Homers by Jim Kaat, Jim Nettles, and Bobby Darwin helped carry the Twins to a 5-3 victory over the Indians. Kaat hit his homer in the third inning.

After Nettles' drive put the Twins ahead in the sixth, 3-2, his brother Graig homered for the Indians to tie the score in the seventh. Darwin, who entered the game as a replacement for Tony Oliva, came to bat in the eighth and broke the tie with his round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      11, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    0  1  1    0  2  0  -   5 10  1
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun ss              3   0   1   2     0   0   .304      McCraw cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Tovar rf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .264      Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .287      A. Johnson lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Killebrew 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .222      Moses c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Reese 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Nettles 3b            3   2   1   1     1   0   .247
Oliva lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Bell rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .242
  Darwin lf           2   1   1   1     0   0   .236      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   2     0   0   .250
Nettles cf            5   2   3   1     0   0   .204      Leon ss               3   0   0   0     0   2   .193
Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .212      Colbert p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Roof c                3   1   1   0     0   0   .206        Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kaat p                3   1   2   1     0   0   .250        Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Renick ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .185        Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               34   5  10   5     5   4             Totals               33   3   6   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 10,852
Left on Base: Twins 10, Indians 4
DP: Twins 0, Indians 1
Errors: Braun, Chambliss
Doubles: Chambliss 2 (3)
Home Runs: Kaat (2), Nettles (1), Darwin (7), Nettles (2)
Caught Stealing: A. Johnson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Roof (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Braun 2 (2)
GIDP: Killebrew (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(7-1)             7     4   3   2   1   3   1  26   1.99
Granger SV(10)          2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.55
Totals                  9     6   3   2   1   3   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colbert L(0-4)          7     9   5   5   3   4   3  33   3.19
Hennigan                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.00
Riddleberger            0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   3.79
Farmer                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.32
Totals                  9    10   5   5   5   4   3  42

Wild Pitches: Colbert (4)

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun lined to shortstop; Tovar flied out to right;
Carew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Johnson singled to right;
A. Johnson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew struck out; Oliva struck out; Nettles
singled to center; Soderholm forced Nettles (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Moses grounded out (third to first); Nettles
walked; Bell reached on an error by Braun [Nettles to second];
Chambliss doubled to left [Nettles scored, Bell scored
(unearned)]; Leon grounded out (third to first); Colbert struck
out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

TWINS 3RD: Roof grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaat homered;
Braun singled to right; Tovar grounded out (first unassisted)
[Braun to second]; Carew struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
grounded out (third to first); A. Johnson popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 2.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Oliva
singled to center; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Oliva to second]; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Moses flied out to left; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); Bell popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Indians 2.

TWINS 5TH: Roof singled to left; Kaat singled to right [Roof to
third]; Braun hit a sacrifice fly to center [Roof scored];
Colbert threw a wild pitch [Kaat to second]; Tovar grounded out
(third to first); Carew was walked intentionally; Killebrew
walked [Kaat to third, Carew to second]; Oliva flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: DARWIN REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING LF); Chambliss
doubled to center; Leon struck out; Colbert popped to first;
McCraw grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Indians 2.

TWINS 6TH: Nettles homered; Soderholm struck out; Roof grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kaat grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); A.
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Moses popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

TWINS 7TH: Braun reached on an error by Chambliss; Tovar walked
[Braun to second]; Carew forced Tovar (third to second) [Braun
to third]; Killebrew grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Nettles
homered; the Nettles brothers (Jim and Graig) each hit a
homer in this game; Bell flied out to center; Chambliss made
an out to shortstop; Leon was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 8TH: Darwin homered; Nettles singled to left; HENNIGAN
REPLACED COLBERT (PITCHING); Soderholm singled to first [Nettles
to second]; Roof out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Nettles to third, Soderholm to second]; RENICK BATTED FOR KAAT;
RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED HENNIGAN (PITCHING); Renick walked; Braun
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nettles scored]; Tovar walked
[Soderholm to third, Renick to second]; Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); UNSER BATTED
FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Unser grounded out (third to first); McCraw
singled to right; Brohamer forced McCraw (second unassisted); A.
Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 5, Indians 3.

TWINS 9TH: FARMER REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Reese grounded out
(second to first); Darwin grounded out (third to first); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Moses grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell singled to left; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Indians 3.