Follwing an announcement earlier in the day that Gene Mauch's contract had been extended for three years through 1981, the Twins presented their manager with a victory when Willie Norwood smashed a two-run homer with two out in the 10th inning to beat the Yankees, 7-5.

The Twins had a homer by Roy Smalley in the first inning and held a 5-3 lead until the eighth when Lou Piniella walked, Reggie Jackson singled and Graig Nettles tied the score with a double. In the Twins 10th, Dan Ford led off with a double but was thrown out at third on an attempted sacrifice by Mike Cubbage. Butch Wynegar then went out before Norwood came to the plate and hit his homer off Sparky Lyle. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 7, New York Yankees 5

Game Played on Friday, July 28, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Twins 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 7 11 0 Yankees 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 5 10 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Smalley ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 .273 Randolph 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Carew 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .336 Munson c 5 1 1 0 0 1 .295 Ford cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .304 Piniella lf 4 2 3 0 1 1 .314 Cubbage 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .315 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .285 Wynegar c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Jackson rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .273 Chiles lf 2 1 2 2 0 0 .297 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 3 0 2 .258 Norwood ph,lf 3 1 1 2 0 0 .267 White dh 2 0 1 1 1 0 .259 Adams dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Stanley ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Morales ph,dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .315 Blair ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Wilfong 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Doyle ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 7 11 7 2 1 Totals 36 5 10 5 4 5 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 25,037 Left on Base: Twins 7, Yankees 7 DP: Twins 2, Yankees 0 Errors: Stanley Doubles: Chiles (8), Ford (22), Piniella (17), Nettles (12) Triples: White (2) Home Runs: Smalley (11), Norwood (5) Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (5) Sacrifice Flies: White (2), Nettles (4) GIDP: Chambliss (5), Munson (11) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn 7 8 3 3 2 3 0 29 3.17 Marshall W(5-8) 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 13 2.90 Totals 10 10 5 5 4 5 0 42 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow 4.2 8 5 4 0 1 1 23 3.94 Lyle L(7-2) 5.1 3 2 2 2 0 1 21 3.43 Totals 10 11 7 6 2 1 2 44 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley homered; Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Ford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph flied out to right; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage singled to center; Wynegar flied out to center; Chiles singled to right [Cubbage to second]; Adams flied out to left [Cubbage to third]; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella singled to right; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; Jackson singled to first; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. TWINS 3RD: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: White tripled to left; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers lined to center; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. TWINS 4TH: Ford singled to third; Cubbage reached on an error by Stanley [Ford to second, Cubbage to first]; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ford to third, Cubbage to second]; Chiles doubled to right [Ford scored, Cubbage scored (unearned)]; Adams singled to right [Chiles scored]; Wilfong flied out to center; Powell forced Adams (second to shortstop); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to right; Piniella doubled to left [Munson to third]; Chambliss singled to shortstop [Munson scored, Piniella to third]; Jackson walked [Chambliss to second]; Nettles struck out; White hit a sacrifice fly to right [Piniella scored]; Stanley struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 2. TWINS 5TH: Smalley singled to right; Carew lined to left; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Smalley to second]; Cubbage singled to center [Smalley scored]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Wynegar flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph singled to right; Munson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 2. TWINS 6TH: NORWOOD BATTED FOR CHILES; Norwood flied out to center; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong walked; Powell walked [Wilfong to second]; Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Piniella singled to center; Chambliss walked [Piniella to second]; Jackson flied out to left [Piniella to third, Chambliss to second]; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to center [Piniella scored, Chambliss to third]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 3. TWINS 7TH: Carew flied out to left; Ford grounded out (first to pitcher); Cubbage grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: BLAIR BATTED FOR STANLEY; Blair grounded out (third to first); Rivers lined to second; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 3. TWINS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Wynegar flied out to center; Norwood grounded out (second to first); Morales singled to left; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Munson struck out; Piniella walked; Chambliss forced Piniella (pitcher to shortstop); Jackson singled to right [Chambliss to third]; Nettles doubled to right [Chambliss scored, Jackson scored]; White walked; THOMASSON BATTED FOR BLAIR; Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 5. TWINS 9TH: DOYLE REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING SS); Powell popped to first; Smalley popped to third; Carew popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 9TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 5. TWINS 10TH: Ford doubled to right; Cubbage reached on a fielder's choice [Ford out at third (pitcher to third)]; Wynegar flied out to center; Norwood homered [Cubbage scored]; Morales grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Yankees 5. YANKEES 10TH: Piniella struck out; Chambliss popped to shortstop; Jackson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Yankees 5.

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