A two-run homer by Roy Smalley was the key hit as the Twins prevailed over the White Sox, 3-1. The circuit clout came in the fifth inning and followed a single by Glenn Borgmann. The first Twin tally came in the third frame on a double by Borgmann and triple by Bombo Rivera. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Twins 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1 White Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smalley ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 .282 Washington rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Rivera lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Chappas ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Ford rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Torres cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Kusick 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .182 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 Wilfong pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Nordhagen dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Carew 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335 Colbern c 3 1 2 1 0 0 .252 Norwood dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Foley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Bell 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .236 Squires ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Randall 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Soderholm 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Borgmann c 4 2 2 0 0 1 .236 Kessinger 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blomberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eden 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Bosley lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .262 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 8 3 2 5 Totals 35 1 10 1 0 1 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 7,342 Left on Base: Twins 6, White Sox 7 DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0 Errors: Edwards Doubles: Borgmann (4), Edwards (1) Triples: Rivera (2) Home Runs: Smalley (19), Colbern (1) Caught Stealing: Wilfong (3) Sacrifice Hits: Norwood (6) GIDP: Nordhagen (6) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn W(12-13) 6 8 1 1 0 1 1 24 3.15 Marshall SV(19) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.42 Totals 9 10 1 1 0 1 1 35 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec L(11-14) 9 8 3 3 2 5 1 36 3.86 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 5 1 36 Wild Pitches: Kravec (6) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker TWINS 1ST: Smalley flied out to right; Rivera made an out to second; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Washington grounded out (second to first); Chappas flied out to right; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. TWINS 2ND: Kusick singled to center; Norwood out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kusick to second]; Edwards flied out to left; Debut game for Dave Edwards; Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Nordhagen flied out to center; Colbern singled to left; Bell forced Colbern (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. TWINS 3RD: Randall popped to first; Borgmann doubled to center; Smalley made an out to catcher; Rivera tripled to right [Borgmann scored]; Ford flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosley singled to right; Washington grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bosley to third]; Chappas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0. TWINS 4TH: Kusick was called out on strikes; On a bunt Norwood made an out to pitcher; Edwards doubled to right; Wolfe flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); Lamar Johnson singled to left; Nordhagen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lamar Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0. TWINS 5TH: Randall flied out to left; Borgmann singled to left; Smalley homered [Borgmann scored]; Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford singled to right; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Colbern homered; Bell singled to left; Kessinger forced Bell (shortstop to second); Bosley singled to left [Kessinger out at third (left to third)]; Washington flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1. TWINS 6TH: Norwood struck out; Willie Norwood wore a different uniform that his teammates; the White Sox play the game under protest; Edwards struck out; Wolfe walked; Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: On a bunt Chappas singled to third; Torres flied out to center; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Nordhagen singled to center [Chappas to third, Nordhagen to second (error by Edwards)]; Colbern lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1. TWINS 7TH: Borgmann flied out to left; Smalley grounded out (third to first); Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); SQUIRES BATTED FOR BELL; Squires singled to right; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Blomberg grounded out (first to pitcher) [Squires to second]; Bosley lined to pitcher; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1. TWINS 8TH: SODERHOLM REPLACED SQUIRES (PLAYING 3B); EDEN REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING 2B); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick walked; WILFONG RAN FOR KUSICK; Wilfong was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: CAREW REPLACED WILFONG (PLAYING 1B); On a bunt Chappas grounded out (third to first); Torres grounded out (first to pitcher); Lamar Johnson singled to center; Nordhagen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1. TWINS 9TH: Edwards struck out; Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall singled to center; Kravec threw a wild pitch [Randall to second]; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: FOLEY BATTED FOR COLBERN; Foley grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Marv Foley; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Eden flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.

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