Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
May 22, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 0, Minnesota Twins 2

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 3 0 2 0
  Jorgensen pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Oliver dh 4 0 1 0
Bonds rf 4 0 0 0
Zisk lf 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 2 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0
Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0
Wills 2b 4 0 0 0
Norman ss 3 0 1 0
Matlack p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 7 0
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Norwood lf 4 1 1 0
Carew 1b 4 0 1 0
Ford cf 4 0 1 1
Kusick dh 4 0 1 0
Rivera rf 1 1 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 2 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 1
Wolfe 3b 2 0 0 0
Randall 2b 3 0 1 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Texas 000 000 000070
Minnesota 110 000 00x272
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (4-5) 8.0 7 2 2 5 1
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
5
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  W (4-2) 7.2 7 0 0 1 3
  Marshall  SV (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
1
4

  E–Wolfe (3), Randall (3).  DP–Texas 1, Minnesota 2.  2B–Texas Hargrove (8,off Zahn); Oliver (11,off Zahn), Minnesota Norwood (12,off Matlack); Randall (7,off Matlack).  SB–Wills (11,2nd base off Zahn/Wynegar); Bonds (8,2nd base off Marshall/Wynegar).  CS–Smalley (5,2nd base by Matlack/Sundberg).  WP–Matlack (2).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:37.  A–6,108.
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