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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 25, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on May 25, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Serum |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 7,644 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Lowenstein | Third Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Al Oliver | DH |
| Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Jim Mason | Shortstop |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rich Chiles | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Adams | DH |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 25, 1978
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Serum
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Serum
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Serum
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Serum fields it and throws to first for the out. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Serum
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zisk vs. Serum
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. Oliver moves to third. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wills vs. Serum
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Jenkins
Chiles hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Jenkins
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Jenkins
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Jenkins
There goes Ford. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Mason applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Serum
Sundberg bunts towards the mound. Serum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Serum
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Serum
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Jenkins
Cubbage hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jenkins
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowenstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Jenkins
Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Jenkins
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynegar moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Jenkins
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynegar scores. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilfong vs. Jenkins
Wilfong strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Serum
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Serum
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Serum
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Serum
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Jenkins
Chiles hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Jenkins
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Jenkins
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Carew trying to get to second. Bonds throws the ball in to Wills who tags Carew for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Jenkins
Cubbage hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Serum
Zisk hits a line drive into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Serum
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Serum
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Serum
Beniquez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jenkins
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Jenkins
Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jenkins
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Jenkins
Powell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowenstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Serum
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Serum
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Serum covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Serum
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Jenkins
Wilfong hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Jenkins
Chiles hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Jenkins
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Serum
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Serum
Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Serum
There goes Bonds. The throw from Wynegar and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. Serum
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Serum
There goes Zisk. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Serum
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Jenkins
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Jenkins
Cubbage hits a popup, foul, towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jenkins
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Jenkins
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynegar for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Serum
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Serum
Beniquez bunts towards the mound. Serum fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mason vs. Serum
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lowenstein vs. Serum
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowenstein for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jenkins
Smalley hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Jenkins
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Jenkins
Craig Kusick pinch hits for Rob Wilfong.
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Serum
Bob Randall now playing second base.
Hargrove strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Johnson
Tom Johnson now pitching.
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Johnson
Oliver is hit by the pitch. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Johnson
There goes Bonds. The throw from Wynegar and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Bonds scores. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Johnson
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Johnson
Bobby Thompson pinch runs for Richie Zisk.
Wills hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chiles. Wills reaches second base with a double. Oliver scores. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. Thayer
Greg Thayer now pitching.
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Thayer
Beniquez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mason vs. Thayer
Mason takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to third. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowenstein vs. Thayer
Lowenstein hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ford. Lowenstein reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Beniquez scores. Mason moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrah vs. Scarce
Mac Scarce now pitching. Toby Harrah pinch hits for Mike Hargrove.
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Jenkins
Bobby Thompson now playing left field. Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Chiles hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Jenkins
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Jenkins
Ford hits a line drive into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Scarce
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Scarce
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Scarce
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Jenkins
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Jenkins
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Jenkins
Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1978 -- Texas at Minnesota (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Lowenstein J, 3b 5 0 1 2 Chiles R, lf 4 0 0 0
Hargrove M, 1b 3 1 0 0 Carew R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Harrah T, ph 1 0 0 0 Ford D, cf 4 0 2 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Cubbage M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Bonds B, rf 4 2 2 0 Adams G, dh 4 0 1 0
Oliver A, dh 4 1 1 0 Wynegar B, c 4 1 1 0
Zisk R, lf 3 0 2 2 Smalley R, ss 3 0 1 0
Thompson B, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Powell H, rf 3 0 1 1
Wills B, 2b 4 1 1 1 Wilfong R, 2b 2 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 3 0 2 1 Kusick C, ph 1 0 0 0
Beniquez J, cf 2 1 0 0 Randall B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Mason J, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 7 9 6 32 1 7 1
Texas 100 001 050 -- 7
Minnesota 010 000 000 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Serum G (L) 7.1 7 2 1 1 4
Johnson T* 0.0 1 4 4 2 0
Thayer G 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Scarce M 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
E -- Hargrove M, Wynegar B 2
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 7, Minnesota 5
2B -- Wills B, Lowenstein J
SB -- Bonds B 2
CS -- Ford D, Zisk R
SH -- Beniquez J
SF -- Sundberg J
HBP -- by Johnson T (Oliver A)
T -- 2:15
A -- 7644
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