Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
July 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 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."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 5 1 1 1
Smalley ss 4 0 1 1
Landreaux cf 5 0 1 0
Adams dh 3 0 0 0
  Norwood ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Morales ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 3 0 0 0
  Randall ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 1 1 0
Jackson 1b 4 1 2 0
Cubbage 3b 3 0 2 0
  Castino 3b 1 1 1 0
Edwards lf 3 0 2 2
Serum p 0 0 0 0
  Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 4 0 3 1
Norris cf 4 0 0 0
Bonds rf 4 0 1 0
Harrah 3b 3 1 1 0
Johnson dh 4 0 0 0
Hassey c 3 1 1 0
  Rosello pr 0 1 0 0
Alston lf 2 1 2 2
Kuiper 2b 4 1 2 1
Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0
Wise p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 4
Minnesota 000 020 0024112
Cleveland 000 300 1015102
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Serum   4.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Hartzell   4.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Marshall  L (9-8) 0.0 2 1 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
4
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wise   6.0 8 2 2 1 1
  Monge   2.2 3 2 2 3 3
  Cruz  W (2-6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
5

  E–Cubbage (6), Marshall (1), Alston (1), Monge (2).  DP–Minnesota 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Minnesota Powell (10,off Monge), Cleveland Hassey (3,off Marshall).  3B–Cleveland Alston (1,off Serum); Hargrove (1,off Hartzell).  IBB–Smalley (5,by Monge); Alston (1,by Marshall).  SH–Veryzer (3,off Hartzell).  SB–Landreaux (6,2nd base off Wise/Hassey).  CS–Hargrove (1,2nd base by Hartzell/Wynegar); Bonds (15,2nd base by Hartzell/Wynegar).  IBB–Marshall (2,Alston); Monge (6,Smalley).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:45.
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