Exploding for five runs in the first inning, the Indians went on to a 7-2 thumping of the Twins. The Indians sent nine batters to the plate in their getaway as losing pitcher Roger Erickson walked three batters and served up back-to-back doubles to Bobby Bonds and Andre Thornton. Bonds hit a homer in the second and Thornton added the Indians' last run with a blast in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     24, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  0
Indians      5  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   7  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .222      Harrah 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .173
Smalley ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .400      Manning cf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .195
Landreaux lf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .271      Bonds rf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .275
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .210      Thornton 1b           3   2   2   3     1   0   .143
Adams dh              4   0   1   1     0   2   .286      Alexander c           3   1   0   0     1   1   .178
Wynegar c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .300      Cage dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .185
Norwood cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Cox lf                4   0   2   1     0   0   .179
Wilfong 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .306
Rivera rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .163
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  11   2     1   6             Totals               32   7   9   7     4   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  3,902
Left on Base: Twins 9, Indians 5
DP: Twins 1, Indians 1
Doubles: Bonds (4), Thornton (2)
Home Runs: Bonds (2), Thornton (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (3)
GIDP: Harrah (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(0-3)         1.2   4   6   6   4   0   1  13   6.75
Serum                   5.1   4   1   1   0   2   1  19   8.31
Holly                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   7.11
Totals                  8     9   7   7   4   3   2  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(2-2)             7    11   2   2   1   5   0  32   4.81
Spillner                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.79
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   6   0  38

Umpires: HP - Harry Farnsworth, 1B - Don Schirmer, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Bob Rice


TWINS 1ST: Cubbage singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cubbage to second]; Landreaux struck
out; R. Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Harrah walked; Manning walked [Harrah to second];
Bonds doubled to right [Harrah scored, Manning to third];
Thornton doubled to left [Manning scored, Bonds scored];
Alexander walked; Cage flied out to left; Cox singled to right
[Thornton scored, Alexander to third]; Kuiper grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Alexander scored, Cox to second]; Veryzer
flied out to right; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 5.

TWINS 2ND: Adams struck out; Wynegar singled to right; Norwood
flied out to right; Wilfong singled [Wynegar to second]; Rivera
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah flied out to center; Manning grounded out
(second to first); Bonds homered; Thornton walked; SERUM
REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Alexander flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 6.

TWINS 3RD: Cubbage singled to left; Smalley singled [Cubbage to
second]; Landreaux singled to right [Cubbage scored, Smalley to
second]; R. Jackson hit into a double play to center [Smalley to
third, Landreaux out at second (center to second)]; Adams struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 3RD: Cage grounded out (second to first); Cox grounded
out (first unassisted); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 6.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar singled to left; Norwood singled to right
[Wynegar to second]; Wilfong flied out to center; Rivera was
called out on strikes; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Veryzer flied out to left; Harrah singled to
center; Manning flied out to center; Bonds lined to pitcher; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 6.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley singled to right; Landreaux forced Smalley
(first to shortstop); R. Jackson singled to right [Landreaux to
third]; Adams grounded out (pitcher to first) [Landreaux scored,
R. Jackson to third]; Wynegar walked; Norwood grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton flied out to left; Alexander grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Indians 6.

TWINS 6TH: Wilfong flied out to center; Rivera grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Cox singled to left; Kuiper singled to right [Cox
to second]; Veryzer forced Cox (first to third) [Kuiper to
second]; Harrah grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Veryzer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
2, Indians 6.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley struck out; Landreaux grounded out (first
unassisted); R. Jackson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning flied out to left; Bonds grounded out
(third to first); Thornton homered; Alexander struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 7.

TWINS 8TH: Adams singled to center; SPILLNER REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted) [Adams to
second]; Norwood struck out; Wilfong grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 7.

INDIANS 8TH: HOLLY REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Cage singled to
right; Cox flied out to right; Kuiper made an out to shortstop;
Veryzer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
2, Indians 7.

TWINS 9TH: Rivera grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 7.