The Twins slugged out a pair of victories over the White Sox, 8-5 and 9-6. Trailing, 5-3, in the first game, the Twins started their winning rally in the sixth inning when Glenn Adams walked and Rich Chiles singled. Ron Schueler replaced White Sox starter Steve Stone and gave up an RBI single to Rob Wilfong that made the score 5-4. A walk to Hosken Powell filled the bases and Chiles scored the tying tally as Rod Carew bounced into a forceout. Mike Cubbage then followed with an RBI single.

The White Sox took the lead in the nightcap on a three-run homer by Jorge Orta in the third inning, but a grand slam by Roy Smalley highlighted a seven-run fourth inning that carried the Twins to triumph. Singles by Jose Morales, Dan Ford and Carew tied the score before Smalley unloaded his big blast. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      25, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        1  0  1    0  1  3    0  2  0  -   8 13  0
White Sox    1  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   5 13  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   1   0   1     2   0   .214      Bannister dh          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Smalley ss            5   2   3   2     0   1   .272        Molinaro ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Carew 1b              5   2   2   1     0   0   .346      Washington rf         5   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   1     1   0   .315      Lemon cf              3   3   2   0     2   0   .291
Wynegar c             5   0   3   2     0   0   .262      Nordhagen lf          3   1   3   2     1   0   .316
Ford cf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .296        Bosley pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Adams dh              3   1   0   0     2   0   .203      Lamar Johnson 1b      4   0   0   0     1   1   .243
Chiles lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .231      Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   1     1   0   .235
Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .160      Orta 2b               3   0   2   1     1   0   .269
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nahorodny c           3   0   1   1     0   1   .241
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .264
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Breazeale ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
                                                          Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  13   8     5   2             Totals               36   5  13   5     6   3

Time of Game: 3:09
Left on Base: Twins 11, White Sox 13
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Lamar Johnson
Doubles: Smalley 2 (15), Wynegar (10), Nordhagen 2 (12), Lemon (15)
Home Runs: Smalley (6)
Stolen Bases: Bosley (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (6), Nahorodny (2), Orta (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Nahorodny (4)
GIDP: Soderholm (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    4.2   9   5   5   5   2   0  27   3.10
Scarce                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.60
Marshall W(2-6)         4     4   0   0   1   1   0  17   2.48
Totals                  9    13   5   5   6   3   0  45

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   5     8   5   5   3   2   0  26   3.77
Schueler L(3-2)         0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.35
LaGrow                  3.1   3   2   2   1   0   1  15   3.96
Totals                  9    13   8   8   5   2   1  46

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


TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Smalley doubled to center [Powell
scored]; Carew flied out to center [Smalley to third]; Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Wynegar flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister flied out to left; Washington struck
out; Lemon walked; Nordhagen doubled to center [Lemon scored];
Lamar Johnson lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
White Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Ford singled to third; Adams flied out to right;
Chiles singled to pitcher [Ford to second]; Wilfong out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ford to third, Chiles to
second]; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm flied out to right; Orta walked;
Nahorodny forced Orta (catcher to second); Kessinger singled to
center [Nahorodny to second]; Bannister flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley struck out; Carew singled to left; Cubbage
flied out to center; Wynegar doubled to right [Carew scored];
Ford struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lemon doubled to center; Nordhagen doubled to center [Lemon
scored]; Lamar Johnson walked; Soderholm grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Nordhagen out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 2.

TWINS 4TH: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Chiles
grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to right; Nahorodny out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Orta to second]; Kessinger
flied out to left; Bannister singled to shortstop [Orta to
third]; Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley
doubled to right; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Smalley
to third]; Cubbage walked; Wynegar singled to center [Smalley
scored, Cubbage to second]; Ford forced Wynegar (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon walked; Nordhagen walked [Lemon to second];
Lamar Johnson struck out; Soderholm singled to left [Lemon
scored, Nordhagen to second]; Orta singled to right [Nordhagen
scored, Soderholm to third]; Nahorodny hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Soderholm scored]; On a bunt Kessinger singled [Orta to
second]; SCARCE REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Bannister popped to
shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 5.

TWINS 6TH: Adams walked; Chiles singled to right [Adams to
second]; SCHUELER REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Wilfong singled to
center [Adams to third, Chiles to second]; Powell walked [Adams
scored, Chiles to third, Wilfong to second]; Smalley flied out
to left; Carew forced Powell (shortstop to second) [Chiles
scored, Wilfong to third]; Cubbage singled to right [Wilfong
scored, Carew to third]; LAGROW REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING);
Wynegar flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6,
White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: MARSHALL REPLACED SCARCE (PITCHING); Washington
popped to catcher in foul territory; Lemon grounded out (pitcher
to first); Nordhagen singled to left; BOSLEY RAN FOR NORDHAGEN;
Bosley stole second; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 5.

TWINS 7TH: BOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Ford grounded out
(third to first); Adams walked; Chiles reached on an error by
Lamar Johnson [Adams to second]; Wilfong forced Chiles (first to
shortstop) [Adams to third]; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm walked; Orta out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Soderholm to second]; Nahorodny was called
out on strikes; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 5.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley homered; Carew singled to center; Cubbage
popped to shortstop; Wynegar singled to right [Carew to third];
Ford forced Wynegar (shortstop to second) [Carew scored]; Adams
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8,
White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MOLINARO BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Molinaro grounded
out (second to first); Washington grounded out (third to first);
Lemon singled to center; Bosley flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, White Sox 5.

TWINS 9TH: Chiles made an out to third; Wilfong grounded out
(shortstop to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lamar Johnson grounded out (second to first);
Soderholm singled to center; Orta flied out to left; Nahorodny
singled to center [Soderholm to second]; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR
KESSINGER; Breazeale flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 8, White Sox 5.