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August 23, 1978

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Top 8 R H E
Rangers 2 7 0
Twins 0 4 1
Top 8 R H E
Rangers 2 7 0
Twins 0 4 1

Al Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .315
OBP .667 .346
At Bats 3 381
Hits 2 120
• Singles 1 79
• Doubles 1 26
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 60

Roger Erickson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 7 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 23, 1978
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Out
Roger Erickson
Butch Wynegar
Rod Carew
Rob Wilfong
Mike Cubbage
Roy Smalley
Rich Chiles
Dan Ford
Hosken Powell
Al Oliver
Bump Wills
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Beniquez bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second.
Top 8 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 7 Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Zisk hits a popup towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Chiles picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Chiles. Beniquez scores. Oliver moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Beniquez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chiles. Beniquez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Wilfong strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chiles moves to third. Wynegar moves to second.
Bottom 5 Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cubbage hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Harrah hits a line drive into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ford strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Carew. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Harrah applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Smalley strikes out.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver scores.
Top 4 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 4 Oliver hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 4 Beniquez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Powell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilfong for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Top 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Harrah takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Lowenstein. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Wilfong applying the tag.
Top 3 Lowenstein takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Chiles hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adams hits a line drive into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cubbage hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg strikes out.
Top 2 Zisk takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bonds is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Harrah fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wills bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.