Saturday July 7, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
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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