New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
July 20, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1978 at Metropolitan 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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New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 0

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 1 2 0
Rivers cf 5 1 2 1
Munson rf 5 0 1 1
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson dh 2 0 0 0
Stanley ss 4 2 3 0
Heath c 4 0 1 1
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Randall 2b 4 0 1 0
Carew 1b 4 0 0 0
Ford cf 3 0 0 0
Rivera rf 3 0 0 0
Morales dh 4 0 2 0
Kusick lf 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 2 0 1 0
Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0
Borgmann c 3 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Harrison p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
New York 200 000 1014100
Minnesota 000 000 000041
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (14-1) 9.0 4 0 0 3 8
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (2-3) 8.0 8 3 2 2 4
  Harrison   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
3
4

  E–Wolfe (9).  DP–New York 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–New York Stanley (5,off Jackson), Minnesota Smalley (17,off Guidry).  CS–Munson (2,Home by Jackson/Borgmann).  WP–Jackson (2).  BK–Jackson (1).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:21.  A–30,660.
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