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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 4, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 4, 1978 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Thormodsgard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 15,784 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Al Clark |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Adams | DH |
| Rich Chiles | Left Fielder |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Jerry Remy | DH |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 4, 1978
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Eckersley
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Eckersley
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Eckersley
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Thormodsgard
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chiles. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Thormodsgard
Remy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Thormodsgard
Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell who is chasing the ball. Rice reaches third base with a triple. Burleson scores. Remy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Thormodsgard
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rice tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Thormodsgard
Fisk hits a line drive into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Thormodsgard
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thormodsgard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Eckersley
Cubbage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Eckersley
Ford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Eckersley
Adams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Adams reaches second base with a double. Cubbage moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chiles vs. Eckersley
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chiles for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wynegar vs. Eckersley
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Thormodsgard
Hobson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chiles. Hobson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Thormodsgard
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brohamer vs. Thormodsgard
Brohamer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burleson vs. Thormodsgard
Burleson is hit by the pitch. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Remy vs. Thormodsgard
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Carew. Hobson scores. Brohamer scores. Burleson moves to third. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Thormodsgard
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson tags and scores. Remy tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Thormodsgard
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Remy scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Thayer
Greg Thayer now pitching.
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Thayer
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Eckersley
Randall hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Eckersley
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Eckersley
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smalley for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Thayer
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Thayer
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Thayer
Brohamer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Brohamer reaches second base with a double. Carbo moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burleson vs. Thayer
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carbo tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Thayer
Remy is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Eckersley
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Eckersley
Cubbage hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Eckersley
Ford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Ford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Eckersley
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Thayer
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Rice reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Thayer
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. Thayer
Fisk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynn vs. Thayer
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hobson vs. Thayer
Hobson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Eckersley
Fred Kendall now playing first base. Frank Duffy now playing third base.
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Eckersley
Wynegar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Eckersley
Randall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Thayer
Carbo hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Thayer
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Thayer, and towards Smalley, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Thayer
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Thayer
Remy 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
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Eckersley
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Eckersley
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Eckersley
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Thayer
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Thayer
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Thayer
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Thayer
Lynn hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wynegar scoops up the ball and tags Lynn for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Eckersley
Cubbage hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Eckersley
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Eckersley
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Johnson
Tom Johnson now pitching.
Duffy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Johnson
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Duffy moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Johnson
Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Duffy moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Johnson
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Remy vs. Johnson
Remy hits a line drive into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Eckersley
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kendall scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Eckersley
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Eckersley
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duffy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Johnson
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Johnson
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Johnson
Fisk hits a line drive into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Eckersley
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Eckersley
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kendall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smalley for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Eckersley
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Eckersley
There goes Carew. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cubbage vs. Eckersley
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer misplays the ball. That's an error on Brohamer. Carew scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Eckersley
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cubbage moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Eckersley
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn 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 5/4/1978 -- Minnesota at Boston (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Powell H, rf 4 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 1 2 1 1
Smalley R, ss 4 0 1 0 Remy J, dh 5 2 2 1
Carew R, 1b 3 1 0 0 Rice J, lf 4 1 2 3
Cubbage M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 2 0 1 2
Ford D, cf 4 0 2 0 Kendall F, 1b 2 0 0 0
Adams G, dh 4 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 5 0 2 0
Chiles R, lf 3 0 0 0 Lynn F, cf 3 0 0 0
Wynegar B, c 3 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 3 1 1 0
Randall B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Duffy F, 3b 1 0 1 0
Carbo B, rf 3 1 0 0
Brohamer J, 2b 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 4 0 32 8 11 7
Minnesota 000 000 001 -- 1
Boston 341 000 00x -- 8
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Thormodsgard P (L) 1.2 6 7 7 1 0
Thayer G 4.1 4 1 1 3 2
Johnson T 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (W) 9.0 4 1 0 2 2
E -- Carew R, Brohamer J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Boston 9
2B -- Burleson R, Adams G, Hobson B, Brohamer J, Ford D
3B -- Rice J 2
SB -- Carew R
SF -- Yastrzemski C, Rice J, Burleson R
HBP -- by Thormodsgard P (Burleson R)
T -- 2:19
A -- 15784
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