Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
September 1, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1978 at Metropolitan 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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Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Manning cf 4 1 1 0
Norris lf 3 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 1 2 0
Thornton 1b 3 0 2 2
  Cox 1b 1 0 0 0
Carbo rf 3 1 1 1
  Speed rf 1 0 0 0
Alexander dh 4 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0
Diaz c 3 1 1 1
Clyde p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Randall 2b 3 0 2 0
  Carew ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Rivera rf 2 0 0 0
  Powell ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Ford cf 4 0 0 0
Morales dh 3 0 1 0
  Adams ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Smalley ss 2 1 0 0
Norwood lf 3 0 0 0
  Wynegar ph 1 0 0 0
Wolfe 3b 3 0 1 0
  Chiles ph 1 0 0 0
Borgmann c 2 0 0 1
  Cubbage ph 0 0 0 0
Kusick 1b 3 0 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
Cleveland 100 111 000470
Minnesota 000 000 100141
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Clyde  W (6-9) 7.0 4 1 1 4 5
  Kern   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Spillner  SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
7
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L (13-9) 9.0 7 4 4 0 9
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
0
9

  E–Erickson (5).  DP–Cleveland 2, Minnesota 1.  3B–Cleveland Bell (8,off Erickson).  HR–Cleveland Diaz (2,5th inning off Erickson 0 on, 1 out); Carbo (4,6th inning off Erickson 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Norris (3,off Erickson).  SF–Borgmann (2,off Clyde).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–2:30.  A–4,917.
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