Snapping their five-game losing streak, the Indians edged the Twins, 4-3. A three-run fifth inning was decisive. Bo Diaz walked and took third on a one-out double by Buddy Bell. A single by Johnny Grubb scored Diaz but Bell was thrown out at the plate trying to score.

Johnny Sutton replaced Jeff Holly on the mound for the Twins and walked Andre Thornton. A single by Gary Alexander scored Grubb and Thornton also scored when center fielder Dan Ford's relay went into the Twins' dugout. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Monday, August    14, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  9  3
Indians      1  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Manning cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
  Rivera ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     2   0   .330      Grubb lf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .271
Adams dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Thornton 1b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .273
  Morales ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Alexander dh          4   0   3   2     0   0   .232
Ford cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Blanks 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   0     1   2   .301      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Wynegar c             5   1   1   0     0   1   .249      Cox rf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Chiles lf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .272        Speed rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Norwood ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Diaz c                2   1   1   0     1   0   .250
Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kusick ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .197        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Randall 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .277        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wolfe ss              4   0   3   1     0   0   .242
Holly p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3   9   3     5   5             Totals               31   4   9   3     3   1

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  6,513
Left on Base: Twins 12, Indians 7
DP: Twins 1, Indians 0
Errors: Ford, Wolfe, Sutton, Veryzer
Doubles: Powell (14), Wolfe (9), Wynegar (18), Carew (17), Bell (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Blanks (4)
GIDP: Manning (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holly L(0-1)            4.2   5   3   3   2   1   0  21   4.61
Sutton                  3.1   4   1   0   1   0   0  14   2.67
Totals                  8     9   4   3   3   1   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton W(9-6)           5.1   7   3   3   3   2   0  27   3.38
Monge                   2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   9   2.69
Kern SV(10)             1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.88
Totals                  9     9   3   3   5   5   0  42

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Greg Kosc


TWINS 1ST: Powell doubled to left; Carew flied out to left;
Adams grounded out (shortstop to first) [Powell to third]; Ford
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to right; Bell flied out to center;
Grubb was called out on strikes; Thornton walked [Manning to
second]; Alexander singled to left [Manning scored, Thornton to
third, Alexander to second (on throw)]; Blanks popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage was called out on strikes; Wynegar flied out
to center; Chiles popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Veryzer lined to left; Cox lined to center; Diaz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Indians 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong flied out to center; Wolfe lined to center;
Powell reached on an error by Veryzer [Powell to second]; Carew
was walked intentionally; Adams lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Bell made an out to second; Grubb lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
singled to right; Wynegar flied out to center; Chiles grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton flied out to center; Alexander made an out
to shortstop; Blanks singled to left; Veryzer reached on an
error by Wolfe [Blanks to second]; Cox popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong made an out to second; Wolfe doubled to
right; Powell lined to right; Carew walked; Adams was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Diaz walked; Manning flied to left in foul
territory; Bell doubled to left [Diaz to third]; Grubb singled
to right [Diaz scored, Bell out at home (right to catcher)];
SUTTON REPLACED HOLLY (PITCHING); Thornton walked [Grubb to
second]; Alexander singled to center [Grubb scored, Thornton
scored (error by Ford) (unearned), Alexander to third]; Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Indians 4.

TWINS 6TH: Ford popped to catcher in foul territory; Cubbage
singled to right; Wynegar doubled to left [Cubbage to third];
Chiles singled to right [Cubbage scored, Wynegar scored];
Wilfong walked [Chiles to second]; Wolfe singled to left [Chiles
scored, Wilfong to second]; MONGE REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING);
RIVERA BATTED FOR POWELL; Rivera struck out; Carew grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Veryzer singled
to left; Veryzer was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Sutton [Veryzer to second]; Cox popped to third in foul
territory; Diaz singled to center [Veryzer to third]; Manning
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Diaz
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 4.

TWINS 7TH: MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales popped to first in
foul territory; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Grubb flied out
to center; Thornton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 4.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); NORWOOD
BATTED FOR CHILES; Norwood lined to right; KUSICK BATTED FOR
WILFONG; Kusick walked; Wolfe singled to left [Kusick to
second]; KERN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Rivera grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RANDALL
REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING 2B); Alexander singled to center;
Blanks out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Alexander to
second]; Veryzer popped to third in foul territory; Cox grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Indians 4.

TWINS 9TH: SPEED REPLACED COX (PLAYING RF); Carew doubled to
left; Morales grounded out (third to first); Ford grounded out
(first unassisted) [Carew to third]; Cubbage walked; Wynegar was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 4.