A three-run homer by Jim Sundberg in the 10th inning carried the Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Twins. The game was 1-1 entering the 10th when Al Oliver opened with a single, Bobby Bonds beat out a bunt and Richie Zisk sacrificed to set the stage for Sundberg's drive into the right-center bullpen. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    24, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    3  -   4  6  0
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  4  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Powell rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .248
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .283
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .223      Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .338
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .289
Oliver lf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .315      Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Bonds dh              3   1   2   1     1   0   .279      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Zisk rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Adams dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Sundberg c            4   1   1   3     0   0   .295      Chiles lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   6   4     1   4             Totals               33   1   4   1     0   7

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance:  8,666
Left on Base: Rangers 2, Twins 3
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 0
Triples: Bonds (2)
Home Runs: Sundberg (5), Powell (3)
Caught Stealing: Bevacqua (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Zisk (3), Adams (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(12-8)        10     4   1   1   0   7   1  34   3.28
Totals                 10     4   1   1   0   7   1  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(10-8)          10     6   4   4   1   4   1  36   2.74
Totals                 10     6   4   4   1   4   1  36

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove lined to left; Wills grounded out (third
to first); Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell homered; Smalley struck out; Carew grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cubbage singled to right; Ford popped
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bonds
walked; Zisk forced Bonds (shortstop to second); Sundberg forced
Zisk (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins
1.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled to right; Adams out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Wynegar to second]; Chiles made an
out to shortstop; Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Bevacqua made an out to second; Harrah popped to
third in foul territory; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley lined
to right; Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
lined to first; On a bunt Oliver singled to third; Bonds tripled
to center [Oliver scored]; Zisk lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage struck out; Ford flied out to center; Wynegar
flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bevacqua flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Chiles
grounded out (first to pitcher); Randall singled to center;
Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
struck out; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley lined to center; Carew grounded out (pitcher
to first); Cubbage was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Bonds
grounded out (third to first); Zisk grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar flied
out to left; Adams lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bevacqua was called out on strikes; Harrah flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Chiles struck out; Randall grounded out (third to
first); Powell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
struck out; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Smalley
struck out; Carew lined to left; Cubbage grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 10TH: Oliver singled to left; On a bunt Bonds singled to
first [Oliver to second]; Zisk out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Oliver to third, Bonds to second]; Sundberg homered
[Oliver scored, Bonds scored]; Bevacqua singled to left;
Bevacqua was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to
first); Harrah flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 10TH: Ford popped to second in foul territory; Wynegar
flied out to center; Adams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 1.