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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 20, 1972
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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 June 20, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1972 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 20, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vince Colbert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Merle Anthony 2B: George Maloney 3B: Larry Napp |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Vince Colbert | Pitcher |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Left Fielder |
| Jim Nettles | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 20, 1972
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Kaat
Unser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliva. Unser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Kaat
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Kaat
There goes Johnson. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Kaat
Kaat spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kaat. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nettles vs. Kaat
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Kaat
Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Kaat
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Colbert
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Colbert
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Colbert
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kaat
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Kaat
Duffy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Kaat
Colbert is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Colbert
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Colbert
Oliva hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Colbert
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Colbert
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roof vs. Colbert
Roof hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Roof reaches second base with a double. Killebrew scores. Nettles goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaat vs. Colbert
Kaat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Colbert
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roof scores. There goes Kaat trying to get to second. Johnson throws the ball in to Duffy who relays the ball to Brohamer who tags Kaat for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Kaat
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Kaat
Brohamer hits a fly ball into left field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Colbert
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Colbert
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Colbert
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Colbert
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Colbert
There's a wild pitch. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Colbert
Nettles is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Colbert
Soderholm hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Colbert
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kaat
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Kaat
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Kaat
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kaat
Bell takes first base on ball four. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Kaat
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm juggles the ball. That's an error on Soderholm. Chambliss moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leon vs. Kaat
Eddie Leon pinch hits for Vince Colbert.
Leon takes first base on ball four. Chambliss scores. Bell moves to third. Duffy moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Unser vs. Kaat
Unser hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching.
Kaat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Tidrow
Tovar bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Brohamer covering, for the out. Kaat moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Tidrow
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Tidrow
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Kaat
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Kaat
Nettles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Kaat
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Tidrow
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Tidrow
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brohamer. Killebrew moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Tidrow
Bobby Darwin pinch runs for Tony Oliva.
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Killebrew trying to get to home. Unser throws the ball in to Fosse who tags Killebrew who's trying to score from second, for the out. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Tidrow
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. Darwin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roof vs. Tidrow
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Kaat
Bobby Darwin now playing left field.
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kaat
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Kaat
Duffy hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Tidrow
Kaat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Kaat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Tidrow
Tovar bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Kaat moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Tidrow
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to home to get Kaat. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Tidrow
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Kaat
Lou Camilli pinch hits for Dick Tidrow.
Camilli hits a fly ball into left field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Kaat
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Kaat
Brohamer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hennigan
Phil Hennigan now pitching.
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Hennigan
Dan Monzon pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Darwin hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Hennigan
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kaat
Rich Reese now playing first base.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kaat
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Kaat
Fosse strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Hennigan
Soderholm hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Hennigan
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Hennigan
Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Kaat
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kaat
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Kaat
Duffy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Kaat
Roy Foster pinch hits for Phil Hennigan.
Foster hits a line drive towards center. Nettles catches it and throws to second to double up Bell. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1972, game 1 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 4 1 1 0 Tovar C, rf 2 0 1 1
Brohamer J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Thompson D, ss 4 0 0 0
Johnson A, lf 4 1 1 1 Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 1 Killebrew H, 1b 1 2 1 1
Fosse R, c 4 0 0 0 Monzon D, pr 0 0 0 0
Chambliss C, 1b 3 1 0 0 Reese R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Bell B, rf 3 0 1 0 Oliva T, lf 3 1 1 0
Duffy F, ss 4 0 1 0 Darwin B, pr-lf 1 0 0 0
Colbert V, p 1 0 0 0 Nettles J, cf 2 2 1 0
Leon E, ph 0 0 0 1 Soderholm E, 3b 4 1 1 3
Tidrow D, p 0 0 0 0 Roof P, c 4 1 1 2
Camilli L, ph 1 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 3 0 2 0
Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 0
Foster R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 6 3 28 7 8 7
Cleveland 200 100 000 -- 3
Minnesota 034 000 00x -- 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Colbert V (L) 3.0 5 7 7 4 1
Tidrow D 3.0 3 0 0 1 0
Hennigan P 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat J (W) 9.0 6 3 2 3 4
E -- Kaat J, Soderholm E, Brohamer J
DP -- Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Minnesota 5
2B -- Unser D, Roof P, Kaat J
HR -- Killebrew H, Soderholm E
SB -- Johnson A
SH -- Tovar C 2
WP -- Colbert V
T -- 2:24
A -- 0
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