After 7 2/3 hitless innings, Steve Hargan settled for a three-hitter in pitching the Indians to a 3-2 victory over the Twins. George Mitterwald singled to spoil Hargan's no-hit bid. After another single by Leo Cardenas, the runners moved up on a wild pitch. Hargan walked Charlie Manuel intentionally to load the bases and gave up the Twins' runs on a single by Brant Alyea before Cesar Tovar hit into a forceout to end the inning.

The Indians counted twice in the third on singles by Eddie Leon and Larry Brown, a wild throw by Jim Perry on a bunt by Hargan, and a single by Roy Foster. Vada Pinson provided the winning run with a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      30, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  3  2
Indians      0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Pinson rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .295
Reese 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Oliva rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .324      Foster lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .288
Killebrew 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .307        Bradford cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Boswell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Sims c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Holt lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Horton 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Mitterwald c          3   1   1   0     0   1   .212      Uhlaender cf,lf       4   0   1   0     0   2   .235
Cardenas ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .280      Leon 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .240
Quilici 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Brown ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .267
  Manuel ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .182      Hargan p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .167
  Kaat pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .164
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .317
  Alyea ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .289
  Thompson 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .241

Totals               30   2   3   2     2   5             Totals               32   3   8   2     1   9

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 11,346
Left on Base: Twins 3, Indians 7
DP: Twins 1, Indians 1
Errors: Reese, Perry, Brown
Doubles: Sims (5)
Home Runs: Pinson (11)
Caught Stealing: Uhlaender (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Hargan (4)
GIDP: Reese (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(15-9)           7     8   3   2   1   7   1  31   3.35
Hall                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.79
Totals                  8     8   3   2   1   9   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(5-2)           9     3   2   2   2   5   0  32   2.36
Totals                  9     3   2   2   2   5   0  32

Wild Pitches: Hargan (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Reese struck
out; Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Pinson lined to center; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew made an out to third; Holt grounded out
(second to pitcher); Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Sims made an out to shortstop; Horton lined to
right; Uhlaender struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Cardenas flied out to left; Quilici grounded out
(third to first); Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Leon singled to right; Brown singled to right [Leon
to second]; Hargan reached on an error by Perry on a sacrifice
bunt [Leon scored (no RBI), Brown to third, Hargan to second];
Pinson struck out; Nettles was walked intentionally; Foster
singled to right [Brown scored (unearned), Hargan to third,
Nettles to second]; Sims struck out; Horton struck out; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

TWINS 4TH: Tovar reached on an error by Brown [Tovar to first];
Reese grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Tovar out at second]; Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Uhlaender singled to second; Leon struck out while
Uhlaender was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Brown
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Indians 2.

TWINS 5TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Holt lined
to first; Mitterwald made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Hargan singled to pitcher; Pinson popped to catcher
in foul territory; Nettles made an out to shortstop; Foster
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

TWINS 6TH: Cardenas struck out; Quilici grounded out (shortstop
to first); Perry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Sims doubled to left; Horton flied out to center;
Uhlaender made an out to third; Leon flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

TWINS 7TH: Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); Reese was
called out on strikes; Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Brown grounded out (second to first); Hargan struck
out; Pinson homered; Nettles reached on an error by Reese
[Nettles to first]; Foster singled to shortstop [Nettles to
second]; Sims popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 3.

TWINS 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING CF); UHLAENDER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Killebrew lined to center; Holt
grounded out (first to pitcher); Mitterwald singled to right;
Cardenas singled to second [Mitterwald to second]; MANUEL BATTED
FOR QUILICI; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Mitterwald to third,
Cardenas to second]; Manuel walked; KAAT RAN FOR MANUEL; ALYEA
BATTED FOR PERRY; Alyea singled to left [Mitterwald scored,
Cardenas scored, Kaat to second]; Tovar forced Alyea (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING 2B); HALL REPLACED
KAAT (PITCHING); Horton struck out; Uhlaender struck out; Leon
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 3.

TWINS 9TH: Reese grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliva struck
out; Killebrew walked; BOSWELL RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Holt made an
out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 3.