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Sunday September 3, 1978
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Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 2)

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

Indians      0  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  1  -   4  5  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .254      Powell rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .242
  Speed rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   0     1   2   .284
Kuiper 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .288      Carew 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .340
Bell 3b               5   0   2   2     0   1   .294      Smalley ss            2   1   0   1     2   0   .284
Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Adams dh              3   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Carbo dh              3   1   2   0     1   1   .279        Morales ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .322
Alexander c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Ford cf               3   1   0   1     1   0   .280
Manning cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Chiles lf             2   0   0   1     0   1   .271
Blanks ss             3   0   0   1     0   1   .254        Wilfong ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Norris lf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .282      Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Freisleben p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wynegar ph,c        2   0   1   1     0   0   .246
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perzanowski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   9   3     3   5             Totals               26   4   5   4     6   6

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 10,240
Left on Base: Indians 9, Twins 7
DP: Indians 2, Twins 1
Errors: Kuiper, Perzanowski
Doubles: Bell (26), Norris (8), Kuiper (18)
Stolen Bases: Carew (25), Ford (6)
Caught Stealing: Powell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (15), Manning (8), Wilfong (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Blanks (4), Chiles (5)
GIDP: Speed (5)
Hit by Pitch: Randall 2 (4,by Freisleben,by Kern)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben              7     2   2   1   4   5   0  26   6.68
Spillner                0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.66
Monge                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.93
Kern L(8-9)             0.2   1   1   1   1   1   0   5   2.99
Totals                  8.1   5   4   3   6   6   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perzanowski             5.2   8   3   2   2   3   0  28   5.51
Holly                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.57
Sutton                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.79
Marshall W(8-11)        1     1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.50
Totals                  9     9   3   2   3   5   0  39

Passed Balls: Alexander 2 (6)
Hit by Pitch: Freisleben (2), Kern (2)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dade was called out on strikes; Kuiper flied out to
center; Bell doubled to right; Thornton flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Cubbage struck out while Powell was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Carew grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carbo walked; Alexander forced Carbo (shortstop to
second); Manning struck out; Blanks was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley walked; Adams was called out on strikes;
Alexander allowed a passed ball [Smalley to second]; Ford flied
out to right [Smalley to third]; Chiles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris doubled to left; Dade walked; Kuiper out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Norris to third, Dade to
second]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Norris scored,
Dade to third]; Thornton popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Borgmann hit
into a double play (third to second) [Randall out at second];
Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Carbo singled to center; Alexander reached on an
error by Perzanowski [Carbo to second]; Manning out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Carbo to third, Alexander to
second]; Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carbo scored
(unearned)]; Norris grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage walked; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Cubbage to second]; Smalley flied out to center; Adams singled
to left [Cubbage out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Dade popped to first in foul territory; Kuiper
doubled to right; Bell singled to left [Kuiper scored]; Thornton
popped to second in foul territory; Carbo singled to left [Bell
to third]; Alexander grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Chiles flied out
to center; Randall flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Twins 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning singled to left; Blanks forced Manning
(pitcher to shortstop); Norris singled to left [Blanks to
second]; Dade flied out to center; HOLLY REPLACED PERZANOWSKI
(PITCHING); Kuiper lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: SPEED REPLACED DADE (PLAYING RF); Borgmann grounded
out (third to first); Powell flied out to center; Cubbage struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

INDIANS 7TH: SUTTON REPLACED HOLLY (PITCHING); Bell grounded out
(second to first); Thornton made an out to second; Carbo struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Carew singled to second; Carew stole second; Smalley
walked; Adams grounded out (second to first) [Carew to third,
Smalley to second]; Ford reached on an error by Kuiper [Carew
scored, Smalley to third]; Chiles lined out on a sacrifice fly
to left [Smalley scored (unearned)]; Randall struck out; 2 R (1
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Alexander flied out to right; Manning lined to
third; Blanks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: SPILLNER REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); WYNEGAR
BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Wynegar popped to catcher in foul
territory; Powell singled to center; Cubbage singled to right
[Powell to third]; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Alexander
allowed a passed ball [Cubbage to second]; Carew was walked
intentionally; Smalley forced Carew (third to second) [Powell
scored, Cubbage to third]; KERN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING);
MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 3.

INDIANS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WYNEGAR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MARSHALL REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING);
Norris walked; On a bunt Speed grounded into a double play
(first to second to shortstop to second) [Norris out at second];
Kuiper singled to left; Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Ford walked; WILFONG BATTED FOR CHILES; Wilfong out
on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Ford to second]; Ford
stole third; Randall was hit by a pitch; Wynegar singled to left
[Ford scored, Randall to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
3, Twins 4.



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