After being held scoreless on three hits over the first seven innings, the Indians broke loose in the eighth to defeat the Twins, 4-1. Del Unser, batting for Milt Wilcox, sparked the uprising with a safe bunt and, after a sacrifice, crossed the plate on a double by Jack Brohamer to tie the score at 1-1.

Following a walk to Alex Johnson, Graig Nettles singled to drive in Brohamer. Johnson went to third on the hit and Nettles took second when Cesar Tovar fumbled the ball. Both scored on a single by Buddy Bell. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      10, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  x  -   4  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .304      McCraw cf,1b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Tovar rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Brohamer 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .277
Carew 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .293        Duffy ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      A. Johnson lf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .228
Manuel lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .245
  Nettles lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .234
Darwin cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .233        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Soderholm 3b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .211      Bell rf               4   0   1   2     0   1   .242
Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Moses c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Woodson p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .080      Leon ss,2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .198
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .231
  Norton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Unser ph,cf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .206

Totals               30   1   6   0     1   5             Totals               31   4   8   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  9,075
Left on Base: Twins 3, Indians 7
DP: Twins 0, Indians 3
Errors: Tovar, Chambliss
Doubles: Tovar (7), Brohamer (4)
Triples: Carew (2)
Caught Stealing: Braun (2)
Sacrifice Hits: McCraw (3)
GIDP: Dempsey (2), Manuel (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson L(4-4)          7.1   5   3   3   3   4   0  30   3.31
LaRoche                 0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.38
Norton                  0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.18
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   5   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(6-4)           8     6   1   1   1   5   0  28   1.91
Mingori SV(6)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.43
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   0  31

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


TWINS 1ST: Braun walked; Braun was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Tovar doubled to left; Carew grounded out
(third to first); Killebrew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: McCraw struck out; Brohamer grounded out (shortstop
to first); A. Johnson singled to center; Nettles grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Manuel singled to right; Darwin struck out; Soderholm
singled to left [Manuel to second]; Dempsey grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Chambliss was called out on strikes; Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Moses grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Woodson flied out to center; Braun popped to
shortstop; Tovar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Leon grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilcox struck
out; McCraw singled to right; Brohamer flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew tripled to center; Killebrew reached on an
error by Chambliss; Manuel grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Carew scored, Killebrew out at second];
Darwin was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: A. Johnson flied out to center; Nettles grounded
out (second to first); Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm singled to pitcher; Dempsey singled to
right [Soderholm to second]; Woodson was called out on strikes;
Braun lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Soderholm
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell struck out; Moses popped to catcher in foul
territory; Leon walked; Wilcox singled to center [Leon to
second]; McCraw popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar flied out to left; Carew grounded out (first
unassisted); Killebrew popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer popped to shortstop; A. Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Nettles popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

TWINS 7TH: Manuel popped to third in foul territory; Darwin
grounded out (third to first); Soderholm grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: NETTLES REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING LF); Chambliss
walked; Bell grounded out (third to first) [Chambliss to
second]; Moses grounded out (first to pitcher) [Chambliss to
third]; Leon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

TWINS 8TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Woodson
struck out; Braun popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: UNSER BATTED FOR WILCOX; On a bunt Unser singled to
third; McCraw out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Unser
to second]; Brohamer doubled to left [Unser scored]; A. Johnson
was walked intentionally; LAROCHE REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING);
Nettles singled to right [Brohamer scored, A. Johnson to third,
Nettles to second (error by Tovar)]; Chambliss popped to second;
Bell singled to center [A. Johnson scored, Nettles scored];
NORTON REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Moses singled to center
[Bell to second]; Leon was called out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 4.

TWINS 9TH: MINGORI REPLACED CHAMBLISS (PITCHING); DUFFY REPLACED
BROHAMER (PLAYING SS); LEON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MCCRAW CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Tovar popped to first; Carew flied out to center;
Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 4.