Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
April 27, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1962 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Cleveland Indians 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Rollins 3b 4 0 1 0
Killebrew lf 3 1 1 1
Allison rf 4 0 1 0
Battey c 4 0 1 0
Versalles ss 3 1 1 1
Snyder 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 0 0 0 0
  Goryl pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Kaat p 2 0 0 0
  Sadowski p 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 1 0 0 0
  Maranda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cline cf 5 3 3 2
Francona 1b 5 1 1 0
Essegian lf 4 0 1 1
Green rf 2 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Romano c 3 1 1 1
Held ss 4 1 1 2
Phillips 3b 4 1 1 0
Kindall 2b 4 0 1 0
Donovan p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 6
Minnesota 000 000 002263
Cleveland 020 020 12x790
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (1-2) 4.1 4 4 4 1 1
  Sadowski   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Maranda   2.0 4 3 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
1
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  W (4-0) 9.0 6 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
2

  E–Killebrew (1), Versalles (6), Maranda (1).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Francona (1,off Kaat); Kindall (5,off Sadowski).  HR–Minnesota Killebrew (3,9th inning off Donovan 0 on, 0 out); Versalles (3,9th inning off Donovan 0 on, 2 out), Cleveland Held (1,2nd inning off Kaat 1 on, 1 out); Cline (1,8th inning off Maranda 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Versalles (1,by Donovan); Romano (1,by Kaat); Donovan (1,by Kaat); Essegian (2,by Kaat).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  HBP–Kaat 3 (3,Romano,Donovan,Essegian); Donovan (1,Versalles).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:28.  A–12,050.
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