With a crowd of 46,711 on hand for Oldtimers' Day, the Yankees made the dramatic announcement that Billy Martin would return as manager in 1980 as an emotional prelude to a 7-3 victory over the Twins. Martin was cheered wildly by the crowd when he took his place with other former Yankee stars on the field in pregame ceremonies.

The Yankees set to work on the Twins with two runs in the first inning on a walk to Willie Randolph and singles by Thurman Munson, Lou Piniella and Chris Chambliss. Fred Stanley beat out a bunt and singled, driving in one run and scoring two, as the Yankees padded their lead to 6-1 before two walks and a single by Reggie Jackson added their final tally. Ken Clay, who was removed after six innings, gained the victory. The Twins roughed up Ron Davis for two runs before Rich Gossage pitched three hitless innings for his 15th save. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      29, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  0
Yankees      2  2  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   7 13  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .243      Rivers cf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .257
Smalley ss            4   0   2   0     1   1   .275      Randolph 2b           3   2   1   1     2   0   .256
Carew 1b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .334      Munson dh             4   1   2   1     1   1   .297
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   2     1   0   .311      Piniella lf           1   0   1   1     0   0   .317
Chiles lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287        Thomasson ph,lf     4   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .285
Norwood cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .268      Jackson rf            4   0   2   1     0   2   .276
Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Borgmann c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Heath c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Wynegar ph,c        1   1   0   0     2   0   .261      Stanley ss            3   2   2   1     1   0   .229
Jackson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clay p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     5   1             Totals               35   7  13   7     5   5

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 46,711
Left on Base: Twins 9, Yankees 9
DP: Twins 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Randolph
Doubles: Rivers (14), Munson (18)
Stolen Bases: Norwood 2 (22), Randolph (18)
GIDP: Chiles (7), Heath (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson L(3-4)          1.1   6   4   4   1   2   0  10   3.94
Serum                   1.2   6   2   2   1   0   0  11   4.03
Holly                   3     1   1   1   3   3   0  13   0.82
Sutton                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.75
Totals                  8    13   7   7   5   5   0  40

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clay W(2-3)             6     7   1   1   2   0   0  26   5.05
Davis                   0     1   2   2   2   0   0   3   0.00
Gossage SV(15)          3     0   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.08
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   1   0  39

Wild Pitches: Holly (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to right; Smalley singled to right
[Powell to second]; Carew flied out to center [Powell to third];
Cubbage forced Smalley (second to shortstop) [Powell scored];
Chiles flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers was called out on strikes; Randolph walked;
Munson singled to left [Randolph to second]; Piniella singled to
left [Randolph scored, Munson to second]; Chambliss singled to
right [Munson scored, Piniella to third]; Jackson struck out
[Piniella out at home (catcher to pitcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (second to first); Norwood singled
to right; Norwood stole second; Wilfong singled to shortstop
[Norwood stayed at second]; Borgmann popped to third in foul
territory; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to right; Heath grounded out (third
to first) [Nettles to third]; On a bunt Stanley singled to
pitcher [Nettles scored]; Rivers doubled to left [Stanley
scored]; SERUM REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Randolph flied out
to center; Munson walked; THOMASSON BATTED FOR PINIELLA;
Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 4.

TWINS 3RD: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Smalley
singled to right [Smalley out at second (right to shortstop)];
Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss flied out to right; Jackson singled to
left; Nettles singled to right [Jackson to third]; Heath
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Nettles
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 4.

TWINS 4TH: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Adams singled
to left; Norwood flied out to left; Wilfong reached on an error
by Randolph [Adams to second]; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR BORGMANN;
Wynegar walked [Adams to third, Wilfong to second]; Powell
popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: WYNEGAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Stanley
singled to center; Rivers singled to right [Stanley to third];
Randolph singled to left [Stanley scored, Rivers to second];
Munson doubled to right [Rivers scored, Randolph to third];
HOLLY REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Thomasson was called out on
strikes; Chambliss lined to shortstop; Jackson struck out; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 6.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley flied out to left; Carew singled to center;
Cubbage walked [Carew to second]; Chiles grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Heath flied
out to left; Stanley walked; Holly threw a wild pitch [Stanley
to second]; Rivers popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 6.

TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Norwood lined
to second; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph walked; Munson struck out; Randolph stole
second; Thomasson flied out to center; Chambliss walked; Jackson
singled to center [Randolph scored, Chambliss to third]; Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 7.

TWINS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Wynegar walked;
Debut game for Ron Davis; Powell singled to right [Wynegar
to second]; Smalley walked [Wynegar to third, Powell to second];
GOSSAGE REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Carew forced Smalley (second
to shortstop) [Wynegar scored, Powell to third]; Cubbage forced
Carew (shortstop to second) [Powell scored]; Chiles flied out to
center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 7TH: SUTTON REPLACED HOLLY (PITCHING); Heath grounded
out (pitcher to first); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 7.

TWINS 8TH: Adams flied out to right; Norwood walked; Norwood
stole second; Wilfong popped to third in foul territory; Wynegar
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 7.

TWINS 9TH: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley
struck out; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 7.