Paced by Dan Ford, who had three hits and drove in two runs, the Twins posted a 5-3 triumph over the Rangers. The Twins scored four times in the fourth inning on four walks, a hit batsman and infield singles by Rod Carew and Ford. A sacrifice fly by Ford plated another marker in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3  8  1
Twins        0  0  0    4  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Edwards lf            3   1   0   1     2   2   .313
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Smalley ss            3   0   0   1     2   0   .282
Oliver lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .317      Carew 1b              4   0   2   1     1   1   .340
Zisk dh               4   1   1   2     0   1   .260      Ford cf               4   0   3   2     0   0   .279
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Wynegar c             5   0   0   0     0   2   .228
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .210      Morales dh            3   1   0   0     1   1   .317
Sundberg c            2   1   1   0     2   1   .285      Cubbage 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .286
  Campaneris pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Powell rf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .247
Harrah ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .222      Randall 2b            3   2   1   0     0   0   .275
Mason 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   2     2   3             Totals               31   5   8   5     8   7

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  2,736
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Twins 12
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 2
Errors: Bonds
Doubles: Beniquez (16)
Home Runs: Zisk (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (3)
GIDP: Beniquez (8), Mason (2)
Hit by Pitch: Randall (6,by Comer)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer L(9-5)            3.2   3   4   4   6   3   0  21   2.09
Barker                  1.1   2   1   1   2   1   0   8   4.88
Cleveland               3     3   0   0   0   3   0  12   3.15
Totals                  8     8   5   5   8   7   0  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(14-10)          9     8   3   3   2   3   1  35   2.47
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   3   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Comer (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
doubled; Oliver flied out to center [Beniquez to third]; Zisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
grounded out (first unassisted); Carew walked; Ford singled to
right [Carew to second]; Wynegar grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen
grounded out (first to pitcher); Sundberg walked; Harrah popped
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Morales was called out on strikes; Cubbage singled to
right [Cubbage to second (error by Bonds)]; Powell walked;
Randall flied out to right; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason grounded out (first to pitcher); Wills
singled to center; Beniquez grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley flied out to center; Carew grounded out
(second to first); Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar struck out; Morales walked; Cubbage grounded
out (first unassisted) [Morales to second]; Powell walked;
Randall was hit by a pitch [Morales to third, Powell to second];
Edwards walked [Morales scored, Powell to third, Randall to
second]; Smalley walked [Powell scored, Randall to third,
Edwards to second]; Carew singled to third [Randall scored,
Edwards to third, Smalley to second]; BARKER REPLACED COMER
(PITCHING); Ford singled to shortstop [Edwards scored, Smalley
to third, Carew to second]; Wynegar grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Sundberg struck out;
Harrah singled to left [Jorgensen to second]; Mason lined to
center; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Cubbage was
called out on strikes; Powell grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez was called out on strikes; Oliver singled
to center; Zisk homered [Oliver scored]; Bonds grounded out
(third to first); Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Randall singled to right; Edwards walked [Randall to
second]; Smalley walked [Randall to third, Edwards to second];
CLEVELAND REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Carew struck out; Ford hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Randall scored, Edwards to third,
Smalley to second]; Wynegar flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg walked; Harrah singled to center [Sundberg
to third]; Mason grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Sundberg scored, Harrah out at second]; Wills
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
3, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Morales flied out to center; Cubbage singled to
second; Powell forced Cubbage (third to second); Randall popped
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Oliver flied out to
right; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins
5.

TWINS 8TH: Edwards struck out; Smalley grounded out (first
unassisted); Carew singled to center; Ford singled to left
[Carew to third]; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 3, Twins 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Jorgensen
flied to left in foul territory; Sundberg singled to left;
CAMPANERIS RAN FOR SUNDBERG; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 5.