Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
April 24, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1979 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Minnesota Twins 2, Cleveland Indians 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 5 1 2 0
Smalley ss 4 0 2 0
Landreaux lf 4 1 1 1
Jackson 1b 4 0 1 0
Adams dh 4 0 1 1
Wynegar c 3 0 2 0
Norwood cf 4 0 1 0
Wilfong 2b 4 0 1 0
Rivera rf 4 0 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Serum p 0 0 0 0
  Holly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 11 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Harrah 3b 3 1 1 0
Manning cf 3 1 0 0
Bonds rf 4 2 2 2
Thornton 1b 3 2 2 3
Alexander c 3 1 0 0
Cage dh 4 0 1 0
Cox lf 4 0 2 1
Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 1
Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0
Wise p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Minnesota 001 010 0002110
Cleveland 510 000 10x790
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L (0-3) 1.2 4 6 6 4 0
  Serum   5.1 4 1 1 0 2
  Holly   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
4
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (2-2) 7.0 11 2 2 1 5
  Spillner   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Bonds (4,off Erickson); Thornton (2,off Erickson).  HR–Cleveland Bonds (2,2nd inning off Erickson 0 on, 2 out); Thornton (3,7th inning off Serum 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Smalley (3,off Wise).  U-HP–Harry Farnsworth, 1B–Don Schirmer, 2B–Dallas Parks, 3B–Bob Rice.  T–2:24.  A–3,902.
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