In addition to pitching a six-hitter, Sam McDowell singled twice and scored two runs to lead the Indians to a 5-1 victory over the Twins. Vada Pinson drove in three runs with two sacrifice flies and a single. The Twins' only tally off McDowell counted on a triple by Tony Oliva and single by Brant Alyea. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Monday, April     27, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   5 11  2
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender cf          5   2   3   0     0   0   .204      Tovar cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .338
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     2   0   .086      Cardenas ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .193
Pinson rf             3   0   2   3     0   0   .340      Killebrew 3b          4   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Horton 1b             5   1   1   1     0   3   .250      Oliva rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .338
Foster lf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .256      Alyea lf              2   0   1   1     2   1   .395
Fosse c               3   0   2   0     1   1   .360      Reese 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .239
Leon 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   3   .159
Heidemann ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .184      Quilici 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
McDowell p            4   2   2   0     0   0   .313      Boswell p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mendoza ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Zepp p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Allison ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               35   5  11   5     3   8             Totals               34   1   6   1     5   8

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  4,167
Left on Base: Indians 8, Twins 11
DP: Indians 1, Twins 1
Errors: Nettles 2
Doubles: Horton (4), Foster (4)
Triples: Uhlaender (1), Oliva (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Pinson 2 (2)
GIDP: Pinson (3), Oliva (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(3-2)         9     6   1   1   5   8   0  39   2.52
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   8   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boswell L(0-2)          3     6   3   3   1   2   0  16   5.40
Zepp                    4     3   1   1   1   3   0  15   2.25
Barber                  1.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   6   4.91
Hall                    0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.57
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   8   0  40

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jake O'Donnell


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); Nettles
flied out to center; Pinson singled to right; Horton was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Cardenas reached
on an error by Nettles; Killebrew singled to left [Cardenas to
second]; Oliva grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Killebrew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Foster struck out; Fosse singled to center; Leon
flied out to center; Heidemann grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Alyea walked; Reese lined to center; Mitterwald
struck out; Quilici flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: McDowell singled to left; Uhlaender singled to
right [McDowell to second]; Nettles grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Uhlaender to second, McDowell to third]; Pinson hit a
sacrifice fly to left [McDowell scored]; Horton doubled to left
[Uhlaender scored]; Foster doubled to left [Horton scored];
Fosse was walked intentionally; Leon made an out to second; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: MENDOZA BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Mendoza grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Tovar struck out; Cardenas
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
3, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: ZEPP REPLACED MENDOZA (PITCHING); Heidemann
grounded out (third to first); McDowell popped to catcher in
foul territory; Uhlaender flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew made an out to second; Oliva tripled to
left; Alyea singled to left [Oliva scored]; Reese singled to
center [Alyea to second]; Mitterwald struck out; Quilici made an
out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Nettles walked; Pinson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Nettles out at second]; Horton
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Zepp was called out on strikes; Tovar flied out to
center; Cardenas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Twins 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Foster struck out; Fosse singled to third; Leon
grounded out (second to first) [Fosse to second]; Heidemann was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew made an out to third; Oliva flied out to
right; Alyea walked; Reese walked [Alyea to second]; Mitterwald
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 1.

INDIANS 7TH: McDowell grounded out (pitcher to first); Uhlaender
tripled to right; Nettles grounded out (second to first); Pinson
singled to left [Uhlaender scored]; Horton flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Quilici struck out; ALLISON BATTED FOR ZEPP; Allison
singled to center; Tovar made an out to first; Cardenas lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 1.

INDIANS 8TH: BARBER REPLACED ALLISON (PITCHING); Foster flied
out to center; Fosse struck out; Leon was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew walked; Oliva reached on an error by
Nettles [Killebrew to second]; Alyea was called out on strikes;
Reese struck out; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 4, Twins 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Heidemann popped to catcher in foul territory;
McDowell singled to center; Uhlaender singled to right [McDowell
to second]; HALL REPLACED BARBER (PITCHING); Nettles walked
[McDowell to third, Uhlaender to second]; Pinson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [McDowell scored]; Horton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Quilici walked; RENICK BATTED FOR HALL; Renick forced
Quilici (shortstop to second); Tovar flied out to center;
Cardenas singled to left [Renick to second]; Killebrew flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 1.