Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
April 30, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1974 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 8, Minnesota Twins 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lowenstein lf 4 2 1 0
Brohamer 2b 4 2 2 0
Bell 3b 5 1 1 0
Ellis 1b 5 0 1 1
Gamble dh 4 1 2 1
Spikes rf 5 1 1 2
  Torres rf 0 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 5 0 1 2
Duncan c 5 0 2 0
Duffy ss 4 1 2 1
Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Beene p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 13 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Braun lf 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 3 0
Hisle cf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew dh 4 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 3 1 0 0
Darwin rf 4 2 3 3
Lis 1b 2 0 0 0
  Holt ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Hundley c 2 0 1 0
Gomez ss 2 0 0 0
  Terrell ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Corbin p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Cleveland 200 040 0208130
Minnesota 000 010 200384
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  W (1-0) 6.1 7 3 3 1 1
  Beene   2.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (2-3) 4.2 7 6 4 2 2
  Corbin   3.0 6 2 1 0 1
  Burgmeier   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
5
2
3

  E–Hundley 3 (4), Gomez (1).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Duncan (1,off Blyleven); Bell (3,off Blyleven); Gamble (1,off Corbin), Minnesota Carew (6,off Peterson).  HR–Cleveland Duffy (2,8th inning off Corbin 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Darwin 2 (4,5th inning off Peterson 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Peterson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Brohamer (2,off Corbin).  IBB–Gamble (1,by Blyleven).  SB–Lowenstein (7,3rd base off Blyleven/Hundley); Brohamer 2 (2,2nd base off Blyleven/Hundley,2nd base off Corbin/Hundley); Duffy (2,2nd base off Blyleven/Hundley).  WP–Blyleven (1).  IBB–Blyleven (3,Gamble).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:23.  A–2,193.
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