A pinch-double by Rod Carew lifted the Twins to a 5-4 triumph over the Red Sox in the first game of a doubleheader, but a three-run homer by Carlton Fisk enabled the Sox to win the nightcap, 4-2. In the opening contest, the score was 3-3 going into the Twins' sixth when Craig Kusick walked and Roy Smalley beat out a bunt to set the stage for Carew's liner down the left field line.

In the second game, the Sox got all their runs in the sixth frame. Fred Lynn led off with a walk and Jim Rice was safe at first when third baseman Larry Wolfe committed a throwing error on a routine grounder. Carl Yastrzemski then stroked an RBI single and Fisk followed with his blast into the left field seats. The first Twins' run scored on a balk, the protest of which resulted in pitcher Mike Torrez' ejection. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, July      24, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   4  6  1
Twins        0  2  0    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .268      Norwood lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Lynn cf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .321        Powell ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Rice dh               5   0   1   1     0   2   .322      Rivera rf,lf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Ford cf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .298
Scott 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .266      Morales dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .329
  Bowen pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kusick 1b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .203
  Kendall 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Smalley ss            4   2   2   0     0   1   .275
Hobson 3b             2   0   0   0     2   2   .246      Wolfe 3b              2   1   1   0     0   0   .235
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .272        Cubbage ph,3b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .305
Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     0   3   .217      Randall 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .282
  Fisk ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .299        Carew ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .343
Duffy ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .235        Wilfong 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
  Brohamer ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Borgmann c            3   1   1   1     1   2   .187
Burgmeier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jackson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   6   3     6  10             Totals               30   5  10   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:36
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Twins 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 0
Errors: Lynn
Doubles: Duffy (5), Rivera (6), Carew (13)
Home Runs: Borgmann (2)
Caught Stealing: Randall (3), Kusick (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (8), Rivera (3), Morales (4)
Hit by Pitch: Lynn (1,by Marshall)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burgmeier               4.2   7   3   2   2   2   1  21   3.76
Drago L(2-4)            3.1   3   2   2   2   2   0  15   3.71
Totals                  8    10   5   4   4   4   1  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson W(3-3)          7.1   5   3   3   6   8   0  32   3.28
Marshall SV(12)         1.2   1   1   1   0   2   0   7   2.83
Totals                  9     6   4   4   6  10   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Marshall (1)
Wild Pitches: Marshall (2)
Balks: Jackson (2)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Lynn walked [Remy to second]; Rice
singled to left [Remy scored, Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski flied
out to center [Lynn to third]; Scott singled to right [Lynn
scored, Rice to third, Scott out at second (right to
shortstop)]; Hobson walked; Evans forced Hobson (third to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera
grounded out (first unassisted); Ford singled to left; Morales
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Montgomery struck out; Duffy flied out to left;
Remy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick flied out to center; Smalley singled; Wolfe
singled to center [Smalley scored (error by Lynn) (no RBI),
Wolfe scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Randall singled to left;
Randall was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Borgmann
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Rice popped
to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood singled to left; Rivera out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Norwood to second]; Ford grounded out
(second to first) [Norwood to third]; Morales grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott made an out to second; Hobson walked; Evans
struck out; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Kusick walked; Smalley struck out; Wolfe flied out to
center; Kusick was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Duffy doubled to left; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Duffy to third]; Lynn singled [Duffy scored];
Rice struck out; Jackson balked [Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski
lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (third to first); Borgmann
homered; Norwood made an out to third; Rivera doubled to left;
Ford was walked intentionally; DRAGO REPLACED BURGMEIER
(PITCHING); Morales grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott made an out to shortstop; Hobson was called
out on strikes; Evans walked; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick walked; On a bunt Smalley singled [Kusick to
second]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR WOLFE; Cubbage lined to left; CAREW
BATTED FOR RANDALL; Carew doubled to left [Kusick scored,
Smalley scored]; Borgmann walked; POWELL BATTED FOR NORWOOD;
Powell forced Borgmann (second to shortstop) [Carew to third];
Rivera flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Twins 5.

RED SOX 7TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RIVERA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
WILFONG REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); Duffy lined to left; Remy
was called out on strikes; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Ford singled to center; Morales out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Ford to second]; Kusick popped to
catcher in foul territory; Smalley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski singled; Scott walked
[Yastrzemski to second]; BOWEN RAN FOR SCOTT; MARSHALL REPLACED
JACKSON (PITCHING); Hobson struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: KENDALL REPLACED BOWEN (PLAYING 1B); Cubbage struck
out; Wilfong grounded out (third to first); Borgmann struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 5.

RED SOX 9TH: FISK BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Fisk singled; BROHAMER
BATTED FOR DUFFY; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted) [Fisk
to second]; Remy grounded out (second to first) [Fisk to third];
Lynn was hit by a pitch; Marshall threw a wild pitch [Fisk
scored, Lynn to second]; Rice grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 5.