Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
July 31, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1977 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Cleveland Indians 9

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Bostock lf 4 1 1 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Carew 1b 3 0 1 0
Wynegar c 4 1 0 1
Adams rf 4 0 1 1
Hisle cf 3 0 1 0
Chiles dh 4 0 1 0
Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0
Randall 2b 4 0 0 0
Redfern p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Serum p 0 0 0 0
  Carrithers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Norris cf 3 0 1 1
Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 3
Bell 3b 3 1 1 0
  Dade 3b 1 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 2 1 1 1
Carty dh 3 1 1 1
Blanks ss 3 2 1 0
Bochte lf 4 1 2 2
Lowenstein rf 2 2 0 0
Fosse c 2 1 0 1
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 9 8 9
Minnesota 002 000 000250
Cleveland 040 013 10x984
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Redfern  L (4-6) 1.1 2 4 4 4 1
  Burgmeier   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Serum   3.2 4 4 4 2 1
  Carrithers   2.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
9
9
7
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris  W (3-6) 9.0 5 2 1 3 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
3
0

  E–Norris (4), Thornton (3), Blanks (5), Fitzmorris (1).  DP–Minnesota 2.  PB–Fosse (4).  2B–Minnesota Adams (9,off Fitzmorris), Cleveland Blanks (5,off Carrithers); Bochte (13,off Carrithers).  HR–Cleveland Thornton (17,2nd inning off Redfern 0 on, 0 out); Bochte (4,6th inning off Serum 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Cubbage (5,by Fitzmorris).  SH–Norris (7,off Serum).  SF–Kuiper (3,off Burgmeier).  HBP–Fosse 2 (3,by Redfern,by Serum); Thornton (5,by Serum).  CS–Norris (14,2nd base by Redfern/Wynegar); Thornton (3,2nd base by Serum/Wynegar).  WP–Serum (1), Fitzmorris (2).  HBP–Redfern (4,Fosse); Serum 2 (2,Thornton,Fosse).  IBB–Fitzmorris (4,Cubbage).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Fred Spenn, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:34.
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