Mike Cubbage not only turned in a key defensive play but also singled home the Twins' go-ahead run in a 3-1 victory over the Indians. In the fourth inning, the Indians rapped Paul Thormodsgard for three singles and a double but scored only one run.

After singles by Andre Thornton, Rico Carty and Bruce Bochte loaded the bases, Cubbage made a backhanded grab of a smash by Ron Pruitt, touched third base to force Carty and threw home to retire Thornton. Fred Kendall followed with a double, driving in Bochte to tie the score at 1-1. The Twins put over the deciding run in the sixth when Butch Wynegar walked and Larry Hisle and Cubbage singled. Dan Ford iced the decision with a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Friday, July      29, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3 10  0
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock lf            5   0   2   0     0   2   .340      Norris cf             3   0   2   0     2   0   .274
Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .384      Bell 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Wynegar c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .279      Thornton 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .248
Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .348      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Hisle cf              4   0   2   0     0   2   .299      Bochte lf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .280
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .275      Pruitt rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .304
Ford rf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .269      Kendall c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .281
Randall 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .211      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .187
Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  10   3     2   9             Totals               34   1  10   1     5   1

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  8,576
Left on Base: Twins 7, Indians 11
DP: Twins 2, Indians 2
Doubles: Thornton (7), Kendall (9), Norris (12)
Home Runs: Ford (9)
Stolen Bases: Wynegar (2), Duffy (5), Norris (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (11)
GIDP: Cubbage (2), Smalley (7), Pruitt (3), Thornton (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard W(8-8)     6.1   9   1   1   3   1   0  28   4.02
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.24
T. Johnson SV(11)       2.1   1   0   0   2   0   0  10   2.84
Totals                  9    10   1   1   5   1   0  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(7-12)         9    10   3   3   2   9   1  37   4.38
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   9   1  37

Passed Balls: Wynegar (7)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Fred Spenn


TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Bostock to second]; Carew grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Bostock to third]; Wynegar flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (first to pitcher); Kuiper
grounded out (third to first); Bell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams singled to right; On a bunt Hisle singled to
third [Adams to second]; Cubbage grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Adams to third, Hisle out at
second]; Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton doubled to left; Carty flied out to center
[Thornton to third]; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted);
Pruitt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall singled to right; Bostock grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Randall to second]; Smalley flied out to
left; Carew was walked intentionally; Wynegar singled to center
[Randall scored, Carew to third]; Adams grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kendall singled to left; Duffy forced Kendall
(first to shortstop); Duffy stole second; Norris walked; Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Duffy to third, Norris to
second]; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle struck out; Cubbage was called out on strikes;
Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians
0.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton singled to left; Carty singled [Thornton
to second]; Bochte singled [Thornton to third, Carty to second];
Pruitt grounded into a double play (third to catcher) [Bochte to
second, Thornton out at home, Carty out at third]; Kendall
doubled to left [Bochte scored, Pruitt to third]; Duffy flied
out to left; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 1.

TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); Bostock
struck out; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Norris walked; Kuiper singled to left [Norris out
at third (left to third)]; Bell singled to center [Kuiper to
third]; Thornton grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Indians 1.

TWINS 6TH: Carew lined to third; Wynegar walked; Adams struck
out; Hisle singled to left [Wynegar to second]; Cubbage singled
to right [Wynegar scored, Hisle to third]; Ford struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty lined to shortstop; Bochte walked; Pruitt
flied out to right; Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

TWINS 7TH: Randall flied out to right; Bostock singled to right;
Smalley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Bostock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris
doubled; BURGMEIER REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first) [Norris to third]; T. JOHNSON
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

TWINS 8TH: Carew struck out; Wynegar singled to right; Wynegar
stole second; Adams flied out to left; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Thornton made an out to shortstop; Carty grounded
out (first unassisted); Bochte walked; Wynegar allowed a passed
ball [Bochte to second]; Pruitt walked; Kendall grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

TWINS 9TH: Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford
homered; Randall grounded out (second to first); Bostock struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR DUFFY; Lowenstein flied out
to left; Norris singled; Norris stole second; Kuiper flied out
to left; Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 1.