Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
September 20, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 4 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0
Oliver lf 4 1 1 0
Zisk dh 4 1 1 2
Bonds rf 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 1 0
Sundberg c 2 1 1 0
  Campaneris pr 0 0 0 0
Harrah ss 4 0 2 0
Mason 3b 3 0 0 0
Comer p 0 0 0 0
  Barker p 0 0 0 0
  Cleveland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Edwards lf 3 1 0 1
Smalley ss 3 0 0 1
Carew 1b 4 0 2 1
Ford cf 4 0 3 2
Wynegar c 5 0 0 0
Morales dh 3 1 0 0
Cubbage 3b 4 0 2 0
Powell rf 2 1 0 0
Randall 2b 3 2 1 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Texas 000 002 100381
Minnesota 000 401 00x580
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Comer  L (9-5) 3.2 3 4 4 6 3
  Barker   1.1 2 1 1 2 1
  Cleveland   3.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
8
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (14-10) 9.0 8 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
3

  E–Bonds (9).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Texas Beniquez (16,off Goltz).  HR–Texas Zisk (20,6th inning off Goltz 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Ford (3,off Cleveland).  HBP–Randall (6,by Comer).  HBP–Comer (1,Randall).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:20.  A–2,736.
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