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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 7, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox, played on June 7, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Erickson |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 6,627 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: George Maloney 3B: Jim McKean |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Thad Bosley | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Jim Breazeale | First Baseman |
| Henry Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | DH |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Alan Bannister | Shortstop |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Norwood | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
| Jose Morales | DH |
| Bombo Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Larry Wolfe | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 7, 1978
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Erickson
Bosley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Erickson
The umpire calls a balk on Erickson Bosley moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Erickson
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bosley scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Erickson
Erickson fires to first and picks off Garr. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Erickson
Orta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breazeale vs. Erickson
Breazeale strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Erickson
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Kravec
Norwood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Kravec
There goes Norwood. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Norwood steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Kravec
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Kravec
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Kravec
Morales strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Erickson
Blomberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Erickson
Nahorodny hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blomberg moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bannister vs. Erickson
Bannister hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blomberg scores. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Erickson
Soderholm is hit by the pitch. Nahorodny moves to third. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bosley vs. Erickson
Bosley hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nahorodny tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garr vs. Erickson
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Bannister scores. Soderholm moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orta vs. Scarce
Mac Scarce now pitching.
Orta strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Breazeale vs. Scarce
Breazeale takes first base on ball four. Garr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Scarce
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Soderholm scores. Garr scores. Breazeale moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blomberg vs. Scarce
Blomberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford throws the ball in to Smalley who relays the ball to Randall who tags Blomberg trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cruz moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kravec
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister misplays the ball. That's an error on Bannister. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wolfe vs. Kravec
Wolfe is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Kravec
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Kravec
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Scarce
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Scarce
Bannister hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Scarce
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Kravec
Borgmann 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 -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Kravec
Norwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Kravec
There goes Norwood. The throw from Nahorodny and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Kravec
Carew strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Kravec
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Scarce
Bosley is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Scarce
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Scarce
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Breazeale vs. Scarce
Breazeale strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kravec
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kravec fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Kravec
Rivera takes first base on ball four. Morales moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wolfe vs. Kravec
Wolfe is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Kravec
Smalley hits a line drive towards right. Cruz catches it and throws to second to double up Morales. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Scarce
Cruz 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 -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Scarce
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Scarce
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Kravec
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Kravec
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Kravec
Norwood hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Scarce
Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Scarce
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosley vs. Scarce
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Kravec
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Kravec
Ford strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kravec
Morales strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Scarce
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Scarce
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breazeale vs. Scarce
Breazeale hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kravec
Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Rivera reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wolfe vs. Kravec
Wolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Kravec
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Kravec
Randall strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Scarce
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Scarce
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Scarce
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Scarce
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Kravec
Borgmann is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Kravec
Norwood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Kravec
Carew strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Kravec
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Norwood moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Kravec
There's a wild pitch. Norwood moves to third. Ford moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morales vs. Kravec
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Scarce
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosley vs. Scarce
Bosley hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Scarce
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kravec
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Kravec
Wolfe is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Kravec
Smalley hits a line drive into center field. Bosley picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bosley. Rivera goes all the way around to score. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Kravec
Randall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borgmann vs. Kravec
Borgmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley scores. Randall moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching. Glenn Adams pinch hits for Willie Norwood.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1978 -- Chicago at Minnesota (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Bosley T, cf 4 1 1 1 Norwood W, lf 2 0 1 0
Garr R, lf 5 1 1 1 Adams G, ph 1 0 0 0
Orta J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Carew R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Breazeale J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Ford D, cf 4 0 1 0
Cruz H, rf 4 0 2 2 Morales J, dh 4 0 1 0
Blomberg R, dh 3 1 2 1 Rivera B, rf 3 2 2 0
Nahorodny B, c 4 1 1 0 Wolfe L, 3b 4 0 1 1
Bannister A, ss 4 1 2 1 Smalley R, ss 4 1 1 0
Soderholm E, 3b 2 1 0 0 Randall B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Borgmann G, c 4 0 1 1
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33 8 11 7 33 3 8 2
Chicago 260 000 000 -- 8
Minnesota 000 000 102 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec K (W) 8.1 8 3 3 4 12
Willoughby J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson R (L) 1.1 5 7 4 1 2
Scarce M 7.2 6 1 1 2 4
E -- Smalley R, Bannister A, Nahorodny B, Bosley T
DP -- Chicago 3, Minnesota 3
LOB -- Chicago 3, Minnesota 7
3B -- Rivera B
HR -- Orta J
SB -- Norwood W 2
CS -- Garr R
SF -- Bosley T
HBP -- by Erickson R (Soderholm E)
WP -- Kravec K
Balk -- Erickson R
T -- 2:42
A -- 6627
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