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.

In the nightcap, the Twins scored all their runs in the second inning. Tovar drove in a pair with a single, stole second and scored himself on a single by Danny Thompson. John Lowenstein homered in the ninth to save the Indians from being shutout. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, June      20, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      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.