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.

Oliva scored the Twins' run in the third after forcing Leo Cardenas, who had singled. Oliva took second on a single by Harmon Killebrew and crossed the plate when Graig Nettles muffed a grounder by Rich Reese. Tony Horton doubled and Roy Foster walked for the Indians in the ninth, but Stan Williams replaced Jim Kaat and saved the game by picking Horton off second. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 1, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     29, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      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.