Led by Roy Smalley's batting, the Twins trounced the Indians, 12-3, in the first game of a doubleheader and then eked out a 4-3 victory in the second game on a run-scoring single by Butch Wynegar in the ninth inning. Smalley drove in five runs with a homer and single in the opener. Larry Wolfe added a three-run homer, while Rod Carew had three singles and a double in five trips and scored three runs.

In the nightcap, the Twins overcame a 3-0 deficit and capped their comeback in the ninth. Dan Ford walked, advanced on a sacrifice by Rich Chiles, stole third and scored the winning run on Wynegar's single. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 12, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Indians 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 Twins 3 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 x - 12 14 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Powell rf 4 1 0 1 0 0 .241 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Cubbage 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 .284 Bell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .292 Wolfe ph,3b 1 2 1 3 2 0 .242 Thornton 1b 2 2 2 0 1 0 .277 Carew 1b 4 3 4 0 1 0 .340 Cox 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Smalley ss 4 1 2 5 1 0 .285 Carbo dh 4 0 2 2 0 0 .274 Adams dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Pruitt lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Morales ph,dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 .324 Norris rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Kusick ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .180 Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Ford cf 5 0 0 1 0 1 .282 Diaz c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Wynegar c 5 0 2 0 0 1 .245 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chiles lf 2 2 2 0 0 0 .274 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rivera ph,lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 .267 Wilfong 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .255 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 6 2 1 4 Totals 36 12 14 11 6 5 Time of Game: 2:35 Left on Base: Indians 4, Twins 8 DP: Indians 1, Twins 0 Errors: Veryzer, Chiles Doubles: Carbo (9), Thornton (18), Carew (20), Wynegar (22) Home Runs: Smalley (18), Wolfe (3) Stolen Bases: Wilfong (8) Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (14) Sacrifice Flies: Powell (4) GIDP: Smalley (14) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(9-18) 3.1 7 7 6 1 3 1 19 4.22 Hood 4.2 7 5 5 5 2 1 25 4.78 Totals 8 14 12 10* 6 5 2 44 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Serum W(8-6) 9 6 3 3 1 4 0 34 4.01 Totals 9 6 3 3 1 4 0 34 Wild Pitches: Wise (1), Hood (9) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper made an out to shortstop; Manning lined to pitcher; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Cubbage singled to right; Carew singled to center [Cubbage to second]; Smalley homered [Cubbage scored, Carew scored]; Adams flied out to center; Ford grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Carbo doubled to left [Thornton scored]; Pruitt made an out to second; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first) [Carbo to third]; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 3. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar lined to second; Chiles singled to right; Wilfong singled to right [Chiles to third]; Powell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Chiles scored]; Wilfong stole second; Cubbage struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 4. INDIANS 3RD: Diaz struck out; Kuiper flied out to right; Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 4. TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to third; Smalley walked [Carew to second]; Adams struck out; Wise threw a wild pitch [Carew to third, Smalley to second]; Ford grounded out (second to first) [Carew scored, Smalley to third]; Wynegar struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 5. INDIANS 4TH: Bell singled to center; Thornton doubled to left [Bell to third]; Carbo singled to left [Bell scored, Thornton scored (error by Chiles), Carbo to second]; Pruitt flied out to left; Norris grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 5. TWINS 4TH: Chiles singled to center; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Chiles to second]; Powell reached on an error by Veryzer [Chiles to third]; HOOD REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); WOLFE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Wolfe homered [Chiles scored, Powell scored (unearned)]; Carew doubled to right; Smalley flied out to center [Carew to third]; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales singled to shortstop [Carew scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Ford forced Morales (shortstop to second); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 9. INDIANS 5TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WOLFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Diaz lined to third; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 9. TWINS 5TH: Wynegar grounded out (third to first); RIVERA BATTED FOR CHILES; Rivera walked; Wilfong walked [Rivera to second]; Powell flied out to center [Rivera to third]; Hood threw a wild pitch [Rivera scored, Wilfong to second]; Wolfe walked; Carew walked [Wilfong to third, Wolfe to second]; Smalley singled to center [Wilfong scored, Wolfe scored, Carew to third]; Morales flied out to left; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 12. INDIANS 6TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bell flied out to left; Thornton walked; Carbo flied out to right; Pruitt forced Thornton (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 12. TWINS 6TH: Ford struck out; Wynegar singled to right; Rivera was called out on strikes; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 12. INDIANS 7TH: Norris flied out to right; Veryzer lined to left; Diaz singled to left; Kuiper forced Diaz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 12. TWINS 7TH: COX REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING 1B); Powell flied out to right; Wolfe walked; Carew singled to left [Wolfe to second]; Smalley grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 12. INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell grounded out (third to first); Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 12. TWINS 8TH: KUSICK BATTED FOR MORALES; Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford grounded out (third to first); Wynegar doubled to left; Rivera grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 12. INDIANS 9TH: Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); Pruitt flied out to center; Norris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 12.

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