Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
May 9, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1978 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 1, New York Yankees 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Norwood lf,rf 3 0 1 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Carew 1b 2 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 2 0 0 0
  Wolfe ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Ford cf 3 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 1 1 0
Adams dh 2 0 0 0
  Morales ph,dh 1 0 1 1
Powell rf 2 0 0 0
  Kusick ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Randall 2b 3 0 0 0
Thormodsgard p 0 0 0 0
  Scarce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 3 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 1 2 1
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 2 2 1
Spencer dh 3 0 1 1
White lf 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 2 0 0 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Minnesota 000 000 010131
New York 010 200 00x360
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Thormodsgard  L (1-4) 6.0 5 3 3 0 2
  Scarce   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
1
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (2-3) 6.0 1 0 0 2 3
  Lyle  SV (5) 3.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
3

  E–Randall (2).  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Nettles (3,off Thormodsgard); Spencer (1,off Thormodsgard); Rivers (3,off Thormodsgard).  3B–Minnesota Wynegar (1,off Lyle).  HR–New York Nettles (4,2nd inning off Thormodsgard 0 on, 2 out); Jackson (6,4th inning off Thormodsgard 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Smalley (3,off Hunter).  CS–Jackson (4,2nd base by Scarce/Wynegar).  WP–Thormodsgard (1).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:03.  A–11,271.
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