Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
May 9, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1962 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 1, Minnesota Twins 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Tasby cf 3 0 1 0
Francona 1b 3 0 1 0
Essegian lf 3 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Green rf 3 0 0 0
  Dillard ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Romano c 4 1 1 1
Held ss 4 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 3 0 0 0
  Mahoney 3b 0 0 0 0
  Cline ph 1 0 0 0
Kindall 2b 2 0 0 0
Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Funk p 1 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 1 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 2 1 0 0
Power 1b 5 0 2 0
Rollins 3b 3 1 0 1
Killebrew lf 4 0 2 0
Battey c 3 0 0 0
Versalles ss 4 0 2 1
Allen 2b 3 0 1 0
Tuttle rf 4 0 0 0
Kralick p 3 0 0 0
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Cleveland 010 000 000151
Minnesota 200 000 00x270
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (2-2) 0.2 3 2 2 2 0
  Funk   4.1 3 0 0 2 1
  McDowell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Allen   1.2 1 0 0 2 3
  Taylor   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
6
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick  W (2-2) 7.1 5 1 1 2 4
  Moore  SV (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
6

  E–Held (6).  PB–Romano (5).  2B–Cleveland Aspromonte (1,off Kralick), Minnesota Versalles (3,off Bell); Allen (5,off Funk).  HR–Cleveland Romano (3,2nd inning off Kralick 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Francona (1,off Kralick).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Allen (2,by Bell).  Team–12.  WP–Bell (2).  IBB–Bell (4,Allen).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:42.  A–10,930.
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