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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 28, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 28, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pedro Ramos |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 3,323 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Joe Linsalata |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cline | Center Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| John Romano | Catcher |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Mike de la Hoz | Third Baseman |
| Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Joe Altobelli | Left Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Third Baseman |
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Pedro Ramos | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 28, 1961
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Ramos
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Ramos
Cline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Ramos
There's a wild pitch. Cline moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Ramos
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cline scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Ramos
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin misplays the ball. That's an error on Martin. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romano vs. Ramos
Romano is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Ramos
Held hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Altobelli. Held reaches second base with a double. Francona scores. Kirkland goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Ramos
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
de la Hoz vs. Lee
Don Lee now pitching.
de la Hoz hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Grant
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Grant
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Grant
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Altobelli vs. Grant
Altobelli strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Grant
Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Lee
Grant hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Lee
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Lee
Cline hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Grant
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Grant
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Grant
Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona who is chasing the ball. Versalles reaches third base with a triple. Allison scores. Tuttle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Grant
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Versalles tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Grant
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Grant
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Grant
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Altobelli vs. Grant
Altobelli takes first base on ball four. Green moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Battey vs. Hawkins
Wynn Hawkins now pitching.
Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lee
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Lee
Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Lee
Romano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Lee
Held hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lee
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Altobelli. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
de la Hoz vs. Lee
de la Hoz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hawkins vs. Lee
Hawkins hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Altobelli chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Altobelli. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hawkins vs. Lee
Hawkins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Lee
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Hawkins
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Hawkins
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Hawkins
Versalles hits a line drive into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Lee
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lee
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Lee
Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Hawkins
Lee hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hawkins
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Hawkins
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Hawkins
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green scores. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Altobelli vs. Hawkins
Altobelli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Hawkins
Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Lee
Jim Snyder now playing second base.
Romano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Lee
Held hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Lee
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
de la Hoz vs. Lee
de la Hoz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Altobelli. de la Hoz reaches second base with a double. Romano scores. Power moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hawkins vs. McDevitt
Danny McDevitt now pitching.
Hawkins strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Temple vs. McDevitt
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores. de la Hoz scores. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cline vs. McDevitt
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Hawkins
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. de la Hoz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Hawkins
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Hawkins
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naragon vs. Hawkins
Hal Naragon pinch hits for Danny McDevitt.
Naragon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Hawkins
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Dotter
Hal Naragon now catching. Gary Dotter now pitching.
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Dotter
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Dotter covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Dotter
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Dotter
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles. Romano moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Dotter
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Hawkins
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hawkins
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altobelli vs. Hawkins
Altobelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Dotter
Jose Valdivielso now playing shortstop.
de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hawkins vs. Dotter
Hawkins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Dotter
Temple hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Hawkins
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Gary Dotter.
Becquer hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Hawkins
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Hawkins
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Stange
Lee Stange now pitching. Jake Jacobs now playing center field.
Cline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Stange
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Altobelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Stange
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cline moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Romano vs. Stange
Romano hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Hawkins
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Hawkins
Naragon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Hawkins
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Held fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Hawkins
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. de la Hoz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 11 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Stange
Held hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Stange
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Stange
de la Hoz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hawkins vs. Stange
Hawkins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 12 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hawkins
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altobelli vs. Hawkins
Altobelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobbek vs. Hawkins
Dan Dobbek pinch hits for Lee Stange.
Dobbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Hawkins covering, for the out. Altobelli moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Hawkins
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Hawkins
Tuttle strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1961 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 0 1 2 Green L, cf 2 1 1 0
Cline T, cf 5 1 2 0 Jacobs J, cf 1 0 0 0
Francona T, lf 5 1 1 1 Martin B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Kirkland W, rf 5 2 1 1 Snyder J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Romano J, c 3 2 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 1 2 2
Held W, ss 5 3 3 5 Altobelli J, lf 3 0 0 0
Power V, 1b 5 2 3 1 Battey E, c 3 0 0 0
de la Hoz M, 3b 5 1 2 2 Dotter G, p 0 0 0 0
Grant M, p 1 0 0 0 Becquer J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hawkins W, p 4 0 0 0 Stange L, p 0 0 0 0
Dobbek D, ph 1 0 0 0
Allison B, rf 3 1 1 0
Tuttle B, 3b 5 1 2 0
Versalles Z, ss 3 1 1 2
Valdivielso J, ss 1 0 0 0
Ramos P, p 0 0 0 0
Lee D, p 1 0 0 1
McDevitt D, p 0 0 0 0
Naragon H, ph-c 2 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 12 13 12 34 5 10 5
Cleveland 404 030 001 -- 12
Minnesota 030 100 001 -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Grant M 1.2 3 3 3 5 1
Hawkins W (W) 7.1 7 2 2 3 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos P (L) 0.2 4 4 1 0 1
Lee D 3.2 6 7 7 2 1
McDevitt D 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Dotter G 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Stange L 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
E -- Martin B, Altobelli J, Versalles Z 2
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Minnesota 11
2B -- Held W, Power V, de la Hoz M
3B -- Versalles Z
HR -- Kirkland W, Held W 2, Killebrew H
SF -- Lee D
WP -- Ramos P
T -- 2:40
A -- 3323
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