A perfect throw to the plate by Tony Oliva in the fifth inning proved to be the big play as the Twins nipped the Indians, 1-0. Ray Fosse singled, stopped at second on a hit by Eddie Leon and then tried to score a on single by Jack Heidemann, but was nailed on Oliva's peg from right field. Minnesota Twins 1, Cleveland Indians 0Game Played on Wednesday, April 29, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumIndians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Twins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 6 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Uhlaender cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .193 Tovar cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .070 Cardenas ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Ford rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .158 Oliva rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .319 Horton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Killebrew 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Foster lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .260 Mendoza 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fosse c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .355 Reese 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Pinson ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 Alyea lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .408 Leon 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Holt lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Heidemann ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Ratliff c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .300 Hand p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quilici 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .286 Hinton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Kaat p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Higgins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 6 0 1 5 Totals 30 1 6 0 1 0 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 4,241 Left on Base: Indians 5, Twins 8 DP: Indians 1, Twins 0 Errors: Nettles Doubles: Fosse (3), Horton (6) GIDP: Kaat (2) Hit by Pitch: Ratliff (2,by Hand), Cardenas (1,by Hand) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hand L(0-3) 7 6 1 0 1 0 0 30 6.91 Higgins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.91 Totals 8 6 1 0 1 0 0 33 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat W(3-1) 8.2 6 0 0 1 5 0 32 2.19 Williams SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Hand 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim Honochick INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (first to pitcher); Nettles grounded out (third to first); Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva singled to left; Killebrew flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. INDIANS 2ND: Horton struck out; Foster was called out on strikes; Fosse doubled to right; Leon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Reese grounded out (pitcher to first); Alyea grounded out (shortstop to first); Ratliff was hit by a pitch; Quilici singled to center [Ratliff to third]; Kaat popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. INDIANS 3RD: Heidemann grounded out (pitcher to first); Hand made an out to second; Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Cardenas singled to center; Oliva forced Cardenas (third to second); Killebrew singled to left [Oliva to second]; Reese reached on an error by Nettles [Reese to second, Killebrew to third, Oliva scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Alyea grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. INDIANS 4TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Ford flied out to left; Horton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Ratliff walked; Quilici forced Ratliff (pitcher to shortstop); Kaat grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Quilici out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. INDIANS 5TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse singled to left; Leon singled to right [Fosse out at home (right to catcher), Leon to second (on throw to home)]; Heidemann singled to right [Leon to third]; Hand forced Heidemann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Tovar lined to center; Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. INDIANS 6TH: Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Ford singled to left; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Reese flied out to right; Alyea singled to center; Ratliff lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. INDIANS 7TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Quilici singled to center; Kaat forced Quilici (third to shortstop); Tovar forced Kaat (third to second); Cardenas was hit by a pitch [Tovar to second]; Oliva made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. INDIANS 8TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING LF); Heidemann flied out to right; HINTON BATTED FOR HAND; Hinton grounded out (third to first); Uhlaender was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: HIGGINS REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Reese lined to right; Holt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. INDIANS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); Nettles flied out to center; Ford struck out; Horton doubled to left; Foster walked; PINSON BATTED FOR FOSSE; WILLIAMS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Horton was picked off second (pitcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. |
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