Driving in three runs, Dan Ford led the Twins to a 5-2 triumph over the Red Sox. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the fifth when Rod Carew led off with a walk. A triple by Ford scored Carew and a sacrifice fly by Jose Morales scored Ford. Ford drove in the Twins' final two runs with an RBI single in the sixth and a forceout in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      25, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  2
Twins        0  0  0    1  2  1    0  1  x  -   5  7  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b,ss            5   0   2   1     0   0   .266      Smalley ss            5   1   0   0     0   0   .273
Lynn cf               3   0   2   0     1   1   .321      Carew 1b              1   1   1   0     4   0   .343
Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Ford cf               5   1   2   3     0   0   .301
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Morales dh            2   0   0   1     1   0   .321
Fisk c                4   1   3   0     0   0   .310      Kusick lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Powell rf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Hobson 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .250      Randall 2b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .281
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .269      Wolfe 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Cubbage ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Brohamer ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Rivera rf,lf          3   0   0   1     0   0   .291
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wynegar c             4   1   3   0     0   0   .264
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     2   3             Totals               29   5   7   5     8   0

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 18,608
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Twins 12
DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 1
Errors: Duffy, Lee
Doubles: Hobson (8), Wynegar (16)
Triples: Ford (4)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Rivera (1), Morales (4)
GIDP: Rice (15), Smalley (12)
Hit by Pitch: Morales (1,by Wright)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(10-5)             5.2   6   4   2   6   0   0  30   3.30
Wright                  2.1   1   1   1   2   0   0  11   3.36
Totals                  8     7   5   3   8   0   0  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson W(10-6)        7.1   9   2   2   2   3   0  32   4.77
Marshall SV(13)         1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.75
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   3   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Wright (4)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Remy lined to center; Lynn singled to second; Rice
struck out; Yastrzemski made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Smalley grounded out (third to first); Carew singled
to center; Ford grounded out (third to first) [Carew to second];
Morales walked; Kusick walked [Carew to third, Morales to
second]; Randall flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to right; Scott flied out to right;
Hobson forced Fisk (first to shortstop); Evans forced Hobson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wolfe lined to shortstop; Rivera flied out to center;
Wynegar singled to center; Smalley forced Wynegar (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Remy singled
to center; Lynn singled to left [Remy to second]; Rice grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lynn out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew walked; Ford flied out to right; Morales
grounded out (first unassisted) [Carew to second]; Kusick
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
singled to left; Fisk stole second; Scott grounded out (third to
first); Hobson singled to left [Fisk scored, Hobson to second
(on throw to home)]; Evans walked; Duffy forced Evans (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Randall singled to right; Wolfe reached on a
fielder's choice [Randall to third (error by Lee)]; Rivera hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Randall scored (unearned)]; Wynegar
singled [Wolfe to second]; Smalley grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy lined to center; Lynn struck out; Rice
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Carew walked; Ford tripled to right [Carew scored];
Morales hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ford scored]; Kusick
grounded out (third to first); Randall walked; Wolfe lined to
right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynegar flied
out to right; Smalley reached on an error by Duffy (assist by
Lee); Carew walked [Smalley to second]; Ford singled to left
[Smalley scored (unearned), Carew to second]; WRIGHT REPLACED
LEE (PITCHING); Morales grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

RED SOX 7TH: POWELL REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING RF); RIVERA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hobson doubled; Evans was called out on
strikes; BROHAMER BATTED FOR DUFFY; Brohamer popped to third in
foul territory; Remy singled to left [Hobson scored]; Lynn
walked [Remy to second]; Rice grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); REMY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Powell walked; Randall out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Powell to second]; CUBBAGE
BATTED FOR WOLFE; Cubbage flied out to center; Rivera made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 4.

RED SOX 8TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Yastrzemski
flied out to right; Fisk singled to center; MARSHALL REPLACED
ERICKSON (PITCHING); Scott grounded out (third to first) [Fisk
to second]; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar doubled to left; Smalley grounded out (second
to first) [Wynegar to third]; Carew was walked intentionally;
Ford forced Carew (shortstop to second) [Wynegar scored];
Morales was hit by a pitch [Ford to second]; Powell forced
Morales (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans lined to second; Brohamer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 5.