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Sunday July 16, 1978
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Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 16, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2 12  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             5   0   3   0     0   1   .247      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Brohamer 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .292
Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .355      Rice lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .320
Ford cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Cubbage 3b            2   0   1   0     0   1   .319      Lynn cf               3   1   2   3     0   0   .333
  Wolfe 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Adams ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Hancock dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Randall 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Kusick dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norwood lf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .274        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilfong 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .280
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  12   2     1   2             Totals               31   3   7   3     0   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 35,589
Left on Base: Twins 8, Red Sox 4
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 2
Doubles: Norwood (19), Remy (11), Brohamer (10)
Home Runs: Norwood (4), Lynn (16)
GIDP: Ford (8)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(9-6)         8     7   3   3   0   3   1  31   4.87
Totals                  8     7   3   3   0   3   1  31

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(5-1)           7     9   2   2   1   1   1  28   2.86
Stanley SV(7)           2     3   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.92
Totals                  9    12   2   2   1   2   1  37

Wild Pitches: Erickson (7)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to right; Smalley flied out to left;
Carew singled to left [Powell to second]; Ford flied out to
left; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy doubled to left; Brohamer flied out to center;
Rice singled to left [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski reached on a
fielder's choice [Remy out at home (shortstop to catcher), Rice
to second]; Erickson threw a wild pitch [Rice to third]; Lynn
singled to left [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Evans
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick flied out to center; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first); Norwood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Hancock struck out; Debut game for Garry
Hancock; Montgomery struck out; Duffy grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong lined to pitcher; Powell singled to left;
Smalley lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Powell out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy lined to right; Brohamer popped to left; Rice
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Ford singled to
right; Cubbage singled to right [Ford to second]; Cubbage was
picked off first (catcher to first); Mike Cubbage and Twins
Manager Gene Mauch ejected by 1B umpire Bill Kunkel; Kusick
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: WOLFE REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 3B); Yastrzemski
singled to center; Lynn flied out to right [Yastrzemski to
second]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski to
third]; Hancock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar made an out to shortstop; Norwood homered;
Wilfong flied out to right; Powell singled; Smalley lined to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery struck out; Duffy grounded out (pitcher
to first); Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Carew walked; Ford grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Carew out at second]; Wolfe lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Brohamer doubled to left; Rice made an out to
shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Brohamer
to third]; Lynn homered [Brohamer scored]; Evans flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 7TH: Kusick lined to left; Wynegar grounded out (first
unassisted); Norwood doubled to center; Wilfong singled to
center [Norwood scored]; Powell flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Hancock grounded out (second to first); Montgomery
grounded out (second to first); Duffy flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Smalley flied out
to right; Carew flied out to center; Ford singled to right;
ADAMS BATTED FOR WOLFE; Adams singled to right [Ford to second];
Kusick forced Adams (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: RANDALL REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING 3B); Remy flied out
to center; Brohamer flied out to left; Rice singled to left;
Yastrzemski forced Rice (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Norwood made
an out to second; Wilfong singled to center; Powell was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 3.



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