A three-run homer by George Hendrick and two-run single by Larvell Blanks paced the Indians' 14-hit attack in a 7-4 victory over the Twins. Hendrick's blow in the third inning put the Indians ahead, 4-2, and Blanks' single highlighted another three-run outburst in the fourth.

Roy Smalley, the Twins' shortstop, tied a major league record for most strikeouts by a batter in two consecutive games lasting 18 innings or more. Smalley fanned three times for a total of eight strikeouts after whiffing five times in the previous night's 17-inning contest. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    29, 1976 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        1  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  4  2
Indians      0  1  3    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 14  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              2   2   0   0     3   0   .277      Duffy ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .221
Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     1   3   .257        Kuiper 2b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Carew 1b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .324      Fosse 1b              4   0   1   1     1   0   .313
Bostock cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .318      Blanks 2b,ss          4   1   2   2     0   0   .286
Wynegar c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .261      Carty dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .308
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .247      Hendrick lf           4   2   2   3     0   0   .273
Oliva dh              4   0   0   1     0   0   .218      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Brye rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Pruitt rf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .286
Randall 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .271      Cerone c              4   1   2   1     0   1   .200
Bane p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lowenstein cf         3   1   0   0     1   2   .193
  Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   4   3     6   9             Totals               35   7  14   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 10,415
Left on Base: Twins 6, Indians 7
DP: Twins 2, Indians 1
Errors: Braun, Randall, Blanks
Doubles: Wynegar (20), Kuiper (12)
Triples: Bostock (7)
Home Runs: Hendrick (21)
Stolen Bases: Braun (9)
Caught Stealing: Pruitt (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Carew (6)
GIDP: Brye (7), Blanks (10), Fosse (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bane L(4-7)             3     9   7   6   2   0   1  18   4.98
Luebber                 5     5   0   0   1   3   0  20   4.29
Totals                  8    14   7   6   3   3   1  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(10-10)      5     4   4   3   4   5   0  24   3.65
Thomas SV(6)            4     0   0   0   2   4   0  13   2.13
Totals                  9     4   4   3   6   9   0  37

Passed Balls: Cerone 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Bane (5), Eckersley (4)
Balks: Eckersley (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


TWINS 1ST: Braun walked; Smalley walked [Braun to second]; Carew
struck out; Bostock flied out to left; Wynegar singled to right
[Braun scored, Smalley to second]; Cubbage popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Duffy singled to left; Fosse made an out to second;
Blanks grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Duffy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Brye popped to
first in foul territory; Randall flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
singled [Hendrick to second (error by Randall)]; Bell flied out
to center [Hendrick to third]; Pruitt walked; Cerone singled
[Hendrick scored (unearned), Pruitt to second]; Lowenstein
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Indians 1.

TWINS 3RD: Braun walked; Braun stole second; Eckersley threw a
wild pitch [Braun to third]; Smalley struck out; Carew hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Braun scored]; Bostock was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy singled to center; Fosse grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Duffy out at
second]; Blanks singled to center; Carty singled to center
[Blanks to second]; Bane threw a wild pitch [Blanks to third,
Carty to second]; Hendrick homered [Blanks scored, Carty
scored]; Bell flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Indians 4.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar doubled to left; Cerone allowed a passed ball
[Wynegar to third]; Cubbage lined to first; Oliva reached on an
error by Blanks [Wynegar scored (unearned)]; Brye was called out
on strikes; Randall singled to center [Oliva to second]; Braun
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Pruitt singled to right; Cerone singled to left
[Pruitt to third (error by Braun), Cerone to second]; Lowenstein
walked; LUEBBER REPLACED BANE (PITCHING); Duffy forced Pruitt
(third to catcher) [Cerone to third, Lowenstein to second];
Fosse singled to left [Cerone scored, Lowenstein to third, Duffy
to second]; Blanks singled to left [Lowenstein scored, Duffy
scored, Fosse to second]; Carty singled to right [Fosse to
third, Blanks to second]; Hendrick made an out to third; Bell
flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 7.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley struck out; Carew flied out to right; Bostock
tripled to right; Eckersley balked [Bostock scored]; Wynegar
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 7.

INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt singled to center; Pruitt was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cerone flied out to
left; Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Indians 7.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage walked; THOMAS REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING);
Oliva forced Cubbage (second to shortstop); Brye grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliva out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 7.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy flied out to left; Fosse walked; Blanks
popped to catcher in foul territory; Carty flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 7.

TWINS 7TH: KUIPER REPLACED DUFFY (PLAYING 2B); BLANKS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Randall struck out; Braun walked;
Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
flied out to center; Pruitt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 7.

TWINS 8TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Wynegar
walked; Cerone allowed a passed ball [Wynegar to second];
Cubbage was called out on strikes; Oliva grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 7.

INDIANS 8TH: Cerone struck out; Lowenstein struck out; Kuiper
doubled to center; Fosse flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 7.

TWINS 9TH: Brye grounded out (third to first); Randall was
called out on strikes; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 7.