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Thursday June 1, 1978
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A homer by Toby Harrah with two men on base capped a four-run rally in the seventh inning that lifted the Rangers over the Twins, 10-7. The Twins led, 7-6, going into the seventh when Bump Wills ignited a rally by drawing a walk from reliever Mike Marshall. A double by Richie Zisk plated Wills with the tying run.

After Juan Beniquez walked, Harrah, hitting only .206 going into the game, unloaded his second homer of the season. The Rangers led, 8-1, early in the game, but the Twins tied it with five runs in the sixth, featuring a three-run homer by Dan Ford. The Twins then took a 7-6 lead in the seventh on back-to-back doubles by Butch Wynegar and Glenn Adams. [The Sporting News]


Texas Rangers 10, Minnesota Twins 7

Game Played on Thursday, June 1, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Twins        1  0  0    0  0  5    1  0  0  -   7 15  2
Rangers      0  0  2    1  3  0    4  0  x  -  10 11  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .209      Bonds rf              5   1   1   0     0   2   .250
  Rivera ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .323      Hargrove 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .256
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Wills 2b              4   1   0   1     1   1   .231
Ford cf               5   1   2   3     0   1   .314      Oliver dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Cubbage 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .326      Zisk lf               4   1   3   2     0   0   .292
Wynegar c             5   1   1   0     0   1   .245        Thompson pr,lf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .286
Adams dh              5   1   3   2     0   0   .226      Sundberg c            3   2   1   0     1   1   .338
Kusick 1b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .200      Beniquez cf           3   1   3   1     1   0   .289
Chiles lf             4   1   3   0     1   0   .234      Harrah 3b             4   1   1   4     0   0   .207
Wilfong 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .179      Mason ss              1   1   0   0     0   0   .167
  Morales ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .314        Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .140
  Randall 2b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Norman ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  15   7     3   4             Totals               36  10  11   9     3   5

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 16,084
Left on Base: Twins 11, Rangers 5
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Ford, Wilfong, Alexander 2
Doubles: Wilfong (3), Wynegar (6), Adams (5), Randall (8), Beniquez (7), Hargrove (11), Zisk (8)
Triples: Cubbage (4)
Home Runs: Adams (3), Ford (6), Harrah (2)
Stolen Bases: Wills 2 (15), Beniquez (8)
Caught Stealing: Kusick (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Cubbage (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard            3.1   6   3   1   0   1   0  17   5.05
Scarce                  1.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.22
T. Johnson              1.1   2   2   2   1   1   0   7   5.23
Marshall L(1-3)         2     2   4   4   2   3   1  10   3.06
Totals                  8    11  10   8   3   5   1  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               5     8   4   3   3   1   1  26   3.75
Lindblad                1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5   2.53
Comer W(1-1)            3     5   1   1   0   2   0  14   1.86
Totals                  9    15   7   6   3   4   2  45

Wild Pitches: T. Johnson (2), Comer (1)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Smalley reached on an error by
Alexander on a sacrifice bunt [Powell to second]; Ford forced
Smalley (first to shortstop) [Powell to third]; Cubbage hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Powell scored (unearned)]; Ford was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Alexander [Ford to
second]; Wynegar flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Hargrove lined to second; Wills
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams singled to right; Kusick forced Adams (third to
second); Kusick was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Chiles walked; Wilfong grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver flied out to left; Zisk singled to right;
Sundberg flied out to right; Beniquez singled to left [Zisk to
second]; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Powell flied out to right; Smalley singled to right;
Ford singled to shortstop [Smalley to second]; Cubbage grounded
out (first unassisted) [Smalley to third, Ford to second];
Wynegar popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason reached on an error by Wilfong; Bonds singled
to center [Mason to third, Bonds to second (on throw to 3b)];
Hargrove singled to left [Mason scored (unearned), Bonds to
third]; Wills forced Hargrove (second unassisted) [Bonds scored
(unearned)]; Wills stole second; Oliver grounded out (catcher to
first); Zisk flied to right in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Adams lined to right; Kusick struck out; Chiles
singled to left; Wilfong doubled to right [Chiles to third];
Powell grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg singled to left; Beniquez doubled to left
[Sundberg to third]; Harrah grounded out (third to first)
[Sundberg scored]; SCARCE REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING);
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MASON; Beniquez stole third; Bevacqua
grounded out (third to first); Bonds flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 3.

TWINS 5TH: NORMAN REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING SS); Smalley flied
out to center; Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage
tripled to right; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove doubled to center; Wills flied out to
right; Oliver flied out to center; T. JOHNSON REPLACED SCARCE
(PITCHING); Zisk singled to left [Hargrove scored]; Sundberg
walked [Zisk to second]; Beniquez singled to center [Zisk
scored, Sundberg to third, Beniquez to second (error by Ford)];
T. Johnson threw a wild pitch [Sundberg scored, Beniquez to
third]; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 6.

TWINS 6TH: Adams homered; Kusick walked; Chiles singled to right
[Kusick to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING);
MORALES BATTED FOR WILFONG; Morales singled to left [Kusick
scored, Chiles to second]; RIVERA BATTED FOR POWELL; Rivera was
called out on strikes; Smalley popped to second; Ford homered
[Chiles scored, Morales scored]; Cubbage made an out to third; 5
R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 6TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RANDALL
REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING 2B); Norman grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bonds struck out; Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 6.

TWINS 7TH: COMER REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Wynegar doubled
to right; Adams doubled to right [Wynegar scored]; Kusick
reached on a fielder's choice [Adams out at third (pitcher to
third)]; Chiles flied out to right; Randall doubled to left
[Kusick to third]; Rivera grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED T. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Wills
walked; Wills stole second; Oliver flied out to left; Zisk
doubled to left [Wills scored]; THOMPSON RAN FOR ZISK; Sundberg
was called out on strikes; Beniquez walked; Harrah homered
[Thompson scored, Beniquez scored]; Norman was called out on
strikes; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Rangers 10.

TWINS 8TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Smalley lined
to center; Ford was called out on strikes; Cubbage singled to
center; Comer threw a wild pitch [Cubbage to second]; Wynegar
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Rangers 10.

RANGERS 8TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
flied out to center; Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 7, Rangers 10.

TWINS 9TH: Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); Kusick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chiles singled to pitcher;
Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 7, Rangers 10.



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