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Twins
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 29, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 29, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 29, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 29, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Serum |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Greg Kosc |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Adams | DH |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Rich Chiles | Left Fielder |
| Willie Norwood | Center Fielder |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | DH |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Jim Mason | Shortstop |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 29, 1978
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Ellis
Powell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Ellis
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Ellis
Carew hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Serum
Hargrove 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 -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Serum
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Serum
There goes Wills. The throw from Wynegar and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bonds vs. Serum
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Serum
Oliver 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
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Ellis
Cubbage strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Ellis
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Ellis
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
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Serum
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage juggles the ball. That's an error on Cubbage. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Serum
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Serum
Beniquez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Serum
There goes Beniquez. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Beniquez steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Serum
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beniquez scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Serum
There goes Harrah. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Harrah steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, 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. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Ellis
Chiles hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Ellis
Norwood 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 -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Ellis
Wilfong hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Ellis
Powell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Serum
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Serum
Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Wills reaches second base with a double. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Serum
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Serum
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hargrove tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Serum
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Serum
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Serum
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zisk scores. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Serum
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Ellis
Smalley 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 -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Ellis
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 -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Ellis
Cubbage hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
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 -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, 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 -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Serum
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Serum
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Ellis
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Ellis
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Ellis
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Serum
Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Serum
Zisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Serum
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Serum
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Thayer
Greg Thayer now pitching.
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mason vs. Thayer
Mason hits a line drive towards first. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Ellis
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Ellis
Wilfong takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Ellis
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilfong moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Ellis
There's a wild pitch. Wilfong moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Ellis
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Thayer
Hargrove is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Thayer
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Thayer
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Thayer
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chiles throws the ball in to Cubbage who relays the ball to Wilfong who tags Oliver trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Wills scores. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Ellis
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
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 -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Ellis
Cubbage hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Ellis
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Ellis
Wynegar 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
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Thayer
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Thayer
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Thayer
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Thayer
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mason vs. Thayer
There goes Beniquez. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Beniquez steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mason vs. Thayer
Mason takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jorgensen vs. Thayer
Nelson Norman pinch runs for Jim Mason.
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Moret
Nelson Norman now playing shortstop. Roger Moret now pitching. Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Rich Chiles.
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Moret
Norwood strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Moret
Dan Ford pinch hits for Rob Wilfong.
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Moret
Bob Randall pinch hits for Hosken Powell.
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Thayer
Bob Randall now playing second base. Dan Ford now playing center field. Bombo Rivera now playing right field. Willie Norwood now playing left fiel
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Thayer
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Thayer
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wills tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Thayer
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Thayer
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Moret
Kurt Bevacqua now playing second base.
Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Moret
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Moret
Jose Morales pinch hits for Mike Cubbage.
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Moret
Craig Kusick pinch hits for Glenn Adams.
Kusick is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/29/1978, game 1 -- Minnesota at Texas (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Powell H, rf 3 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 4 1 1 0
Randall B, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, 1b 1 0 0 0
Smalley R, ss 4 1 1 1 Wills B, 2b 3 3 3 0
Carew R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, 2b 0 0 0 0
Cubbage M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bonds B, rf 5 0 1 0
Morales J, ph 1 0 0 0 Oliver A, lf 3 1 2 4
Adams G, dh 2 0 0 0 Zisk R, dh 5 1 1 1
Kusick C, ph 1 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 4 0 2 0
Wynegar B, c 3 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 3 1 3 1
Chiles R, lf 2 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 4 0 1 1
Rivera B, ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Mason J, ss 3 0 0 0
Norwood W, cf-lf 3 0 0 0 Norman N, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Wilfong R, 2b 1 0 1 0
Ford D, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 3 1 35 7 14 7
Minnesota 000 000 001 -- 1
Texas 013 011 01x -- 7
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Serum G (L) 4.1 9 5 5 3 3
Thayer G 3.2 5 2 2 2 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis D (W) 7.0 1 0 0 2 3
Moret R 2.0 2 1 1 0 3
E -- Wynegar B, Cubbage M
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 4, Texas 11
2B -- Wills B
HR -- Oliver A, Smalley R
SB -- Wills B, Beniquez J 2, Harrah T
SF -- Oliver A 2
WP -- Ellis D
T -- 2:30
A -- 0
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