Posting his first victory since June 13, Ed Figueroa hurled the Yankees to a 2-0 blanking of the Twins. The first Yankee run came in the fifth inning on a single by Mickey Rivers, a stolen base and a single by Thurman Munson. Singles by Mike Heath, Willie Randolph and Rivers accounted for their final tally in the seventh stanza. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      19, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2 11  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .251      Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Rivers cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .251      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Munson rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .295      Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .352
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   0     1   2   .315
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .246      Ford cf               3   0   3   0     0   0   .294
Johnson dh            3   0   1   0     1   1   .194      Chiles lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Stanley ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Heath c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .314      Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2  11   2     1   4             Totals               32   0   6   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 29,591
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Twins 7
DP: Yankees 0, Twins 1
Doubles: Ford (21)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (11)
Caught Stealing: Ford (6)
GIDP: Stanley (3)
Hit by Pitch: Ford (5,by Figueroa)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(8-7)         9     6   0   0   1   3   0  34   3.64
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   3   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(8-8)             9    11   2   2   1   4   0  38   3.14
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Figueroa (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph struck out; Rivers popped to second;
Munson singled to center; Piniella grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley
grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (catcher to first); Nettles
singled to center; Johnson struck out; Stanley singled to center
[Nettles to second]; Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage struck out; Adams flied out to right; Ford
singled to center; Ford was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
grounded out (first unassisted); Munson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Chiles flied out to center; Wynegar popped to
shortstop; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to left; Chambliss singled to
shortstop; Nettles flied out to center [Chambliss to second];
Johnson walked; Stanley forced Johnson (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley flied
out to center; Carew singled to center; Cubbage singled to
center [Carew to third]; Adams popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Heath struck out; Randolph grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rivers singled to center; Rivers stole second; Munson
singled to left [Rivers scored]; Piniella flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Ford doubled to right; Chiles grounded out (second to
first) [Ford to third]; Wynegar popped to first; Wilfong
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Nettles
singled to right; Johnson flied out to left; Stanley struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley popped
to second; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Heath singled to left; Randolph singled to left
[Heath to third]; Rivers singled to right [Heath scored,
Randolph to second]; Munson popped to shortstop; Piniella forced
Rivers (shortstop to second) [Randolph to third]; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
2, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage walked; Adams flied out to center; Ford
singled to left [Cubbage to second]; Chiles forced Ford
(shortstop to second) [Cubbage to third]; Wynegar popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles grounded out (second to pitcher); Johnson
singled to center; Stanley grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Wilfong grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Carew flied out to left; Cubbage struck out; Adams
singled to left; Ford was hit by a pitch [Adams to second];
Chiles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Twins 0.