Sunday September 3, 1978
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Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 2)

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

Indians 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 - 4 5 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .254 Powell rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .242 Speed rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .284 Kuiper 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .288 Carew 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .340 Bell 3b 5 0 2 2 0 1 .294 Smalley ss 2 1 0 1 2 0 .284 Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Adams dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Carbo dh 3 1 2 0 1 1 .279 Morales ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .322 Alexander c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Ford cf 3 1 0 1 1 0 .280 Manning cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Chiles lf 2 0 0 1 0 1 .271 Blanks ss 3 0 0 1 0 1 .254 Wilfong ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Norris lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .282 Randall 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borgmann c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wynegar ph,c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .246 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perzanowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 9 3 3 5 Totals 26 4 5 4 6 6 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 10,240 Left on Base: Indians 9, Twins 7 DP: Indians 2, Twins 1 Errors: Kuiper, Perzanowski Doubles: Bell (26), Norris (8), Kuiper (18) Stolen Bases: Carew (25), Ford (6) Caught Stealing: Powell (3) Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (15), Manning (8), Wilfong (15) Sacrifice Flies: Blanks (4), Chiles (5) GIDP: Speed (5) Hit by Pitch: Randall 2 (4,by Freisleben,by Kern) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Freisleben 7 2 2 1 4 5 0 26 6.68 Spillner 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 3.66 Monge 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.93 Kern L(8-9) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 2.99 Totals 8.1 5 4 3 6 6 0 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perzanowski 5.2 8 3 2 2 3 0 28 5.51 Holly 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.57 Sutton 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.79 Marshall W(8-11) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 2.50 Totals 9 9 3 2 3 5 0 39 Passed Balls: Alexander 2 (6) Hit by Pitch: Freisleben (2), Kern (2) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz INDIANS 1ST: Dade was called out on strikes; Kuiper flied out to center; Bell doubled to right; Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Cubbage struck out while Powell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. INDIANS 2ND: Carbo walked; Alexander forced Carbo (shortstop to second); Manning struck out; Blanks was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Smalley walked; Adams was called out on strikes; Alexander allowed a passed ball [Smalley to second]; Ford flied out to right [Smalley to third]; Chiles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. INDIANS 3RD: Norris doubled to left; Dade walked; Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Norris to third, Dade to second]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Norris scored, Dade to third]; Thornton popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Randall was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Borgmann hit into a double play (third to second) [Randall out at second]; Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 0. INDIANS 4TH: Carbo singled to center; Alexander reached on an error by Perzanowski [Carbo to second]; Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Carbo to third, Alexander to second]; Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carbo scored (unearned)]; Norris grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Cubbage walked; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cubbage to second]; Smalley flied out to center; Adams singled to left [Cubbage out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0. INDIANS 5TH: Dade popped to first in foul territory; Kuiper doubled to right; Bell singled to left [Kuiper scored]; Thornton popped to second in foul territory; Carbo singled to left [Bell to third]; Alexander grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Chiles flied out to center; Randall flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 0. INDIANS 6TH: Manning singled to left; Blanks forced Manning (pitcher to shortstop); Norris singled to left [Blanks to second]; Dade flied out to center; HOLLY REPLACED PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); Kuiper lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: SPEED REPLACED DADE (PLAYING RF); Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Powell flied out to center; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 0. INDIANS 7TH: SUTTON REPLACED HOLLY (PITCHING); Bell grounded out (second to first); Thornton made an out to second; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Carew singled to second; Carew stole second; Smalley walked; Adams grounded out (second to first) [Carew to third, Smalley to second]; Ford reached on an error by Kuiper [Carew scored, Smalley to third]; Chiles lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Smalley scored (unearned)]; Randall struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 2. INDIANS 8TH: Alexander flied out to right; Manning lined to third; Blanks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: SPILLNER REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); WYNEGAR BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Wynegar popped to catcher in foul territory; Powell singled to center; Cubbage singled to right [Powell to third]; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Alexander allowed a passed ball [Cubbage to second]; Carew was walked intentionally; Smalley forced Carew (third to second) [Powell scored, Cubbage to third]; KERN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 3. INDIANS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WYNEGAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MARSHALL REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Norris walked; On a bunt Speed grounded into a double play (first to second to shortstop to second) [Norris out at second]; Kuiper singled to left; Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 3. TWINS 9TH: Ford walked; WILFONG BATTED FOR CHILES; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Ford to second]; Ford stole third; Randall was hit by a pitch; Wynegar singled to left [Ford scored, Randall to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 4.

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