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Sunday May 13, 1979
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Halting a five-game Minnesota winning streak, the Indians edged the Twins, 3-2, as Wayne Garland was credited with his first win since April, 1978. The Indians tallied all their runs in the sixth inning on singles by Tom Veryzer, Bobby Bonds, Rick Manning, Ron Pruitt and Gary Alexander. Alexander's blow drove home two runs. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 13, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .317      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     1   0   .284
Dade rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Smalley ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .392
Manning cf            3   1   2   1     1   0   .270      Landreaux lf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .317
Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .158      Adams dh              2   1   1   0     1   0   .290
Pruitt lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .222        Morales ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Alexander c           4   0   2   2     0   1   .202      R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .358
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Rivera ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Norwood cf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .274
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sofield rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Randall ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Castino 3b            2   0   1   0     1   1   .325
                                                            Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                          Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     1   4             Totals               30   2   7   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 10,172
Left on Base: Indians 5, Twins 8
DP: Indians 2, Twins 2
Errors: Dade, Goltz 2
Home Runs: Landreaux (5)
Stolen Bases: Wynegar (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (5), Norwood (3), Randall (3)
GIDP: Dade (1), Harrah (2), Smalley (1), Norwood (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(1-4)          6.1   7   2   2   3   2   1  27   8.02
Monge                   2     0   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.42
Cruz SV(2)              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.63
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   3   1  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(4-4)            9     8   3   3   1   4   0  35   3.97
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   4   0  35

Umpires: HP - Larry Gallagher, 1B - Mike Fitzpatrick, 2B - Bill Hafner, 3B - Gene Kelly


INDIANS 1ST: Bonds singled to center; Dade grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bonds out at
second]; Manning walked; Manning was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Goltz [Manning to second]; Thornton flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Wynegar walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Wynegar to second]; Landreaux flied out to
center; Adams grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Pruitt grounded out (second to first); Alexander
struck out; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson popped to third in foul territory; Wilfong
grounded out (second to first); Norwood grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper reached on an error by Goltz; Veryzer forced
Kuiper (first to shortstop); Bonds forced Veryzer (third to
second); Dade flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Sofield struck out; Castino walked; Wynegar singled
to center [Castino to third]; Smalley grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Thornton
grounded out (third to first); Pruitt grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Landreaux homered; Adams singled to left; R. Jackson
grounded out (first unassisted) [Adams to second]; Wilfong
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Adams to third]; Norwood
singled to center [Adams scored]; Sofield forced Norwood (second
to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Alexander singled to left; Harrah grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Alexander out at
second]; Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Castino struck out; Wynegar grounded out (second to
first); Smalley singled to center; Landreaux grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer singled to center; Bonds singled to center
[Veryzer to second]; Dade flied out to right [Veryzer to third];
Manning singled to center [Veryzer scored, Bonds to second];
Thornton was called out on strikes; Pruitt singled to right
[Bonds to third, Manning to second]; Alexander singled to center
[Bonds scored, Manning scored, Pruitt to third]; Harrah popped
to first in foul territory; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3,
Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Adams walked; R. Jackson singled to right [Adams to
third (error by Dade)]; Wilfong made an out to shortstop;
Norwood grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [R. Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Twins 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Sofield flied out to left; Castino singled to left;
MONGE REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Wynegar forced Castino
(shortstop to second); Wynegar stole second; Smalley struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Dade flied out to center; Manning singled to left;
Thornton was called out on strikes; Pruitt flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Landreaux flied out to left; MORALES BATTED FOR
ADAMS; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.

INDIANS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Alexander made
an out to second; Harrah flied out to center; Kuiper grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: RIVERA BATTED FOR WILFONG; Rivera walked; Norwood
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Rivera to
second]; RANDALL BATTED FOR SOFIELD; Randall out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rivera to third, Norwood to second];
CRUZ REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); CUBBAGE BATTED FOR CASTINO;
Cubbage popped to first in foul territory; Wynegar flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.



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