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Monday September 25, 1978
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Getting a run in the bottom of the 11th inning, the Rangers edged the Twins, 3-2. A double by Bobby Bonds with one out in the 11th started the winning outburst. An infield out by Bump Wills moved Bonds to third and he scored on a sharp single to center by Al Oliver. Reggie Cleveland pitched three innings in relief to gain the win. [The Sporting News]


Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Monday, September 25, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  -   2  8  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  -   3  7  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivera rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Bonds dh              5   2   2   1     0   2   .268
  Powell ph,rf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .249
Carew 1b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .337      Oliver lf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .321
Ford cf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .274      Zisk rf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Norwood lf            5   1   3   0     0   1   .259      Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .261
Morales dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .318        Thompson cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Adams ph,dh         1   0   1   1     0   0   .262      Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Wilfong pr,dh,2b    1   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Smalley ss            5   0   1   0     0   2   .274      Norman ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .272        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Harrah ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mason 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Wolfe 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Grubb ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .269
  Cubbage ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .279        Bevacqua 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Serum p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   2   8   1     2   8             Totals               37   3   7   3     1   7

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  6,404
Left on Base: Twins 8, Rangers 4
DP: Twins 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Carew, Mason
Doubles: Norwood (22), Oliver (34), Bonds (19)
Home Runs: Grubb (15), Bonds (30)
Stolen Bases: Norwood (25), Wills (51)
Caught Stealing: Smalley (8), Beniquez (12), Wills (14)
GIDP: Sundberg (17)
Hit by Pitch: Zisk (3,by Serum)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Serum                   8     5   2   2   1   5   2  29   4.16
Marshall L(8-12)        2.2   2   1   1   0   2   0  10   2.39
Totals                 10.2   7   3   3   1   7   2  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 8     5   2   1   2   5   0  31   2.34
Cleveland W(5-8)        3     3   0   0   0   3   0  12   3.05
Totals                 11     8   2   1   2   8   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Serum (3)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Ken Kaiser


TWINS 1ST: Rivera was called out on strikes; Carew flied to left
in foul territory; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Wills walked; Oliver flied out to
left; Wills stole second; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Norwood struck out; Morales grounded out (shortstop
to first); Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Beniquez singled to left; Beniquez was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jorgensen reached on an error by Carew
[Jorgensen to second]; Norman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall walked; Wolfe popped to first in foul
territory; Wynegar singled to left [Randall to second]; Rivera
popped to second; Carew walked [Randall to third, Wynegar to
second]; Ford lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason grounded out (second to first); Bonds was
called out on strikes; On a bunt Wills singled to pitcher; Wills
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Norwood grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley singled to left;
Smalley was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Zisk grounded out
(third to first); Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Wolfe
flied out to center; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first); Norman was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera grounded out (second to first); Carew singled
to center; Ford flied out to center; Norwood singled to center
[Carew to second]; Morales reached on an error by Mason [Carew
scored (unearned), Norwood to second]; Smalley forced Norwood
(third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Mason flied out to left; Bonds popped to catcher in
foul territory; Wills lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Randall lined to shortstop; Wolfe popped to first;
Wynegar lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver doubled to right; Zisk was hit by a pitch;
Beniquez forced Oliver (first to shortstop) [Zisk to second];
Sundberg grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Beniquez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 0.

TWINS 8TH: Rivera flied out to center; Carew made an out to
shortstop; Ford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Jorgensen flied out to right; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
NORMAN; Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher); GRUBB BATTED
FOR MASON; Grubb homered; Bonds homered; Wills flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 2.

TWINS 9TH: HARRAH REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); BEVACQUA
REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING 3B); Norwood doubled to center;
CLEVELAND REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); ADAMS BATTED FOR MORALES;
Adams singled to center [Norwood scored]; WILFONG RAN FOR ADAMS;
Smalley forced Wilfong (shortstop to second); Randall grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Smalley to second]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR
WOLFE; Cubbage struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CUBBAGE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MARSHALL REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Oliver
made an out to second; Zisk was called out on strikes; Beniquez
was called out on strikes; Juan Beniquez ejected by HP umpire
Mike Reilly; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 2.

TWINS 10TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); POWELL BATTED FOR RIVERA; Powell
singled to center; Carew flied out to left; Ford flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 10TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Sundberg flied
out to right; Jorgensen flied out to right; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 2.

TWINS 11TH: Norwood singled to center; Wilfong struck out;
Norwood stole second; Smalley struck out; CHILES BATTED FOR
RANDALL; Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 11TH: WILFONG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MARSHALL
REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Bevacqua grounded out (second to
first); Bonds doubled to left; Wills grounded out (second to
first) [Bonds to third]; Oliver singled to center [Bonds
scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 3.



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