Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox
June 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1978 at Comiskey Park I. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Chicago White Sox 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Rivera rf 4 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 0 0 0
Ford cf 4 0 0 0
Kusick dh 2 1 1 1
Wolfe 3b 3 1 2 0
Norwood lf 3 0 1 0
Wynegar c 4 0 1 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Randall 2b 3 0 0 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 0 1 0
Washington rf 4 0 1 1
Orta 2b 3 0 0 0
Breazeale 1b 4 0 0 0
Lemon cf 4 0 1 0
Blomberg dh 3 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0
Nahorodny c 3 1 1 0
Kessinger ss 2 0 1 0
Kravec p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Minnesota 010 000 001251
Chicago 000 001 000152
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (5-4) 9.0 5 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
0
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec  L (6-5) 9.0 5 2 1 3 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
3
5

  E–Randall (4), Lemon (1), Soderholm (8).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Chicago Washington (3,off Goltz).  HR–Minnesota Kusick (2,9th inning off Kravec 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Norwood (3,off Kravec); Kessinger (6,off Goltz).  CS–Ford (4,2nd base by Kravec/Nahorodny).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:05.  A–28,082.
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