Geoff Zahn turned in his fifth complete game in 14 starts and pitched the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Tigers. Butch Wynegar started the Twins' scoring with a homer in the second inning.

Singles by Willie Norwood and Roy Smalley around a sacrifice added a run in the third. After doubles by Jason Thompson and Aurelio Rodriguez produced a Tigers' tally in the fourth, the Twins clinched the outcome with a run in the eighth on a double by Dan Ford and single by Mike Cubbage. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      17, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Twins        0  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .260      Powell rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .218
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Smalley ss            3   0   2   1     1   0   .264
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Carew 1b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .352
Thompson 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .290      Ford cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .310
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .301      Wynegar c             3   1   1   1     1   1   .247
Stanley rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .206      Cubbage 3b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .321
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   2   .274      Adams dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .214
Trammell ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Norwood lf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .251
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   2   .159
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     2   2             Totals               27   3   8   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  9,807
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Twins 7
DP: Tigers 3, Twins 0
Doubles: Kemp (7), Thompson (10), Rodriguez (8), Smalley (13), Ford (14)
Home Runs: Wynegar (3)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (5), Stanley (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (5), Cubbage (5)
GIDP: Carew 2 (7), Adams (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(4-5)           8     8   3   3   5   6   1  34   3.87
Totals                  8     8   3   3   5   6   1  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(7-4)             9     7   1   1   2   2   0  34   2.61
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   2   0  34

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Kemp forced LeFlore (second to
shortstop); Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson
singled to left [Kemp to second]; Rodriguez forced Thompson
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Smalley popped to first in foul
territory; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (third to first); May made an
out to shortstop; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
homered; Cubbage flied out to center; Adams was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); LeFlore
singled to left; LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Kemp doubled to left;
Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood singled to third; Wilfong out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Norwood to second]; Powell lined to
third; Smalley singled to right [Norwood scored]; Carew walked
[Smalley to second]; Ford flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson doubled to left; Rodriguez doubled to left
[Thompson scored]; Stanley grounded out (second to first)
[Rodriguez to third]; May struck out; Trammell flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar struck out; Cubbage singled to center; Adams
struck out; Norwood flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); Kemp grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong struck out; Powell grounded out (second to
first); Smalley doubled to right; Carew walked; Ford grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson flied
out to right; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar walked; Cubbage out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Wynegar to second]; Adams grounded out
(first unassisted) [Wynegar to third]; Norwood struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley singled to left; May struck out; Stanley was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Trammell singled to
left; Whitaker forced Trammell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong was called out on strikes; Powell singled to
right; Smalley walked [Powell to second]; Carew grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smalley out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Kemp made an
out to shortstop; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Ford doubled to left; Wynegar flied out to center
[Ford to third]; Cubbage singled to right [Ford scored]; Adams
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cubbage out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins
3.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
walked; Stanley made an out to third; May flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 3.