Follwing an announcement earlier in the day that Gene Mauch's contract had been extended for three years through 1981, the Twins presented their manager with a victory when Willie Norwood smashed a two-run homer with two out in the 10th inning to beat the Yankees, 7-5. Minnesota Twins 7, New York Yankees 5Game Played on Friday, July 28, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium ITwins 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 7 11 0 Yankees 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 5 10 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Smalley ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 .273 Randolph 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Carew 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .336 Munson c 5 1 1 0 0 1 .295 Ford cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .304 Piniella lf 4 2 3 0 1 1 .314 Cubbage 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .315 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .285 Wynegar c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Jackson rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .273 Chiles lf 2 1 2 2 0 0 .297 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 3 0 2 .258 Norwood ph,lf 3 1 1 2 0 0 .267 White dh 2 0 1 1 1 0 .259 Adams dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Stanley ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Morales ph,dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .315 Blair ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Wilfong 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Doyle ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 7 11 7 2 1 Totals 36 5 10 5 4 5 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 25,037 Left on Base: Twins 7, Yankees 7 DP: Twins 2, Yankees 0 Errors: Stanley Doubles: Chiles (8), Ford (22), Piniella (17), Nettles (12) Triples: White (2) Home Runs: Smalley (11), Norwood (5) Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (5) Sacrifice Flies: White (2), Nettles (4) GIDP: Chambliss (5), Munson (11) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn 7 8 3 3 2 3 0 29 3.17 Marshall W(5-8) 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 13 2.90 Totals 10 10 5 5 4 5 0 42 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow 4.2 8 5 4 0 1 1 23 3.94 Lyle L(7-2) 5.1 3 2 2 2 0 1 21 3.43 Totals 10 11 7 6 2 1 2 44 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley homered; Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Ford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph flied out to right; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage singled to center; Wynegar flied out to center; Chiles singled to right [Cubbage to second]; Adams flied out to left [Cubbage to third]; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella singled to right; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; Jackson singled to first; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. TWINS 3RD: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: White tripled to left; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers lined to center; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. TWINS 4TH: Ford singled to third; Cubbage reached on an error by Stanley [Ford to second, Cubbage to first]; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ford to third, Cubbage to second]; Chiles doubled to right [Ford scored, Cubbage scored (unearned)]; Adams singled to right [Chiles scored]; Wilfong flied out to center; Powell forced Adams (second to shortstop); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to right; Piniella doubled to left [Munson to third]; Chambliss singled to shortstop [Munson scored, Piniella to third]; Jackson walked [Chambliss to second]; Nettles struck out; White hit a sacrifice fly to right [Piniella scored]; Stanley struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 2. TWINS 5TH: Smalley singled to right; Carew lined to left; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Smalley to second]; Cubbage singled to center [Smalley scored]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Wynegar flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph singled to right; Munson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 2. TWINS 6TH: NORWOOD BATTED FOR CHILES; Norwood flied out to center; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong walked; Powell walked [Wilfong to second]; Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Piniella singled to center; Chambliss walked [Piniella to second]; Jackson flied out to left [Piniella to third, Chambliss to second]; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to center [Piniella scored, Chambliss to third]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 3. TWINS 7TH: Carew flied out to left; Ford grounded out (first to pitcher); Cubbage grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: BLAIR BATTED FOR STANLEY; Blair grounded out (third to first); Rivers lined to second; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 3. TWINS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Wynegar flied out to center; Norwood grounded out (second to first); Morales singled to left; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Munson struck out; Piniella walked; Chambliss forced Piniella (pitcher to shortstop); Jackson singled to right [Chambliss to third]; Nettles doubled to right [Chambliss scored, Jackson scored]; White walked; THOMASSON BATTED FOR BLAIR; Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 5. TWINS 9TH: DOYLE REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING SS); Powell popped to first; Smalley popped to third; Carew popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 9TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 5. TWINS 10TH: Ford doubled to right; Cubbage reached on a fielder's choice [Ford out at third (pitcher to third)]; Wynegar flied out to center; Norwood homered [Cubbage scored]; Morales grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Yankees 5. YANKEES 10TH: Piniella struck out; Chambliss popped to shortstop; Jackson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Yankees 5. |
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