Sunday July 2, 1978
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Minnesota Twins 9, Chicago White Sox 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 2 Twins 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 x - 9 13 3 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bannister 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .238 Powell rf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .244 Garr lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .265 Rivera ph,rf 1 1 0 0 1 1 .287 Lamar Johnson 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .246 Carew 1b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .344 Nordhagen dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .308 Cubbage 3b 5 2 1 2 0 0 .312 Soderholm 3b 3 2 1 1 1 2 .236 Ford cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Lemon cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .290 Wynegar c 4 3 2 0 0 1 .269 Washington rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .271 Chiles dh 3 0 2 2 0 0 .264 Nahorodny c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .235 Morales ph,dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 .330 Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Norwood lf 3 0 1 2 0 2 .252 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wolfe ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .254 Hinton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .234 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 8 5 4 5 Totals 35 9 13 9 3 5 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 26,897 Left on Base: White Sox 8, Twins 7 DP: White Sox 1, Twins 1 Errors: Bannister, LaGrow, Carew, Cubbage, Ford Doubles: Lemon (17), Powell (10), Chiles (5), Wolfe (7), Wynegar (13) Triples: Carew (5) Home Runs: Soderholm (8), Wilfong (1), Cubbage (4) Caught Stealing: Chiles (2) Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (8) Sacrifice Flies: Nordhagen (4), Washington (2), Norwood (5) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schueler L(3-3) 1 5 5 3 1 1 1 10 4.09 Hinton 5.1 7 2 2 1 4 0 23 2.67 LaGrow 1.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 7 4.30 Totals 8 13 9 7 3 5 2 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jackson 4.2 6 5 4 4 2 1 25 4.15 Marshall W(3-6) 4.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 15 2.66 Totals 9 8 5 4 4 5 1 40 Wild Pitches: Jackson (1), Marshall (1) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister reached on an error by Ford [Bannister to second]; Garr singled to left [Bannister to third]; Lamar Johnson singled to left [Bannister scored (unearned), Garr to second]; Jackson threw a wild pitch [Garr to third, Lamar Johnson to second]; Nordhagen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garr scored, Lamar Johnson to third]; Soderholm struck out; Lemon struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell doubled to right; Carew tripled to center [Powell scored]; Cubbage reached on a fielder's choice [Carew out at home (first to catcher)]; Ford popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynegar reached on an error by Bannister [Cubbage to second]; Chiles doubled to center [Cubbage scored (unearned), Wynegar scored (unearned)]; Norwood was called out on strikes; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3. WHITE SOX 2ND: Washington grounded out (third to first); Nahorodny made an out to shortstop; Kessinger walked; Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3. TWINS 2ND: Wolfe doubled to center; Wilfong homered [Wolfe scored]; Powell walked; HINTON REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Carew forced Powell (third to second); Cubbage grounded out (second to first) [Carew to second]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 5. WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr popped to third in foul territory; Lamar Johnson popped to first; Nordhagen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 5. TWINS 3RD: Wynegar doubled to left; Chiles singled to left [Wynegar to third]; Norwood singled to left [Wynegar scored, Chiles to second]; Wolfe struck out while Chiles was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Norwood to second]; Wilfong singled to shortstop [Norwood to third]; Powell grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 6. WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm homered; Lemon popped to first; Washington singled to center; Nahorodny walked [Washington to second]; On a bunt Kessinger made an out to third; Bannister walked [Washington to third, Nahorodny to second]; Garr grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 6. TWINS 4TH: Carew popped to third in foul territory; Cubbage flied out to center; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 6. WHITE SOX 5TH: Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Nordhagen singled to center; Soderholm walked [Nordhagen to second]; Lemon doubled to left [Nordhagen scored, Soderholm to third]; Washington hit a sacrifice fly to right [Soderholm scored]; MARSHALL REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Nahorodny was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6. TWINS 5TH: Wynegar was called out on strikes; Chiles made an out to shortstop; Norwood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister reached on an error by Cubbage [Bannister to second (error by Carew)]; Garr flied out to right [Bannister to third]; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6. TWINS 6TH: Wolfe singled to center; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wolfe to second]; RIVERA BATTED FOR POWELL; Rivera struck out; Carew was walked intentionally; Cubbage forced Carew (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6. WHITE SOX 7TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nordhagen singled to left; Soderholm was called out on strikes; Marshall threw a wild pitch [Nordhagen to second]; Lemon reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Nordhagen out at third (third unassisted), Lemon out at first (third to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6. TWINS 7TH: Ford flied out to center; Wynegar singled to center; MORALES BATTED FOR CHILES; Morales singled to right [Wynegar to third]; LAGROW REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Norwood hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wynegar scored]; Wolfe popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 7. WHITE SOX 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Washington flied out to left; Nahorodny was called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 7. TWINS 8TH: Wilfong popped to catcher in foul territory; Rivera walked; Carew flied out to center; Rivera was picked off first but was safe on an error by LaGrow [Rivera to second]; Cubbage homered [Rivera scored]; Ford grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 9. WHITE SOX 9TH: Bannister made an out to second; Garr singled to right; Lamar Johnson forced Garr (third to second); Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 9.

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