Following up a shutout of the Athletics in his previous start, Dennis Eckersley fired six more blanks before turning the mound over to Don Hood, who completed pitching the Indians to a 9-0 victory over the Twins. Rick Manning led the Indians' attack with a single, double and homer. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 9, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     28, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      2  0  1    2  4  0    0  0  0  -   9 14  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   3   3   3     1   0   .327      Bostock cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   2     1   2   .208      Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .232
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .386      Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .296
Carty dh              4   2   3   1     0   0   .317      Braun dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Blanks ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Hendrick lf           5   0   1   1     0   1   .222        Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Spikes rf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .282      Ford rf               3   0   1   0     0   2   .161
Ashby c               4   2   2   0     1   0   .324      McKay 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Howard 1b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Duffy ss              3   0   0   1     0   0   .270      Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hughes p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  14   9     4   4             Totals               29   0   4   0     0   7

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  3,094
Left on Base: Indians 8, Twins 2
DP: Indians 1, Twins 1
Errors: Ford
Doubles: Kuiper (1), Manning (3)
Triples: Hendrick (1)
Home Runs: Manning (1)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (2)
GIDP: Ashby (1), Randall (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(2-2)        6     2   0   0   0   6   0  20   3.57
Hood SV(1)              3     2   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.12
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   7   0  29

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(1-2)         4.2  11   9   9   2   3   1  27   3.76
Burgmeier               0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.42
Luebber                 2.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   8   7.30
Hughes                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7  14.73
Totals                  9    14   9   9   4   4   1  44

Wild Pitches: Eckersley (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz


INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to left; Kuiper grounded out (third
to first) [Manning to second]; Bell flied out to left; Carty
singled to left [Manning scored]; Hendrick tripled to center
[Carty scored]; Spikes lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled; Eckersley threw a wild pitch
[Bostock to second]; Hisle struck out; Carew struck out; Braun
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Howard flied
out to left; Duffy made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to right; Ford struck out; McKay
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning homered; Kuiper was called out on strikes;
Bell singled to center; Carty singled to left [Bell to second];
Hendrick was called out on strikes; Spikes struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall was called out on strikes; Thompson made an
out to second; Bostock lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Ashby singled to right; Howard flied out to center;
Duffy lined to left; Manning walked [Ashby to second]; Kuiper
doubled to left [Ashby scored, Manning scored]; Bell lined to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle singled; Hisle stole second; Carew struck out;
Braun popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynegar grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty singled to left; Hendrick flied out to left;
Spikes singled to right [Carty to third (error by Ford), Spikes
to second]; Ashby was walked intentionally; Howard singled to
center [Carty scored, Spikes to third, Ashby to second]; Duffy
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Spikes scored, Ashby
to third, Howard to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED BLYLEVEN
(PITCHING); Manning doubled to center [Ashby scored, Howard
scored]; Kuiper walked; LUEBBER REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING);
Bell walked [Manning to third, Kuiper to second]; Carty forced
Bell (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 9,
Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Ford was called out on strikes; McKay flied out to
left; Randall popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 9, Twins 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick made an out to second; Spikes singled to
right; Ashby grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Spikes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9,
Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory; Bostock
made an out to second; Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 9, Twins 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Howard popped to first in foul territory; Duffy
lined to right; Manning flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 9, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: HOOD REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Carew singled to
left; Carew was picked off first (pitcher to first); Braun made
an out to second; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 9, Twins 0.

INDIANS 8TH: ROOF REPLACED WYNEGAR (PLAYING C ); HUGHES REPLACED
LUEBBER (PITCHING); Kuiper struck out; Bell grounded out (third
to first); BLANKS BATTED FOR CARTY; Blanks grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Ford singled;
McKay struck out; Randall grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Ford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 9, Twins 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Hendrick popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby singled; Howard
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 9, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Bostock
lined to left; Hisle grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Twins 0.