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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 4

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Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 4

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, April 9, 1963 (D) at Metropolitan Stadium

CLE A    0  1  0    2  0  0    2  0  0  -   5  6  3
MIN A    0  0  1    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  7  0
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Davalillo cf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Martinez ss                   3   0   0   0       1   0       2   5
Francona lf                   3   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Tasby ph,lf                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Whitfield 1b                  4   1   1   1       0   0      10   0
Romano c                      3   1   1   1       1   1       5   0
Burton rf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Alvis 3b                      4   2   2   1       0   0       0   2
Held 2b                       2   1   1   2       1   0       3   4
Grant p                       4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       32   5   6   5       3   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Martinez-Held-Whitfield, Martinez-Held-Whitfield, Martinez-Whitfield.
E: Alvis 2 (2), Grant (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Francona (1,off Pascual); Alvis (1,off Pascual).
HR: Romano (1,2nd inning off Pascual 0 on 0 out); Whitfield (1,4th inning off
Pascual 0 on 0 out); Alvis (1,4th inning off Pascual 0 on 2 out); Held
(1,7th inning off Pascual 1 on 0 out).
HBP: Held (1,by Pascual).
Team LOB: 4.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Green cf,lf                   4   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
Power 1b                      4   1   1   1       0   0      11   1
Killebrew lf                  4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
  Goryl pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tuttle cf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Allison rf                    4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Allen 2b                      3   1   1   0       1   1       0   3
Battey c                      4   0   2   2       0   1       5   0
Banks 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Versalles ss                  4   0   0   0       0   1       2   5
Pascual p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
  Hall ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pleis p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Moore p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   4       1   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Versalles-Battey.
BATTING - 
2B: Battey (1,off Grant).
HR: Green (1,3rd inning off Grant 0 on 1 out); Power (1,8th inning off Grant
0 on 1 out).
GDP: Banks (1,off Grant); Killebrew (1,off Grant); Battey (1,off Grant).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Grant W(1-0)                  9     7   4   4   1   4   2  35

Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pascual L(0-1)                7     6   5   5   2   3   4  29
Pleis                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Moore                         1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Totals                        9     6   5   5   3   4   4  36
HBP: Pascual (1,Held).
Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Al Smith, 3B - Bill Haller
Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 22091
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins          
1. Davalillo           cf        Green               cf
2. Martinez            ss        Power               1b
3. Francona            lf        Killebrew           lf
4. Whitfield           1b        Allison             rf
5. Romano              c         Allen               2b
6. Burton              rf        Battey              c
7. Alvis               3b        Banks               3b
8. Held                2b        Versalles           ss
9. Grant               p         Pascual             p

INDIANS 1ST: Davalillo lined to shortstop; Debut game for Vic
Davalillo; Martinez walked; Debut game for Tony
Martinez; Francona grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Martinez to second]; Whitfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Green grounded out (second to first); Power grounded
out (third to first); Killebrew singled to center; Allison
forced Killebrew (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Romano homered to left; Burton made an out to
third; Alvis grounded out (shortstop to first); Held was hit by
a pitch; Grant struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Allen singled to left; Battey singled to right [Allen
to second]; Banks grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Allen to third, Battey out at second];
Versalles struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Davalillo made an out to pitcher; Martinez flied
out to left; Francona grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Pascual popped to first in foul territory; Green
homered to right; Power grounded out (shortstop to first);
Killebrew popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Whitfield homered to right; Romano was called out
on strikes; Burton struck out; Alvis homered to left; Held flied
out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Allison singled to center; Allen walked [Allison to
second]; Battey doubled to left [Allen scored, Allison scored];
Banks struck out; Versalles flied out to center; Pascual flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Grant grounded out (shortstop to first); Davalillo
grounded out (second to first); Martinez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Green lined to right; Power reached on an error by
Grant; Killebrew grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Power out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 3, Twins 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Francona doubled to left; Whitfield flied out to
center [Francona to third]; Romano walked; Burton hit into a
double play (shortstop to catcher) [Francona out at home]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Allison reached on an error by Alvis; Allen popped to
first in foul territory; Battey grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Allison out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Alvis doubled to left; Held homered to center
[Alvis scored]; Grant grounded out (shortstop to first);
Davalillo grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Banks flied out to center; Versalles grounded out
(third to first); HALL BATTED FOR PASCUAL; Hall flied out to
center; Debut game for Jimmie Hall; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 5, Twins 3.

INDIANS 8TH: TASBY BATTED FOR FRANCONA; PLEIS REPLACED HALL
(PITCHING); Tasby struck out; Whitfield grounded out (second to
first); Romano lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: TASBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Green grounded out
(second to first); Power homered to right; Killebrew reached on
an error by Alvis [Killebrew to second]; GORYL RAN FOR
KILLEBREW; Allison made an out to shortstop; Allen struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 4.

INDIANS 9TH: TUTTLE REPLACED GORYL (PLAYING CF); GREEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MOORE REPLACED PLEIS (PITCHING); Burton
flied out to right; Alvis flied out to center; Held walked;
Grant grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Battey struck out; Banks flied out to center;
Versalles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Twins 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          5   6   3    4
 Twins            4   7   0    4
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