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BAL  2
TEX  1

(12)
BOS  5
MIN  3

BOS  3
MIN  2

DET  4
@CAL  0

MIL 10
CHW  1

KCR  3
@NYY  1

OAK  8
TOR  5

CLE  8
@SEA  4

PHI  4
@ATL  2

CHC  3
LAD  2

LAD  5
@CHC  3

CIN  9
NYM  2

MON  6
HOU  1

PIT  3
SDP  2

(10)
PIT 10
SDP  6

STL  9
SFG  4

SFG  6
@STL  0

Standings at end of play this day
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, July 16, 1978, 1:41PM
Time of Game: 2:59
Twins
3
39-46
Lost 4
5th, 8 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  0    3 13  1
Red Sox         2  0  1   0  0  0   1  1  X    5 11  0
W: D Eckersley (11-2), L: R Harrison (0-1), S: B Campbell (4)
Red Sox
5
59-28
Won 2
1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .238  .667    0    1   0   3B
R Smalley SS                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .279  .770    0    2   1   2B
R Carew 1B                    5   0   3   2    0   0  .355  .911    0    9   0   2·2B
D Ford CF                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .785    0    4   0   
M Cubbage 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .823    0    0   1   
G Adams DH                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .239  .671    0    0   0   
B Wynegar C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .694    0    7   0   
R Chiles LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .704    0    1   0   
R Wilfong 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .269  .711    0    0   4   

G Serum P                                                                0   0
  R Harrison P                                                           0   0
  J Holly P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39   3  13   3    1   5                    24   6
BATTING
2B: R Carew 2 (12, 2 off D Eckersley); R Smalley (16, off D Eckersley).
3B: H Powell (2, off D Eckersley).
TB: R Carew 5; R Smalley 4; H Powell 4; R Wilfong 2; D Ford; R Chiles; G Adams.
RBI: R Carew 2 (47); R Smalley (43).
2-out RBI: R Carew.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Wilfong-R Smalley-R Carew.
E: R Wilfong (3).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .633    0    1   3   
J Brohamer 3B                 2   3   1   1    2   0  .294  .750    0    1   0   2B,SF,GDP
J Rice DH                     5   1   3   1    0   1  .318  .993    0    0   0   2·2B
C Yastrzemski LF              5   0   3   1    0   2  .307  .857    0    2   0   
C Fisk C                      1   0   0   1    2   0  .292  .899    0    5   0   SF
F Lynn CF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .330  .969    0    1   0   2B
G Scott 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .792    0   10   1   
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .277  .894    0    4   1   
F Duffy SS                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .276  .678    0    1   0   2B

D Eckersley P                                                            0   0
  B Campbell P                                                           2   0
Totals                       33   5  11   4    5   7                    27   5
BATTING
2B: F Lynn (19, off G Serum); F Duffy (4, off R Harrison); J Brohamer (9, off R Harrison); J Rice 2 (13, off R Harrison, off G Serum).
SF: J Brohamer (4, off R Harrison); C Fisk (4, off G Serum).
TB: J Rice 5; C Yastrzemski 3; F Duffy 3; J Brohamer 2; F Lynn 2; J Remy.
GIDP: J Brohamer (3).
RBI: J Rice (75); J Brohamer (17); C Fisk (44); C Yastrzemski (54).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 13.

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Serum                        4     6   3   3    2   3   0   3.52   20     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 6     39    -     1.08  -0.13
R Harrison, L (0-1)            3.2   5   2   2    3   3   0   6.75   19     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 5          0-0    1.26  -0.12
J Holly                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.41   0.01
Totals                         8    11   5   5    5   7   0          40     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1·11          1-0 
Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eckersley, W (11-2)          7    11   3   3    1   3   0   3.41   32     -       ·  ·      5·10· 2·11     45    -     1.37   0.06
B Campbell, S (4)              2     2   0   0    0   2   0   4.74    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 2          0-0    2.19   0.20
Totals                         9    13   3   3    1   5   0          40     -       ·  ·      8·10· 3·13           -  
Balks: None.
WP: G Serum (3).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. H Powell             RF    1. J Remy               2B 
2. R Smalley            SS    2. J Brohamer           3B 
3. R Carew              1B    3. J Rice               DH 
4. D Ford               CF    4. C Yastrzemski        LF 
5. M Cubbage            3B    5. C Fisk               C  
6. G Adams              DH    6. F Lynn               CF 
7. B Wynegar            C     7. G Scott              1B 
8. R Chiles             LF    8. D Evans              RF 
9. R Wilfong            2B    9. F Duffy              SS 

   G Serum              P        D Eckersley          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  3-2  --3     -17%  55% R Carew         D Eckersley     Single to RF; Wilfong Scores
   t 9   2  5-3  -23      12% 100% D Ford          B Campbell      Lineout: P
   t 3   1  2-1  -2-     -11%  48% R Carew         D Eckersley     Double to LF; Smalley Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      11%  66% J Rice          G Serum         Double to LF; Brohamer Scores
   b 7   0  3-3  ---      11%  70% J Brohamer      R Harrison      Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  H Powell        Walk
   O      1--      48%  R Smalley       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Powell to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Powell to 3B
   O      --3      55%  D Ford          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Serum facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Remy          Flyball: SS
          ---      55%  J Brohamer      Walk
   R      1--      66%  J Rice          Double to LF; Brohamer Scores
          -2-      70%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF; Rice to 3B
   R      1-3      74%  C Fisk          Wild Pitch; Rice Scores; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      69%  F Lynn          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  M Cubbage       Strikeout
          ---      69%  G Adams         Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  B Wynegar       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      75%  R Chiles        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gary Serum facing 7-8-9
          ---      77%  G Scott         Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      75%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      73%  F Duffy         Strikeout
   O      1--      71%  J Remy          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  R Wilfong       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      67%  H Powell        Triple to RF
   R      --3      59%  R Smalley       Double to RF; Powell Scores
   R      -2-      48%  R Carew         Double to LF; Smalley Scores
   O      -2-      52%  D Ford          Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      56%  M Cubbage       Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Gary Serum facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  J Brohamer      Walk
   O      1--      56%  J Rice          Strikeout Looking
          1--      63%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Brohamer to 3B
   RO     1-3      64%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Brohamer Scores
          1--      68%  F Lynn          Double to CF; Yastrzemski to 3B
   O      -23      62%  G Scott         Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  G Adams         Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  B Wynegar       Flyball: SS
          ---      65%  R Chiles        Single to RF
          1--      62%  R Wilfong       Single to RF; Chiles to 3B
   O      1-3      68%  H Powell        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Gary Serum facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      66%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      69%  F Duffy         Single to RF
          1--      72%  J Remy          Single to CF; Duffy to 2B
   OO     12-      64%  J Brohamer      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      67%  R Smalley       Flyball: RF
          ---      61%  R Carew         Double to LF
   O      -2-      66%  D Ford          Flyball: RF; Carew to 3B
   O      --3      71%  M Cubbage       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Roric Harrison facing 3-4-5
                  Roric Harrison replaces Gary Serum pitching
          ---      74%  J Rice          Single to RF
   O      1--      71%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout Looking
          1--      74%  C Fisk          Walk; Rice to 2B
   O      12-      70%  F Lynn          Lineout: RF
   O      12-      66%  G Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  G Adams         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  B Wynegar       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      74%  R Chiles        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Roric Harrison facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      72%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      69%  J Remy          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
          ---      62%  R Wilfong       Single to RF
   O      1--      68%  H Powell        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      71%  R Smalley       Single to RF; Wilfong to 3B; Smalley out at 2B/RF-1B
   R      --3      55%  R Carew         Single to RF; Wilfong Scores
          1--      50%  D Ford          Single to CF; Carew to 3B
   O      1-3      59%  M Cubbage       Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Roric Harrison facing 2-3-4
          ---      70%  J Brohamer      Double to LF
   O      -2-      69%  J Rice          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brohamer to 3B
   R      --3      79%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF; Brohamer Scores
          1--      82%  C Fisk          Walk; Yastrzemski to 2B
          12-      86%  F Lynn          Walk; Yastrzemski to 3B; Fisk to 2B
   O      123      80%  G Scott         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      123      74%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Bill Campbell facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Campbell replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
   O      ---      80%  G Adams         Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      87%  R Chiles        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Roric Harrison facing 9-1-2
          ---      90%  F Duffy         Double to LF
   O      -2-      90%  J Remy          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Duffy to 3B
   RO     --3      93%  J Brohamer      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Duffy Scores
          ---      93%  J Rice          Double to CF
                  Jeff Holly replaces Roric Harrison pitching
   O      -2-      92%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Bill Campbell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  R Wilfong       Strikeout
          ---      91%  H Powell        Single to CF
          1--      83%  R Smalley       Single; Powell to 2B
   O      12-      88%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B; Powell to 3B; Smalley to 2B
   O      -23     100%  D Ford          Lineout: P
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 5.

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