With Jim Kaat and Dick Woodson each pitching a six-hitter, the Twins defeated the Indians in a twi-night doubleheader, 7-3 and 3-1. In the lidlifter, Phil Roof drove in two runs with a double in the second inning and scored himself on a single by Cesar Tovar to put the Twins ahead, 3-2. Harmon Killebrew homered in the third and, after a single by Tony Oliva and walk to Jim Nettles, Eric Soderholm also hit for the circuit to clinch the outcome. Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 1)Game Played on Tuesday, June 20, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumIndians 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 Twins 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 x - 7 8 2 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Unser cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .199 Tovar rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .271 Brohamer 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Thompson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 A. Johnson lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .227 Carew 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .239 Killebrew 1b 1 2 1 1 3 0 .231 Fosse c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Monzon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Chambliss 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .255 Reese 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Bell rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .227 Oliva lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .368 Duffy ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Darwin pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Colbert p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Nettles cf 2 2 1 0 2 0 .250 Leon ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .197 Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 3 0 1 .211 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Roof c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .197 Camilli ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Kaat p 3 0 2 0 1 0 .324 Hennigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foster ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 33 3 6 3 3 4 Totals 28 7 8 7 6 1 Time of Game: 2:24 Left on Base: Indians 6, Twins 5 DP: Indians 1, Twins 1 Errors: Brohamer, Soderholm, Kaat Doubles: Unser (8), Roof (6), Kaat (2) Home Runs: Killebrew (8), Soderholm (6) Stolen Bases: A. Johnson (5) Sacrifice Hits: Tovar 2 (4) GIDP: Nettles (2) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Colbert L(1-5) 3 5 7 7 4 1 2 17 3.64 Tidrow 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 13 4.10 Hennigan 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2.70 Totals 8 8 7 7 6 1 2 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat W(8-2) 9 6 3 2 3 4 0 36 2.09 Totals 9 6 3 2 3 4 0 36 Wild Pitches: Colbert (5) Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Larry Napp INDIANS 1ST: Unser doubled to left; Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher) [Unser to third]; A. Johnson singled to center [Unser scored]; A. Johnson stole second; A. Johnson was picked off second but was safe on an error by Kaat [A. Johnson to third]; Nettles singled to right [A. Johnson scored]; Fosse flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar made an out to second; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0. INDIANS 2ND: Bell flied out to center; Duffy popped to third in foul territory; Colbert was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Oliva made an out to shortstop; Nettles walked [Killebrew to second]; Soderholm struck out; Roof doubled to right [Killebrew scored, Nettles scored]; Kaat walked; Tovar singled to left [Roof scored, Kaat out at third (left to shortstop to second)]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 3. INDIANS 3RD: Unser grounded out (second to first); Brohamer flied out to left; A. Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 3. TWINS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Carew flied out to left; Killebrew homered; Oliva singled to right; Colbert threw a wild pitch [Oliva to second]; Nettles was walked intentionally; Soderholm homered [Oliva scored, Nettles scored]; Roof grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 7. INDIANS 4TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Fosse grounded out (third to first); Chambliss walked; Bell walked [Chambliss to second]; Duffy reached on an error by Soderholm [Chambliss to third, Bell to second]; LEON BATTED FOR COLBERT; Leon walked [Chambliss scored (unearned), Bell to third, Duffy to second]; Unser made an out to third; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 7. TWINS 4TH: TIDROW REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Kaat singled to right; Tovar out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kaat to second]; Thompson flied out to center; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 7. INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer singled to center; A. Johnson flied out to center; Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Fosse forced Brohamer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 7. TWINS 5TH: Killebrew walked; Oliva reached on a fielder's choice [Killebrew to second (error by Brohamer)]; DARWIN RAN FOR OLIVA; Nettles singled to center [Killebrew out at home (center to catcher), Darwin to second]; Soderholm forced Nettles (shortstop to second) [Darwin to third]; Roof grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 7. INDIANS 6TH: DARWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Chambliss struck out; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 7. TWINS 6TH: Kaat doubled to right; Tovar out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Kaat to third]; Thompson reached on a fielder's choice [Kaat out at home (first to catcher)]; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 7. INDIANS 7TH: CAMILLI BATTED FOR TIDROW; Camilli flied out to left; Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 7. TWINS 7TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED CAMILLI (PITCHING); Killebrew walked; MONZON RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin made an out to first; Nettles grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Monzon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 7. INDIANS 8TH: REESE REPLACED MONZON (PLAYING 1B); A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to left; Fosse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 7. TWINS 8TH: Soderholm made an out to shortstop; Roof grounded out (second to first); Kaat grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 7. INDIANS 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell singled; Duffy singled to center [Bell to second]; FOSTER BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Foster lined into a double play (center to second) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 7. |
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