walked;
Oliver was hit by a pitch [Bonds to second]; Bonds stole third
[Bonds scored (error by Wynegar), Oliver to second]; Zisk
walked; THOMPSON RAN FOR ZISK; Wills doubled to left [Oliver
scored, Thompson to third]; THAYER REPLACED T. JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Sundberg hit a sacrifice fly to left [Thompson
scored]; Beniquez walked; Mason walked [Wills to third, Beniquez
to second]; Lowenstein doubled to center [Wills scored, Beniquez
scored, Mason to third]; SCARCE REPLACED THAYER (PITCHING);
HARRAH BATTED FOR HARGROVE; Harrah grounded out (second to
first); 5 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN
REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 1B); Chiles flied out to right; Carew
grounded out (second to first); Ford lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Twins 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Oliver struck
out; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Cubbage singled to right; Adams grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at
second]; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 7, Twins 1.