Posting his first victory since June 13, Ed Figueroa hurled the Yankees to a 2-0 blanking of the Twins. The first Yankee run came in the fifth inning on a single by Mickey Rivers, a stolen base and a single by Thurman Munson. Singles by Mike Heath, Willie Randolph and Rivers accounted for their final tally in the seventh stanza. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 2, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Wednesday, July 19, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 11 0 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .251 Powell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Rivers cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .251 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Munson rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .295 Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .352 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .315 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Adams dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Nettles 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .246 Ford cf 3 0 3 0 0 0 .294 Johnson dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 .194 Chiles lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Stanley ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Heath c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .314 Wilfong 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 2 11 2 1 4 Totals 32 0 6 0 1 3 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 29,591 Left on Base: Yankees 9, Twins 7 DP: Yankees 0, Twins 1 Doubles: Ford (21) Stolen Bases: Rivers (11) Caught Stealing: Ford (6) GIDP: Stanley (3) Hit by Pitch: Ford (5,by Figueroa) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(8-7) 9 6 0 0 1 3 0 34 3.64 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 3 0 34 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn L(8-8) 9 11 2 2 1 4 0 38 3.14 Totals 9 11 2 2 1 4 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Figueroa (2) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett YANKEES 1ST: Randolph struck out; Rivers popped to second; Munson singled to center; Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (catcher to first); Nettles singled to center; Johnson struck out; Stanley singled to center [Nettles to second]; Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage struck out; Adams flied out to right; Ford singled to center; Ford was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Chiles flied out to center; Wynegar popped to shortstop; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to left; Chambliss singled to shortstop; Nettles flied out to center [Chambliss to second]; Johnson walked; Stanley forced Johnson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley flied out to center; Carew singled to center; Cubbage singled to center [Carew to third]; Adams popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0. YANKEES 5TH: Heath struck out; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers singled to center; Rivers stole second; Munson singled to left [Rivers scored]; Piniella flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Ford doubled to right; Chiles grounded out (second to first) [Ford to third]; Wynegar popped to first; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0. YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Nettles singled to right; Johnson flied out to left; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley popped to second; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0. YANKEES 7TH: Heath singled to left; Randolph singled to left [Heath to third]; Rivers singled to right [Heath scored, Randolph to second]; Munson popped to shortstop; Piniella forced Rivers (shortstop to second) [Randolph to third]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Cubbage walked; Adams flied out to center; Ford singled to left [Cubbage to second]; Chiles forced Ford (shortstop to second) [Cubbage to third]; Wynegar popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0. YANKEES 8TH: Nettles grounded out (second to pitcher); Johnson singled to center; Stanley grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0. TWINS 8TH: Wilfong grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0. YANKEES 9TH: Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0. TWINS 9TH: Carew flied out to left; Cubbage struck out; Adams singled to left; Ford was hit by a pitch [Adams to second]; Chiles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

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