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April 17, 1978

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Athletics 7 8 0
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Rod Carew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .404
OBP .250 .446
At Bats 4 57
Hits 1 23
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 1 12

Elias Sosa Season Stats

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0 0 1
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Metropolitan Stadium - April 17, 1978
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Double
Elias Sosa
Jim Essian
Dave Revering
Steve Staggs
Wayne Gross
Mario Guerrero
Miguel Dilone
Tony Armas
Gary Thomasson
Rod Carew
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dilone. Carew reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Sosa covering, for the out.
Bottom 9 Cubbage hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dilone is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Thomasson strikes out.
Top 9 Jose Morales now playing first base. Rod Carew now playing second base. Armas strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jose Morales pinch hits for Bob Randall. Morales hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Powell takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Chiles takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Gross hits a popup towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Essian hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Revering takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Gary Serum now pitching. Alexander hits a line drive into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Sosa covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Elias Sosa now pitching. Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cubbage moves to third. Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 7 Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cubbage moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cubbage hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Steve Staggs now playing second base. Randall strikes out.
Top 7 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bill North pinch hits for Mike Edwards. North hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomasson tags and scores.
Top 7 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dilone for the out.
Top 7 Thomasson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Thomasson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Powell hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ford hits a line drive into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Chiles takes first base on ball four. Wynegar moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Armas hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out.
Top 6 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Smalley hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Randall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Revering hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alexander strikes out.
Top 5 Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Powell hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ford is hit by the pitch. Wynegar moves to second.
Bottom 4 Chiles hits a line drive into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thomasson strikes out.
Top 4 Thormodsgard fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Thormodsgard. Armas moves to third.
Top 4 Armas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smalley for the out.
Bottom 3 Cubbage hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out.
Top 3 Essian hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thormodsgard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Adams strikes out.
Bottom 2 Powell hits a line drive into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Dilone. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Randall applying the tag.
Top 2 Dilone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Essian scores. Armas scores. Thomasson moves to third.
Top 2 Thomasson takes first base on ball four. Revering scores. Essian moves to third. Armas moves to second.
Top 2 Armas takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Revering moves to third. Essian moves to second.
Top 2 Essian takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Revering hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Revering reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Alexander hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Ford strikes out.
Bottom 1 Chiles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dilone. Chiles reaches second base with a double. Carew goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Wynegar strikes out.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smalley scores.
Bottom 1 Smalley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Smalley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Guerrero hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thormodsgard fires to first and picks off Edwards.
Top 1 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dilone strikes out.