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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 11, Cleveland Indians 4

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Minnesota Twins 11, Cleveland Indians 4

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Game Played on Friday, May 17, 1963 (N) at Cleveland Stadium

MIN A    0  0  0    1  6  1    1  2  0  -  11 14  0
CLE A    0  3  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  2
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Green cf                      4   2   2   1       1   0       2   0
Power 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       8   1
Killebrew lf                  5   1   1   1       0   0       4   0
  Hall lf                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Allison rf                    5   3   3   6       0   1       1   0
Battey c                      4   0   2   0       1   1       4   1
Allen 2b                      4   1   1   0       1   0       4   3
Rollins 3b                    4   2   1   0       0   0       3   1
Versalles ss                  4   1   2   3       1   1       0   2
Perry p                       3   1   2   0       1   0       1   2
  Moore p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38  11  14  11       5   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Versalles-Allen-Power.
BATTING - 
2B: Battey (6,off Walker).
HR: Killebrew (2,4th inning off Bell 0 on 1 out); Versalles (1,5th inning off
Bell 2 on 0 out); Allison 3 (9,5th inning off Grant 2 on 2 out,7th inning
off Walker 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Nischwitz 1 on 2 out).
SH: Power (3,off Walker).
HBP: Rollins (1,by Bell).
GDP: Moore (1,off Nischwitz).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Green (2,2nd base off Nischwitz/Romano).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Davalillo cf                  5   0   2   1       0   0       3   0
Luplow rf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Held 2b                       3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Adcock 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       9   0
Francona lf                   2   1   1   0       2   0       3   0
Romano c                      4   1   1   0       0   0       6   1
Alvis 3b                      4   1   1   2       0   0       1   2
Martinez ss                   4   0   2   1       0   0       2   2
Bell p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Grant p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Walker p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Burton ph                   1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Nischwitz p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Whitfield ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       33   4   9   4       3   2      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Adcock, Nischwitz-Martinez-Adcock.
E: Held (3), Romano (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Luplow (4,off Perry); Burton (3,off Perry).
SH: Bell (2,off Perry).
GDP: Held (3,off Perry).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Martinez (1,2nd base off Moore/Battey).
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Perry W(1-2)                  6.2   8   4   4   2   1   0  28
Moore SV(2)                   2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9
Totals                        9     9   4   4   3   2   0  37
WP: Perry (3).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Moore 1-0.
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Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bell L(2-3)                   4     3   5   5   3   2   2  18
Grant                         0.2   1   2   2   1   1   1   4
Walker                        2.1   6   2   2   1   1   1  14
Nischwitz                     2     4   2   2   0   0   1   9
Totals                        9    14  11  11   5   4   5  45
Bell faced 4 batters in the 5th inning
HBP: Bell (1,Rollins).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Grant 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Al Salerno
Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 6905
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians        
1. Green               cf        Davalillo           cf
2. Power               1b        Luplow              rf
3. Killebrew           lf        Held                2b
4. Allison             rf        Adcock              1b
5. Battey              c         Francona            lf
6. Allen               2b        Romano              c
7. Rollins             3b        Alvis               3b
8. Versalles           ss        Martinez            ss
9. Perry               p         Bell                p

TWINS 1ST: Green flied out to right; Power flied out to left;
Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Davalillo singled to center; Luplow struck out;
Held grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Davalillo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Allison popped to third in foul territory; Battey
walked; Allen lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Battey out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Adcock popped to first in foul territory; Francona
walked; Romano singled to left [Francona to second]; Perry threw
a wild pitch [Francona to third]; Alvis singled to left [Romano
scored, Francona scored, Alvis to second (on throw)]; Martinez
singled to right [Alvis scored]; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Martinez to second]; Davalillo flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 3.

TWINS 3RD: Rollins grounded out (third to first); Versalles
struck out; Perry singled to left; Green flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Luplow doubled to left; Held grounded out
(shortstop to first); Adcock reached on a fielder's choice
[Luplow out at home (second to catcher)]; Francona singled to
center [Adcock to second]; Adcock was picked off second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 3.

TWINS 4TH: Power popped to catcher in foul territory; Killebrew
homered to left; Allison struck out; Battey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Romano flied out to left; Alvis made an out to
second; Martinez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 1, Indians 3.

TWINS 5TH: Allen walked; Rollins was hit by a pitch [Allen to
second]; Versalles homered to left [Allen scored, Rollins
scored]; Perry walked; GRANT REPLACED BELL (PITCHING); Green
walked [Perry to second]; Power struck out; Killebrew popped to
first in foul territory; Allison homered to left [Perry scored,
Green scored]; WALKER REPLACED GRANT (PITCHING); Battey doubled
to left; Allen popped to catcher in foul territory; 6 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Walker grounded out (first to pitcher); Davalillo
flied out to center; Luplow popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 3.

TWINS 6TH: Rollins singled to center; Versalles flied out to
center; Perry singled to right [Rollins to third]; Green singled
to center [Perry to second, Rollins scored]; Power out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Green to second, Perry to
third]; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Held walked; Adcock grounded out (third to first)
[Held to second]; Francona flied out to left; Romano flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 3.

TWINS 7TH: Allison homered to left; Battey struck out; Allen
singled to right [Allen to second (error by Held)]; Rollins
flied out to left; Versalles walked; Perry flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 9, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Alvis grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez
flied out to center; BURTON BATTED FOR WALKER; Burton doubled to
left; Davalillo singled to right [Burton scored]; MOORE REPLACED
PERRY (PITCHING); Luplow flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 9, Indians 4.

TWINS 8TH: NISCHWITZ REPLACED BURTON (PITCHING); Green singled
to left; Green stole second [Green to third (error by Romano)];
Power made an out to second; Killebrew lined to shortstop;
Allison homered to left [Green scored]; Battey singled to left;
Allen grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 11, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: HALL REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING LF); Held made an
out to catcher; Adcock popped to third in foul territory;
Francona walked; Romano popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 11, Indians 4.

TWINS 9TH: Rollins flied out to center; Versalles singled to
right; Moore grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Versalles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 11, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Alvis made an out to third; Martinez singled to
center; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR NISCHWITZ; Martinez stole second;
Whitfield struck out; Davalillo grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 11, Indians 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins           11  14   0    7
 Indians          4   9   2    6
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