Paced by Dan Ford, who had three hits and drove in two runs, the Twins posted a 5-3 triumph over the Rangers. The Twins scored four times in the fourth inning on four walks, a hit batsman and infield singles by Rod Carew and Ford. A sacrifice fly by Ford plated another marker in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 3

Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 3 8 1 Twins 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 x - 5 8 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Edwards lf 3 1 0 1 2 2 .313 Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Smalley ss 3 0 0 1 2 0 .282 Oliver lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .317 Carew 1b 4 0 2 1 1 1 .340 Zisk dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 .260 Ford cf 4 0 3 2 0 0 .279 Bonds rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Wynegar c 5 0 0 0 0 2 .228 Jorgensen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .210 Morales dh 3 1 0 0 1 1 .317 Sundberg c 2 1 1 0 2 1 .285 Cubbage 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .286 Campaneris pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Powell rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .247 Harrah ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .222 Randall 2b 3 2 1 0 0 0 .275 Mason 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 8 2 2 3 Totals 31 5 8 5 8 7 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 2,736 Left on Base: Rangers 5, Twins 12 DP: Rangers 0, Twins 2 Errors: Bonds Doubles: Beniquez (16) Home Runs: Zisk (20) Sacrifice Flies: Ford (3) GIDP: Beniquez (8), Mason (2) Hit by Pitch: Randall (6,by Comer) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Comer L(9-5) 3.2 3 4 4 6 3 0 21 2.09 Barker 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 8 4.88 Cleveland 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 12 3.15 Totals 8 8 5 5 8 7 0 41 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(14-10) 9 8 3 3 2 3 1 35 2.47 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 3 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Comer (1) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Beniquez doubled; Oliver flied out to center [Beniquez to third]; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Carew walked; Ford singled to right [Carew to second]; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); Sundberg walked; Harrah popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Morales was called out on strikes; Cubbage singled to right [Cubbage to second (error by Bonds)]; Powell walked; Randall flied out to right; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 3RD: Mason grounded out (first to pitcher); Wills singled to center; Beniquez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Smalley flied out to center; Carew grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar struck out; Morales walked; Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted) [Morales to second]; Powell walked; Randall was hit by a pitch [Morales to third, Powell to second]; Edwards walked [Morales scored, Powell to third, Randall to second]; Smalley walked [Powell scored, Randall to third, Edwards to second]; Carew singled to third [Randall scored, Edwards to third, Smalley to second]; BARKER REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Ford singled to shortstop [Edwards scored, Smalley to third, Carew to second]; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 4. RANGERS 5TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Sundberg struck out; Harrah singled to left [Jorgensen to second]; Mason lined to center; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 4. TWINS 5TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Cubbage was called out on strikes; Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 4. RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez was called out on strikes; Oliver singled to center; Zisk homered [Oliver scored]; Bonds grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 4. TWINS 6TH: Randall singled to right; Edwards walked [Randall to second]; Smalley walked [Randall to third, Edwards to second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Carew struck out; Ford hit a sacrifice fly to right [Randall scored, Edwards to third, Smalley to second]; Wynegar flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 5. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg walked; Harrah singled to center [Sundberg to third]; Mason grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Sundberg scored, Harrah out at second]; Wills grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 5. TWINS 7TH: Morales flied out to center; Cubbage singled to second; Powell forced Cubbage (third to second); Randall popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 5. RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Oliver flied out to right; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: Edwards struck out; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Carew singled to center; Ford singled to left [Carew to third]; Wynegar struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 5. RANGERS 9TH: Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Jorgensen flied to left in foul territory; Sundberg singled to left; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR SUNDBERG; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 5.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".