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Rangers 4 @ Twins 1
Metropolitan Stadium
August 24, 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 August 24, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Rangers with a score of 4 to 1.

Game Summary

DateAugust 24, 1978 
Visiting Team
Texas Rangers
R: 4 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 2
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 2
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 1 H: 4 E: 0 LOB: 3
Runs: 1
Hits: 4
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 3
Winning PitcherFergie Jenkins  
Losing PitcherDave Goltz  
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Game Winning RBIJim Sundberg 

Game Info

DateAugust 24, 1978 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamTexas Rangers 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherFergie Jenkins  
Home Starting PitcherDave Goltz  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance8,666 
Time of Game1 hour 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Vic Voltaggio
1B: Lou DiMuro
2B: Larry Barnett
3B: Jim McKean

Texas Rangers Lineup 

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

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hosken Powell  Right Fielder 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Rod Carew  First Baseman 
Mike Cubbage  Third Baseman 
Dan Ford  Center Fielder 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Glenn Adams  DH 
Rich Chiles  Left Fielder 
Bob Randall  Second Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

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Rangers 4 @ Twins 1
Metropolitan Stadium
August 24, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/24/1978 -- Texas at Minnesota (D)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b        4  0  0  0   Powell H, rf          4  1  1  1   
Jorgensen M, 1b       0  0  0  0   Smalley R, ss         4  0  0  0   
Wills B, 2b           4  0  0  0   Carew R, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Beniquez J, cf        4  0  0  0   Cubbage M, 3b         4  0  1  0   
Oliver A, lf          4  2  2  0   Ford D, cf            4  0  0  0   
Bonds B, dh           3  1  2  1   Wynegar B, c          4  0  1  0   
Zisk R, rf            3  0  0  0   Adams G, dh           3  0  0  0   
Sundberg J, c         4  1  1  3   Chiles R, lf          3  0  0  0   
Bevacqua K, 3b        4  0  1  0   Randall B, 2b         3  0  1  0   
Harrah T, ss          4  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  6  4                        33  1  4  1

Texas            000 100 000 3 --  4
Minnesota        100 000 000 0 --  1

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (W)        10.0  4  1  1  0  7

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Goltz D (L)          10.0  6  4  4  1  4

LOB -- Texas 2, Minnesota 3
3B -- Bonds B
HR -- Powell H, Sundberg J
CS -- Bevacqua K
SH -- Adams G, Zisk R
T -- 1:55
A -- 8666

    

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