After giving up three runs in the first inning, Mike Paxton settled down and pitched the Indians to a 9-3 victory over the Twins. Roy Smalley drove in a run with a single and Glenn Adams followed with a homer for the Twins' tallies.

Gary Alexander started the Indians' comeback with a homer in the second. Cliff Johnson tied the score with a two-run single in the third. The Indians then pulled away with two more runs in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Dave Rosello and double by jim Norris. Bobby Bonds batted in two of the Indians' remaining tallies with a pair of singles. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 9, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 7, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Twins        3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Indians      0  1  2    2  0  3    1  0  x  -   9 14  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .356      Manning cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Wilfong 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .314        Norris cf           2   0   1   1     1   0   .243
Smalley ss            4   1   1   1     0   0   .362      Bonds rf              5   2   3   2     0   1   .297
Adams lf              4   1   3   2     0   0   .347      Harrah ss,3b          3   1   2   1     2   0   .287
Landreaux cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .232
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .282        Hargrove 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Cubbage dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Johnson dh            5   0   3   2     0   0   .287
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .271        Alston pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Castino 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Alexander c           4   1   1   1     1   2   .212
D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cox 3b                4   1   1   0     0   2   .239
  Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Veryzer ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
  Redfern p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pruitt lf             5   3   3   0     0   0   .267
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rosello 2b            1   1   0   1     0   0   .240
                                                            Kuiper 2b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .246
                                                          Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     0   2             Totals               35   9  14   9     5   6

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 10,589
Left on Base: Twins 5, Indians 11
DP: Twins 1, Indians 2
Errors: Adams
Doubles: Wilfong (13), Adams (10), Norris (6), Johnson (8)
Triples: Castino (4)
Home Runs: Adams (5), Alexander (10)
Stolen Bases: Adams (2), Bonds (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Rosello (5), Norris (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Rosello (1), Thornton (4)
GIDP: Smalley (5), R. Jackson (8), Thornton (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson L(1-1)       3.1   7   5   3   2   2   1  19   3.48
Bacsik                  2.1   4   3   3   2   2   0  14   4.95
Redfern                 1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   3.22
Marshall                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.27
Totals                  8    14   9   7   5   6   1  44

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton W(5-4)           9    10   3   3   0   2   1  35   5.84
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   2   1  35

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead


TWINS 1ST: Powell was called out on strikes; Wilfong doubled to
left; Smalley singled to right [Wilfong scored]; Adams homered
[Smalley scored]; Landreaux grounded out (first to pitcher);
Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to center; Bonds struck out;
Harrah walked; Thornton made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); R. Jackson
grounded out (third to first); Castino tripled to center; Powell
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Johnson popped to first in foul territory;
Alexander homered; Indians Manager Jeff Torborg ejected by HP
umpire Larry McCoy; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first);
Pruitt singled to left; Rosello flied out to right; Rick
Manning strained his achilles tendon; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 1.

TWINS 3RD: NORRIS REPLACED MANNING (PLAYING CF); On a bunt
Wilfong singled; Smalley grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Wilfong out at second]; Adams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris walked; On a bunt Bonds singled [Norris to
second]; On a bunt Harrah singled [Norris to third, Bonds to
second]; Thornton grounded into a double play (third to catcher
to first) [Bonds to third, Harrah to second, Norris out at
home]; Johnson singled to left [Bonds scored, Harrah scored];
Alexander struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 4TH: Landreaux singled to center; Wynegar singled to
center [Landreaux to second]; Cubbage flied out to right; R.
Jackson made an out to shortstop; Castino forced Wynegar
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Cox singled to center; Pruitt reached on an error
by Adams [Cox to third, Pruitt to second]; Rosello hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Cox scored (unearned), Pruitt to third];
Norris doubled to left [Pruitt scored (unearned)]; BACSIK
REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); Bonds reached on a fielder's
choice [Norris out at third (pitcher to second)]; Bonds stole
second; Harrah walked; Thornton flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 5.

TWINS 5TH: Powell flied out to center; Wilfong flied out to
center; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Alexander
struck out; Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Indians 5.

TWINS 6TH: Adams singled to right; Landreaux flied out to
center; Wynegar flied out to right; Adams stole second; Cubbage
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Pruitt singled to left; Rosello reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Pruitt to second]; Norris
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Pruitt to third,
Rosello to second]; Bonds singled to left [Pruitt scored,
Rosello to third]; Harrah singled to right [Rosello scored,
Bonds to third]; Thornton hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bonds
scored]; Johnson singled to left [Harrah to second]; Alexander
walked [Harrah to third, Johnson to second]; REDFERN REPLACED
BACSIK (PITCHING); Cox was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 8.

TWINS 7TH: VERYZER REPLACED COX (PLAYING SS); HARRAH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); KUIPER REPLACED ROSELLO (PLAYING 2B); R.
Jackson flied out to left; Castino grounded out (shortstop to
first); Powell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 8.

INDIANS 7TH: Pruitt singled to right; Kuiper walked [Pruitt to
second]; Norris forced Kuiper (second to shortstop) [Pruitt to
third]; Bonds singled to left [Pruitt scored, Norris to second];
Harrah made an out to shortstop; Thornton made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 9.

TWINS 8TH: HARGROVE REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING 1B); Wilfong
flied out to center; Smalley made an out to shortstop; Adams
doubled to center; Landreaux grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 9.

INDIANS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Johnson
doubled to left; ALSTON RAN FOR JOHNSON; Alexander grounded out
(pitcher to first); Veryzer was called out on strikes; Pruitt
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Indians 9.

TWINS 9TH: ALSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wynegar grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cubbage singled to center; R. Jackson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians
9.

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