The Twins scored four runs in the 15th inning, three of them unearned, to win the first game of a doubleheader, 7-3, before powering their way to a 13-9 victory in the second game to complete a sweep of the Indians. Jerry Johnson, pitching in relief for the Indians in the lidlifter, retired 12 straight batters before walking Larry Hisle to open the 15th. After a wild pitch and infield out by George Mitterwald, who had a homer earlier in the game, Frank Duffy booted a grounder by Jim Holt and threw wildly for two errors as Hisle scored the tie-breaking tally. Rod Carew was passed intentionally, Danny Thompson singled to score Holt and Harmon Killebrew then doubled to drive in Carew and Thompson.

In the nightcap, Holt drove in four runs with a pair of homers and Steve Braun connected for the circuit with two men on base to lead the Twins' attack. The Indians put on a power show of their own in the ninth inning with round-trippers by Jack Brohamer, Oscar Gamble and Charlie Spikes. Spikes also homered in the first game. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, June 6, 1973 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Twins        2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   7  9  3
Indians      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 2b              5   2   2   0     2   0   .313      Bell 3b               8   0   3   0     0   1   .267
Thompson ss           7   1   1   1     0   2   .250      Ragland 2b            3   1   0   0     0   0   .318
Oliva dh              4   1   1   1     1   0   .268        Duffy ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .192
  Adams pr,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hendrick cf           6   1   0   0     2   2   .254
  Terrell ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Duncan c              6   0   0   0     1   2   .221
Killebrew 1b          7   0   2   3     0   2   .252      Spikes lf             5   1   2   1     2   1   .229
  Lis pr,1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .135      Ellis 1b              7   0   1   2     0   0   .295
Darwin rf             7   0   1   0     0   2   .235      Lolich rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Braun 3b              6   0   0   0     0   0   .295        Lowenstein ph,rf    4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Hisle cf              5   1   0   0     1   2   .266      Williams dh           3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Mitterwald c          6   1   2   1     0   0   .254        Gamble ph,dh        3   0   2   0     1   0   .282
Holt lf               6   1   0   0     0   0   .292      Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .195
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brohamer ph,2b      2   0   0   0     1   0   .205
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               55   7   9   6     4  10             Totals               56   3  10   3     8   8

Time of Game: 4:14
Left on Base: Twins 7, Indians 18
DP: Twins 1, Indians 0
Errors: Thompson 2, Hisle, Bell, Duffy 2
Doubles: Carew (9), Killebrew (6), Bell 2 (8)
Home Runs: Mitterwald (6), Spikes (11)
Stolen Bases: Carew 3 (9), Adams (1), Spikes (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ragland 2 (3)
GIDP: Duncan (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    7     6   3   1   3   3   1  32   4.01
Sanders                 4     2   0   0   3   1   0  18   4.73
Corbin W(2-1)           4     2   0   0   2   4   0  16   2.01
Totals                 15    10   3   1   8   8   1  66

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                 10     7   3   2   2   6   1  39   4.23
Johnson L(2-3)          5     2   4   1   2   4   0  20   3.76
Totals                 15     9   7   3   4  10   1  59

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (6)
Wild Pitches: Johnson (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Dave Phillips (left in the 6th inning),


TWINS 1ST: Carew singled to left; Carew stole second; Thompson
struck out; Oliva singled to left [Carew scored, Oliva to third
(error by Bell)]; Killebrew singled to right [Oliva scored
(unearned)]; Darwin struck out; Braun flied out to right; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Ragland
reached on an error by Hisle [Ragland to second]; Hendrick
reached on an error by Thompson [Ragland to third, Hendrick to
first]; Duncan walked [Hendrick to second]; Spikes was called
out on strikes; Ellis singled to center [Ragland scored
(unearned), Hendrick scored (unearned), Duncan to second];
Lolich forced Ellis (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 2.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle was called out on strikes; Mitterwald homered;
Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew lined to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Williams singled to left; Cardenas lined to
shortstop; Bell was called out on strikes; Ragland flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson struck out; Oliva flied out to left;
Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Duncan
popped to first; Spikes homered; Ellis flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin popped to third; Braun flied to left in foul
territory; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Lolich popped to catcher in foul territory;
Williams grounded out (third to first); Cardenas singled to
center; Bell forced Cardenas (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt
flied out to right; Carew doubled to left; Carew stole third;
Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Ragland flied out to left; Hendrick walked; Duncan
forced Hendrick (second to shortstop); Spikes walked [Duncan to
second]; Ellis popped to second; 2B umpire Dave Phillips left
with unknown illness sometime in game; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva popped to third; Killebrew grounded out (third
to first); Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Lolich flied out to center; Williams flied out to
right; Cardenas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 7TH: Braun flied out to left; Hisle struck out; Mitterwald
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell doubled; Ragland reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Bell to third]; Hendrick struck out; Duncan
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ragland out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians
3.

TWINS 8TH: Holt grounded out (second to first); Carew walked;
Carew stole second; Thompson grounded out (second to first)
[Carew to third]; Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Spikes singled to right; SANDERS REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Spikes stole second; Ellis grounded out (catcher to
first); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR LOLICH; Lowenstein flied out to
center; GAMBLE BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Gamble walked; Mitterwald
allowed a passed ball [Spikes to third, Gamble to second];
Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 9TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LOWENSTEIN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Killebrew grounded out (third to first);
Darwin singled to center; Braun flied out to left; Hisle forced
Darwin (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell singled to center; Ragland out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Bell to second]; Hendrick walked; Duncan
struck out; Spikes popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
3, Indians 3.

TWINS 10TH: Mitterwald singled to left; Holt forced Mitterwald
(first to shortstop); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Holt to second]; Thompson popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 10TH: Ellis reached on an error by Thompson; Lowenstein
popped to catcher in foul territory; Gamble singled to center
[Ellis to third]; BROHAMER BATTED FOR CARDENAS; Brohamer popped
to second; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 11TH: DUFFY REPLACED RAGLAND (PLAYING SS); BROHAMER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Oliva walked; ADAMS RAN FOR OLIVA; JOHNSON
REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Adams stole second; Killebrew popped
to third; Darwin flied out to center; Braun grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 11TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Duffy walked;
Hendrick flied out to right; Duncan flied out to center; Spikes
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 12TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald
flied out to left; Holt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 12TH: CORBIN REPLACED SANDERS (PITCHING); Ellis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein struck out; Gamble grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians
3.

TWINS 13TH: Carew grounded out (catcher to first); Thompson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Adams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 13TH: Brohamer walked; Bell grounded out (second to
first) [Brohamer to second]; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Indians 3.

TWINS 14TH: Killebrew was called out on strikes; Darwin grounded
out (pitcher to first); Braun popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 14TH: Duncan struck out; Spikes walked; Ellis forced
Spikes (shortstop to second); Lowenstein grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 15TH: Hisle walked; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Hisle to
second]; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Holt reached
on an error by Duffy [Hisle scored (error by Duffy), Holt to
second]; Carew was walked intentionally; Thompson singled [Holt
scored (unearned), Carew to third, Thompson to second (on
throw)]; TERRELL BATTED FOR ADAMS; Terrell struck out (catcher
to first); Killebrew doubled [Carew scored (unearned), Thompson
scored (unearned)]; LIS RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin struck out; 4
R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 3.

INDIANS 15TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LIS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Gamble singled to center; Brohamer popped to
second; Bell doubled [Gamble to third]; Duffy was called out on
strikes; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 3.

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