Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
August 22, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 1 2 1
Wockenfuss lf 4 0 2 1
Staub dh 3 0 2 0
Parrish c 4 1 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 2 0 0
Stanley 1b 5 1 0 0
Corcoran rf 5 0 1 3
Dillard 2b 5 2 3 0
Trammell ss 3 0 1 1
Slaton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 5 2 2 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 0 2 2
Ford cf 4 1 2 0
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 1
Adams dh 4 0 0 0
Norwood lf 4 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Perzanowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Detroit 001 201 0037111
Minnesota 100 110 000372
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton  W (13-9) 9.0 7 3 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   4.0 6 3 3 4 3
  Perzanowski  L (2-6) 5.0 5 4 4 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
5

  E–Trammell (10), Carew (11), Norwood (11).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Detroit Dillard 2 (4,off Jackson 2); Corcoran (11,off Perzanowski), Minnesota Powell (16,off Slaton).  3B–Detroit Trammell (3,off Jackson).  HBP–Parrish (3,by Perzanowski).  SB–LeFlore (58,2nd base off Jackson/Wynegar).  CS–Wockenfuss (1,2nd base by Jackson/Wynegar).  HBP–Perzanowski (3,Parrish).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:49.  A–7,726.
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