Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
June 9, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1965 at Metropolitan 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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Cleveland Indians 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 0 0 0
Salmon 1b 4 0 0 0
Hinton lf 4 0 0 0
Colavito rf 3 0 0 0
  Luplow pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Alvis 3b 3 1 1 2
Davalillo cf 4 0 2 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0
Azcue c 4 0 2 0
Terry p 2 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 3 0 0 1
Rollins 3b 4 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0
Hall cf 4 0 2 0
Allison lf 4 0 1 0
Battey c 4 0 1 0
Kindall 2b 3 1 2 0
Kaat p 2 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Cleveland 000 000 002262
Minnesota 000 000 010172
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Terry  W (5-3) 8.0 6 1 1 0 5
  Bell  SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (5-6) 8.2 5 2 2 3 5
  Worthington   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
5

  E–Salmon (1), Azcue (3), Versalles (11), Killebrew (5).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Minnesota Hall (9,off Terry); Allison (4,off Terry); Kindall (7,off Terry).  HR–Cleveland Alvis (9,9th inning off Kaat 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Kaat (2,off Terry).  SF–Versalles (3,off Terry).  SB–Davalillo (4,2nd base off Kaat/Battey).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–(none), 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:33.  A–18,194.
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