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A two-run homer by Roy Smalley was the key hit as the Twins prevailed over the White Sox, 3-1. The circuit clout came in the fifth inning and followed a single by Glenn Borgmann. The first Twin tally came in the third frame on a double by Borgmann and triple by Bombo Rivera. [The Sporting News] Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 1Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park ITwins 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
White Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 0
Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Smalley ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 .282 Washington rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248
Rivera lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Chappas ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267
Ford rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Torres cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235
Kusick 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .182 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277
Wilfong pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Nordhagen dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290
Carew 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335 Colbern c 3 1 2 1 0 0 .252
Norwood dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Foley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Edwards cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Bell 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .190
Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .236 Squires ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .276
Randall 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Soderholm 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Borgmann c 4 2 2 0 0 1 .236 Kessinger 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blomberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eden 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118
Bosley lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .262
Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 5 Totals 35 1 10 1 0 1
Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 7,342
Left on Base: Twins 6, White Sox 7
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Edwards
Doubles: Borgmann (4), Edwards (1)
Triples: Rivera (2)
Home Runs: Smalley (19), Colbern (1)
Caught Stealing: Wilfong (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Norwood (6)
GIDP: Nordhagen (6)
Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Zahn W(12-13) 6 8 1 1 0 1 1 24 3.15
Marshall SV(19) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.42
Totals 9 10 1 1 0 1 1 35
White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Kravec L(11-14) 9 8 3 3 2 5 1 36 3.86
Totals 9 8 3 3 2 5 1 36
Wild Pitches: Kravec (6)
Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker
TWINS 1ST: Smalley flied out to right; Rivera made an out to
second; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 1ST: Washington grounded out (second to first);
Chappas flied out to right; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
TWINS 2ND: Kusick singled to center; Norwood out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Kusick to second]; Edwards flied out to
left; Debut game for Dave Edwards; Wolfe grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox
0.
WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Nordhagen flied
out to center; Colbern singled to left; Bell forced Colbern
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
TWINS 3RD: Randall popped to first; Borgmann doubled to center;
Smalley made an out to catcher; Rivera tripled to right
[Borgmann scored]; Ford flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bosley singled to right; Washington grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Bosley to third]; Chappas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.
TWINS 4TH: Kusick was called out on strikes; On a bunt Norwood
made an out to pitcher; Edwards doubled to right; Wolfe flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 4TH: Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); Lamar
Johnson singled to left; Nordhagen grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lamar Johnson out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.
TWINS 5TH: Randall flied out to left; Borgmann singled to left;
Smalley homered [Borgmann scored]; Rivera grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ford singled to right; Kusick grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 5TH: Colbern homered; Bell singled to left; Kessinger
forced Bell (shortstop to second); Bosley singled to left
[Kessinger out at third (left to third)]; Washington flied out
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
TWINS 6TH: Norwood struck out; Willie Norwood wore a
different uniform that his teammates; the White Sox play the
game under protest; Edwards struck out; Wolfe walked;
Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, White Sox 1.
WHITE SOX 6TH: On a bunt Chappas singled to third; Torres flied
out to center; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Nordhagen
singled to center [Chappas to third, Nordhagen to second (error
by Edwards)]; Colbern lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, White Sox 1.
TWINS 7TH: Borgmann flied out to left; Smalley grounded out
(third to first); Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
WHITE SOX 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); SQUIRES BATTED
FOR BELL; Squires singled to right; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR
KESSINGER; Blomberg grounded out (first to pitcher) [Squires to
second]; Bosley lined to pitcher; Washington grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
TWINS 8TH: SODERHOLM REPLACED SQUIRES (PLAYING 3B); EDEN
REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING 2B); Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kusick walked; WILFONG RAN FOR KUSICK; Wilfong was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Norwood grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox
1.
WHITE SOX 8TH: CAREW REPLACED WILFONG (PLAYING 1B); On a bunt
Chappas grounded out (third to first); Torres grounded out
(first to pitcher); Lamar Johnson singled to center; Nordhagen
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
TWINS 9TH: Edwards struck out; Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to
first); Randall singled to center; Kravec threw a wild pitch
[Randall to second]; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, White Sox 1.
WHITE SOX 9TH: FOLEY BATTED FOR COLBERN; Foley grounded out
(second to first); Debut game for Marv Foley; Soderholm
grounded out (third to first); Eden flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
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