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Rangers 0 @ Twins 2
Metropolitan Stadium
May 22, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on May 22, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins beat the visiting Rangers with a score of 2 to 0.

Game Summary

DateMay 22, 1978 
Visiting Team
Texas Rangers
R: 0 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 0
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 2 H: 7 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherGeoff Zahn  
Losing PitcherJon Matlack  
SaveMike Marshall  
Game Winning RBIDan Ford 

Game Info

DateMay 22, 1978 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamTexas Rangers 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherJon Matlack  
Home Starting PitcherGeoff Zahn  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance6,108 
Time of Game2 hours 37 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Mike Reilly
1B: Bill Haller
2B: Lou DiMuro
3B: Ken Kaiser

Texas Rangers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mike Hargrove  First Baseman 
Al Oliver  DH 
Bobby Bonds  Right Fielder 
Richie Zisk  Left Fielder 
Jim Sundberg  Catcher 
Juan Beniquez  Center Fielder 
Toby Harrah  Third Baseman 
Bump Wills  Second Baseman 
Nelson Norman  Shortstop 
Billy Hunter  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Norwood  Left Fielder 
Rod Carew  First Baseman 
Dan Ford  Center Fielder 
Craig Kusick  DH 
Bombo Rivera  Right Fielder 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Larry Wolfe  Third Baseman 
Bob Randall  Second Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

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Rangers 0 @ Twins 2
Metropolitan Stadium
May 22, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/22/1978 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b        3  0  2  0   Norwood W, lf         4  1  1  0   
Jorgensen M, pr-1b    0  0  0  0   Carew R, 1b           4  0  1  0   
Oliver A, dh          4  0  1  0   Ford D, cf            4  0  1  1   
Bonds B, rf           4  0  0  0   Kusick C, dh          4  0  1  0   
Zisk R, lf            4  0  0  0   Rivera B, rf          1  1  0  0   
Sundberg J, c         4  0  2  0   Smalley R, ss         4  0  2  0   
Beniquez J, cf        4  0  1  0   Wynegar B, c          3  0  0  1   
Harrah T, 3b          4  0  0  0   Wolfe L, 3b           2  0  0  0   
Wills B, 2b           4  0  0  0   Randall B, 2b         3  0  1  0   
Norman N, ss          3  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  0  7  0                        29  2  7  2

Texas            000 000 000 --  0
Minnesota        110 000 00x --  2

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Matlack J (L)         8.0  7  2  2  5  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Zahn G (W)            7.2  7  0  0  1  3
Marshall M (S)        1.1  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Wolfe L, Randall B
DP -- Texas 1, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Texas 8, Minnesota 8
2B -- Norwood W, Hargrove M, Oliver A, Randall B
SB -- Wills B, Bonds B
CS -- Smalley R
WP -- Matlack J
T -- 2:37
A -- 6108

    

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