A balk by Paul Reuschel allowed Roy Smalley to score what proved to be the Twins' winning run in a 2-1 victory over the Indians. With two out in the fourth inning, Rod Carew singled for the first hit off Reuschel. Smalley walked, Glenn Adams singled, scoring Carew and sending Smalley to third. Reuschel then was called for the balk that permitted Smalley to stroll home. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  0
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Norris rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .282      Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     2   0   .293      Carew 1b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .334
Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .274      Smalley ss            2   1   0   0     1   0   .284
Carbo dh              4   1   2   0     0   1   .269      Adams dh              3   0   2   1     0   0   .257
Pruitt lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Ford cf               1   0   0   0     1   1   .285
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Chiles lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .266
  Blanks ph,ss        1   0   0   1     0   1   .258        Rivera lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Diaz c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   7   1     2   7             Totals               25   2   4   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  6,775
Left on Base: Indians 7, Twins 3
DP: Indians 2, Twins 0
Doubles: Pruitt (6)
Stolen Bases: Carew (24)
Caught Stealing: Norris (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Pruitt (2), Ford (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Blanks (3)
GIDP: Carew 2 (15)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(2-2)         8     4   2   2   3   2   0  29   3.87
Totals                  8     4   2   2   3   2   0  29

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(11-9)           7.2   7   1   1   2   6   0  31   2.60
Marshall SV(18)         1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.53
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   7   0  35

Balks: Reuschel (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford


INDIANS 1ST: Manning was called out on strikes; Norris singled
to left; Bell forced Norris (pitcher to shortstop); Thornton
forced Bell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Cubbage
walked; Carew grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carbo singled to left; Pruitt out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Carbo to second]; Kuiper grounded out
(first unassisted) [Carbo to third]; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley flied out to center; Adams lined to left;
Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Diaz grounded out (second to first); Manning
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Norris flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Chiles was
called out on strikes; Randall grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
was called out on strikes; Carbo was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Powell lined to second; Cubbage grounded out (first
unassisted); Carew singled to shortstop; Carew stole second;
Smalley walked; Adams singled to center [Carew scored, Smalley
to third]; Reuschel balked [Smalley scored, Adams to second];
Ford walked; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt grounded out (first unassisted); Kuiper
singled to left; Veryzer struck out; Diaz popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Randall
grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Bell walked; Thornton struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage singled to pitcher; Carew grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at
second]; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Carbo singled to left; Pruitt doubled to left
[Carbo to third]; Kuiper lined to right; BLANKS BATTED FOR
VERYZER; Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carbo scored,
Pruitt to third]; Diaz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Adams singled to
center; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Adams
to second]; Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; Chiles
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning flied out to left; Norris singled to right;
Norris was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bell
walked; Thornton singled to left [Bell to second]; MARSHALL
REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Carbo forced Thornton (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Randall grounded out (third to first); Powell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

INDIANS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING LF); Pruitt
grounded out (third to first); Kuiper lined to right; Blanks
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.