Backed by two homers and a triple, Gaylord Perry pitched the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Twins. A homer by Ray Fosse, triple by Frank Duffy and sacrifice fly by Del Unser gave the Indians two runs in the second inning and their decisive pair followed in the eighth when Chris Chambliss walked and Graig Nettles hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      21, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  8  1
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .194      Tovar rf              4   0   3   1     1   0   .280
McCraw rf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Thompson ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .270
Chambliss 1b          4   1   0   0     1   1   .255      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   2     1   1   .240        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Darwin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Lowenstein lf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .158      Killebrew 1b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Fosse c               4   1   3   1     0   0   .250      Oliva lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .292
Duffy ss              3   1   2   0     1   1   .225        Monzon pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Nettles cf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .230
                                                          Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .220
                                                          Roof c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .192
                                                            Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                            Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .191
                                                          Blyleven p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .211
                                                            Braun ph,2b         2   1   1   0     0   0   .304

Totals               34   4   8   4     4   8             Totals               36   2   8   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  9,843
Left on Base: Indians 9, Twins 11
DP: Indians 0, Twins 0
Errors: Nettles, Braun
Doubles: Fosse (8), Soderholm (7), Tovar (8)
Triples: Duffy (1)
Home Runs: Fosse (3), Nettles (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (3), Thompson (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Unser (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(11-6)           9     8   2   2   3   7   0  40   1.90
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   7   0  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(7-8)         7     6   2   2   2   7   1  29   2.95
LaRoche                 2     2   2   2   2   1   1  11   2.50
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   8   2  40

Wild Pitches: Perry 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony


INDIANS 1ST: Unser singled to right; McCraw singled [Unser to
second]; Chambliss struck out; Nettles walked [Unser to third,
McCraw to second]; Brohamer forced Unser (first to catcher)
[McCraw to third, Nettles to second]; Lowenstein was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
singled to right; Carew flied out to center; Killebrew struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse homered; Duffy tripled to left; Perry
grounded out (second to first); Unser hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Duffy scored]; McCraw grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva flied out to center; Nettles walked; Soderholm
doubled to left [Nettles to third]; Roof reached on a fielder's
choice [Nettles out at home (pitcher to catcher), Soderholm to
third]; Perry threw a wild pitch [Soderholm scored, Roof to
second]; Blyleven struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Twins 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles
grounded out (first to pitcher); Brohamer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar walked; Thompson struck out; Carew grounded out
(second to shortstop to first) [Tovar to second]; Killebrew
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein walked; Fosse singled [Lowenstein to
second]; Duffy struck out; Perry struck out; Unser flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva walked; Nettles flied out to left; Soderholm
flied out to right; Roof forced Oliva (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 1.

INDIANS 5TH: McCraw struck out; Chambliss grounded out (pitcher
to first); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Blyleven singled to center; Tovar singled to left
[Blyleven to second]; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Blyleven to third, Tovar to second]; Carew grounded out
(second to first); Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer struck out; Lowenstein grounded out (first
unassisted); Fosse lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
struck out; Soderholm reached on an error by Nettles; MANUEL
BATTED FOR ROOF; Manuel grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 1.

INDIANS 7TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING C ); Duffy singled
to left; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Duffy to second]; Unser grounded out (second to first) [Duffy
to third]; McCraw grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Braun lined to shortstop;
Tovar singled to left; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Tovar to second]; Carew lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 1.

INDIANS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED CAREW (PITCHING); BRAUN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Chambliss walked; Nettles homered [Chambliss
scored]; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
grounded out (second to first); Fosse doubled to left; Duffy was
walked intentionally; Perry struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew flied out to left; Oliva struck out but
advanced to first on a wild pitch; MONZON RAN FOR OLIVA; Nettles
struck out; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 1.

INDIANS 9TH: MONZON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Unser made an
out to first; McCraw reached on an error by Braun; Chambliss
forced McCraw (third to second); Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: REESE BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Reese grounded out (pitcher
to first); Braun singled to right; Tovar doubled to left [Braun
scored]; Thompson singled to right [Tovar to third]; DARWIN
BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Darwin struck out; Killebrew forced Thompson
(third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 2.