Roy Smalley had a hand in all four of the Twins' runs and Bombo Rivera made a diving catch of a line drive with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to save a 4-2 victory over the Tigers. Smalley set up one run with a single in the first inning, walked and scored in the third and knocked in the deciding pair with a double in the fourth. Rivera made his catch on a smash by Rusty Staub. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, June      2, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        1  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             3   2   2   0     2   0   .220      LeFlore cf            5   0   2   2     0   0   .278
Smalley ss            4   1   2   2     1   0   .264      Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .324
Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .366      Staub dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Ford cf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .316      Thompson 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .287
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   1     1   1   .323      Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Adams dh              2   0   0   0     0   0   .222      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
  Morales ph,dh       3   0   1   0     0   1   .315      Corcoran rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Chiles lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Mankowski 3b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .289
  Rivera ph,lf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .317      Trammell ss           3   1   2   0     1   0   .286
Borgmann c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .219      Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .156        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   9   4     6   3             Totals               34   2   9   2     5   1

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 21,127
Left on Base: Twins 11, Tigers 10
DP: Twins 2, Tigers 0
Doubles: Cubbage (5), Smalley (11), Morales (7), Staub (10), Corcoran (3)
Triples: Whitaker (1), Trammell (1), LeFlore (1)
GIDP: LeFlore (5), Mankowski (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson W(6-3)         8.2   8   2   2   4   1   0  36   4.36
Marshall SV(7)          0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5   1   0  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(4-3)       3.2   7   4   4   2   0   0  20   3.74
Crawford                2     2   0   0   2   2   0  10   2.89
Morris                  3.1   0   0   0   2   1   0  12   4.44
Totals                  9     9   4   4   6   3   0  42

Wild Pitches: Crawford (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz


TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to right; Smalley singled to right
[Powell to third]; Carew flied out to left; Ford singled to left
[Powell scored, Smalley to second]; Cubbage grounded out (first
unassisted) [Smalley to third, Ford to second]; Adams lined to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub doubled to right;
Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Tigers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Borgmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong lined to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp made an out to shortstop; May grounded out
(first to pitcher); Corcoran doubled to right; Mankowski lined
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley
walked; Carew flied out to center; Ford singled to left [Smalley
to second]; Cubbage doubled to right [Smalley scored, Ford to
third]; Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to right; LeFlore grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Trammell out at
second]; Whitaker tripled to left; Staub lined to first; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Borgmann
singled to shortstop; Wilfong flied out to center; Powell walked
[Borgmann to second]; Smalley doubled to right [Borgmann scored,
Powell scored]; CRAWFORD REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING);
Crawford threw a wild pitch [Smalley to third]; Carew was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp grounded out
(second to first); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Tigers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
struck out (catcher to first); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales
doubled to left; RIVERA BATTED FOR CHILES; Rivera walked;
Borgmann flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RIVERA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Corcoran singled to right; Mankowski
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Corcoran out at second]; Trammell tripled to center; LeFlore
tripled to right [Trammell scored]; Whitaker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 1.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong lined to second; On a bunt Powell singled to
first; Smalley flied out to left; Carew walked [Powell to
second]; MORRIS REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Ford flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub flied out to left; Thompson walked; Kemp was
called out on strikes; May popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 1.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Morales struck out;
Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Corcoran flied out to left; Mankowski singled to
right; Trammell lined to shortstop; LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 1.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Wilfong flied
out to right; Powell walked; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied
out to center; Thompson walked; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 1.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford grounded
out (pitcher to first); Cubbage walked; Morales flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: May flied out to right; Corcoran flied out to left;
Mankowski walked; Trammell walked [Mankowski to second];
MARSHALL REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); LeFlore singled to center
[Mankowski scored, Trammell to third]; Whitaker walked [LeFlore
to second]; Staub flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 4, Tigers 2.