Led by Roy Smalley's batting, the Twins trounced the Indians, 12-3, in the first game of a doubleheader and then eked out a 4-3 victory in the second game on a run-scoring single by Butch Wynegar in the ninth inning. Smalley drove in five runs with a homer and single in the opener. Larry Wolfe added a three-run homer, while Rod Carew had three singles and a double in five trips and scored three runs.

In the nightcap, the Twins overcame a 3-0 deficit and capped their comeback in the ninth. Dan Ford walked, advanced on a sacrifice by Rich Chiles, stole third and scored the winning run on Wynegar's single. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 12, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Indians      0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Twins        3  1  1    4  3  0    0  0  x  -  12 14  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Powell rf             4   1   0   1     0   0   .241
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Cubbage 3b            2   1   1   0     0   1   .284
Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .292        Wolfe ph,3b         1   2   1   3     2   0   .242
Thornton 1b           2   2   2   0     1   0   .277      Carew 1b              4   3   4   0     1   0   .340
  Cox 1b              1   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Smalley ss            4   1   2   5     1   0   .285
Carbo dh              4   0   2   2     0   0   .274      Adams dh              2   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Pruitt lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Morales ph,dh       2   0   1   1     0   0   .324
Norris rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277        Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Ford cf               5   0   0   1     0   1   .282
Diaz c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Wynegar c             5   0   2   0     0   1   .245
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chiles lf             2   2   2   0     0   0   .274
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rivera ph,lf        2   1   0   0     1   1   .267
                                                          Wilfong 2b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .255
                                                          Serum p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   6   2     1   4             Totals               36  12  14  11     6   5

Time of Game: 2:35
Left on Base: Indians 4, Twins 8
DP: Indians 1, Twins 0
Errors: Veryzer, Chiles
Doubles: Carbo (9), Thornton (18), Carew (20), Wynegar (22)
Home Runs: Smalley (18), Wolfe (3)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (4)
GIDP: Smalley (14)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(9-18)            3.1   7   7   6   1   3   1  19   4.22
Hood                    4.2   7   5   5   5   2   1  25   4.78
Totals                  8    14  12  10*  6   5   2  44

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Serum W(8-6)            9     6   3   3   1   4   0  34   4.01
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Wise (1), Hood (9)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper made an out to shortstop; Manning lined to
pitcher; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Cubbage
singled to right; Carew singled to center [Cubbage to second];
Smalley homered [Cubbage scored, Carew scored]; Adams flied out
to center; Ford grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Carbo doubled to left
[Thornton scored]; Pruitt made an out to second; Norris grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Carbo to third]; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar lined to second; Chiles singled to right;
Wilfong singled to right [Chiles to third]; Powell hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Chiles scored]; Wilfong stole second;
Cubbage struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Diaz struck out; Kuiper flied out to right; Manning
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to third; Smalley walked [Carew to
second]; Adams struck out; Wise threw a wild pitch [Carew to
third, Smalley to second]; Ford grounded out (second to first)
[Carew scored, Smalley to third]; Wynegar struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell singled to center; Thornton doubled to left
[Bell to third]; Carbo singled to left [Bell scored, Thornton
scored (error by Chiles), Carbo to second]; Pruitt flied out to
left; Norris grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: Chiles singled to center; Wilfong out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Chiles to second]; Powell reached on an
error by Veryzer [Chiles to third]; HOOD REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); WOLFE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Wolfe homered [Chiles
scored, Powell scored (unearned)]; Carew doubled to right;
Smalley flied out to center [Carew to third]; MORALES BATTED FOR
ADAMS; Morales singled to shortstop [Carew scored (unearned, but
earned for the pitcher)]; Ford forced Morales (shortstop to
second); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 9.

INDIANS 5TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WOLFE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Diaz lined to third; Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Manning grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 9.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar grounded out (third to first); RIVERA BATTED
FOR CHILES; Rivera walked; Wilfong walked [Rivera to second];
Powell flied out to center [Rivera to third]; Hood threw a wild
pitch [Rivera scored, Wilfong to second]; Wolfe walked; Carew
walked [Wilfong to third, Wolfe to second]; Smalley singled to
center [Wilfong scored, Wolfe scored, Carew to third]; Morales
flied out to left; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 12.

INDIANS 6TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bell flied out
to left; Thornton walked; Carbo flied out to right; Pruitt
forced Thornton (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Twins 12.

TWINS 6TH: Ford struck out; Wynegar singled to right; Rivera was
called out on strikes; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 12.

INDIANS 7TH: Norris flied out to right; Veryzer lined to left;
Diaz singled to left; Kuiper forced Diaz (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 12.

TWINS 7TH: COX REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING 1B); Powell flied out
to right; Wolfe walked; Carew singled to left [Wolfe to second];
Smalley grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins
12.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
grounded out (third to first); Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 12.

TWINS 8TH: KUSICK BATTED FOR MORALES; Kusick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ford grounded out (third to first);
Wynegar doubled to left; Rivera grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 12.

INDIANS 9TH: Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); Pruitt flied
out to center; Norris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 12.

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