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Minnesota Twins @ Baltimore Orioles
1978-05-06 · Night game · Memorial Stadium · Att: 26870 · 3:13
Minnesota Twins defeated Baltimore Orioles 8–7. Minnesota Twins put up 7 in the 9th. Greg Thayer earned the win and Tom Johnson picked up the save. Rod Carew went 4-for-5 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
W: Greg Thayer L: Don Stanhouse SV: Tom Johnson
Umpires — HP: Dave Phillips · 1B: Larry McCoy · 2B: Steve Palermo · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hosken Powell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Smalley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rod Carew | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Cubbage | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dan Ford | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Glenn Adams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rich Chiles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Butch Wynegar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Randall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Morales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Baltimore Orioles — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Bumbry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Billy Smith | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Eddie Murray | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Singleton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Larry Harlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Lee May | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Doug DeCinces | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kiko Garcia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Skaggs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Terry Crowley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roger Erickson | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
 Mac Scarce | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Thayer | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
 Tom Johnson | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Baltimore Orioles — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dennis Martinez | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
 Don Stanhouse | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Tippy Martinez | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 John Flinn | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Hosken Powell: K
- Roy Smalley: 31
- Rod Carew: S7
- Mike Cubbage: 6(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Al Bumbry: 13
- Billy Smith: S
- Eddie Murray: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Dan Ford: E6.B-1
- Glenn Adams: SB2#
- Glenn Adams: 9/L
- Rich Chiles: 63
- Butch Wynegar: 43
Bot 2
- Ken Singleton: W
- Larry Harlow: K
- Lee May: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Bob Randall: 8
- Hosken Powell: 43
- Roy Smalley: D9
- Rod Carew: S4.2-3
- Mike Cubbage: K
Bot 3
- Doug DeCinces: S/BG
- Kiko Garcia: S5.1-2
- Dave Skaggs: S8.1-3;2-H
- Al Bumbry: W.1-2
- Billy Smith: D7.1-H;2-H;3-H
- Eddie Murray: 43.2-3
- Ken Singleton: S8.3-H
- Larry Harlow: W.1-2
- Lee May: 4
- Doug DeCinces: 7/L
Top 4
- Dan Ford: S/89
- Glenn Adams: 3/G.1-2
- Rich Chiles: 8
- Butch Wynegar: S.2-H
- Bob Randall: 3/G
Bot 4
- Kiko Garcia: 7/L
- Dave Skaggs: S4
- Al Bumbry: S7.1-2
- Billy Smith: 9/L.2-3
- Eddie Murray: K
Top 5
- Hosken Powell: 7/L
- Roy Smalley: 8
- Rod Carew: S8
- Mike Cubbage: 43
Bot 5
- Ken Singleton: K/C
- Larry Harlow: W
- Lee May: 8
- Doug DeCinces: 8/L
Top 6
- Dan Ford: 53
- Glenn Adams: K
- Rich Chiles: K
Bot 6
- Kiko Garcia: 8/L
- Dave Skaggs: 8
- Al Bumbry: K
Top 7
- Butch Wynegar: W
- Bob Randall: 36(1)/FO
- Hosken Powell: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 7
- Billy Smith: 3/L
- Eddie Murray: S9/G
- Ken Singleton: K+CS2(26)/DP
Top 8
- Roy Smalley: 5/L
- Rod Carew: 63
- Mike Cubbage: 13
Bot 8
- Larry Harlow: 63
- Lee May: K
- Doug DeCinces: S6
- Kiko Garcia: BK.1-2
- Kiko Garcia: K
Top 9
- Dan Ford: S8
- Glenn Adams: S.1-3
- Rich Chiles: W.1-2
- Butch Wynegar: E6/TH.1-3;2-H(NR);3-H
- Jose Morales: K/C
- Hosken Powell: S8.1-2;3-H
- Roy Smalley: W.2-3;1-2
- Rod Carew: T8.1-H;2-H;3-H(UR)
- Mike Cubbage: S9/G.3-H
- Dan Ford: 4(1)3/GDP
Bot 9
- Pat Kelly: E5.B-1
- Al Bumbry: 13.1-2
- Billy Smith: W
- Eddie Murray: S8.1-2;2-3
- Terry Crowley: S8.1-2;2-H;3-H(UR)
- Larry Harlow: K
- Lee May: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for John Flinn