Designated hitter Tony Oliva drove in six runs with a pair of homers, including the second grand-slam of his major league career, as the Twins overwhelmed the Indians, 14-2. Jerry Terrell started the Twins' slugging with his first major league homer on Dick Bosman's second pitch of the game. Minnesota Twins 14, Cleveland Indians 2Game Played on Friday, August 17, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumTwins 2 9 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 14 18 2 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 2 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Terrell ss,2b 6 2 4 2 0 0 .290 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Carew 2b 4 3 3 0 1 1 .360 Williams lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Thompson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .276 Oliva dh 4 2 2 6 1 1 .296 Ellis c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .277 Lis ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Gamble rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .275 Darwin rf 6 1 2 1 0 2 .251 Torres cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .214 Braun 3b 5 1 2 1 1 1 .287 Lolich dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 Hisle lf 6 0 1 0 0 2 .262 Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Holt 1b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .290 Duffy ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Brye cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .268 Bosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roof c 4 2 1 3 1 0 .198 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lamb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kekich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 46 14 18 14 5 8 Totals 35 2 7 0 1 5 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 8,051 Left on Base: Twins 10, Indians 7 DP: Twins 1, Indians 0 Errors: Terrell, Braun, Ellis, Gamble Doubles: Darwin (13), Braun 2 (25), Brye (4) Home Runs: Terrell (1), Oliva 2 (14), Roof (1) GIDP: Lolich (2) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(15-12) 9 7 2 0 1 5 0 36 2.58 Totals 9 7 2 0 1 5 0 36 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bosman L(3-13) 1.1 6 6 6 2 1 2 12 5.48 Wilcox 0.1 4 5 5 1 1 1 6 6.35 Lamb 3.2 7 3 3 0 3 1 19 4.56 Kekich 3.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 14 7.94 Totals 9 18 14 14 5 8 4 51 Wild Pitches: Blyleven (7), Kekich (4) Balks: Blyleven (2) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Ron Luciano TWINS 1ST: Terrell homered; Carew walked; Oliva flied out to center; Darwin doubled to center [Carew scored]; Braun was walked intentionally; Hisle struck out; Holt popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (second to first); Williams flied out to left; Chambliss singled to center; Ellis forced Chambliss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0. TWINS 2ND: Brye singled to center; Roof forced Brye (shortstop to second); Terrell singled [Roof to second]; Carew singled [Roof to third, Terrell to second]; Oliva homered [Roof scored, Terrell scored, Carew scored]; WILCOX REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Darwin singled to center; Braun doubled to left [Darwin scored]; Hisle struck out; Holt was walked intentionally; Brye doubled to center [Braun scored, Holt to third]; Roof homered [Holt scored, Brye scored]; LAMB REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Terrell singled to center; Carew singled to center [Terrell to second]; Oliva was called out on strikes; 9 R, 10 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 11, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Gamble popped to third; Torres singled to right; Lolich singled to center [Torres to second]; Brohamer flied out to left; Duffy lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 11, Indians 0. TWINS 3RD: Darwin struck out; Braun grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Hisle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Bell popped to second; Williams reached on an error by Terrell; Chambliss forced Williams (second unassisted); Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Indians 0. TWINS 4TH: Holt flied out to center; Brye flied out to left; Roof flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Gamble walked; Torres forced Gamble (second to shortstop); Lolich grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Torres out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Indians 0. TWINS 5TH: Terrell flied out to center; Carew singled to right; Oliva homered [Carew scored]; Darwin struck out advanced to first on an error by Ellis; Braun flied out to center; Hisle singled to center [Darwin to second]; Holt flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 13, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer flied out to center; Duffy singled to center; Bell forced Duffy (shortstop to second); Williams forced Bell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 13, Indians 0. TWINS 6TH: Brye singled to pitcher; Roof grounded out (first to pitcher) [Brye to second]; Terrell singled to right [Brye scored, Terrell to second (error by Gamble)]; KEKICH REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); Kekich threw a wild pitch [Terrell to third]; Carew was called out on strikes; Oliva walked; Darwin popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 14, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss singled to center; Ellis singled to left [Chambliss to second]; Gamble forced Ellis (second to shortstop) [Chambliss to third]; Torres popped to shortstop; Lolich reached on an error by Braun [Chambliss scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gamble to second]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Gamble to third, Lolich to second]; Blyleven balked [Gamble scored (unearned), Lolich to third]; Brohamer flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 14, Indians 2. TWINS 7TH: Braun struck out; Hisle flied out to left; Holt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 14, Indians 2. INDIANS 7TH: TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); THOMPSON REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING SS); Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled; Williams flied out to right; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 14, Indians 2. TWINS 8TH: Brye popped to second; Roof walked; Terrell popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 14, Indians 2. INDIANS 8TH: Ellis struck out; Gamble flied out to center; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 14, Indians 2. TWINS 9TH: LIS BATTED FOR OLIVA; Lis flied out to center; Darwin flied out to center; Braun doubled; Hisle popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 14, Indians 2. INDIANS 9TH: Lolich struck out; Brohamer was called out on strikes; Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 14, Indians 2. |
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