Getting a run in the bottom of the 11th inning, the Rangers edged the Twins, 3-2. A double by Bobby Bonds with one out in the 11th started the winning outburst. An infield out by Bump Wills moved Bonds to third and he scored on a sharp single to center by Al Oliver. Reggie Cleveland pitched three innings in relief to gain the win. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Monday, September 25, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 1 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 7 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivera rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Bonds dh 5 2 2 1 0 2 .268 Powell ph,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Wills 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .249 Carew 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .337 Oliver lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .321 Ford cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Zisk rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Norwood lf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .259 Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .261 Morales dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Thompson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Adams ph,dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 .262 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Wilfong pr,dh,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Jorgensen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Smalley ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 .274 Norman ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Randall 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Chiles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Harrah ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mason 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Grubb ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .269 Cubbage ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Bevacqua 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 2 8 1 2 8 Totals 37 3 7 3 1 7 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 6,404 Left on Base: Twins 8, Rangers 4 DP: Twins 1, Rangers 0 Errors: Carew, Mason Doubles: Norwood (22), Oliver (34), Bonds (19) Home Runs: Grubb (15), Bonds (30) Stolen Bases: Norwood (25), Wills (51) Caught Stealing: Smalley (8), Beniquez (12), Wills (14) GIDP: Sundberg (17) Hit by Pitch: Zisk (3,by Serum) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Serum 8 5 2 2 1 5 2 29 4.16 Marshall L(8-12) 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 10 2.39 Totals 10.2 7 3 3 1 7 2 39 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack 8 5 2 1 2 5 0 31 2.34 Cleveland W(5-8) 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 12 3.05 Totals 11 8 2 1 2 8 0 43 Hit by Pitch: Serum (3) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Ken Kaiser TWINS 1ST: Rivera was called out on strikes; Carew flied to left in foul territory; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Wills walked; Oliver flied out to left; Wills stole second; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 2ND: Norwood struck out; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Beniquez singled to left; Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen reached on an error by Carew [Jorgensen to second]; Norman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 3RD: Randall walked; Wolfe popped to first in foul territory; Wynegar singled to left [Randall to second]; Rivera popped to second; Carew walked [Randall to third, Wynegar to second]; Ford lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Mason grounded out (second to first); Bonds was called out on strikes; On a bunt Wills singled to pitcher; Wills was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 4TH: Norwood grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley singled to left; Smalley was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Zisk grounded out (third to first); Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Wolfe flied out to center; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Norman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 6TH: Rivera grounded out (second to first); Carew singled to center; Ford flied out to center; Norwood singled to center [Carew to second]; Morales reached on an error by Mason [Carew scored (unearned), Norwood to second]; Smalley forced Norwood (third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Mason flied out to left; Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; Wills lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. TWINS 7TH: Randall lined to shortstop; Wolfe popped to first; Wynegar lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: Oliver doubled to right; Zisk was hit by a pitch; Beniquez forced Oliver (first to shortstop) [Zisk to second]; Sundberg grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Beniquez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. TWINS 8TH: Rivera flied out to center; Carew made an out to shortstop; Ford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 8TH: Jorgensen flied out to right; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR NORMAN; Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher); GRUBB BATTED FOR MASON; Grubb homered; Bonds homered; Wills flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2. TWINS 9TH: HARRAH REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); BEVACQUA REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING 3B); Norwood doubled to center; CLEVELAND REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); ADAMS BATTED FOR MORALES; Adams singled to center [Norwood scored]; WILFONG RAN FOR ADAMS; Smalley forced Wilfong (shortstop to second); Randall grounded out (shortstop to first) [Smalley to second]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR WOLFE; Cubbage struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MARSHALL REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Oliver made an out to second; Zisk was called out on strikes; Beniquez was called out on strikes; Juan Beniquez ejected by HP umpire Mike Reilly; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2. TWINS 10TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); Wynegar grounded out (second to first); POWELL BATTED FOR RIVERA; Powell singled to center; Carew flied out to left; Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 10TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Sundberg flied out to right; Jorgensen flied out to right; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2. TWINS 11TH: Norwood singled to center; Wilfong struck out; Norwood stole second; Smalley struck out; CHILES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 11TH: WILFONG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MARSHALL REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Bevacqua grounded out (second to first); Bonds doubled to left; Wills grounded out (second to first) [Bonds to third]; Oliver singled to center [Bonds scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 3.

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