With a crowd of 46,711 on hand for Oldtimers' Day, the Yankees made the dramatic announcement that Billy Martin would return as manager in 1980 as an emotional prelude to a 7-3 victory over the Twins. Martin was cheered wildly by the crowd when he took his place with other former Yankee stars on the field in pregame ceremonies.

The Yankees set to work on the Twins with two runs in the first inning on a walk to Willie Randolph and singles by Thurman Munson, Lou Piniella and Chris Chambliss. Fred Stanley beat out a bunt and singled, driving in one run and scoring two, as the Yankees padded their lead to 6-1 before two walks and a single by Reggie Jackson added their final tally. Ken Clay, who was removed after six innings, gained the victory. The Twins roughed up Ron Davis for two runs before Rich Gossage pitched three hitless innings for his 15th save. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 29, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Twins 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 8 0 Yankees 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 x - 7 13 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .243 Rivers cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .257 Smalley ss 4 0 2 0 1 1 .275 Randolph 2b 3 2 1 1 2 0 .256 Carew 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .334 Munson dh 4 1 2 1 1 1 .297 Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 2 1 0 .311 Piniella lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .317 Chiles lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Thomasson ph,lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Adams dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .285 Norwood cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .268 Jackson rf 4 0 2 1 0 2 .276 Wilfong 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Nettles 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .261 Borgmann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Heath c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Wynegar ph,c 1 1 0 0 2 0 .261 Stanley ss 3 2 2 1 1 0 .229 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 8 3 5 1 Totals 35 7 13 7 5 5 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 46,711 Left on Base: Twins 9, Yankees 9 DP: Twins 2, Yankees 1 Errors: Randolph Doubles: Rivers (14), Munson (18) Stolen Bases: Norwood 2 (22), Randolph (18) GIDP: Chiles (7), Heath (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jackson L(3-4) 1.1 6 4 4 1 2 0 10 3.94 Serum 1.2 6 2 2 1 0 0 11 4.03 Holly 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 13 0.82 Sutton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.75 Totals 8 13 7 7 5 5 0 40 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clay W(2-3) 6 7 1 1 2 0 0 26 5.05 Davis 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 3 0.00 Gossage SV(15) 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 2.08 Totals 9 8 3 3 5 1 0 39 Wild Pitches: Holly (1) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to right; Smalley singled to right [Powell to second]; Carew flied out to center [Powell to third]; Cubbage forced Smalley (second to shortstop) [Powell scored]; Chiles flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers was called out on strikes; Randolph walked; Munson singled to left [Randolph to second]; Piniella singled to left [Randolph scored, Munson to second]; Chambliss singled to right [Munson scored, Piniella to third]; Jackson struck out [Piniella out at home (catcher to pitcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (second to first); Norwood singled to right; Norwood stole second; Wilfong singled to shortstop [Norwood stayed at second]; Borgmann popped to third in foul territory; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to right; Heath grounded out (third to first) [Nettles to third]; On a bunt Stanley singled to pitcher [Nettles scored]; Rivers doubled to left [Stanley scored]; SERUM REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Randolph flied out to center; Munson walked; THOMASSON BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 4. TWINS 3RD: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Smalley singled to right [Smalley out at second (right to shortstop)]; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss flied out to right; Jackson singled to left; Nettles singled to right [Jackson to third]; Heath grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 4. TWINS 4TH: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Adams singled to left; Norwood flied out to left; Wilfong reached on an error by Randolph [Adams to second]; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Wynegar walked [Adams to third, Wilfong to second]; Powell popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 4TH: WYNEGAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Stanley singled to center; Rivers singled to right [Stanley to third]; Randolph singled to left [Stanley scored, Rivers to second]; Munson doubled to right [Rivers scored, Randolph to third]; HOLLY REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Thomasson was called out on strikes; Chambliss lined to shortstop; Jackson struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 6. TWINS 5TH: Smalley flied out to left; Carew singled to center; Cubbage walked [Carew to second]; Chiles grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 6. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Heath flied out to left; Stanley walked; Holly threw a wild pitch [Stanley to second]; Rivers popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 6. TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Norwood lined to second; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 6. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph walked; Munson struck out; Randolph stole second; Thomasson flied out to center; Chambliss walked; Jackson singled to center [Randolph scored, Chambliss to third]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 7. TWINS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Wynegar walked; Debut game for Ron Davis; Powell singled to right [Wynegar to second]; Smalley walked [Wynegar to third, Powell to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Carew forced Smalley (second to shortstop) [Wynegar scored, Powell to third]; Cubbage forced Carew (shortstop to second) [Powell scored]; Chiles flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 7. YANKEES 7TH: SUTTON REPLACED HOLLY (PITCHING); Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 7. TWINS 8TH: Adams flied out to right; Norwood walked; Norwood stole second; Wilfong popped to third in foul territory; Wynegar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 7. YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 7. TWINS 9TH: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley struck out; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 7.

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