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Sunday July 30, 1978
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Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 0 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 30, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  8  2
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      White lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .257
Smalley ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .277      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Carew 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .332      Munson dh             4   0   3   0     0   0   .304
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
  Morales ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .325      Jackson rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .283
  Rivera pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Thomasson cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .261        Johnson ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Chiles lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .280        Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .226
  Ford ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .302      Heath c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Wolfe 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Adams dh              3   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Doyle 2b,ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .243
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Stanley ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Norwood cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .267        Rivers ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .266        Randolph 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   8   1     2   3             Totals               31   0   6   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 41,491
Left on Base: Twins 6, Yankees 7
DP: Twins 2, Yankees 3
Errors: Smalley, Wilfong, Lyle
Doubles: Smalley (20)
Caught Stealing: Doyle (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Norwood (4), Powell (4), Wynegar (6), Stanley (3)
GIDP: Norwood 2 (12), Chiles (8), Jackson (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(10-7)           8     5   0   0   2   2   0  30   2.62
Holly                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.79
Marshall SV(14)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.97
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   3   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie L(2-5)          8     7   2   1   1   2   0  30   3.80
Lyle                    1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.39
Totals                  9     8   2   1   2   3   0  35

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


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

YANKEES 1ST: White was called out on strikes; Nettles flied out
to left; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar
struck out; Chiles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to center; Jackson grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at
second]; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

TWINS 3RD: Adams singled to right; Norwood out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Adams to second]; Wilfong flied out to
left; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Heath made an out to second; Doyle singled to left;
Doyle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stanley
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley singled to right; Carew grounded out (second
to first) [Smalley to second]; Cubbage grounded out (second to
first) [Smalley to third]; Wynegar made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White walked; Nettles flied out to right; Munson
singled to shortstop [White to second]; Chambliss flied out to
center; Jackson walked [White to third, Munson to second];
Thomasson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees
0.

TWINS 5TH: Chiles grounded out (first to pitcher); Adams singled
to right; Norwood grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Adams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Heath flied out to right; Doyle reached on an error
by Wilfong; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Doyle to second]; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong walked; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Wilfong to second]; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to
first); Carew lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles lined to right; Munson singled to right;
Chambliss popped to shortstop; Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Wynegar singled to third; Chiles grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Thomasson reached on an error by Smalley; Heath
forced Thomasson (third to shortstop); Doyle lined into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Heath out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 8TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Norwood
singled to center; Wilfong popped to shortstop; Powell grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: RIVERS BATTED FOR STANLEY; Rivers grounded out
(first unassisted); White flied out to center; Nettles grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees
0.

TWINS 9TH: RANDOLPH REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING 2B); DOYLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Smalley doubled to right; Carew singled
to second [Smalley to third]; LYLE REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING);
MORALES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Morales singled to right [Smalley
scored, Carew to second]; RIVERA RAN FOR MORALES; Wynegar
reached on an error by Lyle on a sacrifice bunt [Carew scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Rivera to third, Wynegar to second]; FORD
BATTED FOR CHILES; Ford was walked intentionally; KUSICK BATTED
FOR ADAMS; Kusick struck out; Norwood grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Ford out at second]; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WOLFE REPLACED
FORD (PLAYING 3B); RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Munson
singled to left; HOLLY REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Chambliss
popped to third in foul territory; Jackson singled to right
[Munson to third]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR THOMASSON; MARSHALL
REPLACED HOLLY (PITCHING); SPENCER BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Spencer
was called out on strikes; PINIELLA BATTED FOR HEATH; Piniella
forced Jackson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 2, Yankees 0.



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