A balk by Paul Reuschel allowed Roy Smalley to score what proved to be the Twins' winning run in a 2-1 victory over the Indians. With two out in the fourth inning, Rod Carew singled for the first hit off Reuschel. Smalley walked, Glenn Adams singled, scoring Carew and sending Smalley to third. Reuschel then was called for the balk that permitted Smalley to stroll home. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 2, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 0 Twins 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 2 4 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Powell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Norris rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .282 Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .282 Bell 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .293 Carew 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .334 Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .274 Smalley ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .284 Carbo dh 4 1 2 0 0 1 .269 Adams dh 3 0 2 1 0 0 .257 Pruitt lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Ford cf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Chiles lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Blanks ph,ss 1 0 0 1 0 1 .258 Rivera lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Diaz c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Randall 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 7 1 2 7 Totals 25 2 4 1 3 2 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 6,775 Left on Base: Indians 7, Twins 3 DP: Indians 2, Twins 0 Doubles: Pruitt (6) Stolen Bases: Carew (24) Caught Stealing: Norris (6) Sacrifice Hits: Pruitt (2), Ford (5) Sacrifice Flies: Blanks (3) GIDP: Carew 2 (15) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuschel L(2-2) 8 4 2 2 3 2 0 29 3.87 Totals 8 4 2 2 3 2 0 29 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(11-9) 7.2 7 1 1 2 6 0 31 2.60 Marshall SV(18) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.53 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 7 0 35 Balks: Reuschel (1) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford INDIANS 1ST: Manning was called out on strikes; Norris singled to left; Bell forced Norris (pitcher to shortstop); Thornton forced Bell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Cubbage walked; Carew grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. INDIANS 2ND: Carbo singled to left; Pruitt out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Carbo to second]; Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted) [Carbo to third]; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Smalley flied out to center; Adams lined to left; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. INDIANS 3RD: Diaz grounded out (second to first); Manning grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Norris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Chiles was called out on strikes; Randall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton was called out on strikes; Carbo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Powell lined to second; Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Carew singled to shortstop; Carew stole second; Smalley walked; Adams singled to center [Carew scored, Smalley to third]; Reuschel balked [Smalley scored, Adams to second]; Ford walked; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2. INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt grounded out (first unassisted); Kuiper singled to left; Veryzer struck out; Diaz popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Randall grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2. INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Bell walked; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Cubbage singled to pitcher; Carew grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at second]; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2. INDIANS 7TH: Carbo singled to left; Pruitt doubled to left [Carbo to third]; Kuiper lined to right; BLANKS BATTED FOR VERYZER; Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carbo scored, Pruitt to third]; Diaz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Adams singled to center; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Adams to second]; Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; Chiles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 2. INDIANS 8TH: Manning flied out to left; Norris singled to right; Norris was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bell walked; Thornton singled to left [Bell to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Carbo forced Thornton (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Randall grounded out (third to first); Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 2. INDIANS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING LF); Pruitt grounded out (third to first); Kuiper lined to right; Blanks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 2.

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