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Sunday July 2, 1978
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Minnesota Twins 9, Chicago White Sox 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox    2  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  2
Twins        3  2  1    0  0  0    1  2  x  -   9 13  3


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister 2b          4   1   0   0     1   0   .238      Powell rf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .244
Garr lf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .265        Rivera ph,rf        1   1   0   0     1   1   .287
Lamar Johnson 1b      5   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Carew 1b              4   0   1   1     1   0   .344
Nordhagen dh          4   1   2   1     0   0   .308      Cubbage 3b            5   2   1   2     0   0   .312
Soderholm 3b          3   2   1   1     1   2   .236      Ford cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Lemon cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .290      Wynegar c             4   3   2   0     0   1   .269
Washington rf         3   0   1   1     0   0   .271      Chiles dh             3   0   2   2     0   0   .264
Nahorodny c           3   0   0   0     1   2   .235        Morales ph,dh       1   0   1   0     0   0   .330
Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Norwood lf            3   0   1   2     0   2   .252
Schueler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wolfe ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .254
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilfong 2b            3   1   2   2     0   0   .234
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jackson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     4   5             Totals               35   9  13   9     3   5

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 26,897
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Twins 7
DP: White Sox 1, Twins 1
Errors: Bannister, LaGrow, Carew, Cubbage, Ford
Doubles: Lemon (17), Powell (10), Chiles (5), Wolfe (7), Wynegar (13)
Triples: Carew (5)
Home Runs: Soderholm (8), Wilfong (1), Cubbage (4)
Caught Stealing: Chiles (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Nordhagen (4), Washington (2), Norwood (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler L(3-3)         1     5   5   3   1   1   1  10   4.09
Hinton                  5.1   7   2   2   1   4   0  23   2.67
LaGrow                  1.2   1   2   2   1   0   1   7   4.30
Totals                  8    13   9   7   3   5   2  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson                 4.2   6   5   4   4   2   1  25   4.15
Marshall W(3-6)         4.1   2   0   0   0   3   0  15   2.66
Totals                  9     8   5   4   4   5   1  40

Wild Pitches: Jackson (1), Marshall (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister reached on an error by Ford [Bannister
to second]; Garr singled to left [Bannister to third]; Lamar
Johnson singled to left [Bannister scored (unearned), Garr to
second]; Jackson threw a wild pitch [Garr to third, Lamar
Johnson to second]; Nordhagen hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Garr scored, Lamar Johnson to third]; Soderholm struck out;
Lemon struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell doubled to right; Carew tripled to center
[Powell scored]; Cubbage reached on a fielder's choice [Carew
out at home (first to catcher)]; Ford popped to catcher in foul
territory; Wynegar reached on an error by Bannister [Cubbage to
second]; Chiles doubled to center [Cubbage scored (unearned),
Wynegar scored (unearned)]; Norwood was called out on strikes; 3
R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Washington grounded out (third to first);
Nahorodny made an out to shortstop; Kessinger walked; Bannister
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Wolfe doubled to center; Wilfong homered [Wolfe
scored]; Powell walked; HINTON REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING);
Carew forced Powell (third to second); Cubbage grounded out
(second to first) [Carew to second]; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins
5.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr popped to third in foul territory; Lamar
Johnson popped to first; Nordhagen flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar doubled to left; Chiles singled to left
[Wynegar to third]; Norwood singled to left [Wynegar scored,
Chiles to second]; Wolfe struck out while Chiles was caught
stealing third (catcher to third) [Norwood to second]; Wilfong
singled to shortstop [Norwood to third]; Powell grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm homered; Lemon popped to first;
Washington singled to center; Nahorodny walked [Washington to
second]; On a bunt Kessinger made an out to third; Bannister
walked [Washington to third, Nahorodny to second]; Garr grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins
6.

TWINS 4TH: Carew popped to third in foul territory; Cubbage
flied out to center; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Nordhagen
singled to center; Soderholm walked [Nordhagen to second]; Lemon
doubled to left [Nordhagen scored, Soderholm to third];
Washington hit a sacrifice fly to right [Soderholm scored];
MARSHALL REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Nahorodny was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar was called out on strikes; Chiles made an out
to shortstop; Norwood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bannister reached on an error by Cubbage [Bannister to second
(error by Carew)]; Garr flied out to right [Bannister to third];
Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Wolfe singled to center; Wilfong out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Wolfe to second]; RIVERA BATTED FOR
POWELL; Rivera struck out; Carew was walked intentionally;
Cubbage forced Carew (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nordhagen
singled to left; Soderholm was called out on strikes; Marshall
threw a wild pitch [Nordhagen to second]; Lemon reached on a
fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Nordhagen out
at third (third unassisted), Lemon out at first (third to
first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Ford flied out to center; Wynegar singled to center;
MORALES BATTED FOR CHILES; Morales singled to right [Wynegar to
third]; LAGROW REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Norwood hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Wynegar scored]; Wolfe popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Washington
flied out to left; Nahorodny was called out on strikes;
Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 5, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: Wilfong popped to catcher in foul territory; Rivera
walked; Carew flied out to center; Rivera was picked off first
but was safe on an error by LaGrow [Rivera to second]; Cubbage
homered [Rivera scored]; Ford grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 9.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bannister made an out to second; Garr singled to
right; Lamar Johnson forced Garr (third to second); Nordhagen
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
5, Twins 9.



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