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MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
08/27/1980
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MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2894 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 1980 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (73-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Cleveland Indians (56-71) 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 7 10 0
Indians Topple Twins, 7-0
Scott Sanderson was locked and loaded, helping the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-0. After today's action, Cleveland sits at 56-71, while Minnesota falls to 73-55.

The Indians got an important contribution from right fielder Johnny Grubb, who in the bottom of the first punched a 1-2 fastball into left for a 2-run double. It was his 25th double of the season and put the Indians ahead, 3-0.

"I had everything working," said Sanderson.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cruz 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .274 1 49
A. Bannister RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .294 2 60
   b-R. Torres PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 5 25
R. Carew 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .304 1 54
S. Kemp LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .303 15 76
R. Smalley SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .289 13 61
P. Kelly DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .302 13 74
B. Bulling C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 3 23
   c-R. LeFlore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303 4 41
C. Geronimo CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 2 17
   a-T. Duncan PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 4 26
   d-K. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 1 7
E. DiStasi 3B, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 1 3
Totals 31 0 8 0 4 5 15      
a - T. Duncan pinch hit for C. Geronimo in the 5th
b - R. Torres pinch hit for A. Bannister in the 8th
c - R. LeFlore pinch hit for B. Bulling in the 9th
d - K. Henderson pinch hit for T. Duncan in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Cruz , A. Bannister , R. Carew 2 , S. Kemp , R. Smalley 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carew , S. Kemp , B. Bulling , K. Henderson
GIDP: S. Kemp , B. Bulling , R. LeFlore
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Carew (11)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bulling (3) , E. DiStasi (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Duncan-Cruz-Carew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bonds LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .248 12 44
D. Thon 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .339 2 45
   a-B. Slater 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 3 26
R. Howell 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .292 6 50
A. Thornton 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .234 16 58
J. Grubb RF 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 .303 8 56
   b-L. Stanton PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 2
A. Ashby C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .253 3 31
T. Bosley DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .235 2 16
M. Belanger SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .240 0 35
F. George CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .240 10 49
Totals 33 7 10 7 4 7 15      
a - B. Slater substituted for D. Thon in the 6th
b - L. Stanton pinch hit for J. Grubb in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Thornton (16, 1st Inning off M. Bystrom, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Grubb (25, 1st Inning off M. Bystrom, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Thornton (16, 7th Inning off C. Leibrandt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon , R. Howell , A. Thornton 6 , J. Grubb 2 , A. Ashby 2 , T. Bosley 2 , F. George
2-out RBI: R. Howell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bonds , R. Howell
GIDP: M. Belanger
Sac Fly: M. Belanger
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bonds 2 (31) , J. Grubb (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Belanger-Thon-Thornton, Belanger-Slater-Thornton, Howell-Slater-Thornton)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bystrom L (11-9) 5.2 8 6 5 4 7 0 115 3.56   
C. Leibrandt 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 39 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bystrom 34
Batters Faced: M. Bystrom 29, C. Leibrandt 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bystrom 5-4, C. Leibrandt 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bystrom 115-71, C. Leibrandt 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Leibrandt 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Sanderson W (8-9) 7.0 6 0 0 3 5 0 121 3.23   
T. Johnson 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Sanderson 67
Batters Faced: S. Sanderson 28, T. Johnson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Sanderson 9-5, T. Johnson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Sanderson 121-75, T. Johnson 23-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Sanderson
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 10982
Special Notes: CF Cesar Geronimo was injured on a defensive play. 2B Dickie Thon was injured while throwing the ball.
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