A four-hitter by Geoff Zahn carried the Twins to a 2-1 victory over the White Sox. The Twins opened a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Rod Carew doubled, reached third on a throwing error by Chet Lemon and scored on a single by Roy Smalley. The winning run scored in the fifth when Mike Cubbage hit into a fielder's choice with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Twins        0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Torres lf,rf          2   1   1   1     2   0   .167      Powell rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .281
Lemon rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .341
  Washington lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Smalley ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .284
Lamar Johnson 1b      2   0   1   0     1   0   .279      Adams dh              2   0   0   0     2   2   .255
  Squires pr,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .313        Norwood pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Nordhagen dh          2   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Ford cf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .281
  Garr ph,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Wynegar c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .245
  Bell ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Chiles lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .272
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .252        Rivera lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Nahorodny c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Wilfong 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .256
Pryor 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bosley cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   4   1     3   2             Totals               29   2   7   2     6   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  6,978
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Twins 10
DP: White Sox 0, Twins 2
Errors: Lemon
Doubles: Carew (21)
Triples: Carew (9)
Home Runs: Torres (1)
Stolen Bases: Bosley (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Garr (9), Ford (6)
GIDP: Nordhagen 2 (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios L(8-13)         8     7   2   1   6   4   0  36   3.85
Totals                  8     7   2   1   6   4   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(11-13)           9     4   1   1   3   2   1  32   3.20
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   2   1  32

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz


WHITE SOX 1ST: Torres popped to second in foul territory;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Lemon grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted); Carew grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson singled to center; Nordhagen
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lamar
Johnson out at second]; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley popped to third in foul territory; Adams
struck out; Ford singled to right; Wynegar popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny struck out; Pryor grounded out (third
to first); Bosley singled to third; Bosley stole second; Torres
walked; Kessinger lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Chiles grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong
flied out to right; Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon singled to left; Lamar Johnson popped to
second; Nordhagen grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Lemon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Carew
doubled to right [Carew to third (error by Lemon)]; Smalley
singled to right [Carew scored (unearned)]; Adams struck out;
Ford popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm struck out; Nahorodny grounded out
(second to first); Pryor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar flied out to right; Chiles singled to right;
Wilfong walked [Chiles to second]; Powell singled to second
[Chiles to third, Wilfong to second]; Cubbage forced Powell
(first to shortstop) [Chiles scored, Wilfong to third]; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bosley flied out to right; Torres homered;
Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first); White Sox Manager Larry Doby, Chet
Lemon, Wayne Nordhagen and Ron Schueler ejected by 1B umpire Joe
Brinkman; Nordhagen and Schueler ejected from the bench; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING LF); TORRES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Smalley grounded out (second to
first); Adams walked; Ford struck out; Wynegar walked [Adams to
second]; Chiles walked [Adams to third, Wynegar to second];
Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lamar Johnson walked; SQUIRES RAN FOR LAMAR
JOHNSON; GARR BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Garr out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Squires to second]; Soderholm flied out to
center [Squires to third]; Nahorodny popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: GARR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SQUIRES STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Powell flied out to right; Cubbage flied out
to center; Carew tripled to center; Smalley grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Pryor flied out to right; Bosley flied out to
center; Torres walked; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Adams walked; NORWOOD RAN FOR ADAMS; Ford out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Norwood to second]; Wynegar
walked; Chiles flied out to left; Wilfong singled to pitcher
[Norwood out at third (pitcher to catcher to third), Wynegar to
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RIVERA
REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING LF); Washington grounded out (first
unassisted); Squires flied out to center; BELL BATTED FOR GARR;
Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 2.