Saturday July 1, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Dave Goltz pitched a six-hitter as the Twins romped to a 10-0 victory to ruin the debut of Larry Doby as manager of the White Sox, succeeding Bob Lemon. The Twins piled up 15 hits, with every batter in the lineup participating. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 10, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Saturday, July 1, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2 Twins 1 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 x - 10 15 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .262 Powell rf 5 4 3 0 1 0 .241 Cruz pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Smalley ss 4 2 2 2 1 1 .273 Molinaro dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Carew 1b 4 1 2 2 2 0 .347 Orta 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .290 xAdams dh 5 0 1 1 0 0 .000 Bannister 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Cubbage 3b 4 1 1 2 1 0 .317 Lamar Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .239 Ford cf 4 0 1 1 1 1 .295 Washington rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Wynegar c 4 1 2 2 1 1 .264 Lemon cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .287 Chiles lf 3 1 2 0 2 0 .253 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .213 Nahorodny c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .234 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .260 Barrios p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kucek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trout p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 6 0 3 7 Totals 36 10 15 10 10 3 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 7,533 Left on Base: White Sox 8, Twins 15 DP: White Sox 0, Twins 2 Errors: Lemon, Nahorodny Doubles: Lemon (16), Powell 2 (9), Chiles (4), Wynegar (12), Ford (16) Stolen Bases: Molinaro (14) Caught Stealing: Washington (2) Sacrifice Hits: Washington (1), Wilfong (7) Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (4) GIDP: Washington (2) Hit by Pitch: Lemon (7,by Goltz) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barrios L(5-8) 2.2 4 4 4 5 1 0 17 4.17 Kucek 4.1 9 5 4 3 1 0 25 7.71 Trout 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 7 9.00 Totals 8 15 10 9 10 3 0 49 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(6-5) 9 6 0 0 3 7 0 35 2.84 Totals 9 6 0 0 3 7 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Goltz (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Molinaro flied out to center; Orta flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell doubled to center [Powell to third (error by Lemon)]; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first) [Powell scored]; Adams made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington walked; Lemon was hit by a pitch [Washington to second]; Soderholm struck out while Washington was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford grounded out (second to first); 15 minute rain delay; Wynegar walked; Chiles doubled to center [Wynegar to third]; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: On a bunt Nahorodny grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Garr singled to pitcher; Molinaro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Powell doubled to center; Smalley struck out; Carew walked; Adams grounded out (first to pitcher) [Powell to third, Carew to second]; Cubbage was walked intentionally; Ford walked [Powell scored, Carew to third, Cubbage to second]; Wynegar singled to right [Carew scored, Cubbage scored, Ford to third]; Chiles walked [Wynegar to second]; KUCEK REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Wilfong grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 4. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to right; Lamar Johnson walked [Orta to second]; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Orta to third, Lamar Johnson to second]; Lemon struck out; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 4. TWINS 4TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley walked; Carew singled to left [Smalley to third]; Adams reached on catcher's interference by Nahorodny [Carew to second]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first) [Smalley scored (unearned), Carew to third, Adams to second]; Ford struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 5. WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny struck out; Kessinger struck out; Garr singled to shortstop; Molinaro grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 5. TWINS 5TH: Wynegar doubled to left; Chiles walked; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wynegar to third, Chiles to second]; Powell walked; Smalley singled to right [Wynegar scored, Chiles out at home (right to catcher), Powell to third]; Carew singled to center [Powell scored, Smalley to second]; Adams flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 7. WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta singled to center; Lamar Johnson popped to second; Washington grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 7. TWINS 6TH: Cubbage made an out to shortstop; Ford doubled to center; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted) [Ford to third]; Chiles flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 7. WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Soderholm flied out to left; Nahorodny struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 7. TWINS 7TH: Wilfong singled to right; Powell forced Wilfong (shortstop to second); Smalley singled to right [Powell to second]; Carew grounded out (first unassisted) [Powell to third, Smalley to second]; Adams singled to shortstop [Powell scored, Smalley to third]; Cubbage singled to right [Smalley scored, Adams to third]; Ford forced Cubbage (second to shortstop); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 9. WHITE SOX 8TH: Kessinger walked; Garr singled to right [Kessinger to second]; CRUZ RAN FOR GARR; Molinaro forced Cruz (first to shortstop) [Kessinger to third]; Orta flied out to right; Molinaro stole second; Lamar Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 9. TWINS 8TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BANNISTER REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING 2B); TROUT REPLACED KUCEK (PITCHING); Wynegar struck out; Debut game for Steve Trout; Chiles singled to right; Wilfong walked [Chiles to second]; Powell singled to pitcher [Chiles to third, Wilfong to second]; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Chiles scored, Wilfong to third]; Carew walked [Powell to second]; Adams flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 10. WHITE SOX 9TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon doubled to left; Soderholm flied out to left; Nahorodny struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 10.

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