Three doubles and a single by Dan Ford and two doubles and a single by Hosken Powell led the Twins' 18-hit attack in a 10-3 victory over the Brewers. Ford batted in one run and scored three. Powell drove in three runs and scored one. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 10, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
Twins        3  4  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -  10 18  0
Brewers      1  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randall 2b            5   1   0   0     0   1   .275      Yount ss              3   0   0   1     0   0   .306
Carew 1b              6   2   3   0     0   0   .336      Money 2b              2   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Ford rf,cf            5   3   4   1     1   0   .279        Molitor 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Morales dh            1   1   1   1     0   0   .314      Cooper 1b             3   1   2   2     0   0   .316
  Adams ph,dh         2   1   1   1     0   0   .254        Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .107
  Kusick ph,dh        3   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Hisle dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .287
Smalley ss            4   1   2   1     2   1   .283      Oglivie lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Rivera lf             1   0   1   1     0   0   .270      Lezcano rf            3   1   2   0     0   0   .288
  Powell ph,rf        5   1   3   3     0   0   .245        Wohlford rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Edwards cf,lf         6   0   2   1     0   1   .333      Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Wolfe 3b              4   0   1   1     1   1   .242        Gantner 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     2   0   .221      Thomas cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .246
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .213
                                                            Yurak ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Haney c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stein p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mueller p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bomback p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45  10  18  10     6   5             Totals               33   3   8   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 12,496
Left on Base: Twins 15, Brewers 6
DP: Twins 1, Brewers 0
Doubles: Ford 3 (34), Powell 2 (19), Edwards (2)
Triples: Money (2)
Home Runs: Cooper (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Yount (5)
Hit by Pitch: Randall (5,by Travers)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson W(14-11)       9     8   3   3   2   2   1  36   4.07
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   2   1  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers L(10-10)        1.1   6   5   5   0   0   0  11   4.67
Stein                   0     3   2   2   0   0   0   3   5.33
Mueller                 2.2   6   3   3   2   2   0  16   6.39
McClure                 3     2   0   0   3   2   0  14   3.92
Bomback                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4  16.20
Augustine               1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.62
Totals                  9    18  10  10   6   5   0  52

Hit by Pitch: Travers (4)

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


TWINS 1ST: Randall grounded out (first unassisted); Carew
grounded out (third to first); Ford doubled to left; Morales
singled to left [Ford scored]; Smalley singled to left [Morales
to third]; Rivera singled to left [Morales scored, Smalley to
second]; Edwards singled to left [Smalley scored, Rivera to
second]; Wolfe flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Yount flied out to center; Money tripled to right;
Cooper singled to center [Money scored]; Hisle flied into a
double play (center to second) [Cooper out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Brewers 1.

TWINS 2ND: Borgmann popped to third; Randall was hit by a pitch;
Carew singled to center [Randall to second]; STEIN REPLACED
TRAVERS (PITCHING); Ford doubled to right [Randall scored, Carew
to third]; ADAMS BATTED FOR MORALES; Adams singled to center
[Carew scored, Ford to third]; Smalley singled to right [Ford
scored, Adams to third]; MUELLER REPLACED STEIN (PITCHING);
POWELL BATTED FOR RIVERA; Powell doubled to right [Adams scored,
Smalley to third]; Edwards reached on a fielder's choice
[Smalley out at home (third to catcher)]; Wolfe flied out to
left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FORD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
EDWARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Oglivie grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lezcano singled; Bando flied out to right;
Thomas walked [Lezcano to second]; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Brewers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann walked; Randall was called out on strikes;
Carew flied out to left; Ford doubled to left [Borgmann to
third]; Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 7, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount flied out to center; Money grounded out
(second to first); Cooper homered; Hisle popped to second; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Brewers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley struck out; Powell doubled to right; Edwards
flied out to right; Wolfe singled to left [Powell scored];
Borgmann walked [Wolfe to second]; Randall grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie flied out to left; Lezcano grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 8, Brewers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Carew singled to center; Ford singled to right [Carew
to third]; MCCLURE REPLACED MUELLER (PITCHING); KUSICK BATTED
FOR ADAMS; Kusick grounded out (third to first) [Ford to
second]; Smalley was walked intentionally; Powell singled to
left [Carew scored, Ford scored, Smalley to second]; Edwards
struck out; Wolfe walked [Smalley to third, Powell to second];
Borgmann flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 10,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Thomas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Martinez flied out to center; Yount
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
10, Brewers 2.

TWINS 6TH: MOLITOR REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING 2B); GANTNER REPLACED
BANDO (PLAYING 3B); Randall grounded out (shortstop to first);
Carew flied out to center; Ford walked; Kusick flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 10, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Molitor grounded out (second to first); Cooper
flied out to left; Hisle singled to left; Oglivie flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 10, Brewers 2.

TWINS 7TH: MUSER REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING 1B); Smalley grounded
out (shortstop to first); Powell flied out to right; Edwards
doubled to left; Wolfe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
10, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano singled to right; Gantner struck out;
Thomas singled to center [Lezcano to second]; YURAK BATTED FOR
MARTINEZ; Yurak walked [Lezcano to third, Thomas to second];
Debut game for Jeff Yurak; Yount hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Lezcano scored]; Molitor popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 10, Brewers 3.

TWINS 8TH: HANEY REPLACED YURAK (PLAYING C ); WOHLFORD REPLACED
LEZCANO (PLAYING RF); BOMBACK REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING);
Borgmann popped to catcher in foul territory; Randall flied out
to center; Carew singled to center; Ford forced Carew (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 10, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Muser grounded out (first to pitcher); Hisle
singled to left; Oglivie flied out to left; Wohlford flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 10, Brewers 3.

TWINS 9TH: AUGUSTINE REPLACED BOMBACK (PITCHING); Kusick struck
out; Smalley walked; Powell forced Smalley (second to
shortstop); Edwards forced Powell (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 10, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Gantner grounded out (first to pitcher); Thomas
flied out to left; Haney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 10, Brewers 3.