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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 14, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 14, 1978 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 14, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Holly |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Paxton |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,513 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: George Maloney 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Greg Kosc |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Glenn Adams | DH |
| Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Rich Chiles | Left Fielder |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Larry Wolfe | Shortstop |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | DH |
| Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Ted Cox | Right Fielder |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 14, 1978
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Paxton
Powell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Powell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Paxton
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Paxton
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Paxton
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Holly
Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Holly
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Holly
Grubb is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Holly
Thornton takes first base on ball four. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Holly
Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Manning scores. Thornton moves to third. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blanks vs. Holly
Blanks hits a popup towards short. Wolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Paxton
Cubbage is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Paxton
Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Paxton
Chiles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Holly
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Holly
Cox hits a line drive into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Holly
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Paxton
Wilfong hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Paxton
Wolfe hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Paxton
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer misplays the ball. That's an error on Veryzer. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Paxton
Carew is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Paxton
Adams hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Holly
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Holly, and towards Wolfe, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Holly
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Holly
Grubb hits a line drive into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Paxton
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Paxton
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Paxton
Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiles vs. Paxton
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Holly
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Holly
Alexander hits a popup towards short. Wolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Holly
Blanks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Holly
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wolfe misplays the ball. That's an error on Wolfe. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Holly
Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Paxton
Wilfong hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Paxton
Wolfe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cox. Wolfe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Paxton
Powell hits a line drive into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Paxton
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Paxton
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Holly
Diaz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Holly
Manning hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Holly
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chiles. Bell reaches second base with a double. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grubb vs. Holly
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Diaz scores. There goes Bell trying to get to home. Powell throws the ball in to Wynegar who tags Bell who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Sutton
John Sutton now pitching.
Thornton takes first base on ball four. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Sutton
Alexander hits a line drive into center field. Ford picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ford. Grubb scores. Thornton goes all the way around to score. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blanks vs. Sutton
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Paxton
Ford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Paxton
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Paxton
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Wynegar reaches second base with a double. Cubbage moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chiles vs. Paxton
Chiles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cubbage scores. Wynegar scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilfong vs. Paxton
Wilfong takes first base on ball four. Chiles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wolfe vs. Paxton
Wolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chiles scores. Wilfong moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching. Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Hosken Powell.
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Monge
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Sutton
Bombo Rivera now playing right field.
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Sutton
Sutton fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Sutton. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Sutton
Cox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Sutton
Diaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Veryzer moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manning vs. Sutton
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Monge
Jose Morales pinch hits for Glenn Adams.
Morales hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Monge
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Monge
Cubbage strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sutton
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Sutton
Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Sutton
Thornton hits a popup towards short. Wolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Monge
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Monge
Willie Norwood pinch hits for Rich Chiles.
Norwood hits a line drive into right field. Cox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Monge
Craig Kusick pinch hits for Rob Wilfong.
Kusick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolfe vs. Monge
Wolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Sutton
Willie Norwood now playing left field. Bob Randall now playing second base.
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Sutton
Blanks bunts towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Sutton
Veryzer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Sutton
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Kern
Horace Speed now playing right field.
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Carew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Kern
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Kern
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ford for the out. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cubbage vs. Kern
Cubbage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynegar vs. Kern
Wynegar is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/14/1978 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Powell H, rf 3 0 1 0 Manning R, cf 4 1 1 0
Rivera B, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Carew R, 1b 3 0 1 0 Grubb J, lf 4 1 1 1
Adams G, dh 3 0 0 0 Thornton A, 1b 2 1 0 0
Morales J, ph 2 0 0 0 Alexander G, dh 4 0 3 2
Ford D, cf 5 0 0 0 Blanks L, 2b 3 0 1 0
Cubbage M, 3b 4 1 2 0 Veryzer T, ss 4 0 1 0
Wynegar B, c 5 1 1 0 Cox T, rf 4 0 0 0
Chiles R, lf 3 1 1 2 Speed H, rf 0 0 0 0
Norwood W, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Diaz B, c 2 1 1 0
Wilfong R, 2b 2 0 0 0
Kusick C, ph 0 0 0 0
Randall B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Wolfe L, ss 4 0 3 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 9 3 31 4 9 3
Minnesota 000 003 000 -- 3
Cleveland 100 030 00x -- 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Holly J (L) 4.2 5 3 3 2 1
Sutton J 3.1 4 1 0 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Paxton M (W) 5.1 7 3 3 3 2
Monge S 2.1 1 0 0 1 2
Kern J (S) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Veryzer T, Wolfe L, Ford D, Sutton J
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 12, Cleveland 7
2B -- Powell H, Wolfe L, Bell B, Wynegar B, Carew R
SH -- Blanks L
T -- 2:35
A -- 6513
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