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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 17, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 17, 1963 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1963 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 6,905 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Al Salerno |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | Left Fielder |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Jim Perry | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Davalillo | Center Fielder |
Al Luplow | Right Fielder |
Woodie Held | Second Baseman |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
Tony Martinez | Shortstop |
Gary Bell | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 17, 1963
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bell
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Luplow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bell
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bell
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Perry
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luplow vs. Perry
Luplow strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Perry
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bell
Allison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bell
Battey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Bell
Allen hits a line drive towards first. Adcock catches it and steps on first to double up Battey. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Perry
Adcock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Perry
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Perry
Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvis vs. Perry
There's a wild pitch. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alvis vs. Perry
Alvis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona scores. Romano goes all the way around to score. Alvis moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Perry
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alvis scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Perry
Bell bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davalillo vs. Perry
Davalillo hits a fly ball into left field. Killebrew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Bell
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Bell
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Bell
Perry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Bell
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Perry
Luplow hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Killebrew. Luplow reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Perry
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Perry
Adcock hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Perry
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romano vs. Perry
Battey fires to second and picks off Adcock for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bell
Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bell
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bell
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bell
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, 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 -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Perry
Alvis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Perry
Martinez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Bell
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Bell
Rollins is hit by the pitch. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Bell
Versalles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Bell
Perry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching.
Green takes first base on ball four. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Grant
Power strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Grant
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Grant
Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Walker
Jerry Walker now pitching.
Battey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Battey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Walker
Allen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Perry
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Perry
Davalillo hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Perry
Luplow hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Walker
Rollins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Walker
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Walker
Perry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rollins moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Walker
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rollins scores. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Walker
Power bunts in front of the plate. Romano fields it and throws to first for the out. Perry moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Walker
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Perry
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Perry
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. Held moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Perry
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Killebrew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 7
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Twins, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Walker
Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Walker
Battey strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Walker
Allen hits a line drive to right field. Luplow throws towards Held. Held fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Held. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rollins vs. Walker
Rollins hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Walker
Versalles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perry vs. Walker
Perry hits a fly ball into right field. Luplow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Perry
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Perry
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burton vs. Perry
Ellis Burton pinch hits for Jerry Walker.
Burton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Killebrew. Burton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davalillo vs. Perry
Davalillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burton scores. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luplow vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Luplow hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 9 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Nischwitz
Ron Nischwitz now pitching.
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Nischwitz
There goes Green. The throw from Romano and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Nischwitz
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Nischwitz
Killebrew hits a line drive towards short. Martinez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allison vs. Nischwitz
Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Nischwitz
Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Nischwitz
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Allen for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Moore
Jimmie Hall now playing left field.
Held hits a popup in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Moore
Adcock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Moore
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Moore
Romano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Nischwitz
Rollins hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Nischwitz
Versalles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Nischwitz
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nischwitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Moore
Alvis hits a popup towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Moore
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Moore
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Ron Nischwitz.
There goes Martinez. The throw from Battey and he is safe. Martinez steals second. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Moore
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davalillo vs. Moore
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/17/1963 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Green L, cf 4 2 2 1 Davalillo V, cf 5 0 2 1 Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Luplow A, rf 4 0 1 0 Killebrew H, lf 5 1 1 1 Held W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hall J, lf 0 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Allison B, rf 5 3 3 6 Francona T, lf 2 1 1 0 Battey E, c 4 0 2 0 Romano J, c 4 1 1 0 Allen B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Alvis M, 3b 4 1 1 2 Rollins R, 3b 4 2 1 0 Martinez T, ss 4 0 2 1 Versalles Z, ss 4 1 2 3 Bell G, p 0 0 0 0 Perry J, p 3 1 2 0 Grant M, p 0 0 0 0 Moore R, p 1 0 0 0 Walker J, p 1 0 0 0 Burton E, ph 1 1 1 0 Nischwitz R, p 0 0 0 0 Whitfield F, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 11 14 11 33 4 9 4 Minnesota 000 161 120 -- 11 Cleveland 030 000 100 -- 4 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Perry J (W) 6.2 8 4 4 2 1 Moore R (S) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Bell G (L)* 4.0 3 5 5 3 2 Grant M 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 Walker J 2.1 6 2 2 1 1 Nischwitz R 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 * Pitched to 4 batters in 5th E -- Held W, Romano J DP -- Minnesota 1, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Minnesota 7, Cleveland 6 2B -- Luplow A, Battey E, Burton E HR -- Killebrew H, Versalles Z, Allison B 3 SB -- Green L, Martinez T SH -- Bell G, Power V HBP -- by Bell G (Rollins R) WP -- Perry J T -- 3:02 A -- 6905
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