The Indians whitewashed the Twins, 2-0, behind the two-hit pitching of Rick Waits. The only hits off the lefthander were a single by Bombo Rivera in the seventh and a single by Glenn Borgmann in the ninth.

Jim Norris hit a homer in the first inning. The Indians' other run came in the seventh when Bobby Bonds walked, stole second and scored on a double by Andre Thornton. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 2, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Wednesday, July 25, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .258      Randall 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .220      Rivera lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .280
Bonds rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .289      Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .344
Thornton dh           4   0   2   1     0   1   .233      R. Jackson 1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Morales dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Hassey c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Edwards cf            2   0   0   0     1   2   .284
Cox 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Norwood rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .253
Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .277
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Borgmann c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .178
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Powell pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .337
                                                          Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   7   2     2   4             Totals               26   0   2   0     3   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 10,762
Left on Base: Indians 3, Twins 2
DP: Indians 2, Twins 3
Doubles: Thornton (20)
Home Runs: Norris (3)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (24)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (19), Rivera (2)
GIDP: Cox (5), R. Jackson (11)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(10-9)           9     2   0   0   3   5   0  29   4.70
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   5   0  29

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(9-7)            9     7   2   2   2   4   1  32   4.36
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   1  32

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


INDIANS 1ST: Norris homered; Hargrove struck out; Bonds grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thornton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Randall flied out to left; Rivera walked; Smalley
flied out to center; Rivera was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Manning singled to center; Hassey flied out to
center; Cox grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Manning out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); Morales
grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Veryzer
grounded out (third to first); Norris grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood flied out to center; Castino struck out;
Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove struck out; Bonds singled to left; Bonds
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Thornton singled
to left; Manning flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Randall grounded out (third to first); Rivera
grounded out (third to first); Smalley flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Hassey grounded out (first to pitcher); Cox made an
out to second; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); Morales
grounded out (third to first); Edwards walked; Norwood grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins
0.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris
singled to second; Hargrove lined into a double play (second
unassisted) [Norris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Castino struck out; Borgmann grounded out (third to
first); Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Thornton doubled
to right [Bonds scored]; Manning lined to first; Hassey lined
into a double play (second to shortstop) [Thornton out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Rivera singled to right; Smalley flied out to left;
R. Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Rivera out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Twins 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Cox flied to right in foul territory; Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Morales struck out; Edwards was called out on
strikes; Norwood walked; Castino flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
walked; Bonds singled to left [Hargrove to second]; Thornton
flied out to center; Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Borgmann singled to left; POWELL RAN FOR BORGMANN;
Randall lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Powell
out at first]; Rivera popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

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