Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
April 17, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1999 at Jacobs Field. 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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Minnesota Twins 13, Cleveland Indians 8

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hocking ss 6 2 4 1
Mientkiewicz 1b 5 1 1 1
Gates 3b 7 1 3 3
Walker 2b 7 0 2 0
Allen lf 5 1 2 0
Koskie dh 5 2 1 1
Hunter cf 4 2 1 1
Valentin c 4 2 0 0
Latham rf 3 0 0 0
  Lawton ph,rf 3 2 2 6
Milton p 0 0 0 0
  Mays p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 13 16 13
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 1 1
Wilson ss,2b 5 1 1 0
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
  Cabrera 2b 0 0 0 0
  Justice ph 1 1 1 1
  Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 5 2 2 1
Thome 1b 4 0 2 0
Cordero lf 4 1 1 1
Fryman 3b 4 1 1 1
Sexson dh 5 0 0 0
Diaz c 5 2 2 3
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 12 8
Minnesota 100 000 070 0513160
Cleveland 011 311 001 008120
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Milton   4.0 6 5 5 3 2
  Mays   3.0 4 2 2 2 3
  Guardado   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Aguilera  W (2-0) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Trombley   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
12
8
8
5
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wright   6.0 5 1 1 2 5
  Karsay   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Spradlin   0.2 3 5 5 2 1
  Assenmacher   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Reed   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  L (0-1) 1.1 1 4 4 4 0
  Shuey   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
11.0
16
13
13
9
8

  E–None.  2B–Minnesota Hocking (1,off Karsay); Gates (2,off Spradlin); Koskie (2,off Spradlin); Mientkiewicz (6,off Assenmacher); Lawton (5,off Shuey), Cleveland Thome (2,off Mays).  3B–Cleveland Diaz (1,off Mays).  HR–Minnesota Hocking (1,1st inning off Wright 0 on, 0 out); Lawton (1,8th inning off Spradlin 3 on, 2 out), Cleveland Diaz (1,4th inning off Milton 2 on, 1 out); Justice (1,9th inning off Aguilera 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Koskie (2,by Jackson); Mientkiewicz (1,by Shuey).  SF–Cordero (1,off Milton); Lofton (1,off Mays).  SB–Allen 2 (3,2nd base off Wright/Diaz,2nd base off Jackson/Diaz); Hocking 2 (2,2nd base off Wright/Diaz,2nd base off Assenmacher/Diaz).  CS–Wilson (1,2nd base by Milton/Valentin).  IBB–Jackson (1,Koskie); Shuey (1,Mientkiewicz).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–4:20.  A–42,860.
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