Home runs by Rich Chiles and Glenn Adams powered the Twins to a 4-1 victory over the Tigers. Chiles broke the scoreless tie with his first round-tripper of the season in the fifth inning. In the seventh, Roy Smalley smacked a leadoff double and, two outs later, Adams connected for the circuit. The Twins' final run came in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Bombo Rivera. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    31, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  1  -   4  7  2
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .248      LeFlore cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .294
Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .298
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .334      Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Smalley ss            3   1   3   0     1   0   .286      Thompson 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .296
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Ford cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .288      Parrish c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .217
Adams dh              3   1   2   2     0   0   .254      Wockenfuss rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
  Morales ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   1     0   0   .254
Chiles lf             2   1   1   1     1   1   .272      Trammell ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Rivera lf           0   0   0   1     0   0   .272        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Randall 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .287        Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Young p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   7   4     3   4             Totals               33   1   7   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 16,995
Left on Base: Twins 5, Tigers 6
DP: Twins 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Carew, Chiles
Doubles: Smalley 2 (26)
Home Runs: Chiles (1), Adams (7)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Rivera (2)
GIDP: Ford (14)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(10-13)           6.2   6   1   1   1   3   0  26   3.29
Marshall SV(17)         2.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.58
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   3   0  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young L(5-4)            7.2   7   3   3   2   3   2  31   2.26
Hiller                  1.1   0   1   1   1   1   0   5   2.65
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   4   2  36

Wild Pitches: Hiller (3)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ted Hendry


TWINS 1ST: Powell struck out; Cubbage made an out to shortstop;
Carew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker struck out;
Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley walked; Wynegar popped to shortstop; Ford
grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop to
first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Kemp
grounded out (second to first); Parrish singled to left;
Wockenfuss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Adams singled to center; Chiles struck out; Randall
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Adams to second]; Powell flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Trammell
flied to right in foul territory; LeFlore flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley singled to center;
Wynegar flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub reached on
an error by Carew; Thompson singled to center [Staub to second];
Kemp lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Staub out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Ford flied out to right; Adams lined to right; Chiles
homered; Randall made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish was called out on strikes; Wockenfuss
grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Powell was called out on strikes; Cubbage grounded
out (first unassisted); Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
singled to right; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Whitaker walked; Staub grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley doubled to right; Wynegar grounded out (first
unassisted) [Smalley to third]; Ford grounded out (third to
first); Adams homered [Smalley scored]; Chiles walked; Randall
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson singled to center; Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted) [Thompson to second]; Parrish flied out to left;
Wockenfuss singled to left [Thompson to third]; Rodriguez
singled to left [Thompson scored, Wockenfuss to third, Rodriguez
to second (error by Chiles)]; MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING);
MAY BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; May grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 1.

TWINS 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING SS); Powell grounded out
(second to first); Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Carew
singled to right; Smalley doubled to right [Carew to third];
HILLER REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Wynegar made an out to second;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: RIVERA REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING LF); LeFlore singled
to left; Whitaker grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore to
second]; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher) [LeFlore to
third]; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, Tigers 1.

TWINS 9TH: Ford walked; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Hiller threw a
wild pitch [Ford to second]; Morales grounded out (first
unassisted) [Ford to third]; Rivera hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Ford scored]; Randall was called out on strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Kemp grounded
out (second to first); Parrish grounded out (second to first);
Wockenfuss grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 1.