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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 8

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Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 8

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, August 15, 1978 (N) at Cleveland Stadium

MIN A    1  4  0    1  1  0    1  1  0  -   9 12  0
CLE A    2  6  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   8 15  1
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Norwood lf                    4   2   2   1       1   0       2   0
  Wynegar c                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Rivera rf,lf                  5   1   1   1       1   2       4   0
Ford cf                       6   2   2   2       0   0       2   0
Morales dh                    5   1   3   4       0   0       0   0
Kusick 1b,lf                  3   0   0   0       2   0       9   0
  Powell rf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Smalley ss                    2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Cubbage 3b                  3   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Wolfe 3b,ss                   2   2   0   0       3   0       0   6
Randall 2b                    3   1   3   0       0   0       3   2
Borgmann c                    2   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
  Carew ph,lf,1b              1   0   1   1       1   0       3   1
Jackson p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sutton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Marshall p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Serum p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   9  12   9       9   3      27  14
BATTING - 
2B: Ford 2 (27,off Waits,off Reuschel); Morales (11,off Reuschel).
HR: Morales (2,8th inning off Monge 0 on 1 out).
SH: Randall 2 (10,off Waits,off Kern).
GDP: Cubbage (7,off Reuschel).
IBB: Carew (14,by Kern).
Team LOB: 12.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Manning cf                    4   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Bell 3b                       5   1   1   0       0   0       1   7
Grubb lf                      5   2   3   3       0   0       0   0
Thornton 1b                   3   1   2   3       2   0      12   1
Alexander dh                  5   1   2   2       0   2       0   0
Blanks 2b                     4   0   3   0       0   0       4   2
Veryzer ss                    4   1   2   0       0   1       3   2
Cox rf                        3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Norris ph,rf                2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Diaz c                        4   1   1   0       0   0       3   1
  Carbo ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Waits p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reuschel p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Monge p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kern p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       40   8  15   8       3   3      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Reuschel-Veryzer-Thornton.
E: Veryzer (16).
BATTING - 
2B: Bell (23,off Jackson); Thornton (17,off Jackson).
3B: Thornton (4,off Jackson).
HR: Grubb (14,1st inning off Jackson 1 on 1 out); Alexander (22,2nd inning
off Sutton 1 on 2 out).
SH: Blanks (5,off Marshall); Veryzer (10,off Serum).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Jackson                       1.2   7   7   7   1   1   1  13
Sutton                        4.1   4   1   1   1   1   1  18
Marshall W(6-11)              1.2   3   0   0   1   0   0   9
Serum SV(1)                   1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9    15   8   8   3   3   2  45
Inherited Runners - Scored: Sutton 1-1; Serum 2-0.
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Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Waits                         1.2   3   5   5   4   0   0  12
Reuschel                      4.2   7   3   3   2   1   0  23
Monge L(3-2)                  1.2   2   1   1   1   2   1   8
Kern                          1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5
Totals                        9    12   9   9   9   3   1  48
Monge faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
IBB: Kern (5,Carew).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Reuschel 2-2; Monge 2-1; Kern 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker
Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance: 6971
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians        
1. Norwood             lf        Manning             cf
2. Rivera              rf        Bell                3b
3. Ford                cf        Grubb               lf
4. Morales             dh        Thornton            1b
5. Kusick              1b        Alexander           dh
6. Smalley             ss        Blanks              2b
7. Wolfe               3b        Veryzer             ss
8. Randall             2b        Cox                 rf
9. Borgmann            c         Diaz                c
   Jackson             p         Waits               p

TWINS 1ST: Norwood singled to right; Rivera singled to right
[Norwood to third]; Ford grounded out (third to first) [Norwood
scored, Rivera to second]; Morales flied out to right [Rivera to
third]; Kusick walked; Smalley popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to left; Bell doubled to left;
Grubb homered to right [Bell scored]; Thornton doubled to left;
Alexander struck out; Blanks grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 2.

TWINS 2ND: Wolfe walked; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Wolfe to second]; Borgmann walked; Norwood walked
[Wolfe to third, Borgmann to second]; Rivera forced Borgmann
(third unassisted) [Wolfe scored, Norwood to second]; Ford
doubled to right [Norwood scored, Rivera to third]; REUSCHEL
REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Morales singled to right [Rivera
scored, Ford scored]; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 4 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Veryzer singled to left; Cox flied out to center;
Diaz singled to left [Veryzer to second]; Manning walked
[Veryzer to third, Diaz to second]; Bell popped to first in foul
territory; Grubb singled to shortstop [Veryzer scored, Diaz to
third, Manning to second]; Thornton tripled to center [Diaz
scored, Manning scored, Grubb scored]; SUTTON REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); Alexander homered to center [Thornton scored];
Blanks singled to center; Veryzer struck out [Blanks out at
second (catcher to shortstop), Veryzer to first]; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 8.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Wolfe
reached on an error by Veryzer; Randall singled to shortstop
[Wolfe to second]; Borgmann forced Randall (third to second)
[Wolfe to third]; Norwood grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 8.

INDIANS 3RD: CUBBAGE REPLACED SMALLEY (PLAYING 3B); WOLFE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Cox singled to left; Diaz
grounded out (second to first) [Cox to second]; Manning grounded
out (third to first); Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 8.

TWINS 4TH: Rivera struck out; Ford doubled to left; Morales
doubled to left [Ford scored]; Kusick walked; Cubbage grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kusick out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Indians 8.

INDIANS 4TH: Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton
walked; Alexander flied out to right; Blanks singled to left
[Thornton to second]; Veryzer popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 6, Indians 8.

TWINS 5TH: Wolfe grounded out (third to first); Randall singled
to right; Borgmann grounded out (first to pitcher) [Randall to
second]; Norwood singled to center [Randall scored]; Rivera
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7,
Indians 8.

INDIANS 5TH: Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Diaz
grounded out (third to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 8.

TWINS 6TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
grounded out (third to first); Kusick grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 8.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb flied
out to left; Thornton lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 7, Indians 8.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Wolfe
walked; Randall singled to right [Wolfe to third]; MONGE
REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); CAREW BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Carew
singled to left [Wolfe scored, Randall to second]; Norwood
popped to first in foul territory; Rivera struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 8.

INDIANS 7TH: CAREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WYNEGAR REPLACED
NORWOOD (PLAYING C ); MARSHALL REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING);
Alexander singled to left; Blanks out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Alexander to second]; Veryzer singled to
center [Alexander to third]; NORRIS BATTED FOR COX; CAREW
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); KUSICK CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); On a bunt Norris reached on a fielder's choice
[Alexander out at home (pitcher unassisted), Veryzer to second];
Diaz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Twins 8, Indians 8.

TWINS 8TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ford made an out
to shortstop; Morales homered to left; Kusick flied out to
center; Cubbage struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9,
Indians 8.

INDIANS 8TH: POWELL REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING RF); RIVERA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Manning flied out to left; Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Grubb singled to right; SERUM REPLACED
MARSHALL (PITCHING); Thornton walked (walk was charged to
Marshall) [Grubb to second]; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 9, Indians 8.

TWINS 9TH: Wolfe walked; KERN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Randall
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Wolfe to second];
Carew was walked intentionally; Wynegar flied out to center;
Rivera walked [Wolfe to third, Carew to second]; Ford forced
Rivera (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 9,
Indians 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Blanks singled to left; Veryzer out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Blanks to second]; Norris flied out to
left; CARBO BATTED FOR DIAZ; Carbo grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Indians 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            9  12   0   12
 Indians          8  15   1   10
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