Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
July 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1978 at Yankee 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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Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Norwood lf 5 0 1 1
Randall 2b 4 0 0 0
  Wynegar c 0 0 0 0
Smalley ss 5 0 1 0
Ford cf 3 0 0 0
Kusick 1b 2 1 1 1
  Carew ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Morales dh 3 1 2 0
  Adams ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Rivera rf 2 0 0 0
  Powell ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Wolfe 3b 2 0 0 0
  Cubbage ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Borgmann c 3 1 1 0
  Wilfong 2b 1 0 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0
Munson c 4 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 2
Jackson rf 4 1 3 0
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0
White dh 3 0 1 1
Stanley ss 3 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 1 1
  Doyle ss 0 0 0 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Minnesota 020 000 100361
New York 000 120 01x491
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson   7.0 7 3 3 2 5
  Marshall  L (5-9) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry   6.2 6 3 2 3 10
  Gossage  W (7-9) 2.1 0 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
6
14

  E–Erickson (2), Piniella (5).  DP–Minnesota 1, New York 1.  2B–Minnesota Smalley (19,off Guidry), New York White (8,off Erickson); Munson 2 (20,off Erickson 2); Piniella (18,off Erickson); Spencer (9,off Marshall).  3B–New York Jackson (4,off Erickson).  HR–Minnesota Kusick (3,2nd inning off Guidry 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Randolph (2,by Erickson).  HBP–Erickson (7,Randolph).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:33.
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