Thanks to a homer by Craig Kusick in the ninth inning, Dave Goltz was able to observe his 29th birthday with a victory when the Twins defeated the White Sox, 2-1. Ken Kravec, who had won five straight games, was stopped on his streak in the five-hit duel with Goltz. Kravec was the victim of error by Chet Lemon that resulted in the Twins' first run in the second. The White Sox tied the score in the sixth with a single by Bill Nahorodny, a sacrifice and a double by Claudell Washington. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Friday, June      23, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivera rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .295      Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .346      Washington rf         4   0   1   1     0   0   .260
Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .302      Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Kusick dh             2   1   1   1     2   0   .224      Breazeale 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Wolfe 3b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .265      Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Norwood lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .245      Blomberg dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Nahorodny c           3   1   1   0     0   0   .244
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Kessinger ss          2   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   1     3   5             Totals               30   1   5   1     1   0

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 28,082
Left on Base: Twins 6, White Sox 4
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Randall, Lemon, Soderholm
Doubles: Washington (3)
Home Runs: Kusick (2)
Caught Stealing: Ford (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Norwood (3), Kessinger (6)
GIDP: Garr (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(5-4)            9     5   1   1   1   0   0  32   2.56
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   0   0  32

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(6-5)           9     5   2   1   3   5   1  35   3.77
Totals                  9     5   2   1   3   5   1  35

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Rivera flied out to left; On a bunt Carew grounded
out (pitcher to first); Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Washington grounded out
(pitcher to first); Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick walked; Wolfe forced Kusick (shortstop to
second); Norwood flied out to left; Wynegar singled to center
[Wolfe scored (error by Lemon) (unearned), Wynegar to second];
Smalley flied to right in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Breazeale flied out to center; Lemon singled to
center; Blomberg flied out to center; Soderholm forced Lemon
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (second to first); Rivera
grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Carew struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny grounded out (first to pitcher);
Kessinger singled to left; Garr grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Ford reached on an error by Soderholm; Kusick popped
to third in foul territory; Ford was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Wolfe singled to left; Norwood singled to
right [Wolfe to third]; Wynegar flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (first to pitcher); Breazeale grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley flied out to left; Randall grounded out
(third to first); Rivera struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Blomberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Ford struck
out; Kusick walked; Wolfe singled to left [Kusick to second];
Norwood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nahorodny singled to second [Nahorodny to second
(error by Randall)]; Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Nahorodny to third]; Garr grounded out (second to
first); Washington doubled to left [Nahorodny scored]; Orta
walked; Breazeale grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Smalley grounded out
(second to first); Randall made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon popped to first in foul territory; Blomberg
grounded out (second to first); Soderholm flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

TWINS 8TH: Rivera struck out; Carew flied out to left; Ford
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger flied out to center; Garr singled to left; Washington
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
White Sox 1.

TWINS 9TH: Kusick homered; Wolfe walked; Norwood out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wolfe to second]; Wynegar
grounded out (third to first); Smalley grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Breazeale
made an out to shortstop; Lemon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 1.