Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
June 20, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1972 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 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 0 0
McCraw rf 3 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0
Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0
Lowenstein lf 4 1 1 1
Moses c 4 0 1 0
Duffy ss 2 0 0 0
  Leon ph 0 0 0 0
  Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Lamb p 1 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Camilli ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 4 1 1 2
Thompson ss 4 0 1 1
Carew 2b 1 0 1 0
Oliva lf 2 0 0 0
  Darwin lf 1 0 1 0
Reese 1b 4 0 0 0
Nettles cf 3 1 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 1 2 0
Dempsey c 4 0 0 0
Woodson p 2 0 1 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Cleveland 000 000 001161
Minnesota 030 000 00x370
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lamb  L (1-1) 4.0 4 3 3 4 1
  Riddleberger   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Kilkenny   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
5
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Woodson  W (5-5) 9.0 6 1 1 3 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
6

  E–Moses (2).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Cleveland Chambliss (6,off Woodson).  HR–Cleveland Lowenstein (1,9th inning off Woodson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Woodson (2,off Lamb).  SB–Tovar (8,2nd base off Lamb/Moses); Carew (2,2nd base off Lamb/Moses).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:21.  A–11,378.
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