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Tuesday August 15, 1978
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Driving in four runs, Jose Morales led the Twins to a 9-8 victory over the Indians. The Tribe led, 8-7, going into the top of the seventh, but the Twins tied the game on a pinch-hit tingle by Rod Carew. In the next inning, Morales belted a homer over the left field fence for the game-winner. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 8

Game Played on Tuesday, August 15, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Twins        1  4  0    1  1  0    1  1  0  -   9 12  0
Indians      2  6  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   8 15  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norwood lf            4   2   2   1     1   0   .270      Manning cf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .260
  Wynegar c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Bell 3b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .300
Rivera rf,lf          5   1   1   1     1   2   .277      Grubb lf              5   2   3   3     0   0   .276
Ford cf               6   2   2   2     0   0   .289      Thornton 1b           3   1   2   3     2   0   .276
Morales dh            5   1   3   4     0   0   .323      Alexander dh          5   1   2   2     0   2   .235
Kusick 1b,lf          3   0   0   0     2   0   .193      Blanks 2b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .261
  Powell rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Veryzer ss            4   1   2   0     0   1   .291
Smalley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Cox rf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .237
  Cubbage 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .298        Norris ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Wolfe 3b,ss           2   2   0   0     3   0   .239      Diaz c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Randall 2b            3   1   3   0     0   0   .286        Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carew ph,lf,1b      1   0   1   1     1   0   .332        Reuschel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jackson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9  12   9     9   3             Totals               40   8  15   8     3   3

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance:  6,971
Left on Base: Twins 12, Indians 10
DP: Twins 0, Indians 1
Errors: Veryzer
Doubles: Ford 2 (27), Morales (11), Bell (23), Thornton (17)
Triples: Thornton (4)
Home Runs: Morales (2), Grubb (14), Alexander (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall 2 (10), Blanks (5), Veryzer (10)
GIDP: Cubbage (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson                 1.2   7   7   7   1   1   1  13   4.76
Sutton                  4.1   4   1   1   1   1   1  18   2.59
Marshall W(6-11)        1.2   3   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.76
Serum SV(1)             1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.02
Totals                  9    15   8   8   3   3   2  45

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits                   1.2   3   5   5   4   0   0  12   3.13
Reuschel                4.2   7   3   3   2   1   0  23   4.22
Monge L(3-2)            1.2   2   1   1   1   2   1   8   2.76
Kern                    1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.84
Totals                  9    12   9   9   9   3   1  48

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


TWINS 1ST: Norwood singled to right; Rivera singled to right
[Norwood to third]; Ford grounded out (third to first) [Norwood
scored, Rivera to second]; Morales flied out to right [Rivera to
third]; Kusick walked; Smalley popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to left; Bell doubled to left;
Grubb homered [Bell scored]; Thornton doubled to left; Alexander
struck out; Blanks grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 2.

TWINS 2ND: Wolfe walked; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Wolfe to second]; Borgmann walked; Norwood walked
[Wolfe to third, Borgmann to second]; Rivera forced Borgmann
(third unassisted) [Wolfe scored, Norwood to second]; Ford
doubled to right [Norwood scored, Rivera to third]; REUSCHEL
REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Morales singled to right [Rivera
scored, Ford scored]; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 4 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Veryzer singled to left; Cox flied out to center;
Diaz singled to left [Veryzer to second]; Manning walked
[Veryzer to third, Diaz to second]; Bell popped to first in foul
territory; Grubb singled to shortstop [Veryzer scored, Diaz to
third, Manning to second]; Thornton tripled to center [Diaz
scored, Manning scored, Grubb scored]; SUTTON REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); Alexander homered [Thornton scored]; Blanks singled
to center; Veryzer struck out [Blanks out at second (catcher to
shortstop), Veryzer to first]; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Indians 8.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Wolfe
reached on an error by Veryzer; Randall singled to shortstop
[Wolfe to second]; Borgmann forced Randall (third to second)
[Wolfe to third]; Norwood grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 8.

INDIANS 3RD: CUBBAGE REPLACED SMALLEY (PLAYING 3B); WOLFE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Cox singled to left; Diaz
grounded out (second to first) [Cox to second]; Manning grounded
out (third to first); Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 8.

TWINS 4TH: Rivera struck out; Ford doubled to left; Morales
doubled to left [Ford scored]; Kusick walked; Cubbage grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kusick out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Indians 8.

INDIANS 4TH: Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton
walked; Alexander flied out to right; Blanks singled to left
[Thornton to second]; Veryzer popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 6, Indians 8.

TWINS 5TH: Wolfe grounded out (third to first); Randall singled
to right; Borgmann grounded out (first to pitcher) [Randall to
second]; Norwood singled to center [Randall scored]; Rivera
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7,
Indians 8.

INDIANS 5TH: Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Diaz
grounded out (third to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 8.

TWINS 6TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
grounded out (third to first); Kusick grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 8.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb flied
out to left; Thornton lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 7, Indians 8.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Wolfe
walked; Randall singled to right [Wolfe to third]; MONGE
REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); CAREW BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Carew
singled to left [Wolfe scored, Randall to second]; Norwood
popped to first in foul territory; Rivera struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 8.

INDIANS 7TH: CAREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WYNEGAR REPLACED
NORWOOD (PLAYING C ); MARSHALL REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING);
Alexander singled to left; Blanks out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Alexander to second]; Veryzer singled to
center [Alexander to third]; NORRIS BATTED FOR COX; CAREW
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); KUSICK CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); On a bunt Norris reached on a fielder's choice
[Alexander out at home (pitcher unassisted), Veryzer to second];
Diaz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 8, Indians 8.

TWINS 8TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ford made an out
to shortstop; Morales homered; Kusick flied out to center;
Cubbage struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9, Indians 8.

INDIANS 8TH: POWELL REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING RF); RIVERA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Manning flied out to left; Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Grubb singled to right; SERUM REPLACED
MARSHALL (PITCHING); Thornton walked (walk was charged to
Marshall) [Grubb to second]; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 9, Indians 8.

TWINS 9TH: Wolfe walked; KERN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Randall
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Wolfe to second];
Carew was walked intentionally; Wynegar flied out to center;
Rivera walked [Wolfe to third, Carew to second]; Ford forced
Rivera (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 9,
Indians 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Blanks singled to left; Veryzer out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Blanks to second]; Norris flied out to
left; CARBO BATTED FOR DIAZ; Carbo grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Indians 8.



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