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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 24, 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 August 24, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 24, 1978 |
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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 | August 24, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 8,666 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Jim McKean |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
Bobby Bonds | DH |
Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Billy Hunter | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Rod Carew | First Baseman |
Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
Glenn Adams | DH |
Rich Chiles | Left Fielder |
Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 24, 1978
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Goltz
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Goltz
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Jenkins
Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jenkins
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Jenkins
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Jenkins
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Jenkins
Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Goltz
Oliver 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 -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Goltz
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Goltz
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Jenkins
Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Jenkins
Adams bunts between the mound and first base. Jenkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiles vs. Jenkins
Chiles hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Jenkins
Randall 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 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Goltz
Bevacqua hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Jenkins
Powell 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, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jenkins
Smalley hits a line drive into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Jenkins
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Goltz
Wills 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 -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Goltz
Beniquez hits a line drive towards first. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Goltz
Oliver bunts towards third. Cubbage fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Goltz
Bonds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Bonds reaches third base with a triple. Oliver goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. Goltz
Zisk hits a line drive into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Jenkins
Cubbage strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Jenkins
Ford 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: ---
Wynegar vs. Jenkins
Wynegar hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Zisk settles under the ball 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: ---
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Goltz
Bevacqua 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: ---
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Goltz covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jenkins
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Jenkins
Chiles 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, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Jenkins
Randall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Jenkins
Powell 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: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Goltz
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Goltz
Beniquez 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 6
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jenkins
Smalley hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez 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 hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Jenkins
Cubbage is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Goltz
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Goltz covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Goltz
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Goltz
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Jenkins
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Jenkins
Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jenkins
Adams hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Goltz
Bevacqua is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Jenkins
Chiles strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Jenkins
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Jenkins
Powell hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Goltz
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Goltz
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Goltz
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jenkins
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Jenkins
Carew hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Jenkins
Cubbage 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 10
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Goltz
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Goltz
Bonds bunts towards first. Carew fields the ball and throws to Goltz covering. Safe. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Goltz
Zisk bunts towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. Goltz
Sundberg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Goltz
Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Goltz
There goes Bevacqua. The throw from Wynegar to Smalley and they have Bevacqua trapped. The throw over to Carew, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Goltz
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Jenkins
Ford hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - 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, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Jenkins
Adams strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1978 -- Texas at Minnesota (D) Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Powell H, rf 4 1 1 1 Jorgensen M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Carew R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 4 0 0 0 Cubbage M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Oliver A, lf 4 2 2 0 Ford D, cf 4 0 0 0 Bonds B, dh 3 1 2 1 Wynegar B, c 4 0 1 0 Zisk R, rf 3 0 0 0 Adams G, dh 3 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 4 1 1 3 Chiles R, lf 3 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Randall B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Harrah T, ss 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 6 4 33 1 4 1 Texas 000 100 000 3 -- 4 Minnesota 100 000 000 0 -- 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Jenkins F (W) 10.0 4 1 1 0 7 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Goltz D (L) 10.0 6 4 4 1 4 LOB -- Texas 2, Minnesota 3 3B -- Bonds B HR -- Powell H, Sundberg J CS -- Bevacqua K SH -- Adams G, Zisk R T -- 1:55 A -- 8666
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