A double by John Castino in the ninth inning lifted the Twins to a 4-2 victory over the Indians. Jose Morales drew a one-out walk and after Willie Norwood flied out, Bob Randall dropped a single in short right and Castino followed with his game-winning hit, scoring both runners. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     25, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 13  1
Indians      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 3b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .161
  Castino ph,3b       2   0   2   2     0   0   .444      Manning cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .222
Smalley ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .383      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .255
Landreaux lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .270      Thornton 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .135
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Alexander c           3   1   3   2     1   0   .229
Adams rf              3   1   2   1     0   0   .311      Cage dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Rivera rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .185        Pruitt ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Wynegar c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .315      Cox lf                4   0   0   0     0   2   .163
Morales dh            3   0   0   0     1   3   .389      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
  Edwards pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .333      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .174
Norwood cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Wilkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilfong 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Randall ph,2b       2   1   1   0     0   0   .214
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Redfern p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  13   4     1   5             Totals               32   2   6   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  5,144
Left on Base: Twins 7, Indians 5
DP: Twins 0, Indians 0
Errors: R. Jackson, Wilkins
Doubles: Norwood (6), Castino (3), Alexander 2 (3), Manning (1)
Home Runs: Alexander (3)
Stolen Bases: Veryzer (2)
Caught Stealing: Cubbage (2), Alexander (1), Harrah (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cubbage (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell                4.2   5   2   2   1   2   1  20   4.74
Redfern W(1-0)          3.1   0   0   0   1   3   0  10   0.75
Marshall SV(5)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.72
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   6   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilkins                 6    10   2   2   0   5   0  26   4.50
Monge L(1-1)            3     3   2   2   1   0   0  12   1.84
Totals                  9    13   4   4   1   5   0  38

Passed Balls: Alexander (2)
Wild Pitches: Wilkins (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Cubbage singled to center; Cubbage was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Smalley
singled to left; Landreaux made an out to second; R. Jackson
singled to left [Smalley to second]; Adams grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Harrah grounded out (second to first); Manning
grounded out (second to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied out to right; Morales struck out;
Norwood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton walked; Alexander doubled to center
[Thornton scored]; Cage grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox
struck out; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong flied out to center; Cubbage flied out to
left; Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning doubled to left; Bonds
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 4TH: Landreaux singled to right; Landreaux was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Wilkins [Landreaux to second];
R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); Adams singled to
right [Landreaux scored, Adams to second (on throw to home)];
Wynegar singled to right [Adams scored, Wynegar to second (on
throw to home)]; Morales was called out on strikes; Norwood made
an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Alexander
homered; Cage grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Indians 2.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong singled to center; Cubbage out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Wilfong to second]; Alexander allowed
a passed ball [Wilfong to third]; Smalley struck out; Landreaux
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper flied to left in foul territory; Veryzer
singled to center; Harrah flied out to center; Veryzer stole
second; Manning singled [Veryzer to third]; REDFERN REPLACED
HARTZELL (PITCHING); Bonds popped to second in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson lined to first; Adams singled to right;
Wynegar singled to center [Adams out at third (center to third),
Wynegar to second (on throw to 3b)]; Wilkins threw a wild pitch
[Wynegar to third]; Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton flied out to left; Alexander walked;
Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cage
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

TWINS 7TH: Norwood doubled to left; MONGE REPLACED WILKINS
(PITCHING); RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Norwood was picked off
second (pitcher to shortstop); Randall lined to second; CASTINO
BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Castino singled to center; Smalley grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: CASTINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); RANDALL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); RIVERA REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING RF); Cox
was called out on strikes; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to
first); Veryzer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Indians 2.

TWINS 8TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Harrah reached on an error by R. Jackson [Harrah to
second]; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds struck
out; Harrah was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Morales walked; EDWARDS
RAN FOR MORALES; Norwood flied out to right; Randall singled to
right [Edwards to third]; Castino doubled to center [Edwards
scored, Randall scored]; Smalley made an out to shortstop; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MARSHALL
REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Thornton grounded out (shortstop to
first); Alexander doubled to right; PRUITT BATTED FOR CAGE;
Pruitt struck out; Cox flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Indians 2.