Sam McDowell smashed a homer and his batterymate, Duke Sims, then took over with two round-trippers to enable the Indians to defeat the Twins, 5-4. McDowell's drive, which traveled 410 feet over the center field fence in the third inning, was only the second homer of his major league career.

Sims, who had only two hits in 24 trips to the plate this season, hit his first homer with the bases empty in the fourth and smashed his second following a single by Vada Pinson in the sixth. The Twins' scoring included a circuit clout by Leo Cardenas. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 4

Game Played on Sunday, May 10, 1970 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  2  -   4  9  2
Indians      1  0  1    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Brown 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .360
  Carew ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .328      Uhlaender cf          2   0   1   1     2   0   .258
Cardenas ss           4   2   1   1     1   2   .255      Horton 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Killebrew 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .330        Hinton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Oliva rf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .345      Pinson rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .337
Alyea lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Sims c                4   2   2   3     0   0   .143
Allison 1b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .235      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .186      Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Quilici 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Heidemann ss          1   0   0   0     3   0   .183
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      McDowell p            4   1   1   1     0   2   .259
  Renick ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .308        Hand p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Boswell p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Mendoza 2b          2   0   1   2     0   0   .154
  Holt pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .160

Totals               36   4   9   4     2   9             Totals               30   5   6   5     6   6

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 14,397
Left on Base: Twins 7, Indians 7
DP: Twins 2, Indians 0
Errors: Allison, Hall
Doubles: Killebrew (4), Renick (2), Uhlaender (6), Foster (5)
Home Runs: Cardenas (3), McDowell (1), Sims 2 (2)
GIDP: Brown (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boswell L(0-5)          6.2   5   5   4   4   4   3  28   6.17
Hall                    1.1   1   0   0   2   2   0   8   4.00
Totals                  8     6   5   4   6   6   3  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(4-3)         8.1   9   4   4   2   8   1  36   2.66
Hand SV(2)              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.50
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   9   1  38

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar made an out to second; Cardenas was called out
on strikes; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Brown reached on an error by Allison; Uhlaender
doubled to left [Brown scored (unearned)]; Horton flied out to
left; Pinson flied out to center; Sims popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva walked; Alyea grounded out (third to second to
first) [Oliva to second]; Allison reached on a fielder's choice
[Oliva out at third (shortstop to third)]; Mitterwald struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles flied out to center; Foster grounded out
(catcher to first); Heidemann popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

TWINS 3RD: Quilici made an out to second; Boswell singled to
second; Tovar flied out to center; Cardenas was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: McDowell homered; Brown flied out to right;
Uhlaender walked; Horton struck out while Uhlaender was out
trying to advance to second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Oliva struck
out; Alyea struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Pinson struck out; Sims homered; Nettles made an
out to shortstop; Foster flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 3.

TWINS 5TH: Allison singled to left; Mitterwald forced Allison
(third to second); Quilici struck out; Boswell flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Heidemann walked; McDowell forced Heidemann (second
to shortstop); Brown grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [McDowell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 3.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar flied out to center; Cardenas homered;
Killebrew doubled to left; Oliva flied out to left; Alyea
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Uhlaender flied out to center; Horton grounded out
(pitcher to first); Pinson singled to right; Sims homered
[Pinson scored]; Nettles was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 5.

TWINS 7TH: Allison was called out on strikes; Mitterwald flied
out to left; Quilici grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Heidemann
walked; McDowell struck out; Brown walked [Heidemann to second];
HALL REPLACED QUILICI (PITCHING); MENDOZA REPLACED BOSWELL
(PLAYING 2B); Uhlaender walked [Heidemann to third, Brown to
second]; Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Twins 1, Indians 5.

TWINS 8TH: HINTON REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING 1B); Mendoza flied
out to center; Tovar flied out to right; Cardenas walked;
Killebrew singled to center [Cardenas to second]; Oliva singled
to center [Killebrew to second, Cardenas scored]; Alyea popped
to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Pinson flied out to left; Sims grounded out (second
to first); Nettles reached on an error by Hall; Foster doubled
to left [Nettles to third]; Heidemann was walked intentionally;
McDowell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 5.

TWINS 9TH: Allison singled to left; Mitterwald was called out on
strikes; RENICK BATTED FOR HALL; Renick doubled to left [Allison
to third]; Mendoza singled to left [Renick scored, Allison
scored]; HOLT RAN FOR MENDOZA; CAREW BATTED FOR TOVAR; HAND
REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Carew struck out; Cardenas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
4, Indians 5.

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