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 1
Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        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.