Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
May 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1978 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers 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, Texas Rangers 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 3 0 0 0
  Randall ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 1 1 1
Carew 1b 4 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
Adams dh 2 0 0 0
  Kusick ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Chiles lf 2 0 0 0
  Rivera ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Norwood cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 1 0 1 0
  Ford ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Serum p 0 0 0 0
  Thayer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 0
  Jorgensen 1b 1 0 0 0
Wills 2b 3 3 3 0
  Bevacqua 2b 0 0 0 0
Bonds rf 5 0 1 0
Oliver lf 3 1 2 4
Zisk dh 5 1 1 1
Sundberg c 4 0 2 0
Beniquez cf 3 1 3 1
Harrah 3b 4 0 1 1
Mason ss 3 0 0 0
  Norman pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Moret p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 14 7
Minnesota 000 000 001132
Texas 013 011 01x7140
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Serum  L (3-2) 4.1 9 5 5 3 3
  Thayer   3.2 5 2 2 2 2
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
5
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (3-2) 7.0 1 0 0 2 3
  Moret   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
6

  E–Cubbage (3), Wynegar (6).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Texas Wills (5,off Serum).  HR–Minnesota Smalley (4,9th inning off Moret 0 on, 0 out), Texas Oliver (5,5th inning off Serum 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Oliver 2 (5,off Serum,off Thayer).  SB–Wills (13,2nd base off Serum/Wynegar); Beniquez 2 (7,2nd base off Serum/Wynegar,2nd base off Thayer/Wynegar); Harrah (8,2nd base off Serum/Wynegar).  WP–D Ellis (1).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:30.
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