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May 9, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 1 3 1
Yankees 3 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Twins 1 3 1
Yankees 3 6 0

Rod Carew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .375
OBP .667 .451
At Bats 1 120
Hits 0 45
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 2 18
RBI’s 0 22

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 4
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Yankee Stadium - May 9, 1978
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Roy White
Mickey Rivers
Reggie Jackson
Rod Carew

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 1 3 1 2
New York Yankees 3 6 0 4
Winning Pitcher Catfish Hunter
Losing Pitcher Paul Thormodsgard
Save Sparky Lyle
Game Winning RBI Graig Nettles
Attendance 11,271
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Smalley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Scarce fires to first and has Jackson trapped. There's the throw to Smalley who tags Jackson for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Munson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Craig Kusick now playing left field. Willie Norwood now playing right field. Randolph 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 8 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Craig Kusick pinch hits for Hosken Powell. Kusick hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jose Morales pinch hits for Glenn Adams. Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynegar scores.
Top 8 Wynegar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers who is chasing the ball. Wynegar reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dent takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 White strikes out.
Bottom 7 Larry Wolfe now playing third base. Mac Scarce now pitching. Spencer strikes out.
Top 7 Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Larry Wolfe pinch hits for Mike Cubbage. Wolfe hits a line drive towards the mound. Lyle catches it and throws to first to double up Carew.
Top 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Carew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out.
Top 6 Norwood hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and has Rivers trapped. There's the throw to Cubbage and over to Randall, who tags Rivers for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Rivers reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Powell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynegar for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Spencer moves to third.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Spencer reaches second base with a double. Nettles scores.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norwood. Nettles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ford is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Cubbage hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Carew hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall misplays the ball. That's an error on Randall.
Bottom 3 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wynegar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Norwood takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Randall strikes out.
Bottom 2 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson strikes out.
Top 2 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rivers 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 1 Ford strikes out.
Top 1 Cubbage hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carew takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Smalley bunts towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. Norwood moves to second.
Top 1 Norwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.