Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
September 1, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 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 4, Minnesota Twins 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell cf 3 0 0 0
  Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  McCraw rf 0 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 5 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 5 1 2 0
Johnson lf 5 1 2 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Lowenstein rf,lf 5 2 3 2
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0
Fosse c 4 0 0 1
Duffy ss 4 0 1 1
Wilcox p 2 0 0 0
  Unser ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 9 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 5 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 1 1 0
Braun 3b 3 1 0 0
Killebrew 1b 3 1 0 0
  Reese 1b 0 0 0 0
  Renick pr 0 0 0 0
Darwin rf 5 2 4 4
Nettles cf 4 0 0 0
Thompson ss 4 0 1 0
Borgmann c 4 0 2 0
  Monzon pr 0 0 0 0
  Mitterwald c 0 0 0 0
Goltz p 3 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 4
Cleveland 020 000 020 0491
Minnesota 100 102 000 1581
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox   6.0 5 4 3 1 2
  Kilkenny   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Hennigan   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Mingori  L (0-5) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Farmer   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.2
8
5
4
3
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz   9.0 9 4 4 1 3
  LaRoche  W (3-5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
2
4

  E–Nettles (18), Reese (7).  DP–Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Cleveland Duffy (11,off Goltz); Lowenstein (6,off Goltz); Chambliss (23,off Goltz), Minnesota Darwin (15,off Wilcox); Thompson (17,off Wilcox).  HR–Cleveland Lowenstein (5,8th inning off Goltz 1 on, 2 out), Minnesota Darwin 2 (21,4th inning off Wilcox 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Wilcox 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Nettles (2,off Goltz).  HBP–Carew (2,by Wilcox); Braun (2,by Mingori).  CS–Lowenstein (2,3rd base by Goltz/Borgmann).  SB–Carew (9,Home off Farmer/Fosse).  HBP–Wilcox (5,Carew); Mingori (2,Braun).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–3:01.  A–6,175.
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