Sunday July 31, 1977
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Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 31, 1977 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Twins 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 - 9 13 1 Indians 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 10 3 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bostock lf,cf 6 2 3 1 0 0 .338 Kuiper 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Ford rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .273 Bell 3b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .287 Carew 1b 4 2 1 0 1 1 .383 Dade cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .309 Hisle cf 3 3 1 0 1 0 .298 Fosse c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Gorinski lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Thornton dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Kusick dh 3 0 1 2 2 1 .258 Melton 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .235 Smalley ss 4 0 2 3 1 0 .240 Spikes rf 2 2 2 1 1 0 .269 Bulling c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .154 Pruitt lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Terrell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Kendall c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .278 Randall 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Norris ph,cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274 D. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carty ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lowenstein pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Duffy ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 .190 Blanks ph,ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 9 13 8 6 4 Totals 35 4 10 4 3 3 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 33,968 Left on Base: Twins 10, Indians 9 DP: Twins 1, Indians 0 Errors: Bulling, Kendall, Duffy, Hood Doubles: Hisle (27), Kusick (7), Bell (18) Home Runs: Spikes (3) Stolen Bases: Hisle (16), Bostock (12), Carew (13) Caught Stealing: Bostock (6) Sacrifice Hits: Bulling (1), Terrell (6) GIDP: Dade (7) Hit by Pitch: Spikes (1,by D. Johnson), Pruitt (1,by D. Johnson) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Johnson W(2-4) 6 7 3 3 2 1 0 27 4.31 Burgmeier SV(6) 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 13 4.11 Totals 9 10 4 4 3 3 1 40 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits L(5-4) 5.2 7 5 3 5 2 0 29 4.98 Hood 2.1 5 3 2 0 2 0 13 3.54 Monge 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 5.84 Totals 9 13 9 6 6 4 0 46 Hit by Pitch: D. Johnson 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Ron Luciano TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to left; Ford singled to left [Bostock to second]; Carew struck out; Hisle forced Ford (shortstop to second) [Bostock to third]; Hisle stole second [Bostock scored (error by Kendall) (unearned)]; Kusick walked; Smalley singled to left [Hisle scored (unearned), Kusick to second]; Bulling grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell popped to second; Dade singled to right; Thornton popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0. TWINS 2ND: Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Randall struck out; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Melton singled to right; Spikes singled to left [Melton to second]; Pruitt forced Melton (first to third) [Spikes to second]; Kendall flied out to right; Duffy singled to left [Spikes scored, Pruitt to third, Duffy out at second (left to catcher to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 1. TWINS 3RD: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (third to first); Hisle doubled to left; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Bell singled to center; Dade grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 1. TWINS 4TH: Smalley walked; Bulling out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Smalley to second]; Terrell grounded out (second to first) [Smalley to third]; Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 1. INDIANS 4TH: Bulling dropped a foul fly hit by Thornton for an error; Thornton grounded out (pitcher to first); Melton walked; Spikes was hit by a pitch [Melton to second]; Pruitt was hit by a pitch [Melton to third, Spikes to second]; Kendall grounded out (third to first) [Melton scored, Spikes to third, Pruitt to second]; Duffy popped to first; 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 2. TWINS 5TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded out (third to first); Carew walked; Hisle walked [Carew to second]; Kusick walked [Carew to third, Hisle to second]; Smalley singled to center [Carew scored, Hisle scored, Kusick to second]; Bulling popped to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 2. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Bell struck out; Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 2. TWINS 6TH: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock singled to right; Bostock stole second; Ford singled to left [Bostock scored]; HOOD REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Ford was picked off first but was safe on an error by Hood [Ford to third]; Carew flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 2. INDIANS 6TH: Thornton flied out to left; Melton popped to second; Spikes walked; Pruitt forced Spikes (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 2. TWINS 7TH: Hisle reached on an error by Duffy [Hisle to second]; Kusick struck out; Smalley grounded out (third to first) [Hisle to third]; Bulling singled to right [Hisle scored (unearned)]; Terrell singled to right [Bulling to second]; Randall forced Terrell (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 2. INDIANS 7TH: GORINSKI REPLACED HISLE (PLAYING LF); BOSTOCK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); NORRIS BATTED FOR KENDALL; Norris singled to center; BLANKS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Blanks singled to left [Norris to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED D. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Kuiper singled [Norris to third, Blanks to second]; Bell forced Kuiper (shortstop to second) [Norris scored, Blanks to third]; Dade struck out; Thornton was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 3. TWINS 8TH: FOSSE REPLACED DADE (PLAYING C ); NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Bostock grounded out (third to first); Ford singled; Carew singled [Ford to third]; Carew stole second; Gorinski struck out; Kusick doubled to left [Ford scored, Carew scored]; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Indians 3. INDIANS 8TH: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes homered; Pruitt flied out to left; CARTY BATTED FOR NORRIS; Carty walked; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR CARTY; Blanks popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Indians 4. TWINS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MONGE REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Bulling walked; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bulling to second]; Randall lined to second; Bostock singled to center [Bulling scored]; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Indians 4. INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper flied out to right; Bell doubled to left; Fosse flied out to right; Thornton popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Indians 4.

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