The Indians built up a 9-1 lead with the aid of a grand-slam homer by Vada Pinson and then held on to beat the Twins, 9-8. Dean Chance batted in a run with a single and Duke Sims walked with the bases loaded to give the Indians a 2-1 lead in the second inning.

With two men on base in the third and a count of two balls on Eddie Leon, Pete Hamm made his debut on the mound for the Twins and finished walking Leon. The pass was charged to Dave Boswell. Chance beat out a bunt, scoring Graig Nettles, and Pinson followed with his jackpot wallop. Nettles homered in the fourth and Buddy Bradford doubled to drive in what proved to be the winning run in the fifth. Harmon Killebrew and Tony Oliva hit homers for the Twins. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 9, Minnesota Twins 8

Game Played on Wednesday, July 29, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Twins        0  1  0    0  0  2    0  2  3  -   8 13  1
Indians      0  2  5    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   9  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf,2b           4   1   1   1     1   0   .304      Pinson rf             5   1   1   4     0   0   .296
Reese 1b              4   2   3   0     0   1   .273      Klimchock 1b          2   0   0   0     1   1   .161
Oliva rf              4   1   3   4     0   0   .327        Bradford cf         2   0   1   1     0   1   .200
Killebrew 3b          3   1   1   1     0   0   .310      Sims lf,1b            3   0   0   1     2   0   .262
  Renick 3b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .257        Hinton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Holt lf,cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Fosse c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Nettles 3b            3   2   1   1     1   0   .235
Thompson ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .241      Uhlaender cf,lf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Quilici 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Brown ss              2   2   1   0     2   0   .264
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leon 2b               1   3   1   0     3   0   .240
  Alyea ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .284      Chance p              3   1   2   2     0   1   .103
Boswell p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .160        Austin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Hamm p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lasher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ratliff ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .248        Hand p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Woodson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ellsworth p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Manuel ph,lf        2   1   1   1     0   0   .182        Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               37   8  13   7     1   3             Totals               30   9   8   9     9   3

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  6,772
Left on Base: Twins 5, Indians 7
DP: Twins 1, Indians 1
Errors: Tovar, Lasher
Doubles: Thompson (3), Bradford (7)
Home Runs: Killebrew (32), Oliva (16), Pinson (10), Nettles (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Reese (3), Chance (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliva (3)
GIDP: Thompson (2), Pinson (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boswell L(3-7)          2.1   3   5   5   7   1   0  17   6.42
Hamm                    1.2   3   3   3   0   0   2   8  16.20
Woodson                 2     1   1   1   1   0   0   8   3.50
Williams                2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7   1.58
Totals                  8     8   9   9   9   3   2  40

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance W(6-5)           7     7   4   4   1   2   2  28   4.37
Austin                  0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   6.06
Lasher                  1     3   3   3   0   1   0   6   3.96
Hand                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.11
Ellsworth               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.86
Hennigan SV(3)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.96
Totals                  9    13   8   8   1   3   2  40

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Reese was
called out on strikes; Oliva lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Klimchock
was called out on strikes; Sims walked; Fosse singled to left
[Sims to second]; Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew homered; Holt singled to center; Mitterwald
flied out to left; Thompson grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Holt out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown
walked; Leon singled to center [Brown to third (error by
Tovar)]; Chance singled to center [Brown scored, Leon to
second]; Pinson grounded out (catcher to first) [Leon to third,
Chance to second]; Klimchock walked; Sims walked [Leon scored,
Chance to third, Klimchock to second]; Fosse popped to third in
foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 2.

TWINS 3RD: Quilici grounded out (third to first); Boswell
grounded out (third to first); Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Nettles walked; Uhlaender popped to third in foul
territory; Brown walked [Nettles to second]; Leon walked
[Nettles to third, Brown to second]; HAMM REPLACED BOSWELL
(PITCHING); Chance singled [Nettles scored, Brown to third, Leon
to second]; Debut game for Pete Hamm; Pinson homered
[Brown scored, Leon scored, Chance scored]; Klimchock popped to
first in foul territory; Sims made an out to third; 5 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 7.

TWINS 4TH: BRADFORD REPLACED KLIMCHOCK (PLAYING CF); UHLAENDER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SIMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Reese singled to right; Oliva singled to right [Reese to
third]; Killebrew flied out to center; Holt flied out to left;
Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 7.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Nettles
homered; Uhlaender flied out to left; Brown grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 8.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson lined to shortstop; Quilici grounded out
(third to first); RATLIFF BATTED FOR HAMM; Ratliff struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 8.

INDIANS 5TH: WOODSON REPLACED RATLIFF (PITCHING); Leon walked;
Chance out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Leon to
second]; Pinson made an out to second; Bradford doubled to left
[Leon scored]; Sims flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Indians 9.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Reese singled to
center; Oliva homered [Reese scored]; Killebrew grounded out
(third to first); Holt grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 9.

INDIANS 6TH: RENICK REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); Fosse flied
out to right; Nettles made an out to shortstop; Uhlaender lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 9.

TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thompson doubled to left; Quilici grounded out (third to first);
MANUEL BATTED FOR WOODSON; Manuel flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 9.

INDIANS 7TH: MANUEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WILLIAMS
REPLACED QUILICI (PITCHING); HOLT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Brown singled to
left; Leon walked [Brown to second]; Chance struck out; Pinson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Leon
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 9.

TWINS 8TH: Tovar walked; AUSTIN REPLACED CHANCE (PITCHING);
Reese singled to center [Tovar to second]; Oliva singled to
right [Tovar scored, Reese to third]; LASHER REPLACED AUSTIN
(PITCHING); Oliva was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Lasher [Reese scored, Oliva to second]; Renick struck out;
Holt grounded out (second to first) [Oliva to third]; Mitterwald
lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 9.

INDIANS 8TH: Bradford was called out on strikes; Sims grounded
out (first to pitcher); Fosse made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Indians 9.

TWINS 9TH: HINTON REPLACED SIMS (PLAYING 1B); Thompson singled
to third; ALYEA BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Alyea singled to left
[Thompson to second]; Manuel singled to center [Thompson scored,
Alyea to third]; HAND REPLACED LASHER (PITCHING); Tovar singled
to right [Alyea scored, Manuel to third]; ELLSWORTH REPLACED
HAND (PITCHING); Reese out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Tovar to second, Manuel stayed at third]; Oliva hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Manuel scored]; HENNIGAN REPLACED
ELLSWORTH (PITCHING); Renick grounded out (third to first); 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 9.

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