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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 21, 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 21, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 21, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 21, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 9,843 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Art Frantz 3B: Merle Anthony |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Tommy McCraw | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Gaylord Perry | 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 |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 21, 1972
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Blyleven
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Blyleven
McCraw hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Blyleven
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to third. McCraw moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brohamer vs. Blyleven
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields it and throws to home to get Unser. McCraw moves to third. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Perry
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Perry
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Perry
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Perry
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Blyleven
Duffy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliva who is chasing the ball. Duffy reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perry vs. Blyleven
Perry 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, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Unser vs. Blyleven
Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Duffy tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Blyleven
McCraw 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 2
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Perry
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Perry
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Perry
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Soderholm reaches second base with a double. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roof vs. Perry
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to home to get Nettles. Soderholm moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blyleven vs. Perry
There's a wild pitch. Soderholm scores. Roof moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blyleven vs. Perry
Blyleven strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Blyleven
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 -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Blyleven
Brohamer 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 3
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Perry
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Perry
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Perry
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Perry
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lowenstein moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Blyleven
Duffy strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perry vs. Blyleven
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Blyleven
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Perry
Oliva takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Perry
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Perry
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Perry
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Blyleven
McCraw strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Blyleven
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Blyleven
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Perry
Blyleven hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Perry
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blyleven moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Perry
Thompson bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Brohamer covering, for the out. Blyleven moves to third. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. Perry
Carew 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, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Perry
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Blyleven
Brohamer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Blyleven
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowenstein for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Blyleven
Fosse hits a line drive towards short. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Perry
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Perry
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Perry
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manuel vs. Perry
Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Phil Roof.
Manuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Blyleven
Rick Dempsey now catching.
Duffy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Blyleven
Perry bunts towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. Duffy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. Blyleven
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. Duffy moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCraw vs. Blyleven
McCraw 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 7
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Perry
Steve Braun pinch hits for Bert Blyleven.
Braun hits a line drive towards short. Duffy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Perry
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Perry
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Perry
Carew hits a line drive towards short. Duffy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching. Steve Braun now playing second base.
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. LaRoche
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. LaRoche
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. LaRoche
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. LaRoche
Fosse hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliva. Fosse reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. LaRoche
Duffy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perry vs. LaRoche
Perry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Perry
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Perry
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Perry
Dan Monzon pinch runs for Tony Oliva.
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Perry
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. LaRoche
Dan Monzon now playing left field.
Unser hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. LaRoche
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun misplays the ball. That's an error on Braun. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. LaRoche
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. LaRoche
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Perry
Rich Reese pinch hits for Rick Dempsey.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Perry
Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Perry
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Braun goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Perry
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Darwin vs. Perry
Bobby Darwin pinch hits for Dave LaRoche.
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Perry
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1972 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 4 0 1 1 Tovar C, rf 4 0 3 1
McCraw T, rf 5 0 1 0 Thompson D, ss 4 0 2 0
Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 0 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 1 1 2 LaRoche D, p 0 0 0 0
Brohamer J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Darwin B, ph 1 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, lf 3 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 5 0 0 0
Fosse R, c 4 1 3 1 Oliva T, lf 3 0 0 0
Duffy F, ss 3 1 2 0 Monzon D, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Perry G, p 3 0 0 0 Nettles J, cf 3 0 0 0
Soderholm E, 3b 4 1 1 0
Roof P, c 2 0 0 0
Manuel C, ph 1 0 0 0
Dempsey R, c 0 0 0 0
Reese R, ph 1 0 0 0
Blyleven B, p 2 0 1 0
Braun S, ph-2b 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 4 36 2 8 1
Cleveland 020 000 020 -- 4
Minnesota 010 000 001 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (W) 9.0 8 2 2 3 7
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 7.0 6 2 2 2 7
LaRoche D 2.0 2 2 2 2 1
E -- Nettles G, Braun S
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Minnesota 11
2B -- Soderholm E, Fosse R, Tovar C
3B -- Duffy F
HR -- Fosse R, Nettles G
SH -- Thompson D, Perry G
SF -- Unser D
WP -- Perry G 2
T -- 2:43
A -- 9843
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