New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
April 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 1, Minnesota Twins 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 3 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson dh 3 1 1 0
Blair cf 3 0 1 0
Dent ss 3 0 1 1
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Smalley ss 4 1 2 0
Carew 1b 3 0 0 0
Ford cf 4 0 1 1
Wynegar c 3 1 1 0
Cubbage 3b 2 0 0 0
Adams dh 3 0 0 0
Powell rf 3 1 2 1
Randall 2b 3 0 1 1
Norwood lf 3 0 0 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 7 3
New York 000 000 010150
Minnesota 100 000 20x370
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow  L (1-2) 8.0 7 3 3 0 4
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
0
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  W (2-0) 9.0 5 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
5

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–New York Dent (3,off Zahn), Minnesota Smalley (4,off Tidrow); Ford (6,off Tidrow); Powell (4,off Tidrow); Randall (5,off Tidrow).  SH–Carew (1,off Tidrow); Cubbage (1,off Tidrow).  CS–Norwood (2,2nd base by Tidrow/Munson).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–1:56.  A–10,543.
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