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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 23, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 23, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 28,082 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Dave Phillips |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bombo Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Larry Wolfe | Third Baseman |
| Willie Norwood | Left Fielder |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Jim Breazeale | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | DH |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 23, 1978
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kravec
Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Kravec
Carew bunts towards the mound. Kravec fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Kravec
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Goltz
Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Goltz
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Goltz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Goltz
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Kravec
Kusick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Kravec
Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Kravec
Norwood hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Kravec
Wynegar hits a line drive into center field. Lemon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lemon. Wolfe goes all the way around to score. Wynegar moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Kravec
Smalley hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breazeale vs. Goltz
Breazeale hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Goltz
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Goltz
Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Goltz
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Kravec
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kravec
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Kravec
Carew bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Goltz
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Goltz covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Goltz
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Goltz
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Goltz covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Kravec
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm juggles the ball. That's an error on Soderholm. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Kravec
Kusick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Kravec
There goes Ford. The throw from Nahorodny and he is out, Orta applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Kravec
Wolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Kravec
Norwood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wolfe moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynegar vs. Kravec
Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Goltz
Washington 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 -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Goltz
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Goltz covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breazeale vs. Goltz
Breazeale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Breazeale for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Kravec
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Kravec
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kravec
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Goltz
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Goltz
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Goltz
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Kravec
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Kravec
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Kravec
Kusick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Kravec
Wolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norwood vs. Kravec
Norwood strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Goltz
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards second. Randall picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Randall. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Goltz
Kessinger bunts towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Nahorodny moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garr vs. Goltz
Garr 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 -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. Goltz
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norwood. Washington reaches second base with a double. Nahorodny scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Goltz
Orta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Breazeale vs. Goltz
Breazeale hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Goltz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Breazeale for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Kravec
Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Kravec
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Kravec
Randall hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Goltz
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Goltz
Blomberg 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 -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Goltz
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kravec
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Kravec
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Kravec
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Goltz
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Goltz
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Goltz
Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Goltz
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Kravec
Kusick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Kravec
Wolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Kravec
Norwood bunts towards first. Breazeale scoops it up and throws to first, with Orta covering, for the out. Wolfe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Kravec
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Kravec
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Goltz
Orta 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 -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breazeale vs. Goltz
Breazeale hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Goltz
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1978 -- Minnesota at Chicago (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Rivera B, rf 4 0 0 0 Garr R, lf 4 0 1 0
Carew R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Washington C, rf 4 0 1 1
Ford D, cf 4 0 0 0 Orta J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Kusick C, dh 2 1 1 1 Breazeale J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Wolfe L, 3b 3 1 2 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 0
Norwood W, lf 3 0 1 0 Blomberg R, dh 3 0 0 0
Wynegar B, c 4 0 1 0 Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 3 1 1 0
Randall B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 2 0 1 0
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31 2 5 1 30 1 5 1
Minnesota 010 000 001 -- 2
Chicago 000 001 000 -- 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz D (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec K (L) 9.0 5 2 1 3 5
E -- Lemon C, Soderholm E, Randall B
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Chicago 4
2B -- Washington C
HR -- Kusick C
CS -- Ford D
SH -- Kessinger D, Norwood W
T -- 2:05
A -- 28082
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