Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Perry
  
  Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Perry
  
  Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Perry
  
  Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitfield vs. Perry
  
  Whitfield strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rollins vs. Grant
  
  Rollins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Power vs. Grant
  
  Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rollins moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hall vs. Grant
  
  Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rollins moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Killebrew vs. Grant
  
  Killebrew strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chance vs. Perry
  
  Chance hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Romano vs. Perry
  
  There goes Chance. The throw from Battey and he is out, Allen applying the tag. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romano vs. Perry
  
  Romano strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Perry
  
  Francona is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allison vs. Grant
  
  Willie Kirkland now playing left field.
  
  Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Battey vs. Grant
  
  Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Versalles vs. Grant
  
  Versalles hits a popup towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Perry
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grant vs. Perry
  
  Grant strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Perry
  
  Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davalillo vs. Perry
  
  Davalillo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Perry
  
  Alvis strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. Grant
  
  Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perry vs. Grant
  
  Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rollins vs. Grant
  
  Rollins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Power vs. Grant
  
  Power strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Perry
  
  Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chance vs. Perry
  
  Chance hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romano vs. Perry
  
  Romano hits a fly ball into left field. Killebrew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Perry
  
  Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hall vs. Grant
  
  Hall hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Grant
  
  Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allison vs. Grant
  
  Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Battey vs. Grant
  
  Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Chance settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Lasher
  
  Fred Lasher now pitching.
  
  Held hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Killebrew. Held reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Grant vs. Lasher
  
  Grant bunts towards the mound. Lasher fields it and throws to first for the out. Held moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Howser vs. Lasher
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Lasher Held scores. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Lasher
  
  Howser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Killebrew. Howser reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Davalillo vs. Lasher
  
  Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Alvis vs. Lasher
  
  Alvis strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Versalles vs. Grant
  
  Versalles hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. Grant
  
  Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Grant
  
  Tony Oliva pinch hits for Fred Lasher.
  
  Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rollins vs. Grant
  
  Rollins hits a fly ball into right field. Chance settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Arrigo
  
  Gerry Arrigo now pitching.
  
  Whitfield strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chance vs. Arrigo
  
  Chance hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romano vs. Arrigo
  
  Romano hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Grant
  
  Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hall vs. Grant
  
  Hall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Grant
  
  Killebrew hits a popup towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allison vs. Grant
  
  Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Arrigo
  
  Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Arrigo covering, for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Arrigo
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grant vs. Arrigo
  
  Grant strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Battey vs. Grant
  
  Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser misplays the ball. That's an error on Howser. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Versalles vs. Grant
  
  Romano fires to first and picks off Battey. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Versalles vs. Grant
  
  Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. Grant
  
  Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mincher vs. Grant
  
  Don Mincher pinch hits for Gerry Arrigo.
  
  Mincher takes first base on ball four. Allen moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rollins vs. Grant
  
  Jim Kaat pinch runs for Don Mincher.
  
  Rollins strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Pleis
  
  Bill Pleis now pitching.
  
  Howser hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Pleis
  
  Davalillo hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Pleis
  
  Alvis strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Grant
  
  Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hall vs. Grant
  
  Hall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Grant
  
  Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allison vs. Bell
  
  Johnny Goryl pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew. Gary Bell now pitching.
  
  Allison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goryl moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Battey vs. Bell
  
  Battey bunts towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. Goryl moves to third. Allison moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Versalles vs. Bell
  
  Versalles is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Allen vs. John
  
  Tommy John now pitching.
  
  Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Goryl scores. Allison moves to third. Versalles moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Banks vs. John
  
  George Banks pinch hits for Bill Pleis.
  
  Banks takes first base on ball four. Allison scores. Versalles moves to third. Allen moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Rollins vs. Abernathy
  
  Ted Abernathy now pitching.
  
  Rollins hits a line drive towards the mound. Abernathy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Power vs. Abernathy
  
  Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Versalles scores. Allen moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hall vs. Abernathy
  
  Hall strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Adcock vs. Roggenburk
  
  Lenny Green now playing center field. Jimmie Hall now playing left field. Garry Roggenburk now pitching. Joe Adcock pinch hits for Fred Whitfield.
  
  Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chance vs. Roggenburk
  
  Chance hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romano vs. Roggenburk
  
  Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Twins, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkland vs. Roggenburk
  
  Kirkland strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/9/1963 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (N)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Howser D, ss          3  1  1  0   Rollins R, 3b         5  0  2  0   
Davalillo V, cf       4  1  1  2   Power V, 1b           5  1  3  1   
Alvis M, 3b           4  0  1  0   Hall J, cf-lf         5  2  2  3   
Whitfield F, 1b       3  0  0  0   Killebrew H, lf       3  0  0  0   
Adcock J, ph          1  0  0  0   Goryl J, pr           0  1  0  0   
Chance B, rf          4  1  2  1   Green L, cf           0  0  0  0   
Romano J, c           4  0  1  0   Allison B, rf         4  2  2  1   
Francona T, lf        1  0  0  0   Battey E, c           3  0  0  0   
Kirkland W, lf        3  0  0  0   Versalles Z, ss       3  1  0  0   
Held W, 2b            3  1  1  0   Allen B, 2b           4  0  2  1   
Grant M, p            2  0  0  0   Perry J, p            1  0  0  0   
Bell G, p             0  0  0  0   Lasher F, p           0  0  0  0   
John T, p             0  0  0  0   Oliva T, ph           1  0  1  0   
Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0   Arrigo G, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Mincher D, ph         0  0  0  0   
                                   Kaat J, pr            0  0  0  0   
                                   Pleis B, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Banks G, ph           0  0  0  1   
                                   Roggenburk G, p       0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  4  7  3                        34  7 12  7

Cleveland        002 110 000 --  4
Minnesota        000 101 05x --  7

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grant M (L)*          7.0  9  5  5  2  3
Bell G                0.1  1  2  2  1  0
John T+               0.0  1  0  0  1  0
Abernathy T           0.2  1  0  0  0  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Perry J               4.0  4  3  3  1  5
Lasher F              1.0  2  1  1  0  1
Arrigo G              2.0  0  0  0  0  3
Pleis B (W)           1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Roggenburk G (S)      1.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Howser D
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 3, Minnesota 8
2B -- Held W, Howser D
HR -- Davalillo V, Chance B, Allison B, Hall J 2
CS -- Chance B
SH -- Grant M, Battey E
Balk -- Lasher F
T -- 2:33
A -- 8838

    

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