A two-run homer by Cliff Johnson in the ninth inning lifted the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Twins. Johnson's blast scored Mike Hargrove, who had singled to lead off the frame. Rick Wise yielded four hits and two runs in the first inning but blanked the Twins the rest of way to record his 10th win while going the distance for the fourth time this season. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      24, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 10  1
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .283      Wilfong 2b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .321
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .251      Smalley ss            4   1   2   2     0   1   .347
Bonds rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .286      Landreaux cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Thornton 1b           3   1   1   2     0   0   .230      R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
  Hargrove 1b         1   1   1   0     0   0   .223      Adams lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .332
Johnson dh            3   1   1   2     1   0   .300      Goodwin dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Pruitt lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Powell rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .337
  Alston lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Edwards pr,rf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Alexander c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .209      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Kuiper 2b             3   0   3   0     1   0   .243      Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4  10   4     4   4             Totals               34   2   7   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 10,243
Left on Base: Indians 5, Twins 6
DP: Indians 0, Twins 2
Errors: Harrah
Doubles: Pruitt (3)
Triples: Wilfong (2)
Home Runs: Thornton (17), Johnson (6), Smalley (18)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (7), Edwards (5)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (18), Alexander (2)
GIDP: Veryzer (6)
Hit by Pitch: Powell (3,by Wise)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(10-5)            9     7   2   2   0   4   1  35   3.24
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   4   1  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(11-9)         8     9   4   4   4   4   2  32   3.95
Marshall                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.14
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   4   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Wise (1)
Wild Pitches: Marshall (5)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Al Clark


INDIANS 1ST: Harrah struck out; Manning was called out on
strikes; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Wilfong tripled to right; Smalley homered [Wilfong
scored]; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson
singled to left; Adams singled to center [R. Jackson to second];
Goodwin was called out on strikes; Powell grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
walked; Pruitt doubled to left [Johnson to third]; Alexander
flied into a double play (right to first to pitcher to third)
[Pruitt to third, Johnson out at third]; Cliff Johnson out on
appeal for leaving 3B too soon; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar made an out to shortstop; Cubbage lined to
third; Wilfong singled; Wilfong stole second; Smalley was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to left; Veryzer grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at
second]; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning made an out to shortstop; Bonds walked;
Thornton homered [Bonds scored]; Johnson flied out to left;
Pruitt was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Goodwin flied out to right; Powell was hit by a
pitch; EDWARDS RAN FOR POWELL; Edwards stole second; Wynegar
lined to center; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 2.

INDIANS 5TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Alexander
lined to second; Kuiper singled to left; Veryzer grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Kuiper to second]; Harrah was walked
intentionally; Manning singled to right [Kuiper out at home
(right to catcher), Harrah to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley
popped to catcher in foul territory; Landreaux made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Bonds singled to center; Bonds was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Thornton lined to
left; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson flied out to right; Adams grounded out
(first unassisted); Goodwin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Pruitt flied out to center; Alexander singled;
Alexander was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second); Kuiper walked; Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: HARGROVE REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING 1B); Edwards
grounded out (third to first); Wynegar flied out to left;
Cubbage flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Twins 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Wilfong struck out; Smalley singled to right;
Landreaux singled [Smalley to third, Landreaux to second (error
by Harrah)]; R. Jackson reached on a fielder's choice [Smalley
out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Adams flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Hargrove singled to center; Johnson homered
[Hargrove scored]; MARSHALL REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Pruitt
flied out to left; Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first);
Kuiper singled to center; Marshall threw a wild pitch [Kuiper to
second]; Veryzer flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: ALSTON REPLACED PRUITT (PLAYING LF); Goodwin flied
out to left; Edwards grounded out (second to first); Wynegar
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 2.