Paul Ratliff's first major league homer since 1963 carried the Twins to a 5-3 victory over the Indians. Ted Uhlaender homered for the Indians in the first inning, but a two-run blow by Tony Oliva helped the Twins take a 3-1 lead. However, the Indians chased Luis Tiant in the eighth when Roy Foster hit for the circuit.

Jack Heidemann greeted reliever Ron Perranoski with a triple and scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Uhlaender. Leo Cardenas was on base with a walk when Ratliff broke the deadlock in the ninth. The catcher hit his other homer while up for a cup of coffee with the Twins in a losing cause against the Tigers on September 19, 1963. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       9, 1970 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  2  -   5  5  1
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              3   0   1   1     2   0   .311      Uhlaender cf          3   1   3   2     0   0   .253
Carew 2b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Brown 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .409
Oliva rf              3   1   1   2     1   2   .346      Pinson rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .341
Killebrew 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .322      Horton 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Quilici 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .132
Reese 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .211      Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Holt lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .160      Foster lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .226
Cardenas ss           3   2   0   0     1   2   .255      Heidemann ss          3   1   1   0     0   0   .185
Ratliff c             3   1   1   2     1   0   .292      Chance p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Tiant p               2   1   1   0     1   1   .438        Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perranoski p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Hinton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   5   5     7  13             Totals               33   3   8   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  5,485
Left on Base: Twins 6, Indians 4
DP: Twins 1, Indians 0
Errors: Killebrew
Doubles: Tiant (2), Pinson (7)
Triples: Heidemann (1)
Home Runs: Oliva (6), Ratliff (1), Uhlaender (2), Foster (3)
Stolen Bases: Oliva (2), Reese (1), Tovar (9)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Uhlaender (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   7     5   2   2   0   3   2  25   2.81
Perranoski W(1-1)       2     3   1   1   0   2   0   9   1.99
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   5   2  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance                  6.2   3   3   3   6   9   1  28   3.77
Paul                    1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.26
Higgins L(0-2)          1     2   2   2   1   2   1   6   5.65
Totals                  9     5   5   5   7  13   2  38

Passed Balls: Ratliff (1)
Wild Pitches: Chance (1)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Merle Anthony


TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Carew grounded out (second
to first); Oliva walked; Oliva stole second; Killebrew struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender homered; Brown made an out to shortstop;
Pinson grounded out (second to first); Horton flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 2ND: Reese singled to left; Reese stole second; Holt
struck out; Cardenas struck out; Ratliff grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Fosse
popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster made an out to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 3RD: Tiant struck out; Tovar walked; Tovar stole second;
Tovar was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Carew struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Heidemann made an out to third; Chance struck out;
Uhlaender singled to center; Brown grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva struck out; Killebrew flied out to center;
Reese grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Pinson doubled to right; Horton reached on an error
by Killebrew [Pinson to third, Horton out at second (shortstop
to third to second)]; Nettles hit into a double play (right to
catcher) [Pinson out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 1.

TWINS 5TH: Holt struck out; Cardenas struck out; Ratliff flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Fosse flied out to left; Foster flied out to left;
Heidemann flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 6TH: Tiant doubled to right; Tovar made an out to pitcher;
Carew grounded out (first unassisted) [Tiant to third]; Oliva
homered [Tiant scored]; Killebrew struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Chance struck out; Uhlaender singled to center;
Brown popped to third in foul territory; Pinson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 1.

TWINS 7TH: Reese walked; Holt forced Reese (second to
shortstop); Cardenas forced Holt (shortstop to second); Ratliff
walked [Cardenas to second]; Chance threw a wild pitch [Cardenas
to third]; Tiant walked [Ratliff to second]; Tovar walked
[Cardenas scored, Ratliff to third, Tiant to second]; PAUL
REPLACED CHANCE (PITCHING); Carew grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Horton grounded out (second to first); Nettles
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fosse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 1.

TWINS 8TH: Oliva struck out; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop
to first); Reese struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Foster homered; PERRANOSKI REPLACED TIANT
(PITCHING); Heidemann tripled to right; HINTON BATTED FOR PAUL;
Hinton flied out to right; Uhlaender hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Heidemann scored]; Brown singled to left; Pinson struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 3.

TWINS 9TH: HIGGINS REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Holt grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cardenas walked; Ratliff homered [Cardenas
scored]; Perranoski was called out on strikes; Tovar singled to
right; Carew struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians
3.

INDIANS 9TH: QUILICI REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); Horton
singled to third; Ratliff allowed a passed ball [Horton to
second]; Nettles struck out; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to
first); Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
5, Indians 3.