Recording his first complete game, rookie righthander Steve Comer hurled the Rangers to a 2-0 whitewashing of the Twins. The Rangers got one run on a double by Al Oliver and single by Richie Zisk in the fourth inning and added another in the sixth when Juan Beniquez led off with a double and scored when left fielder Rich Chiles mishandled a single by Oliver. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 2, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Powell rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .248 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .286 Wills 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .341 Beniquez cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .254 Ford cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Oliver lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .313 Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Bonds rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Zisk dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .256 Chiles lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Wynegar c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .252 Lowenstein 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .212 Wilfong 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Harrah ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .220 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 7 1 4 4 Totals 32 0 6 0 1 6 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 7,157 Left on Base: Rangers 7, Twins 6 DP: Rangers 0, Twins 1 Errors: Chiles Doubles: Oliver (26), Beniquez (14), Ford (31) Caught Stealing: Lowenstein (3), Carew (5) Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (9) GIDP: Hargrove (9) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Comer W(6-3) 9 6 0 0 1 6 0 33 1.69 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 6 0 33 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(13-8) 9 7 2 1 4 4 0 36 4.24 Totals 9 7 2 1 4 4 0 36 Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Larry Barnett RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; On a bunt Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley singled to right; Carew forced Smalley (second to shortstop); Ford forced Carew (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver struck out; Bonds was called out on strikes; Zisk walked; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage flied out to right; Adams lined to right; Chiles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 3RD: Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Harrah walked; Hargrove forced Harrah (third to second); Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 4TH: Beniquez struck out; Oliver doubled; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oliver to third]; Zisk singled to second [Oliver scored]; Sundberg forced Zisk (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Smalley struck out; Carew singled to right; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. RANGERS 5TH: Lowenstein grounded out (third to first); Harrah lined to left; Hargrove singled to center; Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Cubbage made an out to shortstop; Adams flied out to center; Chiles singled to second; Wynegar singled to center [Chiles to third, Wynegar to second (on throw to 3b)]; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez doubled to left; Oliver singled to left [Beniquez scored (error by Chiles) (unearned), Oliver to second]; Bonds flied out to left; Zisk popped to first; Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley struck out; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. RANGERS 7TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Harrah singled to right; Hargrove grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Ford grounded out (second to first); Cubbage grounded out (second to shortstop to first); Adams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. RANGERS 8TH: Wills singled to right; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wills to second]; Oliver grounded out (third to first); Bonds lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 8TH: Chiles struck out; Wynegar singled to right; Wilfong popped to shortstop; Powell walked [Wynegar to second]; Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. RANGERS 9TH: Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg flied out to center; Lowenstein walked; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (third to first); Ford doubled to left; Cubbage popped to third in foul territory; Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.

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