Rallying for five runs in the ninth inning, the Indians gained a 7-4 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader after the Twins won the first game, 8-4. George Mitterwald drove in four runs for the Twins in the opener with a single and homer.

In the nightcap, the Twins took a 4-2 lead in the eighth inning with circuit clouts by Tony Oliva and Joe Lis. The Indians' rally began in the ninth with the tying tallies on a walk to Rusty Torres and singles by Jack Brohamer, John Lowenstein and Oscar Gamble. Lowenstein then scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Ken Sanders. George Hendrick followed with his second homer of the game for two more runs to clinch the victory. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, Cleveland Indians 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Thursday, July 12, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    3  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
Twins        0  3  0    1  0  1    1  2  x  -   8 13  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               5   0   1   1     0   1   .278      Terrell ss            5   0   2   0     0   1   .297
Gamble dh             5   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Carew 2b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .343
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .255      Oliva dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .297
Spikes lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .228      Darwin rf             4   0   1   1     1   1   .265
Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   1     0   0   .220      Braun 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .299
Lowenstein rf         3   0   1   1     1   0   .305      Hisle cf              3   2   1   0     1   1   .261
Brohamer 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .212      Lis 1b                3   2   2   0     1   1   .218
Ashby c               4   1   1   0     0   2   .167      Mitterwald c          4   2   3   4     0   1   .243
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Holt lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .284
  Torres ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .202      Woodson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Goltz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   4     1   5             Totals               35   8  13   7     5   7

Time of Game: 2:46
Left on Base: Indians 7, Twins 8
DP: Indians 1, Twins 1
Errors: Hendrick
Doubles: Hendrick (13), Chambliss (10), Oliva 2 (12), Lis (4)
Triples: Bell (4)
Home Runs: Mitterwald (9)
GIDP: Cardenas (4), Carew (8)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(5-5)           6.1  11   6   6   4   4   1  32   5.80
Timmermann              1     1   2   2   1   2   0   5   5.16
Hilgendorf              0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.28
Totals                  8    13   8   8   5   7   1  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson                 5.2   9   4   4   0   1   0  25   3.84
Goltz W(3-0)            2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   4.78
Corbin SV(11)           1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.31
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   5   0  38

Wild Pitches: Wilcox (5), Timmermann (4), Hilgendorf (3)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Jim Odom


INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to left; Gamble flied out to left;
Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
flied out to left; Oliva doubled to left; Darwin walked; Braun
forced Darwin (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
flied out to center; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle singled to left; Lis singled to right [Hisle to
second]; Mitterwald homered [Hisle scored, Lis scored]; Holt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell singled to center;
Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Terrell out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins
3.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer singled to center; Ashby popped to left
(left to shortstop); Cardenas grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Darwin lined
to first; Braun flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Gamble popped
to third; Hendrick doubled to left; Spikes singled to left
[Hendrick scored]; Chambliss doubled to left [Spikes scored];
Lowenstein singled to right [Chambliss scored]; Brohamer flied
out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle struck out; Lis doubled to left; Mitterwald
singled to left [Lis scored]; Holt forced Mitterwald (second to
shortstop); Terrell singled [Holt to second]; Carew struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Ashby singled to right; Cardenas flied out to
right; Bell tripled to left [Ashby scored]; Gamble popped to
shortstop; Hendrick struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
4, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva flied out to left; Darwin grounded out (second
to first); Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Twins 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes popped to first; Chambliss singled to right;
Lowenstein popped to first; Brohamer singled to center
[Chambliss to second]; GOLTZ REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING); Ashby
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle walked; Lis walked [Hisle to second];
Mitterwald struck out; Holt singled to left [Hisle scored, Lis
out at third (left to third to second)]; Wilcox threw a wild
pitch [Holt to second]; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Cardenas struck out; Bell lined to third; Gamble
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Oliva doubled
to center; Darwin singled to center [Oliva scored, Darwin to
second (error by Hendrick)]; Braun was walked intentionally;
TIMMERMANN REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Hisle flied out to left;
Lis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss singled to center;
Lowenstein walked [Chambliss to second]; CORBIN REPLACED GOLTZ
(PITCHING); Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 4, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: Mitterwald singled to center; Holt walked [Mitterwald
to second]; Timmermann threw a wild pitch [Mitterwald to third,
Holt to second]; Terrell struck out; HILGENDORF REPLACED
TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Carew singled [Mitterwald scored, Holt to
third]; Hilgendorf threw a wild pitch [Holt scored, Carew to
third]; Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Darwin struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Ashby struck out; TORRES BATTED FOR CARDENAS;
Torres singled to right; Bell struck out; Gamble flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 8.

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