Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
July 9, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Oakland Athletics 0

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 5 1 1 1
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Carew 1b 5 2 3 1
Cubbage 3b 2 0 0 0
  Wolfe ph,3b 3 0 0 0
Chiles lf 2 1 1 0
  Rivera ph,lf 3 0 2 1
Adams dh 2 0 2 0
  Morales ph,dh 3 0 1 1
Norwood cf 5 1 0 1
Randall 2b 4 2 3 0
Borgmann c 4 0 1 1
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 14 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Wallis cf 3 0 0 0
Dilone lf 2 0 0 0
  Armas ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Page dh 4 0 1 0
Revering 1b 4 0 0 0
Duncan 3b 3 0 0 0
Newman c 4 0 0 0
Murphy rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Edwards 2b,ss 3 0 1 0
Picciolo ss 1 0 0 0
  Fuentes ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  McCatty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Minnesota 011 012 1017140
Oakland 000 000 000034
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (8-5) 9.0 3 0 0 3 3
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
3
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  L (9-7) 4.0 6 3 3 0 0
  Lacey   4.0 6 3 0 1 2
  McCatty   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
3
1
2

  E–Duncan (3), Edwards 2 (13), Picciolo (2).  DP–Oakland 2.  PB–Newman (3).  2B–Minnesota Randall (11,off Broberg).  HR–Minnesota Powell (2,3rd inning off Broberg 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Carew (15,2nd base off Broberg/Newman).  CS–Randall (2,2nd base by Lacey/Newman).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:05.  A–4,720.
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