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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 8

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Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 8

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, April 28, 1964 (D) at Metropolitan Stadium

CLE A    0  0  0    2  0  0    4  0  2    0  -   8  9  1
MIN A    3  0  0    0  2  2    0  0  1    1  -   9 15  0
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Howser ss                     2   0   1   0       2   0       1   2
Davalillo cf                  5   1   0   0       0   0       3   1
Wagner lf                     5   2   1   3       0   1       3   0
Romano c                      4   3   3   3       1   0       5   0
Smith rf                      5   1   2   2       0   2       2   0
Francona 1b                   4   0   1   0       1   0       5   0
Alvis 3b                      5   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
Held 2b                       4   1   1   0       1   0       5   2
Donovan p                     2   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  McMahon p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Seyfried p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Brown ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Abernathy p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Chance ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bell p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       38   8   9   8       5   8      28   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Held-Howser-Francona, Davalillo-Abernathy-Alvis.
E: Romano (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Romano (3,off Roland).
HR: Smith (1,4th inning off Roland 1 on 1 out); Wagner (3,7th inning off Roland
2 on 2 out); Romano 2 (3,7th inning off Perry 0 on 2 out,9th inning off
Dailey 1 on 2 out).
HBP: Howser (1,by Dailey).
GDP: Alvis (1,off Dailey).
Team LOB: 6.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rollins 3b                    5   2   2   2       0   0       0   1
Oliva rf                      4   2   2   0       2   0       3   0
Allison 1b                    4   1   3   2       2   1      11   0
Hall cf                       5   1   3   3       1   0       1   0
Killebrew lf                  5   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Battey c                      4   0   1   1       1   1       8   0
Versalles ss                  5   0   3   0       0   0       4   8
Allen 2b                      4   1   0   0       1   0       2   4
Roland p                      3   1   1   0       0   2       0   0
  Perry p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mincher ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dailey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Green ph                    0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
Totals                       40   9  15   8       8   5      30  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Allen-Versalles-Allison.
PB: Battey (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Allison (1,off Donovan); Versalles (2,off Abernathy).
HR: Rollins (2,6th inning off McMahon 1 on 2 out); Hall (2,9th inning off Bell
0 on 0 out).
SH: Rollins (2,off Bell).
GDP: Hall (1,off Donovan).
IBB: Hall (1,by McMahon); Allen (3,by Abernathy); Oliva (1,by Bell); Allison
(1,by Bell).
Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Donovan                       4.1   8   5   5   1   1   0  21
McMahon                       1.1   2   2   2   2   2   1   8
Seyfried                      0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Abernathy                     1     1   0   0   2   0   0   5
Bell L(0-1)                   2.1   3   2   2   3   2   1  13
Totals                        9.1  15   9   9   8   5   2  49
WP: McMahon (2), Bell (1).
IBB: McMahon (1,Hall); Abernathy (2,Allen); Bell 2 (2,Oliva,Allison).
Inherited Runners - Scored: McMahon 2-1; Seyfried 1-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Roland                        6.2   6   5   5   4   6   2  30
Perry                         0.1   1   1   1   0   1   1   2
Dailey W(1-1)                 3     2   2   2   1   1   1  12
Totals                       10     9   8   8   5   8   4  44
HBP: Dailey (2,Howser).
Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Johnny Stevens
Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance: 4390
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins          
1. Howser              ss        Rollins             3b
2. Davalillo           cf        Oliva               rf
3. Wagner              lf        Allison             1b
4. Romano              c         Hall                cf
5. Smith               rf        Killebrew           lf
6. Francona            1b        Battey              c
7. Alvis               3b        Versalles           ss
8. Held                2b        Allen               2b
9. Donovan             p         Roland              p

INDIANS 1ST: Howser walked; Davalillo flied out to center;
Wagner grounded out (first unassisted) [Howser to second];
Battey allowed a passed ball [Howser to third]; Romano grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Rollins singled to center; Oliva singled to center
[Rollins to third]; Allison singled to right [Rollins scored,
Oliva to third]; Hall singled to left [Oliva scored, Allison to
second]; Killebrew forced Hall (pitcher to second) [Allison to
third]; Battey grounded out (first unassisted) [Allison scored,
Killebrew to second]; Versalles flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Smith flied to left in foul territory; Francona
singled to center; Alvis popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Held forced Francona (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Allen grounded out (first unassisted); Roland struck
out; Rollins flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Twins 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Donovan struck out; Howser grounded out (shortstop
to first); Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Oliva made an out to third; Allison walked; Hall
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Allison out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins
3.

INDIANS 4TH: Wagner grounded out (second to first); Romano
doubled to right; Smith homered to left [Romano scored];
Francona grounded out (third to first); Alvis struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew lined to second; Battey singled to left;
Versalles popped to third in foul territory; Allen popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins
3.

INDIANS 5TH: Held grounded out (shortstop to first); Donovan
struck out; Howser walked; Davalillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Roland singled to shortstop; Rollins flied out to
left; Oliva singled to right [Roland to second]; Allison doubled
to left [Roland scored, Oliva to third]; MCMAHON REPLACED
DONOVAN (PITCHING); Hall was walked intentionally; McMahon threw
a wild pitch [Oliva scored, Allison to third, Hall to second];
Killebrew struck out; Battey flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Wagner struck out; Romano walked; Smith singled to
first [Romano to second]; Francona flied out to right [Romano to
third]; Alvis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Indians 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Versalles singled to second; Allen forced Versalles
(shortstop to second); Roland struck out; Rollins homered to
left [Allen scored]; Oliva walked; SEYFRIED REPLACED MCMAHON
(PITCHING); Allison singled to left [Oliva to second]; Hall
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Twins 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Held walked; BROWN BATTED FOR SEYFRIED; Brown
struck out; Howser singled to left [Held to second]; Davalillo
forced Howser (shortstop to second) [Held to third]; Wagner
homered to right [Held scored, Davalillo scored]; PERRY REPLACED
ROLAND (PITCHING); Romano homered to left; Smith struck out; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Killebrew
grounded out (pitcher to first); Battey walked; Versalles
doubled to right [Battey to third]; Allen was walked
intentionally; MINCHER BATTED FOR PERRY; Mincher hit into a
double play (center to pitcher to third) [Battey out at home]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 7.

INDIANS 8TH: DAILEY REPLACED MINCHER (PITCHING); Francona flied
out to right; Alvis grounded out (pitcher to first); Held
singled to left; CHANCE BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Chance grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins
7.

TWINS 8TH: BELL REPLACED CHANCE (PITCHING); Rollins flied out to
right; Oliva flied out to left; Romano dropped a foul fly hit by
Allison for an error; Allison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 6, Twins 7.

INDIANS 9TH: Howser was hit by a pitch; Davalillo forced Howser
(second to shortstop); Wagner forced Davalillo (second to
shortstop); Romano homered to center [Wagner scored]; Smith
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Twins 7.

TWINS 9TH: Hall homered to right; Killebrew flied out to center;
Battey struck out; Versalles singled to center; Allen made an
out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Twins 8.

INDIANS 10TH: Francona walked; Alvis grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Francona out at second]; Held
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 8, Twins 8.

TWINS 10TH: GREEN BATTED FOR DAILEY; Green walked; Rollins out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Green to second]; Oliva
was walked intentionally; Bell threw a wild pitch [Green to
third, Oliva to second]; Allison was walked intentionally; Hall
singled to right [Green scored, Oliva to third, Allison to
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 8, Twins 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          8   9   1    6
 Twins            9  15   0   12
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