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Sunday July 8, 1979
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Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 8, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Twins        3  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  2  -   7 13  0
Indians      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randall 2b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .296      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   2     0   1   .206
  Wilfong ph,2b       1   1   1   0     0   0   .313      Norris cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .248
Rivera lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .294
Smalley ss            5   1   2   1     0   1   .362      Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
R. Jackson 1b         5   1   2   1     0   0   .276      Hassey dh             4   0   0   0     0   3   .254
Morales dh            2   1   1   1     1   0   .283      Alexander c           4   0   1   0     0   1   .213
  Adams ph,dh         2   0   1   1     0   1   .343      Alston lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Edwards cf,rf         4   1   1   1     1   1   .303      Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Norwood rf            3   0   1   2     0   1   .254      Cox 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Landreaux cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Castino 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .270        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  13   7     3   5             Totals               34   2   7   2     1   7

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 19,592
Left on Base: Twins 8, Indians 6
DP: Twins 0, Indians 2
Errors: Kuiper
Doubles: Landreaux (15), R. Jackson (22), Norris (7)
Triples: Rivera (3)
Home Runs: Edwards (5), Hargrove (2)
Stolen Bases: Norris (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivera 2 (10)
GIDP: R. Jackson (9), Borgmann (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(7-6)            9     7   2   2   1   7   1  35   4.52
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   7   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(9-8)            6.1   9   5   5   3   3   1  30   4.63
Spillner                2.2   4   2   2   0   2   0  12   4.63
Totals                  9    13   7   7   3   5   1  42

Wild Pitches: Spillner (3)

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


TWINS 1ST: Randall struck out; Rivera tripled to right; Smalley
reached on a fielder's choice; R. Jackson grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Smalley to second]; Morales singled to pitcher
[Rivera scored, Smalley to third]; Edwards walked [Morales to
second]; Norwood singled to right [Smalley scored, Morales
scored, Edwards to third, Norwood to second (on throw)]; Castino
flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Norris grounded out (second to
first); Bonds walked; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall
singled to shortstop; Randall was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Rivera flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey was called out on strikes; Alexander flied
out to right; Alston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley singled to left; R. Jackson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smalley out at
second]; Morales walked; Edwards reached on an error by Kuiper
[Morales to second]; Norwood forced Morales (third unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to left; Cox flied out to right;
Hargrove homered [Kuiper scored]; Norris singled to right;
Norris stole second; Bonds struck out; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

TWINS 4TH: Castino grounded out (third to first); Borgmann flied
out to center; Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Hassey struck out; Alexander grounded out (third to
first); Alston made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 2.

TWINS 5TH: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Smalley struck
out; R. Jackson singled to right; Morales flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

TWINS 6TH: Edwards homered; Norwood struck out; Castino singled
to left; Borgmann grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Castino out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Norris singled to center; Bonds forced Norris
(third to second); Harrah flied out to center; Hassey struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 2.

TWINS 7TH: Randall walked; Rivera out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Randall to second]; Smalley singled to
center [Randall scored]; SPILLNER REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); R.
Jackson forced Smalley (second to shortstop); ADAMS BATTED FOR
MORALES; Adams struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LANDREAUX
REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING CF); EDWARDS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Alexander struck out; Alston was called out on
strikes; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 2.

TWINS 8TH: Edwards made an out to first; Landreaux doubled to
right; Castino grounded out (shortstop to first) [Landreaux to
third]; Borgmann flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Cox grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Norris doubled to right; Bonds
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 2.

TWINS 9TH: WILFONG BATTED FOR RANDALL; Wilfong singled to
center; Rivera out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Wilfong to second]; Smalley made an out to third; Spillner
threw a wild pitch [Wilfong to third]; R. Jackson doubled to
right [Wilfong scored]; Adams singled to center [R. Jackson
scored]; Edwards struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Harrah singled
to center; Hassey flied out to left; Alexander singled to right
[Harrah to third]; Alston grounded out (first unassisted)
[Alexander to second]; Kuiper flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 2.



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