A defensive change made by the Indians, who sent Tommy McCraw into the outfield in place of Alex Johnson, paid unexpected dividends in the ninth when McCraw drove in a run with a single to beat the Twins, 3-2. As a result, Gaylord Perry gained his 19th victory in his fifth try.

Frank Duffy batted in the Indians' first two runs, but the Twins tied the score with homers by Jim Nettles and Bobby Darwin. Buddy Bell singled with one out in the Indians' ninth and Jack Brohamer walked. Following a forceout by Chris Chambliss, McCraw lined a single for his second hit since taking Johnson's place. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 22, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  9  1
Indians      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 13  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Bell cf               5   1   1   0     0   3   .257
Carew 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .315      Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .260
Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .301      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     1   0   .263
Darwin rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .262      A. Johnson lf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Reese 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250        McCraw lf           2   0   2   1     0   0   .250
Nettles cf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .231      Nettles 3b            4   2   2   0     0   1   .260
Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Fosse c               4   0   2   0     0   2   .247
Borgmann c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Unser rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .227
Goltz p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Duffy ss              3   0   1   2     0   0   .212
  Manuel ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .221      Perry p               4   0   1   0     0   0   .163
  Monzon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               35   2   9   2     1   8             Totals               37   3  13   3     2   8

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 37,671
Left on Base: Twins 7, Indians 11
DP: Twins 1, Indians 0
Errors: Nettles, Unser
Doubles: Chambliss (20), Nettles (20)
Triples: Carew (5)
Home Runs: Nettles (3), Darwin (17)
Caught Stealing: Carew (4), A. Johnson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (7)
GIDP: Unser (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   6    10   2   2   0   4   0  27   1.90
LaRoche                 2     1   0   0   1   4   0   8   2.80
Granger L(3-4)          0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.20
Totals                  8.2  13   3   3   2   8   0  40

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(19-12)          9     9   2   2   1   8   2  36   1.97
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   8   2  36

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew singled
to second; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Braun struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to center; Brohamer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chambliss doubled to left; A. Johnson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese
grounded out (second to first); Nettles singled to left;
Thompson singled to center [Nettles to third]; Borgmann made an
out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles doubled to center; Fosse singled to
shortstop [Nettles stayed at second]; Unser grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Nettles to third, Fosse out at
second]; Duffy singled to second [Nettles scored]; Perry flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 3RD: Goltz was called out on strikes; Tovar grounded out
(third to first); Carew tripled to left; Braun struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell was called out on strikes; Brohamer struck
out; Chambliss singled to center; A. Johnson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin struck out; Reese grounded out (second to
first); Nettles singled to right; Thompson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles singled to right; Fosse struck out; Unser
singled to center [Nettles to third]; Duffy reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Unser to second, Nettles
scored]; Perry singled to first [Duffy to second, Unser to
third]; Bell struck out; Brohamer grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann made an out to shortstop; Goltz flied out to
right; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians
2.

INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss flied out to left; A. Johnson singled to
second; A. Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Indians 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Braun singled
to right [Braun to second (error by Unser)]; Darwin made an out
to second; Reese struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse singled to left; Unser forced Fosse
(shortstop to second); Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Unser to second]; Perry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

TWINS 7TH: MCCRAW REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Nettles
homered; Thompson made an out to second; Borgmann struck out;
MANUEL BATTED FOR GOLTZ; Manuel walked; MONZON RAN FOR MANUEL;
Tovar grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: LAROCHE REPLACED MONZON (PITCHING); Bell struck
out; Brohamer flied out to center; Chambliss walked; McCraw
singled to center [Chambliss to third (error by Nettles)];
Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 2.

TWINS 8TH: Carew struck out; Braun made an out to shortstop;
Darwin homered; Reese grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse struck out (catcher to first); Unser struck
out; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Indians 2.

TWINS 9TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann singled to center;
KILLEBREW BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Killebrew forced Borgmann
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: GRANGER REPLACED KILLEBREW (PITCHING); Perry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell singled to left; Brohamer
walked [Bell to second]; Chambliss forced Brohamer (first to
shortstop) [Bell to third]; McCraw singled to right [Chambliss
to third, Bell scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians
3.

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